







2016 Award Winner
David Hamilton, executive secretary of the New York Board of Social Work, was recognized with the Glenda McDonald Award for his years of dedicated service to licensed social workers, the social work board, and his supportive leadership within ASWB. Hamilton was presented the award by New York board member Carmen Collado. “He has been an inspiration to me,” said Collado, “in his dedication to our field. I truly admire his positive energy, his ethics, and high standards.”
2016 Sunny Andrews Award
Richard Gregory of the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) was recognized with the Sunny Andrews Award for more than ten years of service to the college’s regulatory efforts. ACSW Executive Director and Registrar Lynn King praised Gregory’s commitment to ACSW when she presented the award, saying that Gregory is well known “as a strong supporter of the role that regulation and mandatory registration play in serving and protecting the public.”