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2017 Awardees

Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award


Dr. June Hopps
Thomas J. Parham Professor, Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Georgia
The Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award is presented to Dr. June Hopps, Thomas J. Parham Professor, Graduate School of Social Work at the Univ...

Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award


Dr. Kathryn Collins
Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work

The 2017 Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award is presented to Dr. Kathryn Collins, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work.


Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award


Dr. Phyllis Black
Professor & Director, MSW Program Lehigh Valley, Marywood University
The Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award is presented to Dr. Phyllis Black, MSW, PhD, ACSW, LSW. Dr. Black’s leadership and service have expanded o...

Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award


Mildred Carter Joyner
Emerita Director and Professor, West Chester University
The Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award is presented to Mildred "Mit" Joyner. Throughout her professional career, equality and justice for all has been Joyner&rsquo...