Counseling Assistant Professor Receives Excellence in Advocacy Award

During the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference October 11-15 in Denver, Dr. Emily Sallee was awarded CACREP’s Martin Ritchie Award for Excellence in Advocacy.

Since1981, the driving force behind CACREP has been professional volunteers. Counselor educators, practitioners, and other professional leaders have dedicated countless hours to strengthen the counseling profession by way of developing high standards, contributing to the quality assurance of counseling programs, and engaging in advocacy on behalf of the profession. Some of these leaders have gone and continue to go above and beyond what is commonplace for CACREP volunteers and advocates, acting as catalysts for change and assisting the counseling profession in achieving many milestones, such as state licensure and federal recognition of counselors.

The CACREP Award for Excellence in Advocacy was created to formally honor these professional leaders and is named after its inaugural recipient, Dr. Martin Ritchie. This award recognizes individuals who engage in superlative advocacy efforts on behalf of CACREP and its vision, mission, and values, which ultimately serve to advance the counseling profession through quality and excellence in counselor education.