Dixie Heights High School Principal Dr. Vivian Gonzalez-Bodden (left) holds her award at the Kentucky School Counselor Association conference in September 2025. Also pictured: Kentucky School Counselor Association President Amy Riley (right). Photo provided | KSCA

Several NKY education professionals and school counselors were honored in Lexington earlier this month at the annual Kentucky School Counselor Association’s fall conference.

Focused on the theme of “Stand Up! Speak Up! Show Up!” the conference “helps school counselors access required professional training while honing their skills for an emerging education landscape,” according to a press release from the association. “This year’s conference featured keynote speakers, professional development sessions and a legislative roundtable—all focused on equipping counselors with research-based training to better serve their students.”

Check out a list of Northern Kentucky professionals honored with awards at the conference below:

School Counseling Program Award

  • Terri Hall – Steeplechase Elementary, Boone County Schools

Outstanding Graduate School Counseling Award

  • Kendall Niemeyer – Northern Kentucky University

Principal of the Year

  • Dr. Vivian Gonzalez-Bodden – Dixie Heights High School, Kenton County Schools

Angela Wilkins Helping Hand Award

  • Pamela Pitts, Kenton County Schools

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