‘82 Gary E. Bachman, MSSW ’82, is an associate professor and the director of field education in the Department of Social Work at Park University in Parkville, MO. Gary was the 2012 recipient of the J.L. Zwingle Student Voice Award, a university-wide award that recognizes a member of the faculty for outstanding teaching, as chosen […]
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Class of ’80
Members of the MSSW class of ‘80 gathered in Austin this past November, when they joined the School of Social Work for the presentation of “Wild & Precious,” a one-man show written and performed by class member Steve Cadwell. “At this time in my life, I could return to the supportive, engaged cohort who helped […]
Fresh off the press
Julia Aziz (Glick) (MSSW ’99) has just published the book Lessons of labor: One woman’s self-discovery through birth and motherhood, with MSI Press. Rather than giving advice on how to labor or how to parent, Julia consistently offers the message that a woman can grow through the challenges that life presents her and learn to […]
Spring 2015 Community
Endowments: Kim Heilbrun Endowed Scholarship in Social Work, Jeanne and Terry Startle Endowed Scholarship in Social Work; Why I Give: Kia Watts.
Fall 2014 Class Notes
Ruth McRoy is the Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor Emerita at The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, and holds the Donahue and DiFelice Endowed Professorship at the Graduate School of Social Work at Boston College. She has been a strong contributor to the field of child welfare for more than three decades. […]
Fall 2014 Community
Endowments: Susan McCartney Finnegan Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Social Work, Tu-Ting and Rachel Tsan Endowed Presidential Scholarship; Why I Give: Mary Mulvaney.
Spring 2014 Community
Endowments: Leon and Julie Stone Payne, Erin Koechel and Jeff Duchin, Kathryn Wambach, and Sheral Trousdale Skinner; Why I Give: Bob Teague
Spring 2014 Class Notes
’70 Karen Stromberger Miller, MSSW ‘76, retired from the Army Substance Abuse Program in December 2012. Karen is currently working PRN for St. Davis North in the ER and the Women’s Center. She also volunteers with the Micah 6 Food pantry and Uplift programs at her University Presbyterian Church. ‘94 Mariah Boone, MSSW ’94, has joined the Social […]
Fall 2013 Class Notes
Susan Milam’s distinguished social work career has included positions with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Medicaid Managed Care program, and the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Service. Since 2009, she has been the Director of Government Affairs of the National Association of Social Workers, Texas chapter (NAWS-TX). Throughout her career, Milam […]
Fall 2013 Community
Endowments: Clay and Norma Leben, Cole William Adams, Jean Avera and Bonnie Bain; Why I Give: Susan Woessner
