The following are remarks made by Rob Kubick at the OSPA Awards Ceremony of the 2022 Fall Conference:

Good afternoon, friends and colleagues. I’m Rob Kubick, Chair of the OSPA Awards Committee. It is my great pleasure to be with you today to help recognize OSPA’s 2022 Ohio School Psychologist of the Year.

The purpose of this award is to recognize one school psychologist each year who provides outstanding service delivery within the practitioner realm. It is required that at least seventy-five percent of a candidate's time be spent providing school psychological services to students, teachers, and parents, typically in a school setting. Nominees must be OSPA members and are nominated by the regional association. Our recipient is then advanced as Ohio’s nominee for NASP recognition as the National School Psychologist of the Year.

It is my great pleasure to introduce our 2022 Ohio School Psychologist of the Year, Dr. Erich Merkle.