The 2013 ACA Graduate Student Essay competition has come to a close and the 32 winning essayists are identified below. The ACA Foundation is pleased to announce that a record 271 essays were contributed to the Future School Counselors Essay Competition (sponsored by the Roland and Dorothy Ross Trust) and the Graduate Student Essay Competition (sponsored by Gerald and Marianne Corey and Allen and Mary Bradford Ivey).

The ACA Foundation would like to recognize the very strong submissions received this year to the essay competitions and thank all essayists for their individual contribution. Essayists are encouraged to join the award winners and many other fellow students at the ACA Conference, March 21-24, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

ACA Foundation’s Gerald and Marianne Corey and Allen and Mary Bradford Ivey Graduate Student Essay Competition

Grand Prize Winner:  Jenna Meyerberg – Georgian Court University

Runners-up: (in alphabetical order)

• Angela Bryner – Western Illinois University
• Everett Painter – University of Tennessee – Knoxville
• Emily Shields – University at Buffalo, State University of New York
• Alissa Weinberger – New Mexico State University
• Abigail Wengerd – Duquesne University

Honorable Mentions: (in alphabetical order)

• Cara Blakes – University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Liz Hickey – New Jersey City University
• Eleni Honderich - College of William and Mary
• Bonnie Kozminski – Capella  University
• Summer Milton – Mid America Christian University
• Michelle Monforton – Oakland University
• Julia Olson – Regis University
• Michele M. Pappert – Oakland University
• Jose Bullecer Rebustes III – Kean University
• Travis Watson – Slippery Rock University 

The Roland and Dorothy Ross Trust Graduate Student Essay for Future School Counselors

Grand Prize Winner:  Jessica A. Jackson - Loyola University

Runners-up: (in alphabetical order)

• Mary Carideo – DePaul University
• Elizabeth Drumm - Xavier University
• Susan Gallagher - George Washington University
• Ora C. Smith - Central Michigan University
• Angeline T. P. Teoh – Regent University

Honorable Mentions: (in alphabetical order)

• Emily Adams - Fairfield University
• Oyundelger Enkhtur – Western Michigan University
• Adam M. Hanson – Old Dominion University
• Kristen Hauck – Virginia Tech - Falls Church
• Lynn Heramis – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Angela Ness – Capella University
• Rosalie Pleiman – University of Dayton
• Chimela Soublet – Our Lady of Holy Cross College
• Andrea Sulek – Eastern Michigan University
• Bryn Thatcher – Bowling Green State University