Doris Wilkinson, UK sociology professor since 1985, and alumna Elizabeth DuMez will be the honorees. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Hilary J. Boone Faculty Center located on Rose Street.

Wilkinson was one of the first African-American students to study in UK's undergraduate social work program. She graduated from UK in 1958 and earned her master's and doctoral degrees from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1985, she was awarded a master's of public health degree from Johns Hopkins University. She has received numerous awards for her teaching, including the 1992 Great Teacher Award from UK and the 1992 Distinguished Professor Award from the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a member of several professional associations and has served as president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems of the Eastern Sociological Society and as vice president of the American Sociological Association. She has published books and articles on sociology theory, race, class and gender. She has been a visiting professor at Harvard University, the University of Virginia and Smith College.

DuMez, a 1962 honors social work graduate, earned her master of social work degree at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She recently retired as manager of the Office of Ethics and Adjudication of the National Association of Social Workers where she had worked since 1985. She also has served as an education program specialist for the Council of Social Work Education in Alexandria, Va., an assistant professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and a social worker for the Washington, D.C., Department of Public Welfare. Early in her career in Lexington, DuMez worked with the Community Recreation Council for the Mentally Retarded and Physically Handicapped, Cardinal Hill Children's Convalescent Hospital and the Lexington Child Guidance Service.

The first inductee to the Social Work Hall of Fame was popular folksinger Jean Ritchie. Before her music career, the Viper, Ky., native built an outstanding career in social work in New York. She also was the first graduate of UK’s social work program. Wilkinson and DuMez are the second and third honorees of the Hall of Fame.