Legacy League

Initiated in 2015, the TACES Legacy League is an elite recognition of TACES members, past and present, who have made a significant and lasting impression on TACES or on the counselor education and supervision profession. Members honored through the Legacy League are recognized not for their personal achievements but rather the impact, influence, and contributions they have made to other professionals and to the profession. This honor is bestowed upon those who have demonstrated a professional life well-lived, have created innovative and enduring change, and who are exemplar role models for generations of professionals to follow.

We honor the following individuals as members of the TACES Legacy League.

Dr. Mike Bundy (center)
Inducted 2017

Dr. Bundy exemplifies a lifetime of dedication and service to the counselors of Tennessee. His work spans the timeframe from the 1970’s and represents the ultimate example of leadership, advocacy, program development, community and professional service, and continuous education and mentoring of counselors across the state. He has dedicated his professional life to the development and implementation of quality counseling programs and the education and supervision of counselors in training. He has served TCA, SMCA, TSCA, and TEA, and has been awarded the 2010 Counselor Educator of the Year Award from the Tennessee School Counselor Association, 2009-2010 Outstanding Counselor Educator Of the Year Award from Smoky Mountain Counseling Association, and the 2017 TCA Life-Time Award.

Dr. Susan Hammonds-White
Inducted 2016

Dr. Jeannine Studer
Inducted 2015

Dr. Jeannine Studer has contributed to the counseling profession as a school counselor, counselor educator, researcher, writer, consultant, trainer, mentor, and advocate. She has shaped the future of school counseling as an advisor on the boards of the Tennessee Department of Education School Counselors, the Tennessee Licensing of School Counselors, and as chair of the TCA School Counselor Legislative Liaison. As a counselor educator, Dr. Studer worked at California State University – Stanislaus, Heidelberg College, and the University of Tennessee. She has held leadership positions in multiple national and state level counseling associations including the 2006-2007 TACES presidency. Dr. Studer has contributed to research and scholarship in over 50 published articles and multiple books on school counseling. Her passion and commitment to the school counseling profession will live on through her legacy of quality teaching practices, standards of excellence for school counselors, and the professional commitment she has inspired in others.