
2024 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!
Learn more about our 2024 award recipients in our monthly Visions newsletter and on our YouTube channel.