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We all know it takes a village! Meet the members of our community

Fall 2018 Community

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Why I give Catherine Mullan (MSSW ’05) was working as a hospital social worker after graduating. She decided that she wanted a nursing degree, too. “I am a better nurse because I was a social worker first, and I always tell people this when they ask me,” she said. Mullan is now a day hospital […]

Spring 2018 Community

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Why your support matters K.C. Lawrence, MSSW ’12, 2010 Sylvia Shapiro Scholarship recipient K.C. Lawrence traded a budding business career for a social work degree and has never looked back. “My dream was to combine my previous business experience with geriatric social work training and a nonprofit certificate to then obtain a position in a […]

Norton Armour: A teaching life

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On Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in his fifteenth year as an adjunct instructor, Norton Armour taught in his Loss and Grief course for the last time. With his beloved Marilyn by his side, he lay at home in a hospice bed, his head propped up by pillows. His voice was slightly weaker than usual, but […]

Fall 2017 Community

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Why Your Support Matters: Sandra Olarte-Hayes; Why I Give: Dieter Gaupp; 2017 Class Gift Contributors; Endowments: Alan Silverman and Steve Cadwell Fellowship in LGBTQ Social Work Studies, Ruth G. McRoy Scholarship in Services for Children and Families.

Spring 2017 Community

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Why Your Support Matters: Kristin N. Ramos; Endowments: Denise and Ray Nixon Fellowship for Excellence in Social Work, Schwab Family Scholarship in Social Work, Dean’s Endowed Scholarship Fund; Why I Give: Evelyn Neely; Jessica Shahin on bringing social work students to Washington D.C.

Fall 2016 Community

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An American story: Dora Gonzalez; Endowments: Dan and Vicki Ross Endowed Scholarship in Social Work, Judge Pat Shelton and family Endowed Fellowship; Why I Give: Kathy Rider.

Spring 2016 Community

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Endowments: The Elizabeth Ann Adkins Endowed Scholarship in Social Work, The Torbert Family Endowment for Excellence in Eldercare, John F. Yeaman Endowed Graduate Fellowship in Community and Administrative Leadership, Cathy and Morris Bart Endowed Scholarship in Social Work; Why I Give: Pam Lincoln.

Fall 2015 Community

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Dean Zayas’s summer Texas tour; Endowments: John and Jennifer Gates Endowed Scholarship in Social Work; Planned gift: Ashbrook-Teague Trust Graduate Fellowship in Social Work; Why I Give: Ramón Gómez.

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