Partners in Advancing International Education-Individual, Organization, and Student Awards
The CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education is pleased to announce the 20th annual Partners in Advancing International Education (PIE) Awards program, honoring the contribution of social work faculty members, social work students (BSW, MSW, or PhD), and organizations as partners in advancing education for global social work. The PIE awards are given in recognition of conceptual, curricular, and programmatic innovations in education for global social work. All nominations must be U.S.-based actively working on global issues.
The PIE Awards presentation will precede the Hokenstad International Lecture at the 2025 CSWE Annual Conference in Denver, CO.
Eligible Recipients
Up to three awards are given annually, one for each of the following categories of contributors to education for international social work.
- 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).
- 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 annual conference, are eligible to apply).
- Local (annual conference host city), national, or international organizations.
CSWE membership is an eligibility requirement for all commission and council awards. To check your membership status, or link your membership your social work program visit https://www.cswe.org/membership and click Link to Program/Join CSWE.
Applications
Please click here to submit your application.
The call for nominations will close March 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM (ET).
Previous Awardees
| Year | Individual | Organization | Student 2015–Present/Program 2004–2014 |
| 2024 |
Rebecca L. Thomas |
Gold Coast Medical Foundation (GCMF) |
Elvia Y. Mata Ortega, IHM |
| 2023 | Karen S. Rotabi-Casares Professor, Department of Social Work California State University, Monterey Bay |
Regina Wu 伍嘉嫣 New York University Silver School of Social Work |
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| 2022 | Dr. Rosemary Barbera Associate Professor, Department of Social Work Chair and Program Director, Social Work Lasalle University |
Human Rights & Social Work Special Interest Group (SIG); Founders: Dr. Jane McPherson & Dr. David Androff | Green Social Work Student Group California State University Britney Hayes Lisa Raimondo Samantha Keiser Nohely Padilla-Aguiar Monica Salgado Jocelyn Garcia Lea Carrasco Jovana Perez-Hernandez Rachel Riojas |
| 2021 | Robin S. Mama, Monmouth University |
The American Place, Hartford Public Library | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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, |