NASW Executive Director Receives Honorary Degree from Wartburg College

Washington, D.C. – In recognition of her work as a tireless champion for social justice, Elizabeth Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa on May 28.

Throughout her distinguished career, Dr. Clark has made significant contributions as a professional social worker, an administrator, and a scholar. Dr. Clark has served as the Executive Director of NASW since 2001. She has also worked in the cancer community, as a hospital administrator and as a professor.

“Dr. Clark’s life embodies the ways in which we at Wartburg College strive to instill in our students an ethical obligation to work toward social and economic justice,” says Jack R. Ohle, president of Wartburg College. “She serves as a role model for Wartburg’s expanding emphasis on community engagement.”

Wartburg College named the 2005-06 academic year as the Year of Social Work and Social Justice, honoring the Social Work Department’s 60-year history at the college. Wartburg’s Social Work Department is the oldest undergraduate program of its kind in Iowa.

About the National Association of Social Workers
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), in Washington, DC, is the largest membership organization of professional social workers with 145,000 members. It promotes, develops, and protects the practice of social work and social workers. NASW also seeks to enhance the well being of individuals, families, and communities through its advocacy.

About Wartburg College
Founded in 1852, Wartburg College is a nationally recognized selective four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.