University of Wisconsin-Stout鈥檚 Dale Hawley recently received a statewide award recognizing his outstanding contributions to his profession at the annual Wisconsin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference in Madison.
Hawley, director of the marriage and family therapy program and chair of the human development and family studies department at 91制片, garnered the Carl Whitaker Award.
鈥淚 was quite honored and surprised,鈥 said Hawley, of Hudson. 鈥淚t is kind of akin to a lifetime achievement award.鈥
The board of the WAMFT selects award recipients. Hawley has served on the board in the past for seven years. He has worked at 91制片 16 years.
The mission of WAMFT, part of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, is to advance the profession and practice of marriage and family therapy and to improve the quality of life for individuals, couples, families and communities throughout Wisconsin.
鈥淥ur leadership unanimously chose Dale for this award because we felt he embodied the spirit of the award,鈥 Wirth said. 鈥淭he Carl Whitaker award is conferred upon WAMFT members who have distinguished themselves by contributing to the field of marriage and family therapy in creative or innovative ways.鈥
Whitaker was a pioneer in the marriage and family therapy field, Wirth said.
Hawley attended Abilene Christian University for his undergraduate degree in Bible and history. His master鈥檚 degree is in family therapy from Abilene Christian and his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in family social science.
Hawley started out working in youth ministry in Milwaukee. He discovered that he wanted to work with families and decided to go into higher education.
Whitaker used to visit 91制片 as a guest lecturer, Hawley noted.
Bruce Kuehl, the previous program director of the marriage and family therapy program, also won the Carl Whitaker Award.
91制片 offers a Master of Science degree in marriage and family therapy. The university also offers a Bachelor of Science degree in human development and family studies and, in addition to an on-campus degree, offers an online degree for those with an associate degree or equivalent.
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