Donna Henderson elected president of CSI (International Counseling Honor Society). Will serve as president elect in 2007-2008 and as President in 2008-2009.
The WFU Pi Alpha Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (international counseling honor society) won the Outstanding Chapter Individual Program Award which was presented at the 2007 ACA Convention in Detroit.
Sam Gladding received the Wrenn Award for a Humanitarian and Caring Person and was named an ACA Fellow for significant and unique contributions in the field of counseling. He also received the Humanitarian Award from the Association for Spiritutal, Ethical, and Religious Issues in Counseling (ASERVIC), a division of ACA.
Laura Veach received the International Association for Addiction and Offender Counselors (IAAOC) Educator Excellence Award.
Gladding, Veach and Henderson went to Virginia Tech to help counsel staff and students following mass shootings in April.
Donna Henderson attended the NBCC International Conference in New Delhi, India. It focused on expanding mental services to third world countries in cooperation with the World Health Organization. She also traveled to Mexico to participate as a Subject Matter Expert on a curriculum development project that is an effort of NBCC endorsed by WHO to train mental health facilitators across the world. She is co-author of a global curriculum that will be used in dozens of developing countries yearly.
Laura Veach was named most outstanding teacher in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The award was given at the hooding ceremony and is based on nominations received from counseling students.
Sam Gladding received a Bridge Builder Award from the American Counseling Association Foundation for his involvement in linking counseling to community service.
Laura Veach and several second year students collaborated with the Level I Trauma Center medical team to design and conduct a pilot study at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center involving alcohol screening and brief interventions for trauma victims with alcohol-related injuries.
Sam Gladding addressed the International Counseling Conference in Brisbane,Australia and keynoted the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association in Boone. He also led a two-week trip to South Africa for ACA and People-to-people.
The department’s first annual research day was held with first year students presenting poster sessions of their literature reviews.
Four continuing education seminars were presented for area counselors.
Distinguished alumni award given to Virginia Perry, class of 1992.
John Anderson used his sabbatical to do extensive training at the Southeast Institute in Chapel Hill.
Pamela Karr was elected treasurer of the NC Career Development Association.
Debbie Newsome served as secretary of the American Association for Measurement and Education (AACE).
Faculty authored or co-authored 6 books, 13 journal articles & monographs. They made 20 presentations at the local, state, regional, national and international levels and wrote 3 grants.