Dorinda Noble elected to ASWB post

Posted by Jayme Blaschke
University News Service
November 19, 2010

Dorinda Noble, director of the School of Social Work at Texas State University-San Marcos, has been elected to the board of directors of the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).

The election was held at the association’s annual meeting in New Orleans, La., in early November.

Noble holds a Ph.D. in social work from the University of Texas and a masters in social work from Tulane University. Noble currently serves as vice-chair of the Texas Board of Social Worker Examiners, and has held multiple volunteer roles for ASWB, most recently as chair of the ASWB program and education committee.

ASWB is the organization of the boards in 49 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., the Virgin Islands and 10 Canadian provinces that license and regulate social workers. Its purpose is to provide support and information toward the goal of protection of the public which uses social work services. Its current president is Amanda Duffy Randall of Nebraska.