ACA Award Recipients Nominated by AARC

Award Details

AARC Executive Council each year nominates our outstanding members to contend for the ACA National Awards.

The recipient will be highlighted in NewsNotes and awarded at the ACA Annual Conference.

Previous Award Recipients

2024

  • Arthur A. Hitchcock Distinguished Professional Service Award
    Yoon Suh Moh
  • Best Practices in Research Award for Students
    Cheolwoo Park
  • Counselor Educator Advocacy Award
    Charmayne Adams
  • Don Dinkmeyer Social Interest Award
    Darlene Chen
  • Dr. Judy Lewis Counselors for Social Justice Award
    Connie Jone
  • Extended Research Award
    Melissa Luke
  • Garry R. Walz Trailblazer Award
    Amanda Giordano
  • Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award
    Aazi Ahmadi
  • Kitty Cole Human Rights Award
    Stephanie Dailey
  • Professional Development Award
    Malti Tuttle
  • Ralph F. Berdie Memorial Research Award
    Gon Ratanashevorn
  • Thomas J. Sweeney Award for Visionary Leadership and Advocacy
    Shawn Spurgeon

2023

  • ACA Fellow
    Stephen Lenz
  • ACA Research Award
    Seungbin Oh
  • Best Practices in Research Award for Faculty
    Jaimie Stickl Haugen
  • Carl D. Perkins Government Relations Award
    Elizabeth Burgin
  • Dr. Judy Lewis Counselors for Social Justice Award
    Nathaniel Ivers
  • Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award
    Jennifer Niles
  • Professional Development Award
    Kristine Ramsay-Seaner
  • Ralph F Berdie Memorial Research Award
    Daisy Zhaoxuan Zhou
  • Thomas J. Sweeney Award for Visionary Leadership and Advocacy
    Joshua C. Watson

2022

  • Arthur A. Hitchcock Distinguished Professional Service Award
    Abigail Conley
  • Best Practices in Research Award for Students
    Taylor Irvine
  • Carl D. Perkins Government Relations Award
    Carl Sheperis
  • Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award
    Jan Gay
  • Don Dinkmeyer Social Interest Award
    Jennifer Vinces-Cua 
  • Dr. Judy Lewis Counselors for Social Justice Award
    Kenya Bledsoe
  • Extended Research Award
    Emily Lund
  • Gilbert and Kathleen Wrenn Award
    Peeper McDonald
  • Garry R. Walz Trailblazer Award
    Laura Shannonhouse 
  • Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award
    Lindsay Lundeen 
  • Kitty Cole Human Rights Award
    Leigh Holman
  • Professional Development Award
    Eric Beeson
  • Robert H. Rencken Emerging Professional Leader Award
    Justin Lauka

2019

  • ACA Best Practices Research, Faculty Award
    K. Michelle Hunnicutt Hollenbaugh
  • ACA Extended Research Award
    Richard Balkin
  • ACA Research Award
    Bradley McKibben
  • ACA Fellow
    Andrew Daire
  • Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award
    Michelle Mitchell
  • Carl Perkins Government Relations Award
    Dodie Limberg
  • David K. Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award
    Kelly Wester
  • Kitty Cole Human Rights Award
    Rochelle Cade
  • Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award
    Danielle Pester

2018

  • ACA Counselor Educator Advocacy
    Shawn Spurgeon
  • ACA Extended Research
    Kelly Wester
  • ACA Fellow
    Joshua Watson
  • Arthur A. Hitchcock Distinguished Professional Service Award
    Vicki Kress
  • Courtland C. Lee Multicultural Excellence Scholarship Award
    Seungbin Oh
  • David K. Brooks Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award
    Catherine Chang
  • Dr. Judy Lewis Counselors for Social Justice Award
    R.J. Davis
  • Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award
    Melanie Varney
  • Ralph F. Berdie Memorial Award
    Jennifer Gerlach
  • Robert H. Renchen Emerging Professional Leader Award
    Christain Chan
  • Thomas J. Sweeney Award for Visional Leadership and Advocacy
    Craig Cashwell
  • Kitty Cole Human Rights
    Laura Shannonhouse

2017

  • ACA Fellow
    Donna Gibson
  • Arthur Hitchcock Professional Service
    Casey Barrio Minton
  • David K. Brooks Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award
    Joshua Watson
  • Dr. Judy Lewis Social Justice
    Brande Flamez
  • ACA Best Practices Research-Faculty
    Laura Shannonhouse
  • Federal Legislative Award
    David Garcia
  • Garry Walz Trailblazer
    Lori Russel Chapin

2016

  • ACA Fellow
    Rick Balkin
  • ACA Research
    Philip Gnilka
  • David K. Brooks Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award
    Carl Sheperis
  • Don Dinkmeyer Social Interest
    Dee Ray
  • Thomas J. Sweeney Award for Visional Leadership and Advocacy
    Brad Erford
  • Kitty Cole Human Rights
    R. J. Davis
  • ACA Best Practices-Practitioner
    Garry Del Conte
  • Samuel T. Gladding Unsung Heroes Award
    Earnest Airhia