Carlton-LaNey Receives Annual Council on Social Work Education Award

Dr. Iris Carlton-LaNey, Professor at the School of Social Work, was selected by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to receive its annual Distinguished Recent Contributions to Social Work Education Award. Carlton-LaNey received the national award in February during the CSWE annual conference in Atlanta.

"It is terrific to be recognized by one's colleagues from across the country as having made a significant contribution to the profession," Carlton-LaNey said

The award recognizes the recipient's scholarship, seminal writings, research, and service to the social work profession over the last ten years.

Carlton-LaNey, who has taught at the School of Social Work since 1994, has written and edited many works on current and historical issues in the field of social work, including legacy of African American leadership in social welfare; rural elderly populations; and historical and contemporary responses to the African American community in social work practice. Her most recent book is entitled, African American Leadership and Empowerment Tradition in Social Welfare History.

In addition to her teaching and writing, Carlton-LaNey has served on a number of boards and committees that have, among other things, improved social work education, ethics, and leadership; advocated for the elderly and sick, and advanced African American causes.

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