The SACES Awards Committee is seeking nominations for four areas of service. Awards will be presented at the 2009 SACES Business Meeting at the ACES conference in San Diego, California. Awardees must be SACES members.

Awards & Criteria
Individual Achievement: Individuals nominated for this award should demonstrate consistent service to the counseling profession through publications, leadership and administration (service), and an on-going research agenda.

Four categories:

1. Pre-tenure counselor educators
2. Tenured counselor educators
3. Graduate Student - Master’s Level
4. Graduate Student - Doctoral Level

Outstanding State ACES Award: States nominated for this award should demonstrate consistent membership or a substantial percentage increase in membership within the last year, and evidence of service to members (i.e. newsletters, conferences, workshops).

Outstanding Program Supervisor: Individuals nominated for this award should demonstrate efforts towards extending and strengthening counseling services to recipients, developing standards for service delivery systems, improving the quality of services delivered, developing and implementing in-service programs which improve counselor skills and knowledge, developing and implementing assessment and evaluation of counselor competence and program implementation.

Outstanding Counselor Education Program: Programs nominated for this award should demonstrate outstanding pre-service and in-service training in areas such as: counseling and technology, career development, counseling supervision, practicum and internship, evaluation and training methods, and counseling exceptional populations.

Two categories:

1. Master’s Counselor Education Programs
2. Doctoral and Master’s Counselor Education Programs

For Individual Achievement Awards: Submit 4 copies of nominee’s vita along with a letter of nomination
For State Award: Submit 4 copies of membership documentation for the last two years, and 4 copies of your newsletter, program flyers/agendas, or any other materials as evidence of service to members, along with a letter of nomination
For Supervisor Award: Submit 4 copies of a letter detailing nominee’s efforts in each of the five areas along with a letter of nomination
For Program Award: Submit 4 copies of your program catalog, brochure, or any other supporting documents along with a letter of nomination

Send letters of nomination & supporting documentation to:
Dr. Nancy Bodenhorn: SACES Awards Committee
312 East Eggleston Hall (0302)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0302

ALL NOMINATIONS & SUPPORTING MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY August 15, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact me at: nanboden@vt.edu or (540) 231-9704

The ACES Executive Council and Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the ACES 2009 Emerging Leaders Fellowship Program, to be held on October 14, from 1 to 5 pm, at the ACES national convention in San Diego, CA. Drs. Don Locke and Pam Paisley, who have both been extraordinary leaders in ACES and the counseling profession, will conduct the workshop. The Emerging Leaders workshop is designed to, 1) help students discover how leadership can enhance their own professional development, 2) enhance the diversity and vitality of ACES leadership, and 3) provide an overview of ACES leadership opportunities. In addition, the presenters will introduce participants to current ACES leadership and help connect these talented and dedicated fellows with opportunities within ACES .

This year, six emerging leaders from each ACES Region are selected by the Regional ACES president for the Emerging Leaders Fellowship. These participants will receive a stipend of $200 for attendance at the workshop and conference. Regional ACES presidents will determine a selection criteria which considers the nominees’ commitment to the profession of Counselor Education and Supervision, their leadership experience and potential, and their participation in state, regional, and/or national ACES organizations and conferences. Preference should be given to students, and at least two emerging leaders from each region should enhance diversity, with particular attention to racial/ethnic diversity.

If you are interested in being nominated for a fellowship within your region, or if you would like to nominate a fellow, please provide your Regional ACES president with a letter of nomination, highlighting the criteria noted above, and the nominee's curriculum vita, by July 15, 2009.

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SACES would like to congratulate two of its members on being elected to ACES offices.

• Dr. Deryl Bailey, ACES President elect-elect
• Dr. Robin Wilbourn Lee, ACES Secretary elect-elect

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