NASW-NC Myrna Miller Wellons Advocacy Award

About the Myrna Miller Wellons Advocacy Award

The NASW-NC Myrna Miller Wellons Advocacy Award is an annual award given to someone who has demonstrated a strong passion to advocate for the needs of the social work profession and/or policy issues. This nominee has been a champion in impacting policy both for the social work profession and the clients served by social workers.

The Award, previously the Advocate of the Year Award, was renamed in 2010 in honor of the late Myrna Miller Wellons, a past Director of Government Relations for NASW-NC and strong advocate for the social work profession. Mrs. Wellons was a tireless advocate for many issues and a mentor to many social workers across the state.

Award Criteria

Candidates must be nominated, must be NC residents and have demonstrated a clear passion for advocating on behalf of social workers. The nominee can be a social worker, elected official, or anyone who has made a difference through advocacy. Anyone can nominate.

Selection and Recognition of Recipients

All completed nomination packets received by December 15 will be reviewed by the NASW-NC Legislative Committee and considered for the Award. In selecting the Award winner, weight is placed on active involvement in advocating on behalf of the social work profession and/or social work client populations.

NASW-NC recognizes the Award Winner in the following ways:

A photo of the Award winner along with an article appears on the front page of the NASW-NC newsletter.
Press releases may be sent to area media.
Information about the winner is placed on the NASW-NC web page.
The winner is presented with a plaque at the NASW-NC annual Ethics and Recognition & Awards Conference.
The winner is recognized at any of the NASW-NC conferences that they attend. This recognition is usually in the form of a verbal announcement made during the announcements and introductions done during the conference plenary.