Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina
2011 LPCANC Nancy Howell Scholarship
Program
Introduction:
LPCANC is pleased to accept applications for its
Scholarship Awards. The Scholarship Award is named
in honor of Nancy Howell, a board member of LPCANC
who died in a car accident in 2004.
The Nancy Howell Scholarship Award is designed to
acknowledge graduate students who demonstrate
leadership potential as counseling students and as a
future LPCs. Supported by student registration fees
from the Annual Conference, this Scholarship
provides student members a monetary award for
student involvement in counseling. In addition to
the monetary award, the recipients are provided the
opportunity to volunteer working with the LPCANC
Board and membership to foster professional
relationships and inform students on the needs and
concerns of the Counseling Profession.
Purpose:
This program is designed to:
provide a one-time monetary acknowledgment for
demonstrated involvement in the counseling field
towards his or her becoming a LPC
recognize and encourage excellence in future
LPCs
provide opportunities for leadership among
counseling students
provide an opportunity for the scholarship
recipient to assist students in increasing awareness
of board activities and the current issues faced by
LPCs in North Carolina
introduce counselors-in-training to leaders and
future colleagues in the counseling profession
The goal of the Scholarship Award is to acknowledge
and reward active student involvement towards
becoming a LPC and provide the student with
leadership opportunities in their chosen profession.
Scope:
The award is granted to two students currently
enrolled in a graduate program in Counseling and are
active student members of LPCANC. The LPCANC Board
will award two (2) Scholarships per year. One
will be awarded to a Master's level student, and one
will be awarded to a Doctoral level student.
Board Members and previous recipients are
ineligible for the award.
Award:
One payment of $500.00
Attendance-fee to the 2010 Annual Conference in
October is waived
Recognition at the LPCANC Annual Conference
Awards Ceremony
Three letters of recommendation, preferably
from professors, advisors, supervisors, or other
professional counselors with direct knowledge of
characteristics and activities of the applicant’s
training program
**Note: All letters of
recommendation should be scanned and sent
electronically. No emails without hand-written
signatures can be accepted.
Selection: The award is granted by a Special
Committee of LPCANC Board Members:
Awards Committee Chairperson (or designee)
University Relations Committee Chairperson (or
designee)
Graduate Student Representative
President
President-elect
Recipients will be selected on the following
criteria:
Excellence of written recommendations
Enthusiasm for the scholarship award, as
evidenced by goals, interests, and commitment to
LPCANC and the counseling profession
History of involvement with LPCANC and other
counseling organizations
Demonstrated leadership
Opportunity Commencement:
Attendance fee to the 2011 Annual Conference is
waived (All other costs remain the responsibility of
the scholarship recipient (e.g., hotel room, meals,
transportation, etc.)
Attend and participate in the Board meeting at
the Annual Conference
Timeline:
Feb 7: General announcement of the 2011
Scholarship
Mar 1: First follow-up notice of Scholarship
Apr 1: Second follow-up notice of Scholarship
May 1: Deadline for Application
All applications materials must be received
Committee begins review
