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Barbara W. Shank, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers)

Dean and Professor Emerita, University of St. Thomas
IASSW
Saint Paul, MN, United States

Barbara W. Shank, Dean and Professor Emerita, earned a BA from Macalester College and a MSW & PhD from the University of Minnesota.
She was engaged in social work education for forty+ years. Under her leadership, the school grew from 50 to 600 students, 4 to 34 full-time faculty, and 1 to 5 programs offering 5 professional development institutes. In 2014, the School launched an online DSW program, ‘Education as Practice’.
Barbara consults on BSW and MSW program development and reaffirmation of accredited status.
Barbara has served in various leadership capacities with the National Association of Social Work MN Chapter and National (NASW), the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD), and the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD).
Currently she serves on the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) Katherine Kendall Advisory Board, and as Resident Treasurer of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW).
Barbara was named NASW MN Social Worker of the Year (1993), NASW Pioneer (2016), received the Distinguished Service Award, University of St. Thomas (2017), named a Fellow in the Global Institute of Social Work (2017), received the Lifetime Achievement Award, National Association of Social Workers, MN Chapter (2019) and was named as one of the 50 Notable Social Workers in US History (2019). At the 2024 CSWE APM she will be recognized with the Established Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Educastion Award.

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