AUCCCD Lifetime Achievement Award

The AUCCCD Lifetime Achievement Award is one of the association's highest honors, recognizing members whose sustained service, leadership, and contributions have had a lasting impact on AUCCCD and the field of college and university counseling.

This award honors individuals whose careers reflect extraordinary commitment to the profession through leadership, mentorship, advocacy, service, and efforts that have strengthened both AUCCCD and the counseling center community.

Jump to: Eligibility | Selection Guidelines | Nomination Requirements | Past Recipients

Eligibility Criteria

For the 2026 award, nominees were required to:

• Be a current or emeritus member of AUCCCD.
• Have served as a counseling center director or AUCCCD member for at least 10 years.
• Be recognized primarily for their work within college or university counseling centers.

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Selection Guidelines

Nominees should demonstrate significant contributions across several of the following areas:

Leadership in the Field

• Influential contributions to counseling center practice through publications, presentations, or national involvement.
• Demonstrated leadership at the national level, including roles in organizations such as APA, ACA, ACPA, ACHA, IACS, or on editorial boards of professional journals.

Service to AUCCCD

• Leadership on the AUCCCD Governing Board.
• Leadership in planning or presenting at AUCCCD conferences.
• Service on committees or development of initiatives that have helped shape AUCCCD's direction.
• Consistent contributions to AUCCCD programming and strategic initiatives.

Mentorship and Integrity

• A strong track record of mentoring colleagues and serving as a role model within the profession.
• Demonstrated professional integrity, ethical sensibility, and commitment to values that strengthen the field.

Commitment to Inclusion and Equity

• Ongoing efforts to make counseling services and AUCCCD more inclusive, equitable, and accessible for all students and professionals.

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Nomination Requirements

2026 nominations included:

• A letter of nomination outlining the nominee's qualifications and impact.
• The nominee's CV or résumé.
• At least two letters of support from colleagues who could speak to the nominee's leadership and contributions.

The nominator was responsible for compiling and submitting all required materials through the online nomination form.

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Past Recipients

The AUCCCD Lifetime Achievement Award has recognized distinguished leaders whose careers have made an enduring contribution to AUCCCD, college counseling centers, and the profession.

2024

• ValaRay Irvin, Southern University and A&M College
• Monroe Rayburn, Catholic University (Awarded in 2024, accepted at the 2025 Conference)

2023

• Wanda Collins, Emory University
• Pete LeViness, University of Richmond
• Steve Sprinkle, University of San Diego

2021

• Sharon Mitchell, University at Buffalo - SUNY
• Kristen Gray, Hope College

2019

• Mary Chandler Bolin, University of Kentucky
• Stewart Cooper, Valparaiso University

2018

• Monica Z. Osburn, North Carolina State University
• Reina Juarez, University of California - San Diego

2017

• Harry Rockland Miller, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
• Terry Mason, Iowa State University

2016

• Bob Rando, Wright State University

2015

• Anika Fields, Florida A&M University
• Jeff Prince, UC Berkeley
• Todd Sevig, University of Michigan

2014

• Theresa DiNuzzo, University of North Florida
• Mark Thompson, Colgate University

2013

• Christopher Flynn, Virginia Tech

2012

• Ian Birky, Lehigh University
• Greg Eells, Cornell University
• Emil Rodolfa, UC Davis

2011

• Allan J. Schwartz, University of Rochester
• Dan Jones, Appalachian State University

2010

• Kathy Hollingsworth, Duke University
• Jeff Pollard, George Mason University
• Greg Snodgrass, Texas State University

2009

• Martha Christiansen, Arizona State University
• Don Rosen, Texas Women's University
• Don Paulson, Idaho State University

2008

• Maggie (Olona) Gartner, Texas A&M University
• Jim Spivak, Townson University

2007

• Jaquie Resnick, University of Florida
• Steve Brown, East Tennessee State University

2006

• Charles Davidshofer, Colorado State University
• Kathy Hotelling, University of North Carolina
• Thomas A. Seals, Jr., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2005

• Ken Garni, Suffolk University
• Doug Lamb, Illinois State University

2004

• John Bishop, University of Delaware
• Judy Mack, University of California - Davis
• Gerald Stone, University of Iowa

2003

• Vivian Boyd, University of Maryland at College Park
• Dennis Heitzmann, Penn State University
• Louise Douce, The Ohio State University

2002

• Bob Gallagher, University of Pittsburgh
• Jim Clack, Duke University
• Wade Birch, Texas A&M University

2001

• Dave Drum, University of Texas at Austin
• Tom Magoon, University of Maryland
• Wes Morrill, University of Utah

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Questions? Contact the AUCCCD Office.