Remembering Jane Bierdeman-Fike

Mar 26, 2012

Jane Bierdeman-Fike, NASW Social Work Pioneer®, passed away March 13, 2012.

Jane Bierdeman-Fike served on the NASW National Board of Directors. She also served on the NASW Missouri Chapter Executive Committee as Vice-President, elect in 1975, and as President, elected in 1977.  She is a recipient of the 1995 NASW Missouri Chapter Social Worker of the Year Award and 2004 NASW Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more.

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