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NASW Pioneers Biography Index


The National Association of Social Workers Foundation is pleased to present the NASW Social Work Pioneers®. NASW Pioneers are social workers who have explored new territories and built outposts for human services on many frontiers. Some are well known, while others are less famous outside their immediate colleagues, and the region where they live and work. But each one has made an important contribution to the social work profession, and to social policies through service, teaching, writing, research, program development, administration, or legislation.

The NASW Pioneers have paved the way for thousands of other social workers to contribute to the betterment of the human condition; and they are are role models for future generations of social workers. The NASW Foundation has made every effort to provide accurate Pioneer biographies.  Please contact us at naswfoundation@socialworkers.org to provide missing information, or to correct inaccurate information. It is very important to us to correctly tell these important stories and preserve our history.  

Please note, an asterisk attached to a name reflects Pioneers who have passed away. All NASW Social Work Pioneers® Bios are Copyright © 2021 National Association of Social Workers Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

    
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Ann Hartman* (1926-2021)

Ann Hartman, DSW, was a leading practitioner, scholar, and educator for more than 40 years. She began her career in child welfare and moved to the mental health field, and family agency work, after receiving her MSW from Smith College. She received her DSW from Columbia University. At the time of her nomination, she was the Dean and Professor of Smith College School for Social Work.

Some of the awards she received include: the Massachusetts Chapter, NASW gave her the Greatest Contribution to Social Work Education Award; the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, gave her the Herman Stein Distinguished Social Work Educator Award; she was a visiting scholar in October 1988 at the Western Michigan University; and in 1986, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tulane University. Dr. Hartman has contributed to the social work profession with her many books, journal articles, and chapters in books. She has also presented many papers and given speeches at conferences, workshops, institutes, symposia, and professional meetings.

NASW Social Work Pioneer - 1997