Awards
About Annual IC3 Awards
The Annual IC3 Awards recognize extraordinary contributions to the field of career and college counseling each year, presented to high school counselors, schools, universities, admissions representatives, and organizations that stand out for their inspiring work. Celebratory in nature, these annual awards aim to energize and encourage colleagues around the world in their admirable dedication to students and advocacy in career and college counseling.
Awardees are selected by an independent jury and are presented at the Annual IC3 Festival in December, and some regional awards may be presented at the Annual IC3 Conference in August of each year.
History of the IC3 Awards
The IC3 Awards were created by the IC3 Movement to recognize outstanding work in the field of career and college counseling. With the intention to inspire and encourage, not to compare or compete, IC3 is proud to celebrate counseling champions aligned with the mission of career and college counseling in every school.
The first IC3 Awards ceremony took place at the 2nd Annual IC3 Conference in 2017. Aimed at felicitating schools, counselors and universities that stand out for their contributions to the field of career and college counseling, the IC3 Awards have become a highly anticipated fixture at the Annual IC3 Conference every year. Categories in the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 ceremonies included Emerging Counselor Award, Counselor of the Year, Award for Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions, and the Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award. Each year, awardees and nominees have been recognized and celebrated at the IC3 Awards ceremony.
Expanded to include more award categories in 2021, the IC3 Awards continue to honor exceptional contributions to the field of career and college counseling across high schools and counselors, universities and university representatives, and organizations. Awardees are selected by a jury, and announced annually.
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Follow IC3 Movement Founder Ganesh Kohli’s journey to reunite with Molly Teacher after 26+ years.Annual IC3 Awards Categories
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IC3 Global Awards
Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award
Eligibility: High school counselor, with 20+ years in the field.
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Celebrated Service Award
Eligibility: Committee volunteer, serving on IC3 committees 3+ years.
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Counseling Mentor of the Year Award
Eligibility: High school counselor, with 5+ years in the field
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IC3 Regional Awards
Acknowledging each region: Africa • Asia • Europe • India • Latin America & Caribbean • Middle East • North America • Oceania
Emerging Counselor of the Year Award
Eligibility: High school counselor, with 3 or fewer years in the field
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Counselor of the Year Award
Eligibility: High school counselor, with at least 4 years in the field
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Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions Award
Eligibility: University representative
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Annual IC3 Awards Recipients
IC3 Regional Awards
2021
Africa
Outstanding Engagemenent
(co-shared)Emi Morita
York University, CanadaWhitney Green
Columbia University, United States
Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions
Linet Aguko
United States International University, Kenya
Asia
Outstanding Engagemenent
Daeshik Jung
Yonsei University's Graduate School of International Studies, Republic of South Korea
Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions
Jess Strong
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
School of the Year for Transformative Counseling Award
School of Leadership Afghanistan
AfghanistanIndia
Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions
Seetha Dronamraju
University of Waterloo, India
School of the Year for Transformative Counseling Award
(co-shared)The Shri Ram School &
Legacy School Bangalore
Latin America & the Caribbean
Emerging Counselor of the Year
(co-shared)Marcos Leandro M. Morris
SEB Dinatos COC High School, BrazilAngel Ma
Alliance Academy International, Ecuador
Counselor of the Year
Jennifer Tassell
Head of the Counseling Department, International School of Panama, Panama City, Panama
Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions
Renee Loayza-Damergi
Lynn University, United StatesIC3 Global Awards
2021
Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award
Asuman Okman
The Koç School, Istanbul, Turkey
Bridget Herrera Ethics in College Counseling Award
Tara Dowling
Worcester Academy, United States
Exceptional Counseling with Limited Resources Award
Laura Kaub
Abaarso School of Science & Technology, Somaliland
University Spotlight Award
(co-shared)Huron University College, Canada
IE University, Spain
Shiv Nadar University, India
Whitworth University, United States
Celebrated Service Award
Michelle Whittingham
University of California Santa Cruz, United StatesPast IC3 Awards Recipients
2020
Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award
Sudarshana Shukla
The Cathedral and John Connon School, India
Award for Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions
Anjali Anand Seth
Huron at Western University, CanadaSee Nominees
2019
Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award
Geeta Jayanth
Legacy School, India
Award for Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions
Kanchi Khanna
Krea University, IndiaSee Nominees
2018
Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award
Bridget Herrera
American International School of Dhaka
Award for Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions
Bela Brahmbhatt
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, AustraliaSee Nominees
2017
Molly Abraham Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Amrita Dass
Award for Counseling-Based Approach to Student Recruitment/Admissions
Tanushree Bhattacharya
The University of British ColumbiaSee Nominees
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