NASW/RI Chapter
Award Recipients 1992-2008
1992 Recipients
AgingLouise Rodine Doucette
Children & FamiliesMike Moran
Substance AbuseJudith Hoffman
Health/Mental HealthRoberta Hazen Aaronson
Social Action AwardCarol McGovern & Henry Shelton
Public Service AwardRay Fass, Channel 36 & Ken Malloy, Channel 10
1993 Recipients
AgingEleanor Briggs
Children & FamiliesEllen Kellner
Substance AbuseJean McGovern
Health/Mental HealthRichard Harris
Robert Burgess AwardPeter Lee
Social ActionNancy Gewirtz
Public Service AwardScott Nova
1994 Recipients
AgingCorinne Calise Russo
Chemical DependencySusan Raesner
Children & FamiliesHenry McLaughlin
Health/Mental HealthTitle & Practice Committee
Robert Burgess AwardPeg Langhammer
Social ActionKate Coyne-McCoy
Legislator of the YearMyrth York & Paul Moura
1995 Recipients
AgingMary Buckley
Chemical DependencyRuth Rosen
Children & FamiliesRachel Raymond Sullivan
Health/Mental HealthDaniel Musholt & Daisy Broudy
Robert BurgessJeff Austin
Social ActionMrya Jones
Legislator of the YearEllen Kellner & Rhoda Perry
1996 Recipients
AgingAnn Spence
Chemical DependencyRosemary Maher
Children & FamiliesConnie Nelson
Health/Mental HealthKaren Barile-Lyons
Robert Burgess AwardLea Schneider
Social Action Carol Brotman
Distinguished ServiceFaith Bolden
Legislator of the YearGeorge Zainyeh & Charles Fogarty
1997 Recipients
AgingDorothy Nicholls
Chemical DependencySarah Dinklage
Children &FamiliesAnthony Mansolillo
Health/Mental HealthEileen Hayes
Robert Burgess AwardRobin Vargas
Social ActionMary Ann Bromley
Distinguished Service Scott Mueller & Margaret Wool
Public CitizensCynthia Doyle & James McNulty
Legislator of the YearPatrick Kennedy, Theresa Paiva-Weed & Peter Wasylyk
Hon RI Chapter MemberCandice Burnett
1998 Recipients
AgingDenise Matisewski
Chemical DependencyRobert Sheridan
Children & FamiliesNina Ashworth
Health/Mental HealthMrya Jones
Robert Burgess AwardCharles Sczuroski
Social ActionStan Israel
Legislator of the YearNancy Hetherington & Thomas Coderre
1999 Recipients
AddictionsDonna Daniels
AgingHelen McCarthy-Deines
Children & FamiliesCarmen Oldsmixon
Health/Mental HealthAdriana DeMello, Carla Ferrari, Katie Kranz, Lynn McCarthy and Debra Moorhead
School Social WorkRita Williams
Robert Burgess AwardMary Montminy-Danna
Social ActionElizabeth Earls
Government OfficialsDon Williams & Linda Johnson (Dept. of Health)
Media AwardBrian Jones, Providence Journal
2000 Recipients
AddictionsCharles Ammerman
AgingSusan Cesaro
Children & FamiliesRobert Archer
Health/Mental HealthAnn-Louise Hannon
School Social WorkLea Schneider
Robert Burgess AwardJohn Carr
Social ActionJulie Merolla & Patricia Beauchemin
Exemplary Comm. SvsPeter Oppenheimer & David Elliott
Exemplary Media Neil Downing, Providence Journal
Legislator of the YearCharles Walton & Edith Ajello
2001 Recipients
AddictionsSally McAuley
AgingCatherine Gorman
Children & FamiliesBruce Burnett
Health/Mental HealthRobert Cohen
School Social WorkRobert Rocchio
Robert Burgess AwardDiane DiPippo
Social ActionPeople to End Homelessness
2002 Recipients
AddictionMichael Heffernan
AgingKathleen McKeon
Children & FamiliesBruce Rollins
School Social WorkMichael Sylvia
Robert Burgess AwardDavid Convertino
Social ActionElizabeth Trimmer
Media AwardPeter Lord, Providence Journal
Exemplary Comm SvsProject Hope of Providence and Northern RI
2003 Recipients
AddictionsDonald Koch
AgingErin Minior
Children & FamiliesDotti Gardner DeFeo
Health/Mental HealthRonald Arsenault
School Social WorkJeanne Waters
Robert Burgess AwardSr. Mary Reilly
Social ActionNancy Gewirtz
2004 Recipients
AddictionsCindy Williams
AgingSusan Graefe
Children & FamiliesTracy Bolano
Health/Mental HealthLouis Charron
School Social WorkMiriam Bjurman
Robert Burgess AwardDavid Cannon
Social ActionBr. Michael Reis
Lifetime AchievementMrya Jones
Legislative AwardArthur Handy
Distinguished Service AwardGeorge Metrey
2005 Recipients
AddictionsSusan Norman
AgingE. Belle Evans
Children & FamiliesTonya Glantz
Health/Mental HealthJudy Greene
School Social WorkPatricia Beauchemin
Robert Burgess AwardThomas Whitten
Nancy Gewirtz Social ActionLinda Katz
Legislative AwardRep. Joseph Almeida
President’s Lifetime AchievementVirginia Stiepock
2006 Recipients
AddictionsThomas Broffman
AgingJoseph Alfano
Children & FamiliesJanice Smith
Health/Mental HealthRobert Andrews
School Social WorkMyles Glatter
Robert Burgess Community Service Bernie Beaudreau
Nancy Gewirtz Social ActionElizabeth Burke Bryant
Legislative AwardRep. Eileen Naughton & Rep. Anastasia Williams
Distinguished Service AwardFrederic Reamer
2007 Recipients
AddictionsRobert Peck
AgingMarjorie Moskol
Children & FamiliesPauline Santos (Posthumously Awarded)
Health/Mental HealthWaltraut Benjamin
School Social WorkPenny Pare
Robert Burgess Community Service Paul Fitzgerald
Nancy Gewirtz Social ActionMarti Rosenberg
Legislative AwardSenator V. Susan Sosnowski
Distinguished Service AwardMargaret Roderick
2008 Recipients
AddictionsCandice Burnett
AgingJoan Kwiatkowski
Children & FamiliesMarie-Elena Murphy
Health/Mental HealthErin Clare Sears
School Social WorkCheryl Sachs
Robert Burgess Community Service Lynn McCarthy
Nancy Gewirtz Social ActionWendy Becker
Legislative AwardSen. Juan Pichardo
Media AwardJim Baron, Pawtucket Times
Distinguished Service AwardElda Dawber