2020 California Social Work Hall of Distinction Induction Ceremony

Please join us virtually on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 3:00pm PDT for the 18th Annual California Social Work Hall of Distinction Induction Ceremony, hosted live from the beautiful Bovard Auditorium at USC.

This event is a tribute to the positive impact of social work practice, policy and research addressing health and welfare problems in California's most vulnerable communities. This year's virtual Induction Ceremony honors the service, commitment and contributions of the following seven extraordinary individuals:

• Shirley J. Better
• Jillian Jiménez
• Robert Ketch
• Annette Smith
• Monika White
• Marleen Wong
• Tetsu Sugi

Login instructions and more details will be provided closer to the event to registered attendees.

Ticket Information:

General Admission Tickets for Professionals are $15 per person. Due to the generosity of the HOD committee, at least 250 sponsored tickets have been made available for Student attendees. Thereafter, a $5 donation is suggested for admission, however remaining student scholarships will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

All are welcome. Please share this invitation with your colleagues.

Interested in Donating to CSWA?

Please consider making a donation in support of the California Social Welfare Archives here: https://bit.ly/3dssnS0

Donations can be made in any amount or please consider one of the following levels of giving:

• Agency Sponsor - $250 which includes Name in program (print and virtual), recommended for academic institutions and non-profit organizations
• Event Sponsor - $500 which includes Name in program (print and virtual), Logo (print and virtual), Half Page Tribute Ad in Program
• Allied Sponsor - $1000 which includes Name in Program (print and virtual), Full Page Tribute Ad, Live mention and logo during HOD event, 1 minute video during HOD Event
• Presenting Sponsor - $5000 which includes Presenting-level Ad Placement (e.g. "2020 SW HOD Presented by [donor's name]), Live Presidential Recognition during event, and all of the above.

Please email cswa@usc.edu should you have any questions about this process.

The California Social Work Hall of Distinction operates under the auspices of the California Social Welfare Archives. Your support of CSWA cements the legacy of past and future Inductees and, most importantly, guarantees that the work of social welfare students, scholars, practitioners and policymakers will continue to be informed by the innovations and wisdom of the trailblazers memorialized in the Hall of Distinction.

Honorees and prior events can be viewed at www.socialworkhallofdistinction.org and www.usc.edu/cswadigital.