CUSSW Professor Emerita Honored by the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
The Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, Inc. (CCC) has conferred its 2012 Founders’ Award on Dr. Sheila B. Kamerman, Compton Foundation Centennial Professor Emerita of Social Work for the Prevention of Children’s and Youth Problems at the Columbia University School of Social Work, citing her exceptional career as a renowned child, family and social policy scholar and her significant service to CCC’s board. The Founders’ Award, named on behalf of CCC founders including Eleanor Roosevelt and Justine Wise Polier, is awarded annually to an extraordinary individual who demonstrates an unwavering commitment to child well-being and civic life.