Chapter Awards

Invitation to Nominate:  

NOMINATION FORM*
DEADLINE: Tuesday, July 31, 2018

*Want to suggest a nominee but don't have any other info to submit? Send us the name, and we'll follow up!

ANNUAL SOCIAL WORK AWARDS

Nominations are now being accepted for the annual 2018 NASW-Illinois Chapter Social Work Awards.  

• Social Worker of the Year: An NASW-Illinois Chapter member in good standing who: reflects the values espoused in our NASW-Illinois Chapter Mission Statement; promotes the NASW to the public and advocates for the populations social work serves; represents the highest ethical standards of social work as defined in the NASW Code of Ethics; contributes to improvement of the social fabric in tangible and intangible ways; takes risks and enlists public support for improved human services. Must hold an LSW or LCSW. 
• Lifetime Achievement Award: An NASW-Illinois Chapter member in good standing who: has accomplished stellar successes in his/her social work career which have enhanced the profession, supported clients, upheld social work values, and advocated for the betterment of all people. Must currently and previously held an LSW or LCSW. 
• Public Citizen of the Year: A non-social worker who: exemplifies the social work profession with outstanding service to individuals served by social workers; reflects the highest ethical standards in his/her field of endeavor; takes risks and enlists public support for improved human services; advocates for and contributes to the public’s awareness of social problems.
• Emerging Leader: Emerging leaders are “early” career social workers who have demonstrated exemplary leadership, expertise, and dedication to the profession in the state of Illinois, whose contributions enhance practice knowledge and/or the capacity of the profession and the human service to obtain resources and influence. They have all demonstrated excellence in a variety of areas, including public or nonprofit agency-based practice, policy/legislative advocacy, academia, resource development, and administration. Click here for further emerging leader selection criteria. 

PLEASE NOTE: The chapter is committed to diversity among award recipients. Nominations MUST be submitted using this online nomination form. We will be contacting your nominee for additional information. You are encouraged to work closely with your nominee to complete the nomination.

We are looking for outstanding individuals whose work has supported and promoted the social work profession and the people it serves.

Nominate someone here!
Deadline: Tuesday, July 31, 2018

PREVIOUS WINNERS

• 2010 Statewide Awardees
• 2010 Emerging Leader Awardees: Sara Johnson, MSW, PhD, LCSW; Erin C. Vogt, MSW, MA, LCSW, ACSW, CCM, CSW-G; Mackenzi Huyser, PhD, MSW; and Abby Kiddy, MSW, LCSW.
• 2011 District Awardees
• 2011 Legislative Awardees
• 2011 Statewide Awardees
• 2011 Emerging Leader Awardees: Robert B. Campbell, MSW, LCSW, QCSW; Shelley Milosevich, MSW, LSW; Chasity Wells-Armstrong, MSW, CADC
• 2012 District Awardees
• 2012 Statewide Awardees
• 2012 Award Awardees: Hayley Stokar, MSW, LSW; Michael B. Kocher, MSW, LCSW
• 2013 District Awardees
• 2013 Statewide Awardees
• 2013 Emerging Leader Awardee: Mary Gollings, MSW, LCSW
• 2014 District Awardees
• 2014 Statewide and Emerging Leader Awardees
• 2015 District Awardees
• 2015 Statewide and Emerging Leader Awardees
• 2016 Statewide and Emerging Leader Awardees
• 2017 Statewide and Emerging Leader Awardees

EMERGING LEADER SELECTION CRITERIA

• Be a current NASW member
• Work in Illinois
• MSW degree from an accredited graduate school of social work
• Minimum three years post-masters experience (Consideration will be given to full- or part-time employment and/or volunteer work)
• 40 years of age or younger (Consideration will be given to individuals irrespective of age for whom social work is a second or later career)
• Demonstrated excellence in the following areas, including but not limited to: Public or nonprofit agency-based practice; policy/legislative advocacy and/or academia; contributions to services, programs, resource development, management, political efficacy, cross-cultural and anti-racist practices, teaching, research, and/or the development of practice knowledge