2019 Hokenstad International Lecture

The lecture series was launched in 2007 through an endowment from M. C. “Terry” Hokenstad, a former president and long-time member of CSWE. The lecture will be given during the CSWE Annual Program Meeting. The lecturer will be provided international airfare (economy class), 2 nights of hotel accommodation, a conference registration, and an honorarium of $1,000 (US). 

The 2019 Hokenstad International Lecture will be given during the CSWE Annual Program Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

Nomination Criteria

The CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education reviews all submissions. It selects each year’s lecturer based on the nominee’s body of scholarly work that enhances and complements the work of the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work and the work of CSWE’s Commission on Global Social Work Education, using the following criteria:

• The nominee’s accomplishments promote standards of excellence for international work that are consistent with the values of social work education, research, and practice.  
• The nominee has developed innovative international content in social work education or a related field and has published educational materials for internationalizing the curriculum. 
• The nominee has demonstrated success with the implementation of programs and initiatives that facilitated collaboration in the global social work community.
• The nominee has advanced theory and practice for global social work education.
• The nominee demonstrates a connection to the conference theme, "Looking Back, Looking Forward."

Consideration will be given to regional and gender diversity.

Nomination Process

All nomination submissions must include the following:

1. Nominator and nominee information
2. Proposed topic for lecture (limit to 12 words)
3. A letter indicating how the nominee meets selection criteria, specifically, how the nominee's international accomplishments are consistent with the values of social work education, research, and practice (maximum of 2 pages)
4. Nominee's current curriculum vitae
5. A YouTube link to an example of the nominee speaking publicly

Nominations must be submitted through FluidReview. Instructions can be found here.  Please note that the application will require you to complete form fields and upload a letter and your nominee's CV.  E-mailed or incomplete nominations will not be accepted. Nominations are due by March 27, 2019.

Previous Lecturers

Year	Country	Speaker
2018	Trinidad & Tobago	Innette Cambridge
2017	Australia	Manohar Pawar
2016	Slovenia	Darja Zaviršek
2015	South Africa	Vishanthie Sewpaul
2014	Israel	Asher Ben-Arieh
2013	South Africa	Stefanus Snyman
2012	Singapore	Tan Ngoh Tiong
2011	Sweden	Sven Hessle
2010	Jamaica	Peta-Anne Baker
2009	South Africa	Fikile N. M. Mazibuko
2008	India	Vimla Nadkarni
2007	Australia	Jim Ife