American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellows King Davis, Diana DiNitto, Charles Lewis, Kathleen Pottick, Michael Sherraden, and Dexter Voisin are named Social Work Pioneers by the National Association of Social Workers Foundation.

July, 2024 — Since its launch in 1994, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Foundation annually honors influential members of the social work community with the Social Work Pioneer Award. ​​The award identifies and recognizes individuals whose dedication, commitment, and determination have improved social and human conditions. This year, six AASWSW Fellows are part of the 2024 class as they join change-makers like Jane Addams, Mary Richmond, and Ida B. Wells.

King Davis, PhD: Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policy at University of Texas at Austin's Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Read more about Dr. Davis’s work on NASWFoundation.org. 

Diana DiNitto, PhD: Distinguished Teaching Professor and the Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education at University of Texas at Austin's Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Read more about Dr. DiNitto’s work from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. 

Charles Lewis, Jr, PhD: Founder and Director of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP) and Academy Board Member.

Read more about Dr. Lewis in his Academy bio page.

Kathleen Pottick, PhD: Professor at Rutgers University's School of Social Work, and Core Senior Faculty at Rutgers’ Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research.

Read more about Dr. Pottick in her Academy bio page.

Michael Sherraden, PhD: George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor, and founding director of the Center for Social Development in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

Read more about Dr. Sherraden in Washington University in St. Louis’ The Source.

Dexter Voisin, PhD: Dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University and Academy Board Member.

Read more about Dr. Voisin’s work from Case Western Reserve University’s The Daily.