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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have very good news!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Ohio University Counselor Education program will be recognized by the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES) Program with the
<b><i>NCACES Innovative Counselor Education Program Award (Doctoral).</i></b> NCACES is a regional association of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) and is comprised of the 13 states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Our nomination packet was supported by our alumni Dr. Jake Protivnak, Professor of Counselor Education at Youngstown State University and Dr. Huan Tang Lu, Assistant
Professor at Rowan University. Big thanks to Dr. Protivnak and Dr. Lu!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In continued good news, two of our alumnae are being recognized at the ACES conference.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Recent alumna Dr. Maddie Stevens (PhD 2021) will be recognized as the
<b><i>NCACES Outstanding Doctoral Student of the Year</i></b><i>. </i>Maddie is an Assistant Professor at Duquesne University.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Priscilla Selvaraj (PhD, 2015) will be recognized by <b>
<i>Southern ACES as the Outstanding Counselor Educator of the Year</i></b>! Priscilla is an Assistant Professor at University of Texas at San Antonio.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Dr. Bhat<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bardhoshi, Gerta <<a href="mailto:gerta-bardhoshi@uiowa.edu">gerta-bardhoshi@uiowa.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 1, 2021 10:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bhat, Christine <<a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu">bhatc@ohio.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Congratulations on your NCACES Award!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Dear Dr. Bhat,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Congratulations on your successful nomination the Ohio University Counselor Education Program for the NCACES Innovative Counselor Education Program Award (Doctoral). Please
refer to the attached letter on how to rsvp for the award ceremony. We hope to see you in Atlanta!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times",serif;color:black">Gerta</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Gerta Bardhoshi, Ph.D., NCC, CSC(SD), LPC(SD), LMHC(IA), ACS, CMC-1</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Associate Professor of Counselor Education </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Director of Research and Training,
<a href="https://education.uiowa.edu/icsmh" title="https://education.uiowa.edu/icsmh">
Iowa Center for School Mental Health</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">COLLEGE OF EDUCATION</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Counselor Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">N352 Lindquist Center</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1529</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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