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ACES
CALL FOR AWARDS 2010 As a matter of official policy, ACES has adopted
Guidelines and Procedures for regularly recognizing and honoring
accomplishments and contributions to the Association and to the counseling
profession. Nominations are welcome
for the following 11 award categories.
Nomination packets are to include:
The nominator is solely responsible for making the
nomination, gathering support material, and sending in the nomination packets.
The Awards Committee reserves the right to refuse to grant any award based on
the selection criteria even though one or more nominations may have been made
in a particular category. All materials submitted become the property of the
Awards Committee and cannot be returned. The following will NOT
be accepted: ringed or plastic
binders, photographs, individual or separated letters, incomplete packets,
uncollated packets, faxed materials, and packets received after May 15, 2010. Please note that Awards Committee members and members of
the ACES Executive Council may not be involved in the nomination process or
write letters of recommendation for nominees.
Awards will be announced during Regional ACES Conferences. WHAT IS DUE AND
WHEN: Seven
(7) collated copies of the entire nomination packet (e.g., completed nomination form, cover letter from nominator,
supporting data, and letters of recommendation) must be received by May 15, 2010.
Please send to: Dr. Mary Hermann, Department of Counselor Education,
Virginia Commonwealth University, 1015 West Main Street, Room 3096A, P.O. Box
842020, Richmond, VA 23284-2020. DESCRIPTION
OF THE ACES AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 1. DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD: (One award to a counselor educator and
one award to a counselor supervisor.) To honor outstanding service by a counselor educator and
a counselor supervisor. Service should be to ACES and/or the cause of counselor
education and supervision, which is of national importance to the profession.
The service may be in the following areas:
2. PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD The Professional Leadership Award honors excellence in
leadership by an officer, committee person, or other leader or major
contributor to ACES at the state, regional, or national levels. Leadership involves:
3. RESEARCH IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION & SUPERVISION AWARD The Research in Counselor Education & Supervision
Award honors a significant research project by a member (or members) of ACES
within the past five (5) years that specifically addresses issues concerning
the education and supervision of counselors. Research must be in publishable
form and nominations must include an abstract (approximately 800 words in
length) outlining the rationale, procedures (e.g., participant recruitment and
selection, description of participants, instrumentation), selected research
methodology and data analyses (e.g., ethnographic inquiry, Q methodology,
multivariate analyses, etc.) results, and implications for further research and
practice within counselor education. Examples of issues addressed in the
research project are:
4. PUBLICATION IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION AND SUPERVISION AWARD The Publication in Counselor Education and Supervision
Award honors a significant publishing effort by an ACES member focusing on the
education and supervision of counselors within the last two (2) years. A publication is conceptualized to mean book,
journal article, video, CD-ROM, or DVD that specifically contributes to the body
of knowledge in counselor education, counseling supervision and/or counseling.
Priority will be given to those works whose intended audience is comprised
primarily of counselor educators, counseling supervisors, and counselors (e.g.,
publication in American Counseling Association sponsored journals). Examples of
publications are:
5. DISTINGUISHED MENTOR AWARD The Distinguished Mentor Award honors an individual who
has been a significant mentor to graduate counseling students, emerging
counseling educators, supervisors and counselors. Such a person assumes the
role of coach, confidant, role model, and resource. Such a person exemplifies:
6. ROBERT FRANK OUTSTANDING COUNSELOR EDUCATION PROGRAM AWARD The Robert Frank Outstanding Counselor Education Program
Award honors a counselor education program that exemplifies the importance of
excellence through standards (which was the essence of Robert Frank's career as
a counselor educator) and innovation. Such excellence is shown through:
7. OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT LEADERSHIPAWARD The Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award honors
a graduate student who is a member of ACA and ACES and has provided outstanding
leadership to counselor education and ACES and the counseling profession. Such
leadership activities are as follows:
8. OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION AWARD The Outstanding Dissertation Award honors a counseling
graduate student who is a member of ACES at the time of the nomination or was a
member for the year preceding nomination, and whose dissertation was
successfully defended during the past academic year. The nomination is to be
submitted by the nominee's doctoral committee chair of major professor with a
copy of the dissertation abstract/summary (approximately 275 words) and a
minimum of three (3) and maximum of five (5) letters of support. In describing
the research attention should be given to the rationale, research question,
procedures (e.g., participant recruitment and selection, description of
participants, instrumentation), research methodology and data analyses (e.g.,
ethnographic inquiry, Q methodology, multivariate analyses), results and
implications for further research and practice within the profession of
counselor education and counseling. The research must be in publishable form
and/or approved as having met the requirements for a doctoral dissertation from
a counselor preparation program. 9. ROBERT O. STRIPLING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN STANDARDS Dr. Robert O. Stripling was recognized by the Association
for Counselor Education and Supervision(ACES) as one of two individuals who has
been the greatest influence in developing counselor education programs at
universities throughout the United States during the 50 year period from
1940-1990. This award, in memory of Dr. Stripling, is given to a person who has
shown commitment to:
10. COUNSELING VISION AND INNOVATION AWARD The preparation of counselors, counselor educators, and
counseling supervisors for the coming generations requires both historical
foundation and forward thinking. To do as we've always done relegates us to a
repetition of the past; to venture beyond comfort, to risk, to dare to be
different are required of the stewards for professional preparation. This award
honors the individual who has:
11. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Award recipients need to be ACES members, as well as
counselor educators and supervisors for a minimum of 15 years to be eligible
for this award. To be given for outstanding service to ACES and the field of
Counselor Education and Supervision as demonstrated by:
2010
ACES AWARDS NOMINATION FORM Award Category:
_______________________________________________________ Name of Nominator:
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University/Agency/Organization: ____________________________________ Preferred
Mailing Address: ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Nominator's Work Phone:
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organization): __________________________________________ Title/Present Position of
Nominee (if applicable) and University/Agency/Organization:
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Address: ________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Nominee's Work Phone: ___________________
Home Phone: ___________________ Email:
________________________________ Educational Background
(for individual nominees): _____________________________ Professional Memberships
and Affiliations (of individual nominees): ________________ ______________________________________________________________________ A cover letter from the
nominator describing the achievement(s) or merit(s) of those nominated, plus
supporting data and additional letters of recommendation should accompany this
nomination form. DEADLINE: Materials must be received by May 15, 2010. Mail seven
(7) copies of collated nomination packets to: Dr. Mary Hermann Department of Counselor Education Virginia Commonwealth University 1015 West Main Street Room 3096A P.O. Box 842020 Richmond, VA 23284-2020 |
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