Nov. 7, 1951 – March 13, 2024

Dr. Lori Ann Russell-Chapin dedicated her life to uniting the wonders of the heart and the powers of the mind.  In her nearly 40-year career with Bradley University, she has impacted generations of students and colleagues, serving as a mentor, friend, and inspiration. Lori was a Life Member of Chi Sigma Iota who served as Co-Faculty Chapter Advisor to the Beta Phi Chapter at Bradley University for 14 years. As Chair, she supported the formation of the Beta Phi Chapter in 1995. Lori presented a CSI Webinar, Your Supervision Question: Its Impact on Supervision Model Selection, and a CSI-Sponsored Education Session on supervising master’s level interns.

Her passion and devotion to counseling, education, research, and neurocounseling made her a natural teacher and gifted healer. During her tenure at Bradley University, Lori earned many accolades, including the American Mental Health Counseling Association’s Counselor of the Year award, the American Counseling Association’s Trailblazer Award, a Bradley Caterpillar Professorship, and the designation of an American Counseling Association Fellow.

Lori’s most outstanding and enduring achievements are the countless individuals impacted and helped by those she taught to be professional counselors. Lori used the following quote in her signature, describing how she approached life, love, and work:

Do all you can with what you have in the time you have in the place you are.
-Nikosi Johnson, a 12-year-old AIDS Advocate from South Africa.

Lori is survived by her husband Ted, daughter Elissa and her partner Adam Morris, son Jamieson and his wife Jody (Vance), and their four daughters.

Originally published at csi-net.org on April 2, 2024.