COUNSELORFALL 2014

Program Updates The counselor education program continues to clarify its focus on school counseling

through the refining of the curriculum and strengthened relationships with Virginia schools. Under the leadership of Derick Williams, program director, this year’s pro-

gram has grown to 31 students in the first-year cohort, a substantial increase from the six in last year’s class. Our goals are to provide high-quality training for our school counseling students through inventive programming and to the counseling community through profes-sional development and alternative degree/certificate opportunities.

We are excited to welcome Blaire Cholewa (Col ’03) to the counselor education faculty. “I feel so privileged to have the opportunity to return to U.Va. and join the amazing team of counselor educators and the wonderful group of professionals in the Curry School,” Dr. Cholewa says.

Although she is a Virginia native, she hails to us via New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2003 with her bachelor’s degree in psychology and religious studies. After a year working in a boy’s home in Baltimore with AmeriCorps, she headed south to pursue her master’s degree in school counseling and doctorate degree in counselor education at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

After the sun of Florida, she traveled north to the snow of New Jersey. She has spent the last five years as an assistant professor in the Counselor Education Department at Kean University in Union. While at Kean she taught Research, Counseling Skills, Counseling Children and Adolescents, and Practicum and Internship, as well as serving as the CACREP liaison and as the chair of the University Curriculum Committee.

“I immediately recognized the kindred spirits between Blaire and our faculty,” says Derick Williams. “The personal and professional values we share lay the foundation for helping us educate and develop personally and professionally competent school counselors. Her research focus on culturally responsive education fits with our goals of educational equity and increasing academic and developmental achievement for all students. We are excited to have her join our team and our efforts. Her work is a key part of the success of the school counseling program.”

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/// Curry counselor education faculty: Paul Harris, Antoinette Thomas, Blaire Cholewa, Amanda Flora, and Derick Williams.

School Counseling Summit

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November 3 Topic: College and Career Readiness of Black MalesFollowing a brief overview by Paul Harris, we will host a panel dis-cussion with local Black male K-16 youth. Youth will each speak for five minutes about specific factors associated with their success-ful development in the academic, emotional, social or career areas. A facilitated Q & A session will follow, and specific programs designed to promote the success of this group will be highlighted.Admission is free. For more infor-mation and to register: http://tinyurl.com/UVASummit

Thomas D. Armstrong (M.Ed. ’76) has been elected to the board of directors of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning. He is an assistant vice president and investment associate, Merrill Lynch in Birmingham, Ala. ... David Black (M.Ed. ’67) is fully retired finally: from teaching, then from ministry, and from assorted other part-time jobs...working as a wedding officiant, and writing... Eric K. Cooper (M.Ed. ’94) Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management with Texas A&M University-San Antonio. ...He is the 2014 conference chair for the Texas Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators...Kevin Doyle (Ed.D. ’99) is entering his third year on the counselor education faculty at Longwood University, serving now as coordi-nator of the Mental Health Counseling track. He is also serving a third term on the Virginia Board of Counseling. www.drkevindoyle.comJane Everson (B.S. ’80, M.Ed. ’83) after 25 years as a university professor and admin-istrator, retired to spend more time with her aging parents. “My experiences led me to co-found a nonprofit whose mission is to provide education and support to adult children who are caring for their aging parents...” www.ACAPcommunity.comKatherine Ellen Hagan (M.Ed. ’83) retired after working 31 wonderful years in the area of counseling. I...concluded my career as the counselor at Banks Co. Elementary School. I LOVED every minute of my career...Song Han (M.Ed. ’13) started working at Taipei American School as an upper school counselor starting January 2014...Laurie Hartman (M.Ed. ’96) has been the Director of Care for a large church in the Midwest for 12 years. “...My greatest joy is coaching staff and lay leaders as they engage with members who have psychological or rela-tional challenges...”Casey Loftus (M.Ed. ’09) since graduating has been working as a school counselor at Chesterbrook Elementary School in Fairfax County, Va. “...I married my husband John in 2009 and we welcomed our first child, Jacob, in May 2014.”Beverly Mikulay Momsen (Ed.D. ’81) recently retired after working for 40 years in university student development/student affairs ... and recently in corporate leadership develop-ment roles, executive coaching and assessment.

Lance Percy (Ed.D ’78) “has been at Full Sail University for nine years, now teaching a course in helping students understand a psychologi-cal foundation for characters in a storytelling environment...”Joseph Quintano (M.Ed. ’64, Ed.D. ’74) will retire at the end of December 2014 after practicing both part time and full time as a psychologist in the District of Columbia since 1975...Bob Rannigan (M.Ed. ‘77) was featured in the Charlottesville Daily Progress as one of a “Distinguished Dozen” of local volunteers. He is a professional counselor and volunteer at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. Henry G. Rhone (Ed.D. ’77) after serving as vice provost for student affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University for 20 years, has announced that he will retire at the end of this academic year...Janna Scarborough (Ph.D. ’02) is happy to serve as the chair of the Department of Counseling and Human Services at East Tennessee State University and was recently promoted to Professor. Ann Smith (M.Ed. ’07) was appointed to the Charlottesville Human Rights Commission in 2013 and was elected vice chair. She teaches GED classes with Adult Learners in Charlottesville and Albemarle County.Mary “Mimi” Stout (M.Ed. ’72) lives in Lorton, Va., and is moving to Williamsburg, Va., in 2015. She retired from federal service with the Department of Defense after 38 years.Bonnie Wasmund (Ed.D. ’77) ...started her own firm of management consultants to pro-vide clients with solutions involving interactive system development, organization design, and strategic planning. She retired in 2004.Laura Wheat (Ph.D. ’11) recently accepted a clinical position at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., where in addition to teach-ing she will direct the Grief Outreach Initiative for school aged children and adolescents... Megan Luckert Wright (M.Ed. ’03) is pur-suing an Ed.D. in Leadership and Learning ... at the University of Portland in Oregon and serves as a deacon in her church. She and her husband Charles welcomed their daughter Anne Margaret Wright on August 6, 2014...

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CLASS NOTESRho Beta Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota

The Rho Beta Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society International will be hosting the following events this school year. Please feel free to join us!September 24 @ 5:30pm in Holloway Hall (Bavaro Rm 116): Valerie Gregory, Associate Dean of Admissions at U.VA., will join us for a conversation about college admis-sions counseling and more.October 10 @ 4:30pm in Holloway Hall (Bavaro Rm 116): Brittany Selkregg and Ashley Wood, coun-selors at Children, Youth, and Family Services in Charlottesville, will join us for a conversation about Victims of Child Abuse and Play Therapy.November 3: School Counseling Summit (see front page). February 19, 2015 @ 6 pm in Holloway Hall (Bavaro Rm 116): New Member Induction.Email Dr. Paul Harris, chapter faculty advisor, at pch3y@virginia.edu with any concerns/questions about CSI activities.

Student Highlights

Claire Nawojchik, a 2014 graduate of the counselor education program, won the Grand Prize in the 2014 American Counseling Association’s Future School Counselors Essay Competition.Four counselor education students, Nora Covert, John Kronstain, Lillie McVey, and Christina Koch, placed third in this year’s American Counseling Association Ethics Competition.Emily Bess, a 2014 gradu-ate, was selected by Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, as a leadership fellow for 2014-2015.

Renee Staton was the recipient last fall of the 2013 William H. Van Hoose Career Service Award pre-

sented by the Virginia Counselors Association in recognition of her contributions to the organization, including advocacy, leadership development, social and environmental aware-ness, and the development of training materials for members.

Staton is a professor in the Department of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University, where she has been since 1999. She teaches multicultural counseling, supervision and consultation, and advanced development counseling. She taught practicum for several years and says she still appreciates the oppor-tunity to provide counseling supervision. Her research focuses primarily on multicultural and social justice issues in counseling.

She has occasionally had a small private practice, seeing primarily pro bono and self-paying clients with a range of issues, special-izing in women’s concerns and family issues.

Staton’s first faculty position after completing her Ph.D. in counselor education at the Curry School was in the counselor education program at California State University, Fresno. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D. Staton taught public school and then served as coordinator of leadership education and development at James Madison University.

When she was looking at doctoral programs, the student-centered nature of the Curry School faculty appealed to her, as well as the expertise represented by the faculty.

“I wanted to have the opportunity to work closely with faculty who understood progres-sive and emerging issues in the field, and this program could clearly offer that,” she says.

She found that being immersed in the coun-selor education community was extremely valu-able in helping her develop her own profes-sional identity. She had the opportunity to work with a diverse client load and gained valuable experience working with women and elderly clients. She also coordinated the Personal and Career Development Center and supervised master’s level counselors. Her dissertation research explored the experience of counselor supervision.

“Having the chance to work with Ken LaFleur, Kathleen May, Bob Pate, and Skip Niles stands out as a unique gift for which I continue to be grateful,” she adds. “Their indi-vidual and collective influence remains signifi-cant to me today, and I’m honored to have had the chance to learn from them.”

Since returning to Virginia in 1999, serv-ing the profession has been a priority for Staton, and she is a past president of the Virginia Counselors Association, the Central Valley Counselors Association, and the Virginia Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

Staton is the lead author on the text Becoming a Community Counselor: Personal and Professional Explorations and co-author of the text Thriving! A Manual for Students in the Helping Professions, now in its third edition.

She lives in Staunton with Steve Grande and their two daughters, Genevieve and Georgia. They enjoy traveling and exploring.

Alumna in the SpotlightA. Renee Staton (Ph.D. ‘97), LPC

“I wanted to have the opportunity to work closely with faculty who understood progressive and emerging issues in the field, and this program could clearly offer that.”

Thank You!

Katharine Andrew

Dorothy Walker Beard

Elizabeth W. Becker

Addie C. S. Beckner

Cynthia Cloud Bedell

Erin Berry

Alta Jean Bibb

Fred H. Billups

David Black

Susan Blalock-

Pearman

Susan G. Bramley

Dale L. Brittle

Elmer N. Carter

Craig R. Colvin

Lawrence Coho Davis

Harriet Kirk Dawson

Deborah C. Deichman

Carol S. Disque

Lewis H. Drew

Penny Bach Evins

Shirley Farrier-Strother

Robert T. Fitch

Martha Tyahla Foster

Elizabeth B. Fritze

Roxann D. Garber

Ellis C. Gedney

Joseph H. Gieck

Richard C. Glover

Katherine E. Hagan

Suzanne C. Harkness

Robin Bailey Harvey

Richard K. Harwood

Preston W. Hicks

Dennis R. Howard

Janie Gray Hunter

Esther W. Johnson

Marilyn C. Kameen

Lawrence J. Keene

Christina Mingle Keller

James S. Kennan

Eleanor W. Kinsella

Lena R. Kite

Rosalie Kunert-Sauter

Nancy Stuart Lackey

Barbara B. Lacy

Robert M. Ladd

Karen Braun Lanpher

Jason E. Life

Elizabeth H. Link

Elizabeth S. Littlefield

Cynthia L. Martin

Elizabeth R. McLeod

Daniel J. Monahan

Meredith E. Moore

Patti Stahl Moss

Edwin J. Nolan

Randy Ellen Norris

Marjorie M. Page

Parks Roseann Parks

John K. Pegues IV

Rosalie Palumbo Perry

Selena Lee Rave

George E. Reynolds

Henry G. Rhone

Timothy B. Roberts

Brian D. Robie

Linda Hull Ross

Kenneth M. Rothman

Anne M. Rusbuldt

Laura E. Ryman

Elizabeth Salgado

Heather L. Saskas

John C. Scheri

Colleen T. Schroeder

Donna Gaver Shank

Elizabeth Y. Simpson

David Paul Steinke

Mary W. Stout

Mary Ann Stripling

Jacqueline Sullivan-

Smoot

Michelle M. Thomson

Kathleen M. Thorell

John B. Titus

Dane J. Toler

Jacquelyn B. Tulloch

Francis S. Turnage

Mary H. Weybright

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The Curry School Foundation recognizes the generosity of the following Counselor Ed alumni who made donations over the past year:

These gifts directly benefit Curry students and the quality of their educational experiences.

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Last year, counselor education students and alumni represented our program throughout the state and the nation. In addition to Renee Staton (Ph.D. 97) win-ning the William Van Hoose Career Service Award (see inside for more about Renee), Miki McPherson Salzberg (M.Ed. ‘07) received the award for Chapter of the Year Award from the Virginia Counselors Association. Miki has been instru-mental in revitalizing the Jefferson Counselors Association.

Here are some opportunities to meet at upcoming conferences:

Virginia School Counselor Association ConferenceWednesday, October 1, 7-8 p.m., Atrium Lounge at Doubletree by Hilton in Richmond, Va.

Southern Association for Counselor Educators and SupervisorsFriday, October 10, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Moretti’s Lounge, Birmingham, Ala.

Virginia Counselors AssociationThursday, November 20, 9-10 p.m., the Lodge Lounge, Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Va.

Also, we hope to see some of you at the Curry Homecoming on October 24!

Upcoming Alumni Gatherings

Join the Curry Counselor Ed Facebook group!

Search on “UVA Counselor Education Alumni.”

RUFFNER HALL

Reopening Celebration

You are Invited to a

Curry Homecoming

PartyFriday, October 24, 7-9 p.m.

Food, drinks, music, tours

Additional Homecoming Activities on Saturday, Oct. 25. LEARN MORE AT

curry.virginia.edu/curryhomecoming

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