College of Education and Human Development
Professors Bemak and Chung Named ACA Fellows
April 7, 2015
Congratulations to Fred Bemak and Rita Chi-Ying Chung. The professors in the Graduate School of Education recently received Fellow Awards from the American Counseling Association.
The Fellow Award recognizes individuals who have made a significant, distinctive, or unique contribution to the counseling profession through professional practice, scientific achievement and governance, or teaching and training.
Bemak is a professor in the Counseling and Development program and founder and director of the Diversity Research and Action Center. He also founded Counselors Without Borders and took teams to provide training, consultation, and counseling following Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, and the San Diego Wildfires.
Rita Chi-Ying Chung is also a professor at the Counseling and Development program. She has published extensively in the fields of cross-cultural and multicultural psychology and counseling and has over 90 publications in professional journals and book chapters in major psychology and counseling textbooks, as well as two books, one on refugee trauma, adjustment and psychological well-being, and the other on social justice counseling.
Fred Bemak also recently received an honorary professorship from Amity University, the top research university in India, for extraordinary academic achievements in the field of education and human development. He received the honor at the university's convocation along with Dr. Kumar Krishen, NASA Johnson Space Center, and Dr. Paroma Roy Chowdhury, Google India.
Fred Bemak receives an honorary professorship from Amity University in India.
For additional information:
- CEHD Communications: cehdnews@gmu.edu
- Graduate School of Education: gse.gmu.edu
- Counseling and Development program: gse.gmu.edu/counseling
About the college:
George Mason University's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) includes two schools: the Graduate School of Education, one of the most comprehensive education schools in Virginia, and the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism. CEHD offers a full range of courses, certificates, and degree programs on campus, online, and on site to more than 4,000 students each year. CEHD is fully accredited by NCATE, and all licensure programs are approved by the Virginia Department of Education. George Mason University, located just outside of Washington, D.C., is Virginia's largest public research university.
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