Dwight Arnold School Counselor of the Year

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Dwight Arnold School Counselor of the Year

• Outstanding Service to Students, Staff Families
• Employed by North Ridgeville City Schools as an
  elementary, middle, and high school counselor,
  1994-2002
• Currently a Middle School Counselor in Olmsted
  Falls City Schools
• School counselor intern supervisor
• Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinator
• Recipient of Tec Prep, Endowment, and Community
  Health Partners grants

Kathleen A. Suvak
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George E. Hill Award

• Counselor Educator who has made a Significant
  Contribution to School Counseling
• An associate professor at Walsh University and is
  coordinator of the school counseling program.
• Dr. Green brings significant experience to her
  teaching both as a school counselor and as a
  clinical counselor.
• She worked 30 years as a public school teacher
  and school counselor before joining the Walsh
  staff. Since 1995, she has worked as a counselor
  educator and mental health practitioner in
  private practice.

Judith Green, Ph.D.
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R.A.M.P. Recognition Award

• For Outstanding Achievement and Being Recognized
  as a R.A.M.P. Program
• School counselor at Thomas Elementary in Dublin
  for the past five years.
• Prior to this, she worked as a school counselor
  at Westerville Schools
• Worked in Florida as a high school counselor in a
  drop-out prevention program.
• Before working in the schools, she was a social
  worker for 15 years, working primarily with
  children in group home and hospital settings.

Jodi Cooper
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R.A.M.P. Recognition Award

• For Outstanding Achievement and Being Recognized
  as a R.A.M.P. Program
• Katie Smiley has been a school counselor in
  Dublin City Schools for seventeen years.
• Worked as a school counselor the last ten years
  at Chapman Elementary School and spent twelve
  years teaching special needs students at the
  primary and middle school levels.
• She also worked as a crisis counselor at a
  community mental health center.

• Katharine B. Smiley

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Administrator Award

• Administrators who has contributed to the growth
  understanding of School Counseling
• Her leadership is solid and never strays from her
  primary focus - to create learning conditions
  where all students are celebrated and experience
  success. 
• Principal McCafferty's style of discipline
  closely resembles a counseling session where
  individuals seek the solution to a problem.
• Deloris McCafferty exemplifies the
  characteristics of a strong leader.

Deloris McCafferty
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Legislator Award

• For Outstanding Support of Licensed School
  Counselors and the School Counseling Profession
  in Ohio
• Senator Gardner has been a member of Ohio Senate
  since 2001 and was a State Representative from
  1985-2000.
• Senator Gardner was instrumental in helping us
  secure language in the Ohio CORE bill ensuring
  career counseling programs for students.
• Senator Gardner is the Majority Floor Leader in
  the Ohio Senate.

Randy Gardner
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Mary Claytor/Charles Weaver Award

• Contributed to the School Counseling Profession
  for more than 15 years.
• Dr. ODell has devoted nearly 50 years to school
  counseling and public education.
• He has been a counselor educator at CSU, a
  guidance consultant for ODE, and a junior high
  school counselor. He served on the Ohio
  Counselors Licensure Board for six years.
• Professor Emeritus at Cleveland State University
  in recognition of his contributions to the school
  counseling profession and his service to the
  University.

Frank ODell, Ph.D.
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Past President of OSCA Award

• Outstanding Leadership Provided to OSCA
• Kelley Schubert is a school counselor at New
  Albany Elementary School.
• Her passion for the profession, has led her to
  become involved in developing and supporting
  statewide initiatives.
• As a leader and a colleague, she values
  collaboration, balance, energy and vision. These
  are the strengths that enable her to advocate for
  the integral role school counselors play in
  educating children.
• Under her leadership in collaboration with Thelma
  Greaser, the 2006 AOCC was the highest attended
  in OCA history.

Kelly Schubert