Gary L. Kramer is associate dean of student academic and advisement services and professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education at Brigham Young University. A former dean of students at Trident technical College in Charleston, South Carolina, he received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University. He has published 70 refereed journal articles, book chapters, book reviews, monographs, grant proposals, ERIC and institutional reports, as well as more than 50 scholarly papers in ten different refereed journals. he is also the editor of four monographs, the author of six monograph chapters, and chapters in books published by Jossey7-Bass and the Society for College and University Planning(SCUP). He has delivered more than 100 professional papers, including Keynote addresses for 11 different professional organizations, and edited a book on student academic services for Jossey-Bass. In addition to having served as the National Academic Advising Association's (NACADA) president, he has received the association's awards for researcher of the year, distinguished service, and excellence in the field.