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Vivian BoydAssociation for University and College Counseling Center Directors
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Vivian S. Boyd, Ph. D.
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Dr. Vivian Boyd has been associated with Counseling Centers for over 25 years.She has been Training Director, Assistant Director and, since 1989, Director of one of the most influential Counseling Centers in the country, the University of Maryland - College Park Counseling Center.She is also Associate Professor of Education in the Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, College of Education .
Dr. Boyd has been a leader in the accreditation movement for counseling centers.She was elected president of the International Association of Counseling Services in 2001, and currently is completing her term past-president of the association.She has been on the Accreditation Board of the International Association of Counseling Services College and University Sector since 1994, serving as vice chair and then chair of the Board.She also served a three year term on the AUCCCD Governing Board.In 2002, Dr. Boyd was recipient of the prestigious Senior Professional Annuit Coeptis Award presented by the American College Personnel Association.Another honor she received is the 1998 Thomas M. Magoon Distinguished Service Award for performance in the tradition of outstanding scholar practitioner, awarded by Counseling and Personnel Services at ACPA.She has authored chapters in three books and many other scholarly publications, including being senior author of the most recently revised "Accreditation Standards for University and College Counseling Centers ." She has given nearly 50 scholarly presentations at professional conferences and meetings.
Some excerpts from the colleagues who nominated her speak volumes about her:
Her experience, knowledge and care open up horizons for all professionals who come in contact with her.
From its inception, members of the multicultural directors group looked to her for leadership.She has been one of the individuals who represent the identity of AUCCCD.
Her conceptualization of student development early in her career impacted the work of many.Her early work on outreach programs contributed to the development of comprehensives counseling centers.
[Her] involvement in student retention research is a model for Counseling Centers in affirming our contributions to the educational mission of the university.She is astute in using research findings to bolster the integrity of Counseling Centers in the universities.
She possesses superior intellect and an incisive mind.She is at the same time a giving and compassionate person.She has helped so many of her colleagues.She is in a special class among us.
As a role model and mentor, one cannot say enough about Vivian.She is always there .willing to share her experiences, give advice, and steer younger, less experienced professionals on the right path.She is certainly someone to look up to and pattern one's life after.
To say that Dr. Boyd has been a dominant force in the network of counseling centers seems to understate the impact she has had on the lives of so many of her students and colleagues.She is an extremely dedicated and knowledgeable individual, whose exceptional insight into contemporary issues confronting counseling and psychology, education, politics, and other subjects are seldom matched.
She is an individual who has an endless capacity for giving, a heart full of caring, and a sensitivity to other's feelings and circumstances which provides a constant source of nurturance and support. her energy is always focused on improving the quality of life of the human condition.
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