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15th Annual Social Work Awards Breakfast

Congratulations to the winners of the 2015 Annual Social Work Awards Breakfast!
Click here to view the 15th Annual Greater Houston Area Social Work Awards Breakfast program.
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University of Houston - Graduate College of Social Work Alumni Association
George Bement, LCSW Distinguished Alumni Award George Bement
Elizabeth Frost Charlotte Campbell Scholarship Award Elizabeth Frost
Paige Reitz Charlotte Campbell Scholarship Award Paige Reitz

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Association of Black Social Workers
Brenda Coleman Social Worker of the Year
Dr. Thomas F. Freeman Community Service of the Year Award Thomas Freeman
Sonya Lucas-Roberts Community Advocate Award Sonya Lucas Roberts

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National Association of Social Workers - Houston
Tony Carroll, LCSW Lifetime Achievement Tony Carroll
Melanie Espinosa Pang, LMSW Social Worker of the Year Melanie Espinosa Pang
Deb Murphy Public Citizen Deb Murphy
Charles Kuffner Media Charles Kuffner

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University of Houston - Downtown, Social Work Program
Sheila Wainwright Outstanding Social Work Student of the Year Award Sheila Wainwright
Karla Banic Student Leadership Award Karla Banic
Mayra Garza Community Engagement Award Mayra Garza
Tammy Mermelstein UHD BSW Field Instructor of the Year Tammy Mermelstein

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University of Houston - Clear Lake, Social Work Program
Marla Turner Field Instructor of the Year Maria Turner
Valerie Zanders, LMSW Field Instructor of the Year Valerie Zanders
Heather Green Social Justice and Service Award

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University of Houston - Graduate College of Social Work
Kathleen Guziak
Houston Methodist
2015 Outstanding Field Instructor of the Year  Kathleen Guziak

Congratulations to all of the nominees for the UH GCSW 2015 Field Instructor of the Year Award:

Leticia Castro (KIPP Academy Middle School), Meggin Lorino (NCI-Sheltering Arms Senior Services), Juleena Masters (Michael Debakey VA Medical Center) Jeannine Matthews (Davita Dialysis), Patricia McElliott (The Council on Alcohol and Drugs), Ophelia Mok (Child Advocates of Fort Bend County), Telicia Rittiman (National Smart Healthcare Service), Jessica Smith (Communities in Schools-Lee High School), Susan Szczygielski (The Children’s Assessment Center), Renee Traweek(Champion Therapy)