Call for MASCA 2018 Award Nominations
By MASCA | November 2017
Is there someone whose service and commitment you would like to recognize this year? Please read the following description of current MASCA awards and consider whom you would like to recognize. We will celebrate the award recipients at the 2018 MASCA Annual Conference in Hyannis, Mass. Access the nomination form.
- Counselor of the Year: A current MASCA member and licensed counselor serving during the current school year in an elementary, middle or high school, who has made outstanding contributions to their school and is running a top-notch, comprehensive school counseling program.
- Administrator of the Year: An administrator who has made an outstanding and significant contribution to the counseling movement, developed and/or implemented an innovative program, or initiated unusual improvements of school counseling services in their area of responsibility.
- Leadership Award: A current MASCA member and licensed counselor serving during the current school year in an elementary, middle or high school who demonstrates leadership in the counseling profession at the local, state or national level.
- Rising Star Award: An individual who has entered the school counseling profession within the last five years. The award winner is a model for new counselors, demonstrating the highest standards of professional competence and outstanding contributions to the school community and/or profession, and has demonstrated strong rapport with students, parents and school personnel.
- The George Thompson Memorial Scholarship Award: A $1000 scholarship award named in honor of George Thompson, a longtime friend of and contributor to MASCA, given to a school counseling graduate student who demonstrates exceptional promise for leadership in contribution to our profession. Nominations from counselor educators are encouraged.
- MASCA Special Award: An individual who has made a contribution of unusual significance that substantially affects the counseling profession. The contribution directly affects counselors, students or a school program and the individual is not eligible for any other MASCA awards.
- MASCA Counselor Educator of the Year: A current MASCA member and counselor educator teaching during the current academic year in a higher education setting, who has made outstanding contributions in teaching, research and/or service and is making significant contributions to the school counseling field.