Dorothy Z. Garza, LCSW-S, MSSW ‘91, is the Senior Director of Mental Health Services with Communi- ties In Schools of Central Texas. She was recognized as Field Instructor of the Year in 2001. Amy Trussell, MSSW ‘99, is Senior Clinical Director of Behavioral Health at Centene Corporation. “I was just promoted and now oversee three […]
Class Notes
Fall 2022 Class Notes
We are proud of our alumni and the positive impact they are making in their communities. Submit your recent news here. ’88 Terri Spahr Nelson, BSW ’87; MSSW ’88: One of my longtime endeavors is being the owner of a small publishing company that focuses on resources for sexual assault and trauma survivors and professionals–a […]
Spring 2021 Class Notes
We are proud of our alumni and the positive impact they are making in their communities. Submit your recent news here. In memoriam John Henry Lindell, MSSW ’57 (1930-2021) ’81 Arlene Robinson, BSW ‘81, has retired. ’82 Gary Bachman, MSSW ‘82, is a professor of social work at Park University in Parkville, Missouri. Gary […]
Fall 2020 Class Notes
We are proud of our alumni and the positive impact they are making in their communities. Submit your recent news here. ‘73 Adolfo Reyes, MSSW ‘73, is working on a contract-basis serving hospice and home health clientele in the Rio Grande Valley. He turned 74 this year. ‘78 Chris Finch, BSW ‘78, has spent his […]
Spring 2020 Class Notes
We are proud of our alumni and the positive impact they are making in their communities. Submit your recent news here. ’68 Mary Ellen Branan, MSSW ’68, received her PhD in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Houston in 1991. She has published a poetry collection, Weavings (Blue Light Press, 2011), which won […]
Fall 2019 Class Notes
We are proud of our alumni and the positive impact they are making in their communities. Submit your recent news here. ‘73 Adolfo Reyes, MSSW ‘73, continues to be active in social work by serving clients from hospice and home health agencies in the Rio Grande Valley. ‘74 Ellen Rubenstein Fisher, MSSW ‘74, and her […]
Spring 2019 Class Notes
We are proud of our alumni and the positive impact they are making in their communities. Below, we celebrate the accomplishments that have been shared with us. Are you a Steve Hicks School alum who would like to submit recent news? Submit your update here. ’67 Wade Wilson, MSSW ’67, would love to hear from […]
Fall 2018 Class Notes
We are proud of our alumni and the positive impact they are making in their communities. Below, we celebrate the accomplishments that have been shared with us, starting with the 2018 Distinguished Alum awardee. Are you a Steve Hicks School alum who would like to submit recent news? Submit your update here. CURRENT POSITION: […]
Spring 2018 Class Notes
’64 Truett Briggs, MSSW ’64, had a fruitful social work career at the Department of Human Services’ Income Maintenance Administration in Washington, D.C., where he started as supervisory social work specialist in 1968 and retired as assistant deputy administrator in 2005. After retiring he joined Whitetail Ski Resort in Pennsylvania as a ski instructor, where […]
Fall 2017 Class Notes
CURRENT POSITION: Lecturer in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, and I’ve started Daring Dialogues Consulting, which provides trainings on LGBTQ, cultural humility and responsiveness, and social justice frameworks. THREE THINGS YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Students, because they keep me vital and current. Community, broadly defined. And nature. If I can’t get outside, I feel weary. A MEMORY […]
