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Graduate Student Meritorious Service

The Graduate Student Meritorious Service Award is presented to an individual that has demonstrated evidence of meritorious service to the profession of college counseling and/or ACCA.

Past Award Recipients

2015

Kelly Gentry

2009

Brande Flamez

2008

Carol Mercer

2007

Sparkle Greenhaw

2006

Angela Shores

2005

Harrison Davis, Jr.
Melissa Spriggs

2004

Greta Davis

2003

Harrison Davis, Jr.

2001

Melanie Bullock

2000

Kris Sagun

1999

Dan Dengel

1998

Michael Remshard

1997

Maurice Allen

1996

Kregg C. Strehorn

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ACCA Annual Conference
Washington, DC
February 27 - March 1, 2020

Announcements

Through a collaboration of the PAPA Committee and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee a new paper on the Increased Need for Counseling Services has been added to the Resources Page

The HEMHA Distance Counseling Guide has been added to the resources page.

2018-2019 Research Grant Applications are now being accepted. Follow the link to learn more about ACCA Research Grant Awards

Please note the addition of the College Counseling & Psychological Services Knowledge Base to the resources page.

ACCA Members in the News

Janelle Johnson comments on the state of mental services at community colleges.

Janelle Johnson on College Counseling” Psychotherapy.net Interview. Follow the link to read the full interview.

Janelle Johnson is quoted in the Inside Higher Ed article Colleges Use Technology to Help Students Manage Mental Health, October 5, 2018.

Lisa Adams is quoted in the Washington Post article College Students are forming mental-health clubs - and they're making a difference.
June 28, 2018

Lisa Adams is quoted in the Inside Higher Ed article Flawed Judgement in Use of Force Against Students.
April 19, 2018

Lisa Adams is quoted in the Inside Higher Ed article A World Without Depression.
April 3, 2018

Lisa Adams is quoted in the Time article Record Numbers of College Students Are Seeking Treatment for Depression and Anxiety - But Schools Can't Keep Up.
March 19, 2018

Lisa Adams is quoted in the Inside Higher Ed article Moving Away from Charging for Counseling
February 7, 2018

Lisa Adams is quoted in the Inside Higher Ed article Suicide Data
January 11, 2018

Lisa Adams is quoted in the Inside Higher Ed article All by Myself
October 26, 2017

Lisa Adams is quoted in the Inside Higher Ed article Suicide Victims as Art Subjects
October 10, 2017