Prof. Miriam Landsman, executive director of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice, was awarded a Hancher-Finkbine Medallion on April 16 at the 107th Finkbine Dinner Celebration.

Sara Sanders, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, hosted the program, and Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel presented the awards. The event was an opportunity for members of the University of Iowa community to recognize their peers for exemplary dedication in leadership, learning, and loyalty. These awards are some of the most prestigious honors given at the University of Iowa to celebrate distinguished students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Landsman is the director of the School of Social Work and an associate professor at Iowa. She also is the executive director of the National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice. Over the past 30 years, Landsman has been awarded more than 100 external grants and contracts to sustain the center. These awards have supported her scholarship and practice in child welfare, and also have supported the work of hundreds of faculty, students, and staff. She serves as the co-director of the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation. Her primary areas of research are family-centered approaches to child welfare practice and development of the child welfare workforce.