Virginia N Gordon

Author Virginia N. Gordon, PhD, was assistant dean emerita and associate professor at The Ohio State University. A critical force behind the nation's growth in academic advising, Dr. Gordon wrote fifty books, monographs, book chapters, and journal articles on career counseling, advising administration, advising undecided college students, and advisor training. She was past president of the National Academic Advising Association and the founder and first director of the National Clearinghouse on...See more

Author Virginia N. Gordon, PhD, was assistant dean emerita and associate professor at The Ohio State University. A critical force behind the nation's growth in academic advising, Dr. Gordon wrote fifty books, monographs, book chapters, and journal articles on career counseling, advising administration, advising undecided college students, and advisor training. She was past president of the National Academic Advising Association and the founder and first director of the National Clearinghouse on Academic Advising. She was elected to Mortar Board in 1948 at The Ohio State University. She passed away on November 21, 2017. See less