Loretta Bradley, the Paul Whitfield Horn Professor of Counselor Education, was honored Friday (Oct. 11) with a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES).
Bradley received the ACES Legacy Award, which honors those who have made a significant and lasting impression on ACES or on the counselor education and supervision profession. Bradley accepted the award at the association's national conference in Seattle.
"I am humbled and honored to receive the Legacy Award from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision," Bradley said. "As I reflect on this award, I know that I stand on the shoulders of those who have supported me. I send a special thank you to those who have made this possible."
Bradley's career in counseling and higher education spans more than five decades, beginning in a school in Kentucky, where she worked as a school counselor. She has been at Texas Tech University since 1987, arriving there after serving as a professor at Vanderbilt University and a vice dean at Temple University. Bradley earned her doctorate at Purdue University.
Her many professional affiliations include serving as former president of several counselor organizations, including ACES, the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC) and the American Counseling Association (ACA). She has served on editorial boards for numerous academic journals and is the author or co-author of six books and over 150 articles.
Bradley is a frequent lecturer at national and international conferences and gives lectures on such topics as counselor supervision, ethics and legal issues, ethical dilemmas, leadership, women's issues and grief and loss.
ACES is dedicated to quality education and supervision of counselors in all work settings. Its members are counselors, supervisors, graduate students and faculty members who strive to improve the education and supervision of counselors in training and in practice.