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Chapter 1 - ALCA 2024 Awards Nominations
Please use the space below to nominate someone for the following awards. The Chapter I board will review the nominations and make one selection from each category (with the exception of retiring or deceased practitioners) to be submitted as our chapter's nominees to ALCA for the Annual Awards. 

NOMINATION DEADLINE: JULY 14th

The ALCA Awards committee will then score the nominees and determine the award recipient in each category.
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RESEARCH AWARD CRITERIA
The purposes of the Research Award are 
(a) to honor and recognize outstanding research in areas of interest to the counseling and human development profession, particularly to members of ALCA and its Chapters and Divisions, and 
(b) to stimulate future research.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION
  1. Eligibility- The nominee must be a current member of ALCA.
  2. Published research may include all ACA publications and those in counseling psychology, measurement and educational research.
  3. Research must have been published between May 1 and April 30 of the preceding year. Unpublished research in the same timeline may be eligible if it meets the criteria as outlined.
Research Award Nomination
INDIVIDUAL PUBLICATION AWARD CRITERIA
The purposes of the Individual Publication Award are to recognize scholarly and timely publications of interest to the counseling and human development profession, and to stimulate future publications. Nominations for publications that have multiple authors must recognize all contributors. The principle nominee must be an  ALCA member. Non-members and out of state contributors who contributed to a nominated publication may be sent a certificate rather than a plaque in order to facilitate mailing of their co-authored award.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION ELIGIBILITY
  1. The nominee must be a current member of ALCA.
  2. Publications may include non-research articles, books, brochures, or related publications that are relevant to the counseling and human development profession.
  3. All nominations must include a completed nomination form, publisher, and publication date as well as an abstract/summary that fully demonstrates how the publication meets the stated award’s criteria of interest to counselors and encourage future research.
  4. The nomination form, abstract, summary, and any other supporting documentation must not exceed 20 pages.
  5. The publication date must occur between May 1 and April 30 of the preceding year.
Individual Publication Award Nominee
DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AWARD CRITERIA
The Distinguished Professional Service Award is given to a) honor and/or recognize outstanding service at the local, state, or national level that reflects a significant contribution to the professional concerns of ALCA, and b) to stimulate future service for the well-being of the counseling profession.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION
  1. Eligibility: The nominee must be a current member of ALCA.
  2. Nature of Service: Service is defined as work done or duties performed primarily with the intent of benefiting or giving assistance to others rather than for personal gain. This work should be of a nature to promote the profession and should have widespread and general impact, rather than being limited in scope.
  3. Relevance to the Profession: The service must be concerned primarily with the counseling profession and related to areas of interest in one or more ALCA Divisions.
  4. Significance of Service: The nominee should have a history of scientific and scholarly accomplishments that benefit the public in general.
Distinguished Professional Service Award Nominee
OUTSTANDING PRACTITIONER AWARD CRITERIA
The Outstanding Practitioner Award was established to recognize an outstanding counselor whose time is spent primarily in direct counseling services. The purpose of this award would be to honor excellence in the actual practice of counseling. Examples of persons eligible for the award include school counselors, group counselors, rehabilitation counselors, community counselors, counselors in private practice, counselors working in college/university settings, pastoral counselors, or substance abuse counselors. (Full-time faculty persons would not be eligible as they have the Counselor Educator Award).

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION
  1. Nominee spends at least 50% of time performing direct counseling services.
  2. Nominee must be a current member of ALCA.
  3. Nominee identifies himself/herself as a professional counselor.
  4. Nominee is state licensed, certified as a school counselor, and/or holds a nationally recognized credential as a professional counselor.
  5. Nominee has been, or currently is, a member in good standing with state and/or national accrediting bodies.
  6. Nominee publishes, presents at professional meetings, or otherwise educates other practitioners about successful clinical practices or theories. 
  7. Nominee has three letters of reference: two from professional colleagues and one from immediate work supervisor, a clinical supervisor, or peer consultant.
Outstanding Practitioner Award Nominee
FANNIE R. COOLEY AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA
The purpose of the Fannie R. Cooley Award for Distinguished Professional Development is to 
a) honor and/or recognize outstanding professional development, and 
b) to stimulate future efforts to enhance development of techniques and systems that have marked benefits
to counselors.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION
  1. Eligibility: Nominee must be a current member of ALCA and ACA.
  2. Nature of Professional Development: Professional development is defined as the intentional strengthening, expansion, enhancement, improvement and extension of the profession.
  3. Relevance to the Profession: The development efforts must be concerned primarily with the counseling and human development profession in general, as opposed to a segment or discrete component of the profession.
  4. Professional Activity: The nominee must have a history of activity resulting in expanding and extending the horizons of the profession by efforts to:  a) broaden applications of and opportunities for the profession, b) impact other professions, c) identify the needs of the public and provide services to meet those needs, and d) enlarge the potential clientele for service delivery.
  5. Record of Long-Continued Professional Contributions: The nominee’s ongoing activities should provide evidence of substantive work beyond the call of duty to improve professional practice, and a demonstration of diligence, skill, and effectiveness in applying principles and concepts to achieve professional goals and achievement. The nominee should also have a record of: a) sustained efforts in professional education, b) superior efforts to obtain support for the profession, c) concerted efforts to promote excellence in professional practice, d) systematic efforts to improve the profession through development of methods, techniques, materials, and models, e) clearly written, well-organized scholarly publications which are socially significant, f) sustained efforts to conduct and report programmatic research with widespread implications, and g) a significant body of work with general applications, reflecting appreciation for the value of scientifically based data and methods in a humanistic frame of reference.
  6. Substantive Service to Others: The nominee should have a history of massive efforts to create and improve opportunities for all individuals to realize their full potential by evidence of: a) work done or duties performed in professional organization, b) work done or duties performed which impacts the lives and careers of many, c) sensitivity to the problem in general of human growth and development and related evidence of improving interaction of people within their environment.
Fannie R Cooley Award for Distinguished Professional Development Nominee
 JEAN H. CECIL DISTINGUISHED COUNSELOR EDUCATOR AWARD CRITERIA
The purpose of the Jean H. Cecil Distinguished Counselor Educator Award is to 
a) honor and/or recognize an ALCA member and counselor educator who has been an exemplary
mentor for counselors, 
b) encourage continued excellence among counselor educators, and
c) provide ALCA the opportunity to show appreciation for outstanding counselor training
efforts and accomplishments.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION
  1. Eligibility: The nominee must be a current ALCA member and counselor educator in an Alabama counselor education program. Retired counselor educators are eligible, providing they retired from an Alabama college or university, and b) the nominee must have a history of contributing to counselor training through teaching, publishing, presenting, and supervising at the national, regional, state, and local levels.
  2. Criteria for Selecting the Outstanding Counselor Educator: a. Nature of Contributions: A mentor is a teacher who serves as an exemplary model for students and who encourages students to achieve excellence beyond ordinary expectations. The nominee should be a person who has brought great attention, respect, and admiration to counseling programs in Alabama through personal and professional work. The recipient should have a history of being a guiding force in the establishment and implementation of national accreditation standards for counselor education programs. Teaching, publications, and presentations should have greatly influenced counselors and other professional educators in Alabama and throughout the counseling profession. b. Professional Activity: The nominee should have served in leadership positions at the Chapter, Division, state and national levels in professional organizations dedicated to improving and enhancing the counseling profession. Significant efforts should be apparent in certification of counseling programs and strengthening accreditation standards.
Jean H. Cecil Distinguished Counselor Educator Nominee
WILBUR A. TINCHER AWARD FOR A
HUMANITARIAN AND CARING PERSON CRITERIA
The Wilbur A. Tincher Award for a Humanitarian and Caring Person is given to honor a person who gives to others without fanfare or expectation of reward. A genuine love and personal satisfaction in seeing others made happier and the social milieu given more integrity.

The award includes a grant of $100.00. Wilbur A. Tincher provided the initial funds after ALCA established the award in his name. His gift serves as a personal witness to his love and admiration for those who genuinely care for the welfare of others, and who care about social issues and problems.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION
  1. Eligibility: The nominee must be a current member of ALCA
  2. Nature of Caring: A caring and humane person expresses concerns for social injustices and is willing to confront the sordid situations in our society and the world by throwing oneself into the situation. Caring may be expressed in timely thoughtful efforts, money, exemplary behavior, and true concern for change that will improve the lot of those who are starving, abused, imprisoned, discriminated against, and/or powerless. Caring means the absence of indifference and implies involuntary involvement in the welfare of someone else. Caring is communicating through example by giving time and listening completely. Caring is rejoicing in another person who is happy, as well as being fully with another who is troubled. Caring is reinforcing another person and being available fully, keeping promises and giving of one’s self without expectation of reward or recognition. Caring is empathizing with another while effecting change in the other’s feelings or behavior, not merely expressing concern. In summary, a caring person will have been observed in unselfish involvement over a period of time in a cause or situation that benefits others.
Wilbur A. Tincher Award for a Humanitarian and Caring Person Nominee
RECOGNITION OF DECEASED OR RETIRING MEMBERS CRITERIA
A member who desires recognition for a deceased or retiring member should submit a recommendation to his/her Chapter or Division. Chapters and Divisions wishing to recognize deceased or retiring members on the state level must submit recommendations postmarked by Deadline #1, to the ALCA Awards Chair. 

The ALCA Awards and Resolutions Committee will make the final decision regarding the presentation of resolutions at the Annual Conference/Fall Workshop. Chapters and Divisions may elect to recognize deceased or retiring members on the Chapter or Division level only.

This recognition is non-competitive, and multiple persons may receive this honor at the ALCA Annual Conference/Fall Workshop provided the criteria are met for their consideration.

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION AND SELECTION
  1.  Eligibility: The retiring nominee must be a current member of ALCA. Deceased members must have been members of ALCA.
SELECTION
  1. Service to ALCA.
  2. Contribution to the counseling profession.
  3. Positions held: (supervisor, department head of counselor education program, private practitioner, etc.).
Recognition of deceased or retiring member nomination
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