Nancy Bodenhorn honored with emerita status
Nancy Bodenhorn, associate professor of counselor education in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The emerita title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Nominated individuals who are approved by the board receive a copy of the resolution and a certificate of appreciation.
A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 22 years, Bodenhorn brought international visibility to Virginia Tech through her work in preparing and equipping counselors to serve in schools in the United States and abroad.
She was principal or co-principal investigator on grants researching the training of clinical faculty in Southwest Virginia as part of the Southwest Virginia Professional Education Consortium. In addition, she was a content specialist for school counseling and for gender equity for a National Science Foundation-funded project to develop increased opportunities and avenues for young women to enter information technology careers in Appalachian areas. Her scholarship includes authoring or co-authoring 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and reviews.
Bodenhorn served on the Montgomery County Public Schools Mental Health Advisory Committee and Strategic Planning Action Team on Mental Health. She also was president of the New River Valley Counselor Association and was chair of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Awards committee.
Bodenhorn received Virginia Tech’s College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Excellence in Advising and Outstanding Mentor awards, as well as the Virginia Counselor Association’s William H. Van Hoose Career Service Award.
At Virginia Tech, Bodenhorn served as associate director of academic programs in the School of Education for nine years and as acting director in 2015. She also directed master’s degree and Ph.D. students and chaired 24 Ph.D. committees in counselor education and supervision.
Bodenhorn received her bachelor's degree from Purdue University, a master’s degree from Duke University, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
