Dr. David Turner: Awarded

Dr. David Turner (social work) is the recipient of the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) Distinguished Service Award for BC 2008. The award is presented yearly during national social work week (March 3–7), to an individual or group of individuals selected from their provincial membership. Turner was notified of his award while working on human rights education at the School of Social Work in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A celebration was held on March 11 at the University Club by the BC Association of Social Workers (BCASW). Turner has been a professor in the School of Social Work since 1979.