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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hearty congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Ojiambo Isiko for the outstanding recognition of her article based on her dissertation in the Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy! It was my honor to collaborate
with Jennifer on this article as second author.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Congratulations Dr. Ojiambo Isiko!! Jennifer served as Vice President of the Alpha Chapter of CSI for two years. Way to go Jennifer!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Good evening, Dr. Isiko and Dr. Bhat,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Congratulations!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dr. Storlie and I are excited to share that your article, “Predictors of social justice interest and commitment in counselor trainees,” has been selected for the 2025 Outstanding
<i>JCLA</i> Article Award. After a thorough review of all nominations, articles, and metrics, we determined your article was indeed our top selection for all articles from Volume 12 (2025). Given the importance of developing students to become professional
counselor invested in social justice outcomes, your quantitative research advances the profession with knowledge to further this end.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Once again, congratulations on this award! Our process for this year is to ensure the authors are first notified, then we will share the information with the
<i>JCLA</i>Editorial Board. CSI Headquarters also asked that we share this information with them, so they are cc’d on this email. Please note that you will be formally recognized during this year’s CSI Days. More information to come as awards recognition planning
continues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Wishing you all the best and a very big congratulations, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cassie and Michael<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cassandra A. Storlie, PhD, LPCC-S, NCC (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Michael D. Brubaker, Ph.D., NCC, LICDC-CS (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Co-Editors</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Ftoc%2Fucla20%2Fcurrent&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Ca468d1381b5a4c7c7dd508de78d6a97c%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C639081060504680573%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9GEW3iC86CJwdDptKesVKjScsFjmXIyHY2i8mucA0rM%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ucla20/current" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ucla20/current. Click or tap if you trust this link.">Journal
of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy</a></span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">A Publication of Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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