AWARDS
Charlotte Towle Award
According to NASW (http://www.naswfoundation.org/pioneers/t/towle.htm) (2011),
Charlotte Towle’s major accomplishments include her work in creating a generic casework curriculum, her study of the educational process of training social workers and other professionals in human service, and her attempts to link the understanding of human behavior and needs with the administration of public assistance and other public programs.
...Towle deeply influenced the profession of social work through the development of a client-centered casework curriculum which enabled all social workers to secure knowledge of human behavior in a variety of ways... Towle published extensively including sixty-nine articles and three books. ...Towle provided consultation to several government agencies including the Veterans Administration and the National Institute of Mental Health and was a member of the Social Work Advisory Committee to the Committee on Advancement of Psychiatry of the American Psychiatric Association.
This award is presented annually to the senior(s) in social work who has demonstrated high academic achievement and professional ethics. Recipients:
1989 Maria Lockhorn
Linda Young-Newhouse
Paula Sellars
1990 Maureen Ryan
Sr. Donna Wisowaty
1991 Christine Hoekzema
1992 Elisabeth Kehoe
Brian Martens
1993 Anne Wightman
1994 Vicky Gura
Mary Richards-Smith
1995 Catherine Conole
Amy Harpenau
1996 Julie Schirmer
1997 Jessica Garlock
Michelle Hamm
1998 Elizabeth Curtis
1999 Kristin Waning
2000 Katie Wohlfarth
2001 Dana Bright
Daniel Morris
Angela Staubach
2002 Amy Krings
Julie Tegni
2003 Nichole Moorman
Molly Robertshaw
2004 Carin Garrett
2005 Lauren Tipton
2006 Clair Boyle
Sarah Scheibe
Timothy Severyn
2007 Megan Sargeant
2008 Lauren Hendrickson
2009 Jessica Pasionek
2010 Joseph Herbers
2011 Claire O’Connor
Ohio Chapter NASW – Region VI (Cincinnati)
(http://www.naswoh.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=81)
According to the NASW Region VI 2011 Annual Awards Program Brochure,
The National Association of Social Workers is the largest and most recognized membership organization of professional social workers in the world, representing 150,000 members from 56 chapters in the United States and abroad. The Association promotes, develops, and protects the practice of social work and social workers. NASW also seeks to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through its work and advocacy. Ohio Chapter, Region VI includes Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Lawrence, Pike, Scioto, and Warren counties in southwest Ohio.
Xavier University, social work student recipients of the NASW Region VI, B.S.W. Student of the Year Award include:
2011 Tara Immele
2009 Amanda Kazmierski
2008 Laura Hendrickson
2007 Jessie Fullenkamp
2002 Amy Krings
2001 Dana Bright
Lauren Hendrickson (Class of 2008) was named the Ohio NASW Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) Student of the Year for 2008. Lauren is pictured here with Shelagh Larkin (left), Xavier social work faculty member.
Below are photos from the Ohio National Association of Social Workers (NASW) awards ceremony.
Amanda Kazmierski (Class of 2009) was named the Ohio NASW Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) Student of the Year for 2009.
All 2009 Ohio NASW award winners are also pictured.
Tara Immele (Class of 2011, pictured far right) was named the Ohio NASW Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) Student of the Year for 2011.
