Updated at 9:17 a.m., Saturday, March 10, 2007
HPU professor honored for gerontology social work
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i Pacific University adjunct professor of human services Maeona Mendelson has been named social worker of the year in gerontology by the Hawai'i Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She will receive the award March 23 at the association's Hawai'i Chapter 2007 Social Worker of the Year Awards Luncheon.
Mendelson most recently served as the executive director for the Hawai'i Intergenerational Network, is a Hawai'i state past president for AARP, and is currently a member of the AARP National Board. She earned her bachelor's degree from the School of International Service at American University. She earned a master of social work degree with a focus on community organization and social policy, and a doctorate in the philosophy of social welfare, from the University of Hawai'i.
Mendelson serves as a member of the Advisory Committee for the World Congress of Youth, Honolulu Committee on Aging, and Macklin Intergenerational Institute. She is a United Nations Association of Hawai'i board member, Honolulu Academy of Arts docent and a Generations United program committee member.
In 2004, Mendelson received a commendation from the state House of Representatives for her contribution to international affairs, culture, education and trade. The city Department of Economic Development commended Mendelson for her direction of the Millennium Young People's Congress in 1999.
The National Association of Social Workers is the largest organization of professional social workers in the world, with nearly 155,000 social workers in 56 chapters throughout the United States and abroad.
Hawai'i Pacific University is the state's largest private university, with more than 8,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. HPU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the Council on Social Work Education, and the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
