Pictured from left are NASW President James J. Kelly, Executive Director Elizabeth J. Clark, Samira Beckwith and John Hansan.

The NASW Foundation honored its 2009 award recipients at a ceremony in March. Samira K. Beckwith received the Ruth Knee/Milton Wittman Award for Lifetime Achievement in Health and Mental Health Practice and John E. Hansan received the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award for Advancing the Public Understanding of the Social Work Profession.

Ronald W. Manderscheid, who could not attend the ceremony, was the recipient of the Ruth Knee/Milton Wittman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health and Mental Health Policy.