Graduate Student of the Year Award

Purpose of the Award

The Graduate Student of the Year Award is intended to honor student members who exemplify the ideal mental health counseling student through outstanding scholastic and academic performance, outstanding counseling practice or outstanding writing contributions to the field of mental health counseling. This award also provides the recipient with a monetary l award and free conference admission.

Criteria

1. Nominees should be student members of AMHCA and their state chapter, where applicable.
2. Nominees must be nominated by a graduate advisor and the state chapter, where applicable.
3. The nomination should be accompanied by two letters of recommendations from two other professors within the nominee’s program.
4. The nominee should maintain at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA, involvement with the state chapter and/or significant contributions to mental health counseling field as outlined above.
5. The nominee should be currently pursuing a Masters or Doctoral degree.

Procedure for Nomination

Any person who is a current member of AMHCA may make a nomination. Clarity of presentation and complete and specific documentation of the behaviors and/or incidents supporting this nomination will facilitate the committee’s selection process.

Awards nominations window is open in Spring