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Michael Goatley (c) is Mississippi State's Academic Adviser of the Year for 2001-02. The professor of plant and soil sciences will represent the university at the National Academic Advising Association conference in late September in Salt Lake City. For much of the past decade, MSU faculty members consistently have been included among the nation's top student advisers in national competition. At Monday's [Jan. 28] general faculty meeting, Donna S. Reese, (l) an associate professor of computer science, and art professor Linda K. Seckinger also were honored for helping students schedule coursework and meet graduation requirements.