Nominations for the 2010 Awards
We are currently accepting 2010 nominations for our two professional recognition awards:
• Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work
This award recognizes a social work educator’s achievements over his or her entire career.
• Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education Award
This award recognizes a social work educator’s achievements within the last 10 years.
The 2010 awards will be presented during the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Annual Program Meeting (APM) on Thursday, October 14 in Portland, OR.
Nomination Criteria
These awards recognize the achievements of CSWE members. The following CSWE membership criteria are used in selecting recipients of both awards.
• Nominee: active membership is required
• Nominator: active membership is required
• Supporter (up to five per nomination): active membership is required for each supporter
The following criteria are used in selecting recipients of both awards.
• Research and scholarship
• Pedagogy and curriculum development
• Organizational leadership
Nomination Materials
Nominating statements should contain the following, all of which should be sent in one package or e-mail:
• Nominee’s name and contact information
• Nominee’s curriculum vita (CV)
• Specific reasons for the nomination
• Nominator’s name and contact information
• Up to five additional letters of support, focusing on the significance of the nominee’s contributions to social work education
Questions about the 2010 nominations can be directed to awards@cswe.org.
The nomination receipt deadline for both awards is Wednesday, March 3. The materials may be sent by surface mail or electronically to the following addresses.
Surface mail:
Professional Recognition Committee
Council on Social Work Education
1701 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
E-mail: awards@cswe.org
2009 Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Award
Nancy Hooyman
In selecting Dr. Nancy Hooyman, the committee found it difficult to capture all she has meant to the hundreds of social work educators, students, and colleagues she has touched throughout her long and illustrious career. Nancy Hooyman's leadership in gerontological social work has been singular and formative. Many agree that social workers are now prepared to work with older adults due to the strategy for educational transformation she created, which stands as a model of educational change. As impressive and impactful as it has been, Nancy's national leadership in gerontological social work goes well beyond her work with the Hartford Geriatric Initiative, to a wide range of associations, agencies, and initiatives. Her leadership and mentoring as an educator and scholar are further evidence of her extraordinary contributions. Alongside her myriad responsibilities, her scholarly productivity is enviable. As a leader, she has served on virtually every major national social work board in addition to her role as Dean Emerita of the University of Washington School of Social Work. As a foremost leader in social work and aging, her contributions are profound and significant—some would say legendary.
2009 Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education Award
Terry A. Wolfer
Dr. Terry Wolfer has made remarkable contributions in the short time since he finished his doctoral program at Chicago, and since coming to the University of South Carolina, but one of the most distinctive has been his leadership in developing and applying the use of decision cases in the teaching of social work practice. He has led in the development of this approach. His writing and editing skills have led to a number of responsibilities, including serving as editor of Arete, associate editor of Social Work & Christianity and serving on the editorial boards of the Journal of Social Work in End of Life and Palliative Care, and the Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work--Social Thought. Dr. Wolfer has an exquisite ability to be both principled and pragmatic in dealing with academic challenges. He is a reliable and supportive colleague, who holds a high standard of excellence in his work and encourages others through mentoring and collaboration. His use of decision cases in teaching has made a significant recent contribution to social work education.
Presidential Award
Dean Pierce
Dr. Dean Pierce has received the presidential award in honor of his service to CSWE for more than 30 years. Throughout his career, he served CSWE in many capacities, including member and then chair of the Commission on Accreditation, site visitor, and member of the Board of Directors. As director of the CSWE Office of Social Work Accreditation and Educational Excellence, his tireless and innovative leadership has shaped the Office to meet the demands for quality in accreditation, information technology, and research. He provided invaluable wisdom and insight as a new Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (2008 EPAS) was shaped, debated, and implemented. The President’s Award is presented to an individual in recognition of significant contribution to the advancement of social work education and research.
Past Award Winners
Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award
This award recognizes a social work educator’s achievements over his or her entire career.
2008 Alex Gitterman
2007 Allen Rubin and Ann Weick
2006 Bradford Sheafor
2005 Sheila B. Kamerman
2004 Shanti K. Khinduka
2003 Stuart Kirk
2002 King Davis and M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad
2001 Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven
2000 Rosemary Sarri and Will B. Scott
1999 Alfred J. Kahn
1998 Mary Ann Quaranta
1997 David Austin
1996 Herman Stein
1995 Werner W. Boehm and Frederic G. Reamer
Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education Award
This award recognizes a social work educator’s achievements within the last 10 years.
2008 Rowena Fong
2007 Jean W. Anastas
2006 Noël Bridget Busch
2005 Ellen F. Netting
2004 Miriam “Mimi” Abramovitz
2003 Iris Carlton-LaNey
2002 Robert L. Schneider
2000 Doman Lum
1999 Lorraine M. Gutierrez
1998 Vincent Lynch
1997 Richard Estes
1996 Lawrence Gary
1995 Liane Vida Davis
Presidential Award
This award recognizes significant continuous service to the Council on Social Work Education.
2008 David Abrams
2007 Maria E. Zuniga
2007 Deborah Valentine
2006 Donald Brieland
2006 David Gil
2005 William J. Reid
2004 L. Diane Bernard
2003 Barbara W. White
1999 Scott Briar
Other Awards
Partners in Advancing Education (PIE) for International Social Work
Journal of Social Work Education Top Reviewer
Feminist Scholarship