Field Awards

The School of Social Work presents awards to students, Field Instructors, Task Supervisors, and Field Administrators each year. Field Awards over the years include: 

BSW Field Intern of the Year

Criteria for this award include excellence in performance (i.e., demonstration of competence in applying knowledge, values and skills to assigned learning experiences), in leadership, initiative, teamwork and, overall, professional behavior and conduct.

2021 Nataly Sanchez
2020 Laken Shelton
2019 Haley Groce
2018 Jeremiah Moen
2017 Emily Millican
2016 Sydney Gunderson
2015 Sarah Irwin
2014 Taylor Nelson
2013 Jennifer Leslie
2012 Laura Pennington
2011 Elizabeth Buck
2010 Shannon Pillis

MSW Field Intern of the Year

Criteria for this award include excellence in performance (i.e., demonstration of competence in applying knowledge, values and skills to assigned learning experiences), in leadership, initiative, teamwork and, overall, professional behavior and conduct.

2021 Raashida Birmingham, Clinical Practice
2021 Dondra Williams, Community Practice
2019 Jocelyn Flores, Clinical Practice
2019 Selena Steward, Community Practice
2018 Carly Kirk, Clinical Practice
2018 Hannah Rigg, Community Practice
2017 Alyssa Pressman, Clinical Practice
2017 Megan Sayers, Community Practice
2016 Haley Savage, Children and Families
2016 Will Ward, Community Practice
2016 Meredith Beall, Physical and Mental Health
2015 Rachel Woodfin, Children and Families
2015 Violet Read, Community Practice
2015 Jennifer Cook, Physical and Mental Health
2014 Terra Lemeron, Children and Families
2014 Sarah McPherson, Community Practice
2014 Christina Lee, Physical and Mental Health
2013 Elise Haykin, Children and Families
2013 Jennifer Young, Community Practice
2013 Jessica Chastain Tewell, Physical and Mental Health
2012 Anthony Stewart, Children and Families
2012 Alexis Christensen, Community Practice
2012 Bea Florez, Physical and Mental Health
2011 Kelly Stanley, Children and Families
2011 Morgan Caruthers, Community Practice
2011 Nicole Collins, Physical and Mental Health
2010 Viviana Urdaneta, Children and Families
2010 Hannah Kuhl, Community Practice
2010 Karolina Stelzer, Physical and Mental Health

Field Instructor of the Year

Criteria for this award include excellence in supervision of student(s), years of service, numbers of students supervised, contribution to the programs and activities of the School, support of the mission and objectives of the School, and excellence in practice.

2021 Jennifer Paz, Children's Assessment Center
2020 Ada Cheung, Jewish Family Services
2019 Laura Ellis, Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Internal Medicine and Senior Clinic
2018 Sarah Whitman, BakerRipley
2017 Cheryl Pooler, Waco ISD
2016 Michael Ormsby, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
2015 Jennifer Caballero, Salvation Army
2014 Robert Ward, Family Health Center
2013 Rebecca Shumake, Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center
2012 Vicki Northern, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (Waco VA Medical Center)
2011 Rebecca Ellison, Christian Women’s Job Corps
2010 Tancy Horn-Johnson, Waco Center for Youth

Task Supervisor of the Year

Criteria for this award include excellence in supervision of student(s), years of service, numbers of students supervised, contribution to the programs and activities of the School, support of the mission and objectives of the School, and excellence in practice.

2021 Sarah Hopping, Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children
2020 Aleigh Ascherl, Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children
2019 Rachel Gillespie, The Cove
2018 Faye Stewart, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
2017 Amy Jimenez, Waco ISD
2016 Larun LeGrand, Providence DePaul Center
2015 Kristen Mainor, Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities
2014 Tinker Kramer, Ridgecrest Retirement Center
2013 Jim Gray (posthumous), First Baptist Church Woodway
2012 Patsy Bucker, Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children
2011 Jeff Wall, City of Waco

Field Administrator of the Year

Criteria for this award include excellence in support for social work field education through annual provision of Field placements, release time for staff to supervise, instruct and mentor students and participate on School committees and boards; flexible and creative planning to ensure student learning, and personal participation in School of Social Work operations, events and activities.

2020 Jim Marsh, Baylor Counseling Center
2018 Hannah Kuhl, Communities In Schools of the Heart of Texas
2017 Delores Hendrix-Giles, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
2016 Jeanie Johnson, Midway ISD
2015 Miranda Knox, Ridgecrest Retirement Center
2014 Buddy Edwards, Caritas of Waco
2013 Terry Graham; and Mike Toby (posthumous), First Baptist Church Woodway
2012 Doug McDurham, Communities In Schools of the Heart of Texas
2010 Dan Worley, The Freeman Center