Posted at 3:07 a.m., Monday, March 12, 2007
HPU professor named Social Worker of the Year
News Release
Hawai'i Pacific University adjunct professor of human services Dr. Maeona Mendelson has been named Social Worker of the Year in Gerontology by the Hawai'i Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She will receive the award Mar. 23 at the NASW 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 (HIN), is a Hawai'i state past president for the AARP, and is currently a member of the AARP National Board. She earned her B.A. from the School of International Service at American University. She earned a Master's of Social Work with a focus on community organization and social policy and a Ph.D. 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 of Hawai'i House of Representatives for her contribution to international affairs, culture, education, and trade. The City & County of Honolulu 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, serving nearly 155,000 social workers in 56 chapters throughout the United States and abroad.
