Hyman J. Weiner Award
Known to many Society members and other peers around the country as “Hy,” Hyman J Weiner was a great social work leader, inspiring teacher, and thoughtful researcher who was instrumental in the advancement of the practice of social work in health care settings. A professor at Columbia University School of Social Work, until his untimely death in 1980, Hy was one of the first directors of the SSWLHC’s Social Work Administration in Health Care Program (formerly known as the 13 Month Course in Social Work Management), then co-sponsored by Columbia. Consistently popular as a lecturer at the Society’s annual meetings, he made learning a great joy.
Award Purpose, Expectations of Nominees
This award honors an SSWLHC member who typifies Hyman J. Weiner’s outstanding qualities as a teacher, scholar, advocate, change agent and humorous and compassionate person. Candidates will be evaluated for their demonstration of these qualities, as well as for their excellence in their field as described below.
Award Criteria
Work and has made outstanding contributions to the profession through research, publications and/ or teaching in one of the following arenas:
- Innovative application of new thinking and practice in the arena of health care social work leadership
- Introduction and/or development of the social work role in a new program or area of health care
- Creative planning and improvement of social work staff development and student field instruction in health care
- Promotion of school and field alliance in social work health care education
Winner Receives
- Personalized, specially engraved award presented at the Opening Banquet dinner with two minutes to accept
- Annual Meeting Conference Registration fee will be waived
- Bulletin board at the conference
Previous Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Frances Nason |
| 1984 | Alex Gitterman |
| 1985 | Abraham Lurie |
| 1986 | Donna King |
| 1987 | Barbara Berkman |
| 1988 | Claudia Coulton |
| 1989 | Sylvia Clark |
| 1990 | Thomas Owen Carlton |
| 1991 | Candyce Berger |
| 1992 | Kermit Nash |
| 1993 | Kay Davidson |
| 1994 | Hans S. Falck |
| 1995 | Zelda Foster |
| 1996 | Charles L. Robbins |
| 1997 | Richard D. Woodrow |
| 1998 | William J. Spitzer |
| 1999 | Sona Euster |
| 2000 | Susan Blumenfield |
| 2001 | Susan Saunders |
| 2002 | Margaret Dietz |
| 2003 | Jane Parker-Domanski |
| 2004 | Patricia Kolar |
| 2005 | Ann Daniels |
| 2006 | Susan Matorin |
| 2007 | Judith Trachtenberg |
| 2008 | Edward Woomer |
| 2009 | No Recipient |
| 2010 | William Tietjen |
| 2011 | M. Carlean Gilbert |
| 2012 | No Recipient |
| 2013 | Carolyn Messner |
| 2014 | Linda Brandeis |
| 2015 | Polly Jones |
| 2016 | Mary Norris Brown |
| 2017 | Shirley Otis-Green |
| 2018 | No Recipient |
| 2019 | No Recipient |
| 2020 | No Recipient |