Edwin L. Herr Fellowship Recipients

The Edwin L. Herr Fellowship for Excellence in Counseling Leadership and Scholarship was created to recognize and honor the career contributions of Dr. Edwin L. Herr to Chi Sigma Iota and to the counseling profession as a whole. Dr. Herr’s career as a counselor and counselor educator spanned more than 50 years. During that time he served as a teacher, counselor, counselor educator, counseling program administrator, and Dean.

Dr. Herr served as President of two ACA divisions, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision and the National Career Development Association, was President of the American Counseling Association (then the American Personnel and Guidance Association), President of Chi Sigma Iota, Board Member of the International Roundtable for the Advancement of Counseling (IRTAC) and the International Association of Educational and Vocational Guidance, and was elected Honorary Consultant to IRTAC, a position to continue in perpetuity in recognition of his positive and seminal influence on the development of counseling globally. He is the author or co-author of more than 275 published journal articles and 31 books and monographs. A past editor of several journals, including the Journal of Counseling & Development, Dr. Herr is widely recognized globally as one of if not the preeminent scholar in career counseling. He also is widely acclaimed as our profession’s most eloquent and respected global ambassador for counseling.

The Herr Fellowship is awarded annually to a full-time counselor educator in the early stages of his or her career (3-5 years) whose professional goals include career development or international issues in counseling. Nominees must be currently serving as a Chi Sigma Iota Chapter Faculty Advisor or Back-Up Advisor.

Click on the links next to each past Herr Fellow to view the projects that they completed as part of their fellowships.