{"id":14863,"date":"2025-10-24T17:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T22:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?p=14863"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T21:16:25","slug":"mersky-stojkovic-honored-at-uwm-employee-excellence-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/mersky-stojkovic-honored-at-uwm-employee-excellence-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Welfare professors honored at 51ÁÔÆæ Employee Excellence Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joshua Mersky and Stan Stojkovic were recognized on Wednesday, Oct. 15, for their devotion to the 51ÁÔÆæ community at the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-recognizes-some-of-its-finest-at-annual-employee-excellence-awards\/\">2025 Employee Excellence Awards ceremony<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-joshua-mersky\">Joshua Mersky<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"Professional headshot of male professor wearing glasses and a navy blue half zip-up sweater with a collared shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-1221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Mersky.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><figcaption>Joshua Mersky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee of Distinguished Professors honored Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/mersky-joshua\/\">Joshua Mersky<\/a> with the Office of Research Senior Faculty Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nationally recognized for his study of adversity and resilience, Mersky\u2019s research shapes social services and influences social policy. He has received nearly $10 million in grant support. Since 2020, his work has been cited more than 3,300 times. Mersky funds and leads staff at the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/icfw\/\">Institute for Child and Family Well-Being<\/a>, which he co-founded in 2016. Additionally, Mersky works extensively with pre- and post-doctoral researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stan-stojkovic\">Stan Stojkovic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 51ÁÔÆæ Honorary Degrees Committee honored Professor Emeritus <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/stojkovic-stan\/\">Stan Stojkovic<\/a> with the Ernest Spaights Plaza Award. Stojkovic served 51ÁÔÆæ for 40 years, during which time he held a variety of influential roles, most notably as Dean of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare from 2004 to 2020. Under his leadership, HBSSW became a leader in research, community engagement, and innovative programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/stojkovic-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"Professional headshot of older white male wearing a suit and tie.\" class=\"wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/stojkovic-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/stojkovic.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><figcaption>Stan Stojkovic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His encouragement of funded research, training, and public service contributed immensely to HBSSW\u2019s growth and influence. 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