The Tarrant County branch of the National Association of Social Workers selected Linda Moore, professor of social work, as the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and nominated her for the National Association of Social Work, Texas Chapter, Lifetime Achievement Award. This prestigious award recognized and honored her 30 years of leadership and contributions, which have influenced the quality and direction of social work practice and education at the local, state and national levels.

Moore is a long-time active member in the state and national organization of NASW, and has held many elected leadership positions in the this organization as well as the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors (BPD) and the Texas Association of Social Work Deans and Directors (TASWDD). She has published and presented nationally in the areas of the emergence of the NAACP and was the driving force in the establishment of the Whitney Young project through NASW. Moore is an advocate for the marginalized and oppressed and has worked tirelessly as an advocate to educate and inspire students to understand how policy affects practice. She is a strong advocate for social work education and used her leadership positions to help build coalitions across social work organizations.

Her colleagues describe Moore as, "a visionary, leader, creative thinker, futurist and force for change, influencing the direction of social work education for more than 30 years at local, state and national levels. We as social work educators are enriched and empowered because of Linda Moore’s significant contributions and her lifetime achievements."

NASW is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with 145,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies. The Texas Chapter, with about 5,700 members, is the major professional social work organization in the state.

NASW is committed to advancing professional social work practice and the profession; and to promoting human rights, social and economic justice and unimpeded access to services for everyone. Its members work in a broad range of settings, including hospitals and other health care settings, community agencies, government, academia, business, nursing homes, schools and private practice.