Maine Counseling Association Awards
Distinguished Counseling Professional & Service to the Profession of Counseling
These awards honor Maine Counseling Association members working in a variety of settings across the profession including K-12 schools, colleges and universities, community-based agencies, clinical facilities, and private practice. Counselors considered for the awards are ethical, effective, and diligent advocates for clients or students. They are leaders, mentors, and positive examples of professionalism within the counseling community, with consistent accomplishment throughout their careers. They exemplify integrity, patience, and compassion in their empowering work with students, clients, families, or colleagues. They advance the reputation of our profession by their work and example. Recipients of the "Service to the Profession" award, particularly, have demonstrated a high level of involvement and commitment to our professional organizations. To nominate a member for one of these awards, please contact the Maine Counseling Association Past-President, Leslie Smith at past-president@maineca.org Presentations are made at the MeCA Annual Conference |
Martin Gallant Distinguished Counseling Professional Award 2016: Establishment of MeCA Awards Martin Gallant Bette Ann Buchan 2017 John Yasenchak Dale Lolar 2018 Ben Millster Stan Freeman (posthumous) 2019 Patrice Turner 2020 Lynwood (Lyn) McHatten Brenda Frost
2021 Jonathan Henry | John Parkman Service to the Profession of Counseling Award 2016: Establishment of MeCA Awards John Parkman Bernadette Willette 2017 Deb Drew Dean Collins 2018 Jeri Stevens 2019 Bev Homich 2020 Terry Mitchell Louise Grant 2021 Alexander Katopis |