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AOSW Awards and Scholarships 2015: Award and Scholarship Recipients Announced
Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate colleagues, peers, mentors, students and friends to receive awards and conference scholarships. This year’s process was robust and reflected the dedication and remarkable work being done by so many of our members.
Special thanks also to the 2015 Awards Committee:
Alison M. Sachs, Chairperson, Kim Day, Shirley Otis–Green, Kate M. Pederson, Susan M. Hedlund and Kerry Irish.
AOSW is proud to announce the 2015 Award and Conference Scholarship Recipients…
Quality of Life Award
Susan Gerbino, PhD, LCSW
NYU Silver School of Social Work, Hartsdale, NY
Oncology Social Worker of the Year
Bryan Miller, LCSW, OSW-C
Atlanta Cancer Care affiliated with Northside Hospital Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA
Leadership in Oncology Social Work
Tara J. Schapmire, PhD, MSSW, CSW, CCM, OSW-C
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
LLS Hematology-Oncology Social Worker of the Year
Karen Londa, LCSW
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Scholarship
Lisa Felber, BSW
Silver Spring, MD
Naomi Stearns Scholarship
Andrea Strouth, MSW, LCSW
Abramson Cancer Center, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Conference Scholarships
Lisa Barnes, MSW, LCSW-C, OSW-C
Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute, Salisbury, MD
Laura Delany, BSW
St. Mary’s Hospital, Montreal QC
Cynthia Edwards, LMSW, OSW-C
North Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Center, Tupelo, MS
Jessica Voigts, LCSW
Northwestern Medical Group, Chicago, IL
About the Author

Jordan Burghardt, MNA
Member Services ManagerAssociation of Oncology Social Work
Chicago, IL
jburghardt@aosw.org

Jordan Burghardt, MNA
Member Services ManagerAssociation of Oncology Social Work
Chicago, IL
jburghardt@aosw.org
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