Department of Social Work
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- Council on Social Work Education
- National Association of Social Work
- NASW TN
- NASW Code of Ethics
- School Social Work Association of America
- The New Social Worker
- Social Welfare Policy and Practice Group
- Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics
- International Association of Schools of Social Work
- Society for Social Work and Research
- Social Work Education Guide
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Congratulations to our outstanding faculty!
Dr. Carmelita Dotson, John Pleas Honoree

Dr. Cathy McElderry, Women's History Month Trailblazer 2025
Maigan Wipfli, director of the June Anderson Center for Women and Nontraditional Students at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., presents the 2025 Women’s National History Month Faculty Trailblazer Award to MTSU Department of Social Work professor Cathy McElderry at the inaugural Women’s Celebration Dinner and annual Trailblazer Awards held Wednesday, March 5, in the Student Union Ballroom on campus. (MTSU photos by Cat Curtis Murphy)

Professor Violet Cox-Wingo, Harold Love Community Service Award
This annual award from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission recognizes students, faculty, and staff in Tennessee higher education who are providing exceptional public service to their communities. A task force of higher education professionals reviewed nominations from across the state, and you were determined to represent the best of the best in the Volunteer State!
