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
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