Teacher of the Year 2000-2001
Name: LaCusia Washington
Department: Academic Advising
College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: Assistant In.
Years at UF: 4
Year and Institution of highest degree earned: Master of Arts, Louisiana State University, 1996
LaCusia Washington is a native of Vidalia, LA. She earned both her Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Master of Arts in Counselor Education from Louisiana State University. LaCusia formerly interned in the Louisiana Governor's office. She has made presentations at national and regional conferences about programs impacting at-risk students at the University of Florida. She acted as Secretary of the UF Association of Black Faculty & Staff during the 1999-2000 school year. Since January 2000, she has been the principal Advisor for 2,547 students and is known by her advisees as effective and caring.
