Lifetime Achievement Award:   John B. Bishop, Ph.D.

Dr. Bishop has a long and distinguished career as a psychologist and administrator at the University of Delaware since 1969. As Director of the Center for Counseling and Student Development and Associate Vice President for Counseling and Student Development at the University of Delaware until 2006, Dr. Bishop was instrumental in making the center one of the top counseling centers in the country. Under his leadership (for almost 30 years), the counseling center achieved and maintained accreditation by the International Association of Counseling Services and APA accreditation for the pre-doctoral psychology internship program and post doctoral program. Dr. Bishop was instrumental in establishing the Student Services for Athletes program as well as Wellspring, a student wellness center. In 2004, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors. In addition, Dr. Bishop created the master’s degree program in College Counseling and Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education at the University of Delaware which has graduated many students in its 35 years of existence. He is currently a full professor in the Department of Individual and Family Studies and a prolific author and national presenter.


Early Career Achievement Award:  Jessica Walker, Ph.D.

Dr. Jessica Walker, psychologist at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Counseling Center, is already building a reputation as an outstanding educator, clinician, researcher-- and author! Soon after being hired on staff at the counseling center, she assumed the responsibilities of Outreach Coordinator and is known for her highly interactive, creative and successful outreach programming. She developed such an innovative program titled “Sound Body Sound Mind” and presented about this program at the 2007 ACPA/NASPA joint meeting in Orlando, Florida. Jessica is also valued by clients and colleagues alike for her skills in facilitating therapy groups and in providing peer supervision on group counseling. Most recently, she has co-authored the book Practicing counseling and psychotherapy: Insights from trainees, supervisors and clients. This book is unique in that it addresses issues relevant for practicum students and will no doubt be utilized by counselors for years to come.