Counselor of the Year Awards are made to dedicated professionals from both the college and high school sides of the college counseling profession. The award was created by NEACAC to honor six outstanding counselors from our New England states. Deserving candidates are recognized for the honesty, patience, thoroughness and sensitivity that characterize their work with students, parents and professionals. They are also individuals who provide leadership through formal roles they have assumed in their profession or through the mentorship they have provided to colleagues. The 2009 recipients are:

• David Berrill, Farmington High School, Farmington, CT
• RuthAnn Cowger, East Grand High School, Danforth, ME
• Carolyn Dwyer, Mount St. Joseph Academy, Boston, MA
• Beth Mantell, Newington High School, Newington, CT
• Tim Wile, South Burlington High School, Burlington, VT
• Christine Bryan, University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA
• Jess Shaffer, York County Community College, Wells, ME