Dr. Kristina Hash, associate professor of social work and director of the gerontology certificate program, was selected to receive the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education Outstanding Faculty Award.

This is a national award honored through the New York Academy of Medicine’s Social Work Leadership Institute and the Council for Social Work Education. The selection committee noted the level of support and mentorship Dr. Hash consistently provides to her students as they work to become leaders in geriatric social work, as well as her focus on geriatric competencies related to social work leadership in small towns and rural areas. The committee was also impressed by Dr. Hash’s incredible dedication to the field of aging and the development of aging focused programs she has successfully launched, plus a statewide HPPAE consortium (known as the Mountain State Partnership Program) she helped to build with field faculty and students. Mr. Samuel Leizear, field coordinator and Dr. Karen-Harper-Dorton, professor in the Division of Social Work, are co-directors for the Mountain State Partnership Program.

Watch Dr. Hash’s Acceptance Speech Below!