a publication of the W AYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK www.socialwork.wayne.edu SUMMER/FALL 2006 Class of 2006 Honored at the Annual Dean’s Graduation Recognition Assembly On Saturday April 29, more than 300 BSW and MSW The dean then recognized members of the class degree candidates were honored during the annual who had earned special awards and honors. This Dean’s Graduation Recognition Assembly at the segment was followed by Maxine Thome, Executive Masonic Temple’s Scottish Rite Theatre in Detroit. Director, Michigan Chapter of the NASW, who Phyllis Ivory Vroom, Dean, School of Social Work, welcomed the honorees into the profession of social presided during the event as several invited speakers work. Thome leads an organization that boasts addressed the graduates and their guests. more than 8,000 members in Michigan. Tia Gough, president, Student Organization, Next came the graduation message, delivered by spoke representing the student body, followed by Board of Visitors member Alice G. Thompson, CEO faculty representatives Cassandra Bowers and of Black Family Development, Inc. (BFDI), the private Margaret O. Brunhofer who offered greetings on non-profit counseling agency created in 1978 by the behalf of the BSW and MSW programs respectively. Detroit Chapter of the National Association of Black Graduate Michelle Owens-Hill poses with her proud family Social Workers. By establishing BFDI as a family counseling agency, the Detroit chapter sought to promote and provide quality social work services in Detroit that were culturally relevant and culturally sensitive. BFDI has grown to accommodate the increasing demand for a variety of specialized, family-focused counseling and advocacy services in the community. The assembly concluded with remarks by Alumni Association President, Kimberly Adams, PhD. Adams welcomed the new graduates to the alumni body and encouraged each of them to become active Overall view of Masonic Temple ceremony participants in the school’s Alumni Association. Keynote Speaker Alice G. Thompson inside Tina Abbott Paul E. Massaron Richard Bernstein Annetta Miller 2 WSU Capital Wayne State University Campaign Celebrates Eugene Driker Jacquelin E. Washington First Anniversary Board of Governors Diane L. Dunaskiss Irvin D. Reid, ex officio 3 Introducing new Director Elizabeth Hardy of Field Education Anwar Najor-Durack 4 Sobeck and Trzcinski Examine the Relationship Between Program School of Social Work Development and Growth in Small to Board of Visitors Angela Kennedy Al Seoud Mid-Sized Non-Profit Class of 1966 Blue Cross Blue Shield Agencies of Michigan Kimberly R. Adams Michael S.Earl Virginia Baumgartner King 5 Visions Salutes Students Class of 1989 Class of 1980 Class of 1969, Retired Lenora Stanfield of the Year Tia Gough Detroit Public Schools Oakland Family Service Class of 1966, Retired Guadalupe G. Lara and Debra Brown N. Charles Anderson Annette S. Freedman Class of 1976 Lillie Tabor 6 Kim Adams … the Detroit Urban League, Inc. Class of 1969, Retired Children’s Hospital of Michigan Retired President Reports C. Patrick Babcock George D. Gaines, Jr. Mohamed Okdie John H. Talick 8 Maryann Mahaffey Class of 1969 Class of 1964, Retired Class of 1985 Retired Remembered by Friends W.K. Kellogg Foundation President, Mental Health Board and Colleagues Allan Gelfond Alice Thompson Richard J. Brehler, Chair Class of 1961 V. Lonnie Peek, Jr. Class of 1981 Plante & Moran, LLP Jewish Federation Class of 1969 Black Family of Metropolitan Detroit Strategic Solutions Development, Inc. Michael Brennan United Way for Southeastern Louise Guyton Susan Rogers Eloise C. Whitten Michigan Comerica, Inc. Class of 1977 Retired Birmingham Public Schools Visions is published by the Juanita Doss Nora Holt Angela B. Wilson Wayne State University School of Social Work and the WSU Office of Class of 1972 Class of 1966, Retired Evelyn Smith Class of 1985 Marketing and Publications. Burdette and Doss Davis Counseling Detroit Catholic Paul L. Hubbard Dean: Phyllis I. Vroom, Ph.D. Psychological Clinic Services, Inc. Pastoral Alliance Editor: Al Acker Class of 1971 Photographers: Rick Bielaczyc, M.J. Murawka Wayne State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. SUMMER/FALL 2006 www.socialwork.wayne.edu Message from the Dean … WSU Capital Campaign Summer is kind of an Celebrates First Anniversary in-between time on campus. We have said About 1,200 employees, students, donors and friends gathered on May 25 to good-bye to the class of mark the first anniversary of the public launch of Wayne State University’s historic 2006, which numbered capital campaign and to celebrate its success. So far, Wayne First: The Campaign more than 250, in the first for Wayne State University, has raised $320 million toward a $500 million goal. graduation ceremony held Funds raised through Wayne First will help support scholarships, research, faculty on campus in 80 years. endowments and student programs, as well as new construction and I welcome them into the improvements to existing structures. alumni body. One cohort The afternoon celebration, in the courtyard next to the Towers Residential of the class of 2007 has Suites, featured the lively music of Wayne State’s Pep Band. Participants enjoyed arrived, the pre-candidate Detroit-themed food while learning about the university’s donors, scholarships, MSW (PCM) students. key research, construction plans and the faculty/staff campaign. Having earned their BSW In addition, Amyre Makupson, former Detroit TV news anchor, led a Donor degree, these students Recognition Program on Williams Mall. Jacquelin Washington, chair, Wayne State have been admitted to the Board of Governors, addressed the crowd, followed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, MSW program with advanced standing, and are taking the challenging “summer who stressed that the role of Michigan universities is to transform the economy. bridge” curriculum before entering the advanced year of the MSW program. The “The importance of universities to our state’s economy cannot be overstated,” remaining members of the class of 2007 have not arrived on campus yet, no doubt she said. “Our goal is to double the number of college graduates. … What you’re still enjoying a hiatus before fall begins. Many have summer jobs, of course. At the doing here is remarkable.” Thompson Home, it is a time of planning and anticipation, and, this year, extra At the Donor Recognition Program, Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid excitement, as we prepare to welcome our very first doctoral class. Having a thanked donors for their support of the capital campaign. “Even the most doctoral program has been a key goal of our strategic plan and it is very gratifying confident of us might have hesitated to say a year ago that by this first anni- to see it become reality. Anna Santiago, the program director, and her colleagues versary, our gifts would total more than $320 million,” Reid said. “But your have been working very hard to prepare for this historic first class and everything response and that of other friends both here and around the world has been seems in order. nothing short of remarkable.” Another change that is exciting to see is Anwar Najor-Durack’s assumption Part of the effort to advance Wayne State is the campaign’s support for of the directorship of field education. I recall the warm reception she received from scholarships, which are important in attracting high-achieving students, the alumni when her appointment was announced last year. This issue of Visions regardless of their financial circumstances. In support of this goal, several includes a profile detailing her plans for improving the program. benefactors have contributed $1 million or more to scholarships that benefit Continuing our effort to keep you informed about the activities of the School of students from the city of Detroit. These benefactors include Wayne Dyer, popular Social Work faculty, this issue also includes a report on the work Joanne Sobeck author, lecturer and Wayne State alumnus; attorney Michael Timmis and wife and Eileen Trzcinski have been doing on program development in small to Nancy, who also are Wayne State alumni; the Howard Baker Foundation, medium-sized non-profits. In a similar vein, we continue our series on recently administered by his daughter Michele Baker; and the Thompson Foundation. published works by faculty members with a story on Jerry Brandell’s very Reid also recognized the Faculty/Staff Campaign for raising more than favorably reviewed work, Psychodynamic Social Work, published by Columbia $8 million from 2,400 employees so far. “When the people closest to the University Press. university show such generosity, it sends a clear signal to alumni, parents, Still on the subject of the faculty … changes are also happening. Associate corporations, foundations and other friends that Wayne State is worthy of their Professor Ron Jirovec has retired and Sheryl Pimlott-Kubiak has resigned to accept a investment,” Reid added. position at Michigan State University. And long-term faculty member David Moxley More than 380 employees and retirees are members of the Anthony Wayne has announced that he will be leaving Wayne State University in the fall to become Society and 184 have joined or upgraded since the campaign began. More than Medicaid Endowed Professor of Public Health in Social Work, University of 300 employees, representing every school, college and division across campus, Oklahoma, Norman. We wish all of these fine colleagues well and express our have volunteered for the Faculty/Staff Campaign. Fifteen new endowments and gratitude for their many valuable contributions to the school and the university. awards have also resulted. Thirty employees and retirees have included Wayne Something that hasn’t changed: I’m happy to report that we have retained our State in their estate plans. high rankings in the Gourman Report and in US News & World Report, thanks to Financial support for the School of Social Work is an investment in the future.