Daniel Gardner, Ph.D., Director of Research for Silberman Aging and Associate Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work, was selected to receive an Award of Excellence in Professional Education and Research at the upcoming Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network (SWHPN) General Assembly in Chicago. The Silberman School of Social Work wishes to congratulate our colleague on this recognition of his extraordinary contribution to the area of Hospice and Palliative Care.