California Social Work Hall of Distinction
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The California Social Work Hall of Distinction was established in 2002 to honor those involved in bringing about the betterment of society and to ensure that the contributions of social work leaders, innovators and pioneers would be recognized and preserved for the future.
The Hall of Distinction is located in the Montgomery Ross Fisher building on the campus of the University of Southern California
(USC) in Los Angeles
, California
, and is maintained by the USC School of Social Work.
The California Social Work Hall of Distinction was established by the California Social Welfare Archives, a non-profit organization formed in 1979 to collect materials that chronicle the history and diversity of social welfare in California, with an emphasis on Southern California. Initiated by the University of Southern California School of Social Work, the Archives is creating access points to its historical database at social work schools and key social service agencies throughout the State of California
.
Through 2006, there have been 44 honorees inducted into the California Social Work Hall of Distinction including Dana W. Bartlett, Emory Bogardus, Biddy Mason
and Virginia Satir
. A biography of each
honoree is available on the California Social Work Hall of Distinction website.
The Hall of Distinction is located in the Montgomery Ross Fisher building on the campus of the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
(USC) in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and is maintained by the USC School of Social Work.
The California Social Work Hall of Distinction was established by the California Social Welfare Archives, a non-profit organization formed in 1979 to collect materials that chronicle the history and diversity of social welfare in California, with an emphasis on Southern California. Initiated by the University of Southern California School of Social Work, the Archives is creating access points to its historical database at social work schools and key social service agencies throughout the State of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Through 2006, there have been 44 honorees inducted into the California Social Work Hall of Distinction including Dana W. Bartlett, Emory Bogardus, Biddy Mason
Biddy Mason
Bridget "Biddy" Mason was an African American nurse and a Californian real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist.-Early life:...
and Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir was an American author and psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy and her work with Systemic Constellations...
. A biography of each
honoree is available on the California Social Work Hall of Distinction website.