AGE-SW Awards

The Board of Directors has established award categories to recognize contributions in the field of aging. Three categories have been established to recognize:

• Career Achievement Award:
  A faculty member who has been an outstanding leader in social work education and aging. This person will have significant career achievements including major research/publications in this area, prominence in promoting education in gerontology, and the mentoring of faculty and students interested in aging.
   
• Leadership Award:
  A faculty member who has made significant contributions in aging research, teaching and scholarship. Indicators of a faculty member’s contribution to the field of aging include publications, the conduct of grant-funded research, presentations at major conferences, and teaching aging content in the curriculum as well as serving as field liaison for students who have practicum assignments with older clients.
   
• Faculty Achievement Award:
  This award category is for faculty members who are in the early stages of their career development and will be based on the individual’s contributions and potential in this area. Indicators will include development of a line of research and scholarship in aging, a beginning presence (presentations, committee participation) in local, state, or national organizations focused on aging issues, and teaching age-related content in their programs.

Nominations for any of these award categories can come from any member of AGE-SE and self nominations are acceptable. Both the person who is nominating and the nominee must be members of AGE-SE but enrolling for membership at the time of nomination is acceptable.

Award Recipients

Here is a listing of each of the recipients over the last few years:

Career Achievement Award:
Ron Toseland-2007
Bob Schneider-2006
Roberta Greene-2005
Terry Hokenstad-2004
Susan Sherman-2003
Barbara Berkman-2002
Jordan Kosberg-2000
Rose Dobrof-1999

Leadership Award:
Amy Ai-2007
Judith Gonyea-2005
Joan Zlotnik-2004
Linda Harootyan-2003
Amanda Barusch-2002
Jim Lubben-2001
Nancy Morrow-Howell-2000
Connie Saltz Corley-1999

Faculty Development Award:
Mercedes Bern-Klug-2007
Debrah Parker-Oliver-2006
Betty Kramer-2004
Stephanie Roberts-2003
Amy Ai-2002
Cathy Tompkins-2001
Esme Fuller-Thomson-2000
Marla Berg Weger-1999