Diana R. Garland School of Social Work

Miah Carter's passion, thoughtfulness, intelligence, and resilience all worked together to strengthen the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty's programs for clients through sharing personal experience, centering the current research, and bringing marginalized voices to the table. She brought joy and energy to work that can be thankless and tiresome. She thinks critically and creatively with a heart toward innovative approaches to serve vulnerable populations. Miah is passionate, reflective, and perceptive. She contributed to both the Collaborative team and work as a professional and colleague. Miah is already an excellent social worker and the profession is better because of her.

"Antonianett did not take the traditional route to higher ed or to the Garland School of Social Work. She has fought for her education and persevered through trial after trial in order to reach this achievement. She embodies the values of social work and is authentic in the way she approaches learning. She calls out the contradictions, challenges us all to look at the intersection of systemic injustice with personal struggle, and makes social work relevant beyond the simplicity of being a 'helping profession.'"

The Garland School of Social Work at Baylor University emphasizes training passionate students to recognize gaps in services and to become leaders that create lasting, meaningful change. Garland School alumna Ashley Hanna-Morgan, LCSW, PMH-C (MSW ’09) has established a career in social work doing just this in the field of perinatal mental health. 

"To be recognized for the work I do with social work interns means a great deal to me because mentorship and teaching are things I genuinely value and care deeply about. It is what made me who I am This award represent more than just recognition, it reflects the relationship built with interns, the trust they place in me, and the opportunity I’ve had to help guide them during an important stage of their professional journey. Watching interns grow in confidence, develop their skills, and discover their passion for social work is one of the most rewarding parts of my role. I am a Social Worker and I love my career."