The Toby Brown BSW Award Committee

The Toby Brown Committee is a standing committee of NASW-NC. The committee was established in order to develop and carry out a scholarship program for BSW students in North Carolina and receives its continued charge from the NASW-NC Board of Directors. Any NASW-NC member can volunteer to be a committee member and there are no term limits. The chair of the committee volunteers as chair and is officially appointed by the President of NASW-NC.

Committee Charge

The charge of the Toby Brown Committee is to carry out the Toby Brown Award Program. This includes fund development and fund raising duties so as to insure the continued existence of the award, recruitment of nominees, selection and recognition of the yearly winner.

Committee Chair

The Chair of the committee works with NASW-NC staff to insure that all committee tasks are carried out in a timely manner. The chair leads all committee conference calls or meetings and helps to set the agenda for meetings or calls. The chair can take on many of the routine tasks for the committee. The chair is also to attend one NASW-NC Board meeting per year.

Committee Chairperson

Linda Williams
lrwilliams1@mindspring.com

Committee Members

Donna Bartlett
Eileen Hodiak
Jim Raymer
Heather Shiffer
Beth Vogler

NASW-NC Staff Contact

Melissa Reaser, MSW
Director of Membership Services
naswncmembership@naswnc.org

Activities/News

Linda Williams, Chair of the Toby Brown Award Committee, will be selling jewelry and other handmade crafts at our Annual Ethics Conference to be held in Raleigh on March 7, 2008.  Half of the proceeds from sales will be donated to the Toby Brown Award Fund for future award recipients.

To Join This Committee

Any NASW-NC member may volunteer to serve on this committee with no term limit.  If interested, please contact Melissa Reaser at the NC Chapter office at 800-280-6207 (NC toll free) or 919-828-9650 or naswncmembership@naswnc.org.  Once added to the Toby Brown Award Committee, you will begin receiving committee-related correspondence from Chapter staff, the Committee Chair, and fellow Committee members as needed.

About the Toby Brown Award

The fund provides an annual award of $1,000 to a graduating BSW student from a CSWE accredited program.  The award recognizes exceptional academic achievement and field work of graduating BSW students. 

This fund was established in memory of and to honor Dr. James S. Toby Brown who died on May 4, 1995. He was an Assistant Professor of Social Work at North Carolina State University and was a much-recognized educator and practitioner.  The award is given to the BSW student applicant that best reflects and represents the ethics, values, and passion of Toby Brown and his work in the field of social work.

Click here for more information about the NASW-NC Toby Brown Award and to access the application form.