Annual IC3 Awards

The Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award is named after Mrs. Molly Abraham, a compassionate teacher and mentor, who impacted thousands of students through her work over 30 years. Molly teacher’s inspiring legacy demonstrates how one teacher, educator, or advisor can change young lives, and open doors for young people that they don’t even know exist. This award recognizes a professional who has been instrumental in changing or building the career counseling sector.

Honoring significant contribution and exceptional service to the mission of IC3 in bringing counseling to every school. Exemplifying the spirit of volunteerism, this individual has served on IC3 volunteer committees for 3 years or more, and has been instrumental in advancing the success, growth, and impact of IC3’s mission through dedicated committee volunteer work.

An expert counselor and demonstrated mentor to his/her counseling peers, this individual supports, encourages and provides professional development opportunities and resources to fellow counselors in the field.

Professional leadership and demonstrated mentorship at his/her institution, this individual has made significant contributions by bringing awareness to the importance of career & college counseling in schools and in higher education. Having earned respect and admiration from students, peers and colleagues, this individual also provides clarity to paradigm shifts in the world beyond the institution.

At the forefront of practicing and encouraging full integrity in terms of predicted grades and documentation, ethical application processes and admissions, and helping students to find their best fit, this individual has shown leadership through exemplary promotion of the criticality of ethical counseling practices. This award honors the contributions of Bridget Herrera, past winner of the Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award. Bridget has worked for over 25 years as a college counselor in schools in Bangladesh and across Latin America. Bridget has previously served as President of International ACAC, Chair of NACAC's Inclusion and Access Committee, TOEFL Board Member, member of the Common Application's Advisory Outreach Group, Counselor Liaison for the CIS Latin America Committee, and on a number of IC3 committees. She is one of the founding members of the Bangladesh College Counselor Network (BCCN).

Exceptional implementation of the Counseling Laboratory™ setup and approach to counseling in a school. Fosters opportunities for students and also counselors’ continued professional development, creatively integrates and supports the objectives and strategic goals of counseling. This award honors the contributions of Ganesh Kohli, Founder of the IC3 Movement. A teacher, counselor, entrepreneur, and life-long learner, Ganesh is the pioneer of the Counseling Laboratory™ pedagogy, a pathbreaking approach to high school career and college counseling.