Award Recipients
OCA would like to congratulate the following award recipients for their contribution to the counseling profession. Click the button below to learn more about OCA’s awards and nominations.OCA Awards |
Charles "Chuck" Weaver Service Award2024: Marlise Lonn 2023: Shannon Ortiz 2022: Marissa Cargill 2021: Michael Desposito 2020: Stacey Diane Arañez Litam 2019: Doris Coy 2018: Victoria Kress 2016: Sheila Williams 2015: Cynthis Marco-Scanlon 2014: Paula Britton & Ana Berrios-Allison 2013: Kathleen Slayers 2012: Sheila Williams 2011: Thomas McGloshen 2010: Darcy Haag Granello 2009: James Evans 2008: Renee Kolecki 2007: Paula Dupuy 2006: Judith Green 2005: Tom Davis 2004: Carl Rak | Dave Brooks Service Award2024: Martina Moore 2023: Scott Hall 2021: C. Rosie Bauder 2020: Victoria Kress 2019: Michael Brubaker 2017: Kara Kaelber 2016: Jake Protivnak 2015: Christopher Roseman 2014: Ameena Kemavor 2013: Christine Bhat 2012: Carrie VanMeter 2011: Christopher Roseman 2010: John Laux 2009: Kathleen Salyers 2008: Linda Barclay 2007: Ross Chaban 2006: Martin Ritchie 2005: Cynthia Osborn 2004: Jane Cox 2003: Richard Hazler | Herman J. Peters Innovation Award2024: Jamie Marich 2022: Yegan Pillay 2020: Victoria Giegerich 2019: Stacey Diane Arañez Litam 2018: Brett Zyromski 2017: Darcy Haag Granello 2016: Madeline Clark 2015: Brandy Gilea 2014: Paul Granello 2012: Mary Vicario 2011: Christopher Roseman 2010: Rachel Hoffman & Marty Jencius 2009: Tom Davis & Jo-Ann Lipford Sanders 2008: Jake Protivnak 2007: Kathleen Salyers 2006: Holly Hartwig Moorhead 2005: Geoffrey Yager |
Susan J. Sears Counselor of the Year Award2024: Amanda Cole, Rachel Johnson 2023: Chase Morgan-Swaney 2022: Jake Protivnak 2021: Wendy Nathan 2020: Clark Ausloos 2018: Linda Waters 2017: Amanda LaGuardia 2016: Stephanie Wise 2015: Varunee Faii Sanggankanavanich 2014: Phillip Isco 2013: Christie Jenkins 2012: Rochelle Dunn & Thelma Greaser 2011: Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich 2010: Victoria Kress 2009: Mark Pruden 2008: Aaron Cromly 2007: Mira Satiani 2006: Jason Miller 2005: Carol Pohly 2004: Jean Underfer-Babalis 2003: F. Robert Wilson | Research & Writing Award2020: Jake Protivnak 2018: Madeline Clark 2017: Kevin Feisthamel 2016: Michelle Hall 2015: Dilani Perera-Diltz 2014: Matthew Paylo 2013: Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich 2012: Rick Wantz 2011: Dilani Perera-Diltz 2009: Colette Dollarhide 2008: Don Martin 2007: Rob Schwartz 2006: John Laux 2005: Paula Britton 2004: Martin Ritchie | Advocacy Award2024: Mariah Payne 2023: Gene Dockery 2022: Stephanie Drcar 2021: Sean Gorby 2017: Christie Jenkins 2016: Victoria White-Kress 2015: David Mann 2014: Barbara Sears & Gregory Pollock 2012: Victoria White Kress 2011: Kathleen Salyers 2010: Jim Rough 2009: Angel Rhodes 2008: F. Robert Wilson 2007: Carolyn Towner 2006: Patricia Clancy 2005: Robert Spada 2004: Ted Strickland |
Graduate Student Award2024: Kailey Bradley, Diana DePasquale, Nora Flanagan 2023: Derek Lee 2022: Laura Dunson 2021: Chase Morgan-Swaney 2020: Annaleise Lessick Fisher 2019: Sean Gorby 2018: Christina
Woloch 2017: Chelsey Zoldan 2016: Stacey Litam | Professional Leadership2024: Michael Desposito, Leah Wood 2023: Laura Lewis 2022: Sherdene Simpson 2021: Jessica Headley 2020: Madeline Clark 2019: Katie Gamby 2018: Dakota King-White 2017: Jared Rose 2016: Victoria Kress | Tom Davis Outstanding Mentoring Award2024: Victoria Kress 2023: Christine Suniti Bhat 2022: Jenna Alvarez 2021: Cynthia J. Osborn |
Excellence in Communication Award2024: Marisa Cargill, The Ohio Counseling Conversations Podcast Team: Kailey Bradley, Marisa Cargill, Zachary Dispirito, Leah Wood | Other OCA Awards2015: Melvin Witner (Lifetime Achievement) 2015: Tom Davis (OCA Legacy Member) 2014: William Nemec (Lifetime Achievement) |