Dr. Frank Burtnett, a longtime faculty member in Marymount University\u0092s Department of Counseling, has been named the 2016 American Counseling Association Fellow for his significant and unique contributions to the profession.<\/p>\n
\u0093To be recognized in this manner is very heartwarming,\u0094 Burtnett said. \u0093I\u0092m happy to join some very talented people.\u0094<\/p>\n
He has served as the executive director of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and associate executive director of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Early in his career, he was a teacher, counselor and student services administrator with the Fairfax County, Virginia, Schools and consultant with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.<\/p>\n
Burtnett also works as a consultant and author. His most recent publication, \u0093Career Errors: Straight Talk about the Steps and Missteps of Career Development,\u0094 examines the things people \u0093do wrong\u0094 or simply don\u0092t do in their quest for career satisfaction and life-work balance. Two earlier youth and young-adult oriented guidebooks concentrated on the school-to-college and education-to-work transitions.<\/p>\n
He earned the Bachelor of Science degree in education at Shippensburg University and the Master of Arts and Doctor of Education degrees in counseling at George Washington University.<\/p>\n
Burtnett, who has taught at several Washington, D.C.-area universities, continues to teach at Marymount because of the strength of its counseling program, which he calls \u0093the best in the community.\u0094<\/p>\n
\u0093I\u0092ve seen Marymount students go on and do great things,\u0094 he added.<\/p>\n
Burtnett was nominated for the ACA recognition by Dr. Lisa Jackson-Cherry, a Marymount professor who was the 2015 American Counseling Association Fellow.<\/p>\n
\u0093He\u0092s a down-to-earth, nice person who is really interested in our students\u0092 development and growth,\u0094 Jackson-Cherry said. \u0093He\u0092s also one of the counseling professions\u0092 founding leaders, and it\u0092s amazing to have him here at Marymount.\u0094<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dr. Frank Burtnett, a longtime faculty member in Marymount University\u0092s Department of Counseling, has been named the 2016 American Counseling Association Fellow for his significant and unique contributions to the profession. \u0093To be recognized in this manner is very heartwarming,\u0094 Burtnett said. \u0093I\u0092m happy to join some very talented people.\u0094 He has served as the […]<\/p>\n