Dr. Stephanie Robinson, an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling at UNC Pembroke, recently received the 2023 Addictions/Offender Counselor Educator Excellence Award.
The International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors presented the award during the annual American Counseling Association conference. This award is given annually to counselor educators who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to enhancing addictions and offender issues through the education of professional counselors.
Dr. Robinson has been a Clinical Mental Health Counseling faculty member since 2018. She is the Graduate Certificate in Addiction Counseling coordinator and the Wilmington Initiative coordinator.
Dr. Robinson serves on the North Carolina Addiction Specialist Professional Practice Board and is president of the North Carolina Addictions and Offender Counselor Association. She is nationally recognized as an Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a board-certified National Certified Counselor.
This is the first year of the Veteran Business Expo, and it grew out of Fayetteville PWC’s Economic Impact Program, which focuses on expanding access and opportunity in public-sector contracting while strengthening the local economy. It builds off th
Lynlene Apiary and Crafts is owned and operated by mother-daughter duo Carolyn Kleinert and Jolene Kleinert. They are certified apiarists and sell honey, candles made with beeswax, soaps and other crafts at local farmers markets. Photos by GFBJ.Lynle
Big T’s has been a local favorite of Hope Mills since 2000 when Timmy (Big T) and Donna Gray first opened right on Hope Mills Lake. It is a seasonal restaurant, so many of Big T’s loyal customers were happy to hear they would now be open year-round, seven days a week.
