Awards
The NBCC Awards honor outstanding individuals who are shaping the future of counseling.
These awards were created for counselors, by counselors to recognize individuals who exemplify professional excellence in counseling and whose contributions have significantly helped to expand access to mental health services, strengthen the profession, and promote equity in health and education, advancing counseling and counselors domestically and globally.
NBCC is pleased to announce the 2024 awards winners.
NBCC Servant Leadership Award
Christian D. Chan, PhD, NCC
Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Meredith Rausch, PhD, NCC
Associate Professor, Department of Research, Counseling and Curriculum, Augusta University
Leadership Excellence for Counselors by Counselors Award
Asha Dickerson, PhD, NCC, MAC, ACS, LPC
Associate Professor, Adler Graduate School
Victoria Kress, PhD, NCC, CCMHC, LPCC-S
Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences and Counseling, Youngstown State University
Propelling Mental Health, Powering the Future: School Counseling Award
Denise Hawkins, NCC
High school counselor; counselor education doctoral student, University of Georgia
Innovation in Counseling Awards
Research Innovations in Counseling Practice and Counselor Education
Kelly Wester, PhD, NCC, LPC
Professor & Department Chair, Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Innovation in Counseling: Community Engagement
Department of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Jacksonville University
Innovation in Counseling: Practice and Clinical Service
Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC, LMHC, RPT-S
Founder, Adlerian Play Therapy; Founder, The Encouragement Zone
2024 NBCC Advancing Equitable Access to Counseling Award
Sandra Lopez-Baez, PhD, NCC, CMHC
Lopez Counseling and Consulting
Denauvo Robinson, EdD, NCC, ACS, LCMHC, LPCS
Past President, AASCB; Past Chair, NCBLCMHC
Councilmember Robert White, Jr.
D.C. Council At-Large
Join us in celebrating these exceptional individuals and their achievements!
Stay tuned to NBCC’s monthly Visions newsletter, website, and social media platforms for features on each award winner and upcoming announcements about the 2025 NBCC Awards nomination period.
