Partners in International Education Awards

The CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education is pleased to announce the recipients of the 16th annual Partners in International Education (PIE) Awards that honor the contribution of social work faculty members, social work students (BSW, MSW, or PhD), and organizations as partners in advancing education for international social work. The PIE Awards are given in recognition of conceptual, curricular, and programmatic innovations in education for international social work. Priority is given to nominees based in the United States.

​The PIE Awards presentation will precede the Hokenstad International Lecture at the 2021 CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Orlando, FL.

2021 Awardees
 

	The 2021 Individual award is presented to Robin S. Mama, PhD, of Monmouth University.
	The 2021 Organization award is presented to The American Place, Hartford Public Library.

Eligible Recipients

Up to three awards are given annually- one for each of the following categories of contributors to education for international social work.

1. Social work faculty member (current members of the Commission on Global Education and those who are within a year of completing their term on this Commission are not eligible to apply for the award).

2. Social work students or student group (BSW, MSW, or PhD level) (social work graduates within 2 years of graduation, relative to the timing of the APM conference, are eligible to apply).

3. Local (APM host city), national, or international organizations.

Recognition

Award recipients receive an engraved plaque honoring their contributions to the advancement of education for international social work. Awards are presented jointly by the chair of the CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education and the chair of the PIE Awards Committee. There is no financial support associated with this award.

Nomination Process

Letters of nomination for PIE award candidates must include the following:

1. The name and contact information for each nominee

2. The nominator’s rationale for the nomination (with a clear statement concerning the innovations made by the nominee in advancing education for international social work)

3. Documentation in support of the nomination (e.g., a current curriculum vitae and copies of selected publications for individual nominees; or, in the case of organizational nominees, copies of relevant stories concerning the nominee organization in the public media, as well as a detailed description of the activities engaged in by the nominee that contribute to the advancement of education for international social work)

4. Other materials that nominators believe would be helpful to the PIE Awards Committee in reviewing the merits of nominees. Please limit submission materials to 6 pages, excluding CVs (for individuals)

Nominations are open to individuals, students, and organizations located either within or outside the United States. Preference will be given to nominations that have a demonstrable link to the advancement of education for international social work in the United States. Letters of nomination must be submitted in electronic form only. Nominations for the PIE Awards are currently closed.

Previous Awardees

Year	Individual	Organization	Student 2015–2017/Program 2004–2014
2020	Martha Bragin, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, City University of New York	California State University, Fullerton Department of Social Work/Universidad Tecnológica de Chile (INACAP) CSUF/INACAP Service-Learning Program	Julie Wright, California State University, Fresno, School of Social Work
2019	Mashura Akilova, Columbia University		Fresno State University Student Group  Ewan Duarte, Cynthia Reyes, Carina Garsilazo, Mariah Torres, Miryam Ayala, Jessica Camarillo, Marissa Carrillo, Lourdes Nungaray, Phong Moua, Romylyn Teale, Alejandra Rodriguez Perez, James Borunda, Christine Andrew, Romyna Teale, Lourdes Nungaray Quezada, and Sarah Carr
2018	Shirley Gatenio Gabel, Fordham University	Hispanic Family Counseling	Sherise Truman, University of Connecticut
2017	David Engstrom, San Diego State University	Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation	Carlos A. Reyes-Ruiz, University of Southern California
2016	María Vidal de Haymes, Loyola University, Chicago	Brittany’s Hope	Patricia Talisse, Fordham University
2015	Julia M. Watkins, Southeast Europe Academic Women’s Leadership Initiative	Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation	Bonita B. Sharma, University of Texas-Arlington
2014	Susan Mapp, Elizabethtown College	Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services, Refugee Services	University of Connecticut, Center for International Social Work Studies
2013	Uma A. Segal, University of Missouri–St. Louis	Buckner International	University of Houston, Graduate College of Social Work
2012	Rich Furman, University of Washington	Books for Africa	University of Washington/Royal University of Phnom Penh (program)
2011	Patricia Lager	American International Health Alliance	The Catholic University of America, National Catholic School of Social Service
2010	Frank Raymond	Society for Haitian Arts, Culture, and Social Support	Florida State University, College of Social Work
2009	M. C. "Terry" Hokenstad	University of Ljubljana’s International Doctoral Studies	PRONI Center for Social Work Education
2008	Fred Ahearn, Catholic University of America		Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
2007	Doreen Elliot and Nazneen Mayadas, University of Texas-Arlington		Council on International Programs, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
2006	James Midgley, University of California–Berkeley	BSW Mexico Consortium of the Minnesota/South Dakota Area	University of Illinois and University of Addis Ababa, Jane Addams College of Social Work
2005	Richard Estes, University of Pennsylvania		Monmouth University School of Social Work
2004	Lynne Healy, University of Connecticut	Council for International Exchange of Scholars	Washington University, George Warren Brown School of Social Work