California Social Work Hall of Distinction Ceremony

The California Social Work Hall of Distinction Committee has announced the social work leaders selected for induction in 2016. From a vast array of extraordinary nomination submissions, this year’s inductees will be:

• Janet E. Black, shaper of social work education;
• Howard H. Carey, exemplary deliverer of health and human care programs;
• David Kuroda, recognized expert and educator in collaborative divorce and child custody mediation;
• Jane Kurohara, innovative field work educator and advocate for diversity in recruitment and admissions;
• Armando Torres Morales, trailblazing scholar, mental health services provider, community activist, and policy advocate;
• Terrence J. Roberts, lifelong advocate, author and consultant on social justice and civil rights.

This distinguished group will be recognized at an induction ceremony and reception beginning at 3:00 p.m. on October 15, 2016 at the Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the NASW-CA Annual Conference. Everyone is invited to attend and to place a tribute message in the commemorative program. Email cswa@usc.edu to request an invitation. NASW-CA Annual Conference participants can make reservations during their online registration.

Since its inception in 2002, the mission of the California Social Work Hall of Distinction is to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the social work profession and/or social work practice in California. CSU Los Angeles’ Dr. Colleen Friend chairs the committee which is comprised of social work leaders from universities and social work organizations throughout the state.

The California Social Work Hall of Distinction operates as a committee of the California Social Welfare Archives, which, with support from the USC School of Social Work, maintains oral histories of social work leaders and collections of some of the most historically significant documents in the development of social welfare in the state. Find out more information and view videos of recent induction events at socialworkhallofdistinction.org and www.usc.edu/cswa and www.youtube.com/user/USCSocialWork

Photo and caption:  Some of the members of the Hall of Distinction Committee who gathered at recent induction celebration. Left to right: Benjamin Cuellar, Joseph Nunn, Esther Gillies, Janlee Wong, Colleen Friend, Catharine Ralph and Nancy Lim-Yee.