Top Ten Social Workers of 2011

H TOP 10 F SQCIAL WQRKERS OF 2011 It takes a special kind of person to go into social work professionally. Rarely recognized for their selfless calling, social workers struggle daily to effect a positive change on their communities and the world in general. See what makes these social workers superstars in their fields and heroes in the eyes of those they help. MARSHALL WONG, MSW CO-CHAIRMAN OF API EQUALITY, L.A. Hate crime coordinator for the Los Angeles County Commission IN HIS OWN WORDS: ESTABLISHED SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR " THE FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK IS ABOUT FURTHERING THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF SOCIETY " THE HATE CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY INITIATIVE AWARDS PETER VAUGHAN, PHD, ACSW Dean of the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE IN A COMBAT ZONE DETROIT-WAYNE COUNTY AAA LEADERSHIP & SERVICE AWARD ( AAA D NEW YORK STATE DEANS ASSOCIATION SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION CONSORTIUM LATINO SOCIAL WORK TASK FORCE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE OF NYC CHAPTER NASW # 131 PETER DELANY, PHD, LCSW-C RESPONSIBLE FOR A STAFF OF Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment NUMBER OF YEARS SERVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 20 AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF $1.8 Billion PROMOTES THE USE OF DATA IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF = $100 Million BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES KNEE/WHITMAN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT SURGEON GENERAL'S EXEMPLARY SERVICE OUTSTANDING HEALTH SERVICES MEDAL & SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT AWARD PHS UNIT CITATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD CORDELIA STEELE, MSW, LCSW, BCD Assistant professor in the Human Services Technology program at Richmond Community College KNOWN FOR HER ROLE IN NASW NORTH CAROLINA SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE SURVIVORS OF THE 1991 IMPERIAL FOODS PRODUCT FIRE OVER 30 YEARS OF SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE 30 MARY GARRISON, MSW, LSCW, ACSW AWARD Assistant professor of social work at Millikin University, Adjunct faculty at the University of Illinois NASW ILLINOIS SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR PRESIDENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA/ MCLEAN COUNTY MORE THAN 15 YEARS OF SOCIAL FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE 15 0000O FOCUSED ON SOCIAL WORK ETHICS CULTURAL DIVERSITY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH MM MEMBER OF THE AWARD KIMELE CARTER, MSW UNIVERSITY MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDENT REVIEW TEAM Coordinator for Disability Services at Southwestern University NASW TEXAS SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR AS HER PEERS PUT IT " KIMELE CARTER CHANGES FUTURES! " QUICKLY COORDINATES APPROPRIATE MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL REFERRALS IN THE COMMUNITY CHATMAN NEELY, LCSW, ACSW AWARD Senior Lecturer and Wheeling Site Coordinator at WVU NASW WEST VIRGINIA SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR IN HIS OWN WORDS: " IT'S IN MY BLOOD TO GIVE BACK AND CARE ABOUT OTHERS NUMBER OF YEARS NEELY HAS BEEN TEACHING SOCIAL WORK NUMBER OF YEARS NEELY HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR THE NASW'S SPRING CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE 17 20 ESTABLISHED RECEIVED THE FIRST EVER CONGRESSIONALLY MARILYN FLYNN, PHD, MSW DIRECTED APPROPRIATIONS TO ESTABLISH USC'S SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK'S MILITARY SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM Dean of the USC School of Social Work THE CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH ON VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES INTERNATIONAL RHODA G. SARNAT AWARD CREATED THE FIRST ONLINE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM GIVEN IN RECOGNITION OF HER WORK IN ADVANCING THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF SOCIAL WORK AS A PROFESSION BARBARA J. MENARD, MSW, LCSW AWARD Director and Trustee of the Menard Family Foundation NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PERINATAL SOCIAL WORK AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE KNOWN BY COLLEAGUES FOR HER HUMBLE DEDICATION TO HER WORK, VOLUNTEERING, AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MENARD FAMILY FOUNDATION CHAIR OF THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE FOR THE FRIENDS OF JUNG GROUP MEMBER OF THE SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION BOARD VOLUNTEERS AS AN ADVISOR TO THE IGNATIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS NASW OHIO SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR KIMBERLY CLARK, MSW, LCSW Bereavement counselor at Community Hospices SAID ONE COLLEAGUE: "IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON [TO BE A SOCIAL WORKERJ, AND KIMBERLY CLARK IS THAT SPECIAL PERSON " YEARS OF HOSPICE EXPERIENCE 18 KNOWN FOR HER GIFTS IN BRINGING CLOSURE AND HEALING TO CLIENTS PROVIDED BY: BESTSOCIALWORKPROGRAMS.COM SOURCES http://csw.osu.edu/alumni/alumnispotlight/feature/kimberlyclark/ http://www.napsw.org/award/napsw-award-for-excellence-past-winners.html http://sowkweb.usc.edu/news/dean-flynn-receives-international-social-work-award http://www.naswtx.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=292 http://www.naswil.org/news/networker/featured/nasw-illinois-statewide-awards-2011/ http://www.naswil.org/volunteer/volunteers/mary-garrison/ http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/view/full_story/13184632/article-Cordelia-Steele-Named-NASW-NC-Social-Worker-of-the-Year http://csw.osu.edu/alumni/alumnispotlight/feature/kimberlyclark/ http://www.naswfoundation.org/events/20110utstandingPeterDelany.asp http://www.naswfoundation.org/events/2011LifetimePeterVaughan.asp http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/2012/awards42012.asp O AWARD O AWARD O AWARDS O MEMBER OF 000 000