Awards and Grants

Henrichs and Thompson memorial grants

Each year the families of Gary Henrichs and John Thompson award grants in their memory for $600 to outstanding elementary, middle school and high school counseling programs in Iowa. To be eligible for one of these awards, the applicant must be a certified school counselor and a member of ISCA. Counselors are invited to self-nominate but may be nominated by anyone. The applications will be reviewed by a panel of appointed.

Contact Sue Farran with questions or to e-mail applications.

Henrichs or Thompson application deadline: Oct. 17, 2009

Iowa School Counselor of the Year

(Elementary, Middle/Jr. High, High School, and Multilevel)

The purpose of the four school counselor of the year awards is to recognize an elementary, middle/jr. high, high school, and multilevel ( preK-12) counselor for outstanding service and achievement.

Eligibility for consideration

The nominee must be currently employed as a full-time counselor in an Iowa school and have completed three consecutive years of counseling service at the level nominated. The nominee must be a current member of ISCA as of May 1, 2009.

Recognition Criteria

The nominee should maintain the highest standards of personal conduct and recognize that his/her personal conduct is held up to public scrutiny. Nominees strive to be model citizens of their community as well as the school counseling community and their broader professional community. They maintain high moral standards in their personal and professional conduct.

Nominees must have been responsible for school counseling innovations or further development of programs to support the career, personal/social and academic development of all students. Nominees must demonstrate leadership, advocacy and collaboration in their work and promote equity and access to opportunities and rigorous educational experiences for all students to maximize student achievement.

School Counselor of the Year nomination procedures are available here.

Send nominations to: Sue Farran, Award/Recognition Chair at Prairie Middle School, 401 76th Ave., SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 or send an email with the nomination papers attached electronically to sfarran@prairiepride.org

All award materials must be postmarked by October 18, 2009

Award or Grant	PDF Document	Word Document	Deadlines
Henrichs Grant			Oct. 17, 2009
Thompson Grant			Oct. 17, 2009
Counselor of the Year			Oct. 18, 2009