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2020 Professional Recognition Award Recipients

Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award

The Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award is presented to Betty J. Ruth.

Ruth is clinical professor and director of the MSW/MPH program at Boston Un...


Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award

The Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award is presented to Dr. Rebecca Gomez.

Dr. Gomez is PhD director at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU). ...


Early Career Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award

The Early Career Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award is presented to Dr. Alice Gates.

Dr. Gates earned her MSW (2007) and PhD (social work and socio...


Established Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award

​The Established Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award is presented to Dr. Kay Hoffman.

Dr. Hoffman is professor and dean emerita of the College of So...