| First Name |
Last Name |
City |
State |
Year |
Award |
| Aaron |
Shirley |
Jackson |
MS |
1994 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Abraham |
Lurie |
Jericho |
NY |
1994 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Alfred |
Khan |
New York |
NY |
1996 |
Presidential Awards |
| Alice Taylor |
Davis |
Chevy Chase |
MD |
1977 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Amy Chin |
Guen |
Needham |
MA |
1992 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Andres Gomez |
Vazquez |
San Juan |
PR |
1987 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Ann |
Coyne |
Lincoln |
NE |
2011 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Anna Belle |
Burleson |
Austin |
TX |
1996 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Anne O. |
Freed |
Boston |
MA |
1997 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Anthony |
Gillespie |
Merrillville |
IN |
2006 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Barbara |
Berkman |
Boston |
MA |
1994 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Barbara L. |
Boatwright |
Des Moines |
IA |
2006 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Barbara W. |
White |
Austin |
TX |
1999 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Barbara W. |
White |
Austin |
TX |
2003 |
Presidential Awards |
| Beatrice |
Saunders |
New York |
NY |
1992 |
Presidential Awards |
| Ben |
Bushyhead |
Bryson City |
NC |
2004 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Bernice |
Harper |
Washington |
DC |
1990 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Bill |
Lann Lee |
Washington |
DC |
1998 |
Presidential Awards |
| Birch |
Bayh |
|
IN |
1980 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Caitlin |
Ryan |
Washington |
DC |
1988 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Cecilia |
Campoverde |
Boynton Beach |
FL |
2007 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| City Controller Laura |
Chick |
Los Angeles |
CA |
2008 |
Public Elected Official |
| Claire |
Rudolph |
Fayetteville |
NY |
2000 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Claudia |
Coulton |
Cleveland |
OH |
1993 |
Presidential Awards |
| Clementina |
Chery |
Dorchester |
MA |
2010 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Corinne |
Wolfe |
Santa Fe |
NM |
1986 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Dale |
Masi |
Washington |
DC |
1993 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Darlene |
Grant |
Austin |
TX |
2006 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| David |
Liederman |
New York |
NY |
1997 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| David |
Austin |
Austin |
TX |
1992 |
Presidential Awards |
| David |
Jordan |
Des Moines |
IA |
1990 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| David & Brenda |
Porter |
Ft. Wayne |
IN |
1986 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| David C. |
Hollister |
|
MI |
1974 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Doris |
Barnette |
|
MS |
1985 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Dorita |
Epps |
Portsmouth |
VA |
1995 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Dorothy V. |
Harris |
Columbia |
MD |
2007 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Dr. Dorothy I. |
Height |
Washington |
DC |
2009 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Earl E. |
Nelson |
Lansing |
MI |
1973 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Edna |
Wagner |
Houston |
TX |
1971 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Eileen McGown |
Kelly |
Washington |
DC |
1999 |
Presidential Awards |
| Elizabeth |
Watkins |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
1993 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Elma Hope |
Ashton |
Washington |
DC |
1973 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Elvia |
Krajewski-Jaime |
Ypsilanti |
MI |
2008 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Enola K. |
Proctor |
St. Louis |
MO |
1994 |
Presidential Awards |
| Eric |
Alva |
San Antonio |
TX |
2008 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Esther R. |
Landa |
|
UT |
1991 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Eulene |
Hawkins |
|
AL |
1991 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Eva M. |
Stewart |
Washington |
DC |
1999 |
Presidential Awards |
| Father Frank |
O'Louglin |
Boynton Beach |
FL |
1992 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Felicidad R. |
Catala |
Rio Piedras |
PR |
1979 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Florence |
Hansen |
Spokane |
WA |
1991 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Frances |
Russell |
Cheyenne |
WY |
1983 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Frank M. |
Johnson, Jr. |
|
AL |
1976 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Frederick C. |
Smith |
Miamisburg |
OH |
1985 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Gail |
Abarbanel |
Santa Monica |
CA |
1995 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Gary |
Lloyd |
New Orleans |
LA |
1990 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Gary |
Bailey |
Boston |
MA |
1998 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Gerald |
Beallor |
Bronx |
NY |
1999 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Gisela |
Konopka |
Minneapolis |
MN |
1994 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Gladsy |
Bolling |
Chicago |
IL |
1993 |
Presidential Awards |
| Gladys |
Burns |
Olympia |
WA |
1979 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Golda M. |
Edinburg |
Brookline |
MA |
1995 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Gov. Jennifer |
Granholm |
|
MI |
2006 |
Public Elected Official |
| Grace |
Harris |
|
VA |
1991 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Grace |
Lebow |
|
|
2004 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Guadalope |
Gibson |
Glendale |
AZ |
1990 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Gustavo |
Martinez |
Fairfax |
VA |
1994 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Gwendolyn |
Spencer Prater |
Jackson |
MS |
2000 |
Presidential Awards |
| Hannnah D. |
Atkins |
|
OK |
1975 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Hans S. |
Falck |
Richmond |
VA |
1997 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Harold V. |
House |
Terre Haute |
IN |
2009 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Harriet |
Ludwig |
|
FL |
2000 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Harry |
Specht |
Berkeley |
CA |
1993 |
Presidential Awards |
| Helen |
Northern |
Los Angeles |
CA |
1998 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Helen |
Rehr |
New York |
NY |
1990 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Helen |
Cloud |
Austin |
TX |
1984 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Helen Z. |
Reinherz |
Boston |
MA |
2005 |
Presidential Awards |
| Herman D. |
Stein |
Cleveland |
OH |
1995 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Hon. Barbara |
Lee |
|
CA |
2003 |
Public Elected Official |
| Hon. Ciro D. |
Rodriguez |
|
TX |
2002 |
Public Elected Official |
| Hon. Elliott |
Naishtat |
|
TX |
1999 |
Public Elected Official |
| Hon. Jeffery |
Ford |
Urbana |
IL |
2012 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Hon. Judy Ann |
Buffmire |
|
UT |
2000 |
Public Elected Official |
| Irving |
Levin |
Paris |
France |
1996 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Jack |
Kersey |
Louisville |
KY |
1988 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Jacqueline |
Jackson |
South Plainfield |
NJ |
2010 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| James |
Midgley |
Baton Rouge |
LA |
1996 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| James |
Kelly |
Long Beach |
CA |
1987 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| James M. |
Evans Jr. |
Nebraska |
|
1976 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Jan L. |
Hagen |
Albany |
NY |
2003 |
Presidential Awards |
| Jane |
Bierdman-Fike |
Fulton |
MO |
2004 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Janet B. W. |
Williams |
|
|
2005 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Jean |
Tucker-Mann |
Baltimore |
MD |
2010 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Jeanne |
Marsh |
Chicago |
IL |
1996 |
Presidential Awards |
| Jesse |
Harris |
Columbia |
MD |
1995 |
Presidential Awards |
| Jesse |
Harris |
Columbia |
MD |
1996 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Jill Elizabeth |
Manske |
Fairfax |
VA |
2005 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Joan |
Clement |
Seattle |
WA |
1992 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Joan O. |
Weiss |
Chevy Chase |
MD |
1999 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Joel |
Brinkley |
|
KY |
1981 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| John B. |
Turner |
Chapel Hill |
NC |
1991 |
Presidential Awards |
| Jose |
Iglesias |
Phoeniz |
AZ |
1997 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Juan |
Ramos |
Gaithersburg |
MD |
1993 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Juanita |
Handy |
Providence |
RI |
1982 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Juanita |
Evans |
Washington |
DC |
1992 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Judith |
Schagrin |
Baltimore |
MD |
2004 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Judith K. |
Barber |
Jackson |
MS |
1993 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| June Gary |
Hopps |
Chestnut Hill |
MA |
1992 |
Presidential Awards |
| Justice Thurgood |
Marshall |
Washington |
DC |
|
National Social Justice |
| Karon |
Konner |
Boston |
MA |
2012 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Katherine |
Kendall |
Mitchellville |
MD |
2000 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Kathryn |
Thompson |
Atlanta |
GA |
1993 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Kay |
Smith |
Tucson |
AZ |
2003 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Kenneth W.Y. |
Lee |
Honolulu |
HI |
2002 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Kimi |
Gray |
Washington |
DC |
1989 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Leon H. |
Ginsberg |
|
SC |
1998 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Leonal |
Castillo |
Houston |
TX |
1974 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Lucien |
Zamorski |
Bettendorf |
IA |
1972 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Marian L. |
Heard |
|
MA |
1998 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Marilyn |
Montenegro |
Redona Beach |
CA |
2002 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Mark |
Massey |
Sapulpa |
OK |
2002 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Mark G. |
Battle |
Columbia |
MD |
2002 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Marshall |
Wong |
Los Angeles |
CA |
2011 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Martha J. |
Perry |
|
KY |
1981 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Martha Kendall |
Holmes |
|
OK |
1999 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Martha N. |
Ozawa |
St. Louis |
MO |
1999 |
Presidential Awards |
| Mary Ann |
Black |
Durham |
NC |
1994 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Mary Ann |
Quaranta |
New York |
NY |
2000 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Mary Parke |
Mayo |
Chattanooga |
TN |
1982 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Maryann |
Mahaffey |
|
MI |
1997 |
Presidential Awards |
| Marylou |
Sudders |
|
|
2004 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Maurice |
Turner |
Washington |
DC |
1983 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Maurice V. |
Russell |
New York |
NY |
1994 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Maxine |
Robbins |
Yakima |
WA |
1980 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Mayor Otis S. |
Johnson |
Savannah |
GA |
2005 |
Public Elected Official |
| Megan |
Berthold |
Los Angeles |
CA |
2009 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Merl C. |
Hokenstad |
|
|
2006 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Michael |
Cronin |
|
|
2005 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Mila Ruiz |
Tecala |
Washington |
DC |
2000 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Millie M. |
Charles |
New Orleans |
LA |
2005 |
Presidential Awards |
| Millie M. |
Charles |
|
LA |
1975 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Nancy |
Humphreys |
W. Simsbury |
CT |
2003 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Nancy Cook |
von Bretzel |
San Francisco |
CA |
1995 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| NASW Comm. |
|
Los Angeles |
CA |
1993 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| No Award Given |
|
|
|
1969 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Norman |
Polansky |
Athens |
GA |
1991 |
Presidential Awards |
| OH Rep. Dan |
Stewart |
Columbus |
OH |
2007 |
Public Elected Official |
| Patricia |
Ewalt |
Honolulu |
HI |
1995 |
Presidential Awards |
| Patrick |
DeLeon |
Washington |
DC |
1991 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Paula |
Allen-Meares |
|
|
2006 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Paula |
Allen-Meares |
Ann Arbor |
MI |
1994 |
Presidential Awards |
| Phyllis |
Solomon |
|
|
2005 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Raymond |
Monsour Scurfield |
Pass Christian |
MS |
2012 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Rep. Barbara Flynn |
Currie |
Chicago |
IL |
1997 |
Public Elected Official |
| Rep. Eloise |
Scott |
Lee County |
MI |
1998 |
Public Elected Official |
| Rep. Lloyd |
Doggett |
Austin |
TX |
2012 |
Public Elected Official |
| Rev. Dr. Samuel B. |
McKinney |
|
WA |
1999 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Rhonda |
Meister |
Culver City |
CA |
2007 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Richard |
Darling |
Palm Desert |
CA |
2003 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Richard |
English |
Washington |
DC |
1997 |
Presidential Awards |
| Richard |
Estes |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1997 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Richard A. |
Cloward |
New York |
NY |
1999 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Richard P. |
Barth |
Berkeley |
CA |
1998 |
Presidential Awards |
| Rino |
Patti |
Los Angeles |
CA |
1995 |
Presidential Awards |
| Robert |
Cohen |
Silver Spring |
MD |
1994 |
Presidential Awards |
| Robert A. |
Leef |
New York |
NY |
1992 |
Insurance Trust |
| Robert E. |
Cramer, Jr. |
Madison County |
AL |
1984 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Rosa |
Parks |
Detroit |
MI |
|
National Social Justice |
| Rose |
Dobrof |
Mount Vernon |
NY |
2002 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Rosemary |
Sarri |
|
MI |
1997 |
Presidential Awards |
| Ruby Clayton |
Walker |
Richmond |
VA |
1998 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Ruth |
Cowin |
Boston |
MA |
1998 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Ruth Ireland |
Knee |
Fairfax |
VA |
1999 |
Presidential Awards |
| Ruth R. |
Middleman |
Louisville |
KY |
1995 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Sarah |
Kramer |
Columbus |
IN |
2005 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Senator Debbie |
Stabenow |
E. Lansing |
MI |
2004 |
Public Elected Official |
| Senator Paul |
Wellstone |
St. Paul |
MN |
1996 |
Public Elected Official |
| Shanti |
Khinduka |
Chesterfield |
MO |
1996 |
Presidential Awards |
| Sherl |
Morden |
Panama City |
FL |
2011 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Sheryl |
Brissett-Chapman |
Silver Spring |
MD |
2005 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Sophia Bracy |
Harris |
|
AL |
1997 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| State Rep. Jamie |
Eldridge |
Acton |
MA |
2011 |
Public Elected Official |
| State Representative Ruth B. |
Balser |
|
MA |
2009 |
Public Elected Official |
| State Senator Eliot |
Shapleigh |
El Paso |
TX |
2010 |
Public Elected Official |
| Susan E. |
Kutliroff |
Trenton |
NJ |
1978 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Thomas E. |
Gish |
Thornton |
KY |
1978 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Tommie F. |
Brown |
Chattanooga |
TN |
1970 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Uvelia Adkins |
Bowen |
Williamsburg |
VA |
2000 |
Presidential Awards |
| Valli Kalei |
Kanuha |
Honolulu |
HI |
2010 |
Presidential Awards |
| Vendella |
Barnett |
Los Angeles |
CA |
2008 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| Victoria E. |
Warner |
Tallahassee |
FL |
1998 |
Presidential Awards |
| Virgina |
Insley |
Washington |
DC |
1996 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Vivian |
Smith |
Washington |
DC |
1996 |
Lifetime Achievement |
| W. Eugene |
Gibbons |
Orem |
UT |
2000 |
Knee/Wittman |
| Walter R. |
Hundley |
Seattle |
WA |
1968 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| William D. |
deGravelles |
|
IA |
1977 |
Public Citizen of the Year |
| Winston |
Ross |
Yorktown Heights |
NY |
1989 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Yakima Valley |
|
Toppenish |
WA |
2000 |
Rhoda G. Sarnat |
| Yolanda |
Zayes-Fernos |
Old San Juan |
PR |
1992 |
Social Worker of the Year |
| Yvonne J. |
Graham |
Brooklyn |
NY |
1993 |
Public Citizen of the Year |