September Awards and Recognitions

Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker receives RecoveryPeople’s 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

In recognition of her life’s work promoting recovery, RecoveryPeople is excited to announce Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker as the recipient of our 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is part of a RecoveryPeople campaign during National Recovery Month (September) that recognizes leaders in the recovery community.

SHS Ph.D. Candidate Katie McCormick Wins Prestigious Donald Harrington Fellowship

Katie McCormick, a doctoral candidate in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHS), was selected for Donald D. Harrington Dissertation Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The Harrington Fellowship is the highest graduate fellowship award given by the University of Texas at Austin and recognizes doctoral candidates’ exceptional academic performance, commitment to pursuing a graduate degree in a designated area of study, and potential to become outstanding scholars and citizens.