The GADE Faculty Award for Educational Leadership in Doctoral Education is given to a current or former faculty member at a member institution who has made significant contributions to advancing doctoral education in the field of social work. Faculty distinguished by this award display a strong commitment to doctoral education and a demonstrated record of advancing doctoral education at the national or international level.

2021
Kia J. Bentley, PhD, LCSW
School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University

2020
Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW
College of Social Work, Flordia State University

2019
Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD
School of Social Work, University of Minnesota

2018: Michálle Mor Barak, PhD, Suzanne Dwarak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California