-D:aiversity of Mi chig~. .n .:; • Message from the Dean ...... I Features ...... 2 Frieze Building Site to Become North Quad ...... 2 Alumni Share Insight with Macro 2005 Board of Governors Students: New Ideas for Career Carol Wasserman '84, President Options ...... 3 Amy Ellwood '83, Vice President Judy Garza '95, Secretary Drachler Program Travels to Argentina .. .4 Tammy Burgess '94 Jane Dewey '76 FACULTY NEWS ...... 5 Susan Leahy '79 Clarita Mays '86 New Faculty Profiles ...... 5 Elizabeth Sawyer Danowski '98 Recent Faculty Publications ...... 6 Sally Schmall '94 Recent Faculty Honors and Awards ...... 6 Faculty Representatives Grants ...... 7 Diane Kaplan Vinokur ('72, PhD '75} Pioneer Profile: Laura Nitzberg Robert Ortega ('83, PhD '91} Elizabeth Mutschler ...... 10 Dean Paula Allen-Meares, ex-officio AROUND THE SCHOOL ...... 11 Deborah Cherrin, ex-officio Fauri Lecture Addresses Same-Sex Lindsey Rossow-Rood, ex-officio Marriage ...... 11 Drachler Students Visit
Buenos Aires ...... 11 Spring 2005 Jamison Green ...... 11 Published two times a year by Doctoral Student Receives Society the University of Michigan for Social Work and Research Award .. 12 School of Social Work Henry J. Meyer Award Winner 1080 South University Avenue Announced ...... 12 Ann Arbor, Ml48109-1106 Emmett Carson ...... 19 www.ssw.umich.edu Edith Gomberg Obituary ...... 12 Paula Allen-Meares, Dean and DEVELOPMENT NEWS ...... 13 Norma Radin Collegiate Professor of Alumni Outreach ...... 13 Social Work, Professor of Education Front cover photo, Philip Dattilo; School of Social Work Receives Terri D. Torkko, Editor back cover photo, McGregor Foundation Gift to U-M Marketing Communications U-M Photo Services, Paul ]aronski Advance Geriatric Social Work ...... 15 Kathleen Horn, Designer Homecoming Invitation ...... 15 Mary Jo Wholihan, Project Manager ALUMNI NEWS ...... 16 For information regarding this publication, Alumni Profile: class notes and address changes, contact the Carol A. Goss, MSW '72 ...... 16 Office of Development and Alumni Relations Class Notes ...... 17 (734) 763-6886; [email protected]. MESSAGE FROM ·rfiE DEAN
he School of Social Work had over our master's level students. More 30 faculty and doctoral students details will be included in future present their research at the 2005 issues of Ongoing. meeting of the Society for Social For those alumni who gradu Work and Research. Daphna ated before 1999, I'm sure that you Oyserman, professor of Social Work have wonderful memories of the and Psychology, received the 2005 Frieze Building. As many of you SSWR Best Scholarly Contribution have seen in the local media and on Award for Research Published in the University's website, the School 2003-2004, for: Oyserman, D., of Social Work's former home, the be in touch when events are planned Bybee, D., & Terry, K. (2003). Frieze Building, will become North for your area. See Development Gendered racial identity and Quad, a facility that will feature News fo r details. involvement with school. Self residence hall space as well as an The energy that our donors and Identity, 2, l-18. Professor academic center. The adjacent and alumni offer to the School has Matthew Howard was named vice Carnegie Library will be retained. a profound impact on the educa president elect of the Society for For details, see the article on p. 2. tional experience our students have, Social Work Research. His term The University continues the research that our faculty can do begins in 2006. its focus on the Campaign for and the impact that, collectively. we I have just completed my Michigan: The Michigan Difference. have on society. term as past president of the My thanks to those of you who have Thank you for your continued Society for Social Work and already contributed-your generosi support! Research, and am looking forward ty supports student scholarships and to my duites and responsibilities as internships; faculty professorships; an elected member of the Institute research on poverty. inequality and r~Ud~~ of Medicine/National Academy social justice; globalization; commu of Sciences. I value highly the nity-based research; partnerships The opportunity to serve the social in urban environments; geriatrics work profession in this way. I and gerontology; and leadership Michigan am pleased to serve the W.T. training for working with children Difference Grant Foundation as the newly and their families, mentally ill and appointed chair of the nomination disabled people, and in nonprofit committee and member of its management. executive committee. We're also pleased to continue I've also recently returned hosting alumni events throughout from a trip to attend a Congressional the nation. In 2004-05 we hosted breakfast in Washington, DC, which events in Palm Beach, New York resulted in a planned expansion of City, Detroit and Chicago. More fie ld placement opportunities for events are being planned, and we'll Video Studies and the Language A preliminary proposal for Resource Center (LRC). The LRC the academic area to be shared by uses technology in its mission to LSA and the School of Information support the instruction of foreign includes classrooms, labs, group study language, culture and literature. spaces, rehearsal rooms and perfor Coleman said programs that mance venues. It also will feature involve the use of technology for film editing labs and viewing rooms, communication and interaction are which not only will support the logical choices for academic units to undergraduate program in film and be part of the unique center she calls video but also can serve undergradu the new gateway to the University's ates outside of the program. academic community. Although SI will not develop "There almost certainly is no an undergraduate program, Dean set of topics of greater interest to John L. King says the goal is to be our undergraduates than media and involved with students to help them information technology, nor is there understand the role of technology in an intellectual domain where our cur society and their responsibilities for rent ability to deliver content is more using it to build communities. challenged by students' demands and "Information technology expectations," she said. "The goal is makes it possible for people to be to create an exciting, engaging envi connected to information resources ronment in which students of all 24/7, which is essential in this concept Plans for a new facility combining backgrounds and experiences can take of integrated learning," King said. "We a residence hall and academic center advantage of opportunities to connect believe a student who comes to the took a major step forward January 26 with one another, with faculty and University of Michigan should be a as the Board of Regents approved the with others on campus and beyond." leader in new technology and in the project and architect. The North Quad Regents have named the archi new ways of communicating." Residential and Academic Complex will tectural firm Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Plans for North Quad be a showcase for the study of media of Albany, New York, as designers of residence hall and academic center are and information in a technology-rich the project, which will include approx consistent with the long-range goals environment that will support students imately 500 suite-style living spaces, outlined in preliminary recommenda and faculty alike. dining facilities, and about 190,000 tions by the Presidential Task Force on The unique complex, announced gross square feet of academic and sup Residential Life and Learning and in by President Mary Sue Coleman port space. The complex will include the Residential Life Initiatives (RLI). in October, is expected to further a mix of shared spaces available to stu Funding for the North Quad strengthen the University's focus on dents and faculty from across campus, project will come from University blending residential life with academics. as well as private areas for student Housing, the Office of the Provost The building will incorporate 21st cen residences and faculty offices. and Executive Vice President of tury technology with a contemporary "We envision North Quad Academic Affairs, LSA and investment residential space unlike any other at being a vibrant environment where proceeds. U-M-one that has the potential to formal and informal learning will -Laurel Thomas Gnagey is be a model for living and learning com take place day and night. At the same the executive editor ofthe munities nationwide, Coleman said. time, this unique facility will move us University Record. A version of The academic portion of the further into the 21st century, offering this article originally appeared under the title "North Quad facility will provide a new home for students a level of privacy and com to Feature Study ofMedia, faculty in the School of Information munity that is responsive to their Information Technology" in (SI), as well as housing complementary expressed needs and desires;' said the January 24, 2005, issue departments from LSA, including Vice President for Student Affairs of the University Record and Communication Studies, Film and E. Royster Harper. is reprinted with permission. Alumni Share Insight are still a student. This will help you once HND. She has learned a lot as a commu you get out into the field." nity organizer through the New Voices with Macro Students: Princess Currence ('03) addressed program. "A fellowship gives you an the entrepreneurial approach to social opportunity to do something for a short New Ideas for Career work. Currence is the executive director period of time without being at an entry and co-founder ofKuumbaWorks, Inc., level position," said Thor. "You can use Options a Michigan nonprofit that partners with this experience to grow and build on your educational community-based organiza skills and knowledge." tions to develop customized cost-effective Jose Melendrez, who works at programs for "at-risk" youth. She is also the Detroit-focused Healthy Lifestyles the principal, consultant, and corporate Research Project at the SSW, told future trainer at Currence Solutions, LLC. graduates that integrity and commitment Currence encouraged social work students are important attributes of social workers. to take elective courses in business. "Don't "This is important for several reasons;' initiated the event because they feel that be afraid to work in a for-profit;' added said Melendrez, "including the fact macro social work options are broad, and Currence, "a lot of businesses have a direct that people in the field look to graduates alumni input can supplement the School affect on nonprofits, you can learn a lot from the U-M School of Social Work of Social Work's career service resources. by working for them." for leadership and guidance." Event sponsors included the Nonprofit Another panelist, Beth Powell, Additional panelists were David and Public Management Center, the a legislative correspondent for Senator J. Martineau ('OO), U-M Social Work Office of Student Services, the Student Carl Levin (D-MI), emphasized network adjunct lecturer, and Annette Rook Union, and individual faculty members ing, a reoccurring theme throughout the ('02), management analyst, Washtenaw Michael Spencer, John Tropman and Mieko evening. She remembers receiving names Community Development Department. Yosh ihama. and contact information for individuals - Jennifer M. Acree graduated in Tran, a Presidential Management in Washington D.C. from a SSW faculty April '05 with a concentration in Fellow in the U.S . Department of Labor, member as she began her search for Management in Human Services believes events like this assist current stu policy jobs. These contacts and her field and a minor in Social Policy and Evaluation. She is a member of the dents with navigating the job market. instruction were two experiences invalu Nonprofit and Public Management "It is extremely valuable to know your able to landing her job with the Senator. Student Advisory Board and the options," said Tran. "Current students Fellowships are another career Recruitment, Admissions and may have an idea about what they want starter, said Doua Thor. A New Voices Financial Aid Committee. to do after graduation, but might not be Fellow at Hmong National Development aware of all of the options." Throughout (HND), Thor is a policy advocate at the evening, she and her colleagues addressed four key areas: increasing social Princess Currence, Angela Lee, Doua Thor and David Martineau work students' knowledge of career possi bilities in macro social work, including fellowships; leveraging skills in the job market; exploring the role of executive leadership and providing resources for job searches. Tran assembled a panel with diverse experience and advice, including alumni working in social policy, manage ment and community organization span ning the federal, county and city levels. "If you are going to become a community organizer," said Angela Lee ('03), the project director for Flint Area Citizens to End Racism, "learn to write grants and get to know funders while you
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In May 2004, I took one of the most Emanuel, the Leatid Program, Hebraica struck by the security posted at all Jewish educational and powerful journeys of (a large Jewish Community Center), buildings, a residual of the 1992 terrorist my life. I was fortunate enough to travel Akim (an agency for Jewish adults with bombing of the Israeli Embassy and the to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the mental disabilities), the ORT Argentina 1994 bombing of AMIA. students and staff of the University of school, BAMA (a Jewish education agen Most importantly, we learned that Michigan's Sol Drachler Program in cy), Comedores Populares (a Jewish soup the Jewish community in Buenos Aires is Jewish Communal Leadership. We were kitchen), and Radio Jai (the only Jewish coping, but continues to need our help. able to take this amazing trip because radio station in Latin America). We also The needs of the Argentinean Jews have of generous funding from the Jewish had the opportunity to meet with numer grown while their economic capability to Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and ous other Jewish communal professionals, meet them has shrunk dramaticaJJy. They the University of Michigan's International as well as with professionals at Caritas, still rely heavily on foreign aid. Several Institute. Central to the missions of both a large Catholic social services agency. professionals shared with us their worry the School of Social Work and the Sol Throughout the trip, I was amazed that the American Jewish community Drachler Program is inclusion of an inter at how open the staff, volunteers and will soon forget them. They worry that now national curriculum. An understanding participants were with us. They spoke that we have seen all they've done to com of the Diaspora community beyond the frankly about the effects of the economic bat the crisis we will believe they no longer crisis on the need our help. I can tell you, this is not the Jewish community case. They need us now more than ever. and the priorities The most important lesson I took and projects of the home with me from Argentina is that Jewish agencies crisis brings opportunity. I saw with my that serve this own eyes what a Jewish community can community. We do when faced with real problems that learned that 70 must be dealt with immediately. However, social welfare cen I hope that crisis is not a requirement for ters have opened the kind of action and effort I saw. I hope United States is essential to comprehend in Buenos Aires since the major crisis in that we, Jews in America, facing no trau both the commonalities and complexities 2001 to provide food, fmancial assistance, matic crisis at the moment, can use the of the Jewish community as a whole. medical care and psychological services to resources and skills we have to make our Our mission for this trip was spe the "new poor." The new poor are the Jews community (our own, the Argentinean) cific. We went to Buenos Aires to study who, formerly of the large middle class, better for our children and ourselves. the structure and function of the Jewish must now seek monthly assistance just to Eighteen people returned changed community which is more than 200,000 fulfill their basic needs. We learned that from Argentina with information, stories, strong, and to learn how the community 35 Jewish day schools, or half of what pictures and pieces of wisdom we picked has learned to cope with the economic once existed in this thriving Jewish up from our colleagues and fe llow Jews. crisis that has plagued their country for community, have closed in the last three We would love to share our experiences more than five years. The most severe years. We learned that many agencies have with you! If you would like to know impact occurred after the devaluation cut their annual budgets by up to 75% more about our trip or what we learned, of the peso in December 2001. in order to survive in the new economic please contact the Drachler Program In the seven short days we spent reality. We also learned that people in this (734-764-5392 or [email protected]). in Buenos Aires, we visited with Jewish country live amidst many contradictions. -Glenda Wucher is a 20-month communal professionals at the American We witnessed thousands of Argentineans MSW student in Community Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the living in a shantytown just blocks away Organization/Community and Jewish Agency For Israel, The Arlene Fern from some of the wealthiest hotels and Social Systems with a Management of Human Services minor. School (a Jewish day school), Hillel, Baby neighborhoods in the city. Although we Help, the Ariel Job Center, Temple NCI- did not perceive anti-Semitism, we were FACULTY NEWS
New Faculty Profiles inhalant users. He is also interested in primary research interests focus on juvenile delinquency and youth violence. the multiple meanings and practices of democracy in various geographic Elizabeth T. Sean joe contexts. Through fieldwork in Chile, Gershoff she has explored the ways in which Professor Liz Gershoff is an social organizations in a Santiago poblacion Joe's current assistant professor (shantytown) created strategies to improve research, of social work. She living conditions and analyze political funded by earned her PhD in phenomena in the post-dictatorship the National Child Development period. Through ongoing research in Institute of and Family Ecuador, funded by the Fulbright Mental Health, Relationships at the Commission and the Wenner-Gren focuses on University of Texas at Austin and received Foundation, she is investigating democra developing father focused family-based postdoctoral training in preventive inter cy promotion activities by international interventions to prevent urban African ventions at the Arizona State University agencies in relation to citizen participa American adolescent males from engag Prevention Research Center. In her cur tion processes by alternative local govern ing in multiple forms of self-destructive rent research, funded by NICHD, NIMH, ments. Dr. Paley's book, Marketing behaviors, including suicidal behavior. and the CDC, Dr. Gershoff focuses on the Democracy: Power and Social Movements He has published in the areas of suicide, impacts of poverty, community violence, in Post-Dictatorship Chile (Berkeley: violence, and firearm-related violence. and neighborhoods on child and youth University of California Press, 2001), His paper on suicide among African development over time. She also studies won the 2001 Sharon Stephens Award Americans for the first national confer school-based violence prevention and the of the American Ethnological Society for ence on suicide prevention remains the impact of various parenting techniques the best first book by a junior scholar. most thorough and thoughtful review on child behavior. Her research combines of the topic. This effort later led the longitudinal and hierarchical methods for H. Surgeon General to issue a "Call to Action Elizabeth Voshel understanding the dynamic and multilay to Prevent Suicide" that highlighted the Betsy Voshel is a clinical ered contexts of children's lives. She increasing rates of suicide among young assistant professor and joined the SSW faculty in Fall 2004. African American males. Dr. Joe co-chairs the director of Field the Emerging Scholars Interdisciplinary Instruction in the 0. Matthew Network's Research Study Group on School of Social Work. Howard African-American Suicide. He also has She joined the faculty in Matthew Howard a significant interest in theoretical and Fall 2004. She received joined the faculty in methodological issues related to commu her BA in Sociology and Fall 2004 as a profes nity level intervention research to address Psychology from Alma College, and her sor of social work and disparities, community organizing, and MSW from Western Michigan University. psychiatry. He earned positive youth development. He joined She holds a post-masters teaching certifi a BA and an MS in the faculty as an assistant professor in cate from the University of Pennsylvania. Psychology from Fall2004. Betsy spent 22 years at the VA Medical Western Washington University, and his Center in Battle Creek, MI in various MSW and PhD from the University of julia F. Paley jobs, the last eight as the supervisor of Washington. He was recently named vice a large outpatient mental health program Julia Paley is on president elect of the Society for Social where she won a national award for the the faculty of Work and Research. His research focuses development of a case management pro both the School primarily on substance use, abuse, and gram for mentally ill veterans. She also of Social Work dependence, particularly in adolescents. coordinated the field education program and the He is conducting two NIDA-funded stud and was a field instructor for the VA for Department of ies of cognitive and psychiatric problems many years. She was the director of Field Anthropology, in incarcerated adolescent ecstasy and Education for Western Michigan having arrived at U-M in Fal12004. Her University from February 2000 until mal caregivers in research. journal of gender and sources of support make a August 2004, and has been active in Aging and Health, Supplement to Volume difference? Social Science and Medicine, the North Central Field Directors 16(5), 18S-38S. 60(3), 637-647. Consortium. She was named NASW Social Worker of the Year in 2003. She Chatters, L. , & Taylor, R.J. (2004). Mowbray, C.T. (2004). Supported continues as the Chairperson of the Religion and families. In V.L. Bengtson, Education: Diversity, essential ingredients, NASW Committee on Inquiry (venue A. C. Acock, K.R. Allen, P. Dilworth and future directions. American journal of for ethics complaints), a position she has Anderson, & D.M. Klein (Eds.), Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 7(3), 347-362. held for eight years. Her current research Sourcebook on family theory and research focus is on violence prevention and she (pp. 517-530). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Mowbray, C.T., Collins, M., Bellamy, C., is the coordinator of an interdisciplinary Megivern, D., & Bybee, D. (2005). partnership between social work, nursing Li, L.W. (2004). Caregiving network com Supported education for adults with and the public schools entitled "Project positions and use of supportive services psychiatric disabilities: An innovation for Charlie/Peaceful Partners." She has served by community-dwelling dependent elders. social work and psychosocial rehabilita as a faculty advisor for the rural health journal of Gerontological Social Work, tion practice. Social Work, 50(1), 7-20. program and has developed workshops 43(2/3), 147- 164. on personal safety for social workers, and ethics and professional practice. Health Research and Evaluation
Levin, ]., Chatters, L.M., & Taylor, R.J. Reisch, M. (2005). American exceptionalism Recent Faculty Publications (2005). Religion, health and medicine and critical social work: A retrospective Children, Youth and Families in African Americans: Implications for and prospective analysis. In I. Ferguson, Allen-Meares, P. , Hudgins, C., & Engberg, physicians. journal of the National M. Lavalette, & E. Whitmore (Eds.), M. (2004). The Global Program on Youth: Medical Association, 97(2), 237-250. Globalisation, global justice and social work. Lessons learned from collaboratories in London: Routledge. action. Journal of Technology in Human Li, L.W. (2005). Trajectories of ADL Services, 22(4), 39-53. disability among community-dwelling Saunders, D.G., Holter, M.C., Pahl, L.C., frail older persons. Research on Aging, Tolman, R.M., & Kenna, C.E. (2005). Community and Groups 27(1), 56-79. TANF workers' responses to battered women and the impact of brief worker Alexander, L.B., Hollingsworth, L.D. , Dore, Mental Health training: What survivors report. Violence M.M., & Hoopes, J.W. (2004). A family Against Women, 11, 227-254. of trust: African American parents' stories Davies, D. (2004). Child development: A of adoption disclosure. American journal practitioner's guide (2nd ed.). New York: Recent Faculty Honors and Awards of Orthopsychiatry, 74, 448-455. Guilford Press. Dean Paula Allen-Meares has been named
Axelrod, R.S., Chazan, C., Edell, D. E., Hollingsworth, L.D. (2004). Child custody to the Institute of Medicine/National & Miller, A.P. (2004). Managing your loss among women with persistent severe Academy of Sciences. The Institute of career in Jewish communal service: JCSA mental illness. Social Work Research, 28, Medicine serves as adviser to the nation Teleconference 2002. Journal ofj ewish 199-209. to improve health. As an independent, Communal Service, 80(2), 81-96. scientific adviser, the Institute of Kahng, S.K., & Mowbray, C.T. (2004). Medicine strives to provide advice that Axelrod, R.S. (2004). Careers that count. Factors influencing self-esteem among is unbiased, based on evidence, and Journal ofJ ewish Communal Service, individuals with severe mental illness: grounded in science. The mission of the 80(2), 102- 104. Implications for social work. Social Work Institute of Medicine embraces tl1e health Research, 28(4), 225-236. of people everywhere. Allen-Meares has Chadiha, L.A., Morrow-Howell, N., Proctor, also been elected Chair of the WT Grant E.K., Picot, S.).F., Gillespie, D., Pandey, P., Li, L.W., Liang,]., Toler, A., & Gu, S. Nominating Committee. & Dey, A. (2004). Involving rural, older (2005). Widowhood and depressive African Americans and their female infor- symptoms among older Chinese: Do Letha A. Chadiha will serve as consulting Matthew Howard won the 2004 Pro Michael Reisch has been appointed by editor to Social Work Research, beginning Humanitate Literary Award, "North Governor Granholm to her task force in Fall 2004. America's premier child welfare award for on Children's Justice. The task force literary works which best exemplify the was created to respond to the challenges Douglas Davies presented "Child intellectual integrity and moral courage involved with handling child abuse. Development in the Early Years," required to transcend political and social Supporting Families with Young barriers to promote 'best practice' in the Michael Spencer delivered "Dialogues on Children, Michigan Children's Trust field of child welfare." He also received a Diversity and Social Justice," the plenary Fund, 4th Biennial Conference on the 2004 Educational Innovator Award from address for the Association for the Early Years, in Grand Rapids, MI, on the Annapolis Coalition on Behavioral Advancement of Social Work with November 8, 2004, and "Talking With Health Workforce Education for the same Groups 26th Annual International Children and Adolescents About ALS," article: Teaching evidence-based practice: Symposium in fall 2004. a Presentation for Family Members and Toward a new paradigm for social work Patients Diagnosed With Amyotrophic education, Research on Social Work Betsy Voshel was quoted in Social Work Lateral Sclerosis, ALS of Michigan, Inc., Practice, 13, 234-259. Today: The Nation's Leading in Southfield, MI, on September 29, 2004. Newsmagazine for Social Workers, William Meezan has been named dean of Vol. 5, No. I January/February 2005 issue In December 2004, Barry Checkoway was the College of Social Work at The Ohio in the article "The Real World: Surviving the keynote speaker at a conference in State University. He begins the position Social Work Field Placements." Jerusalem, sponsored by the Baerwald on July 1, 2005. School of Social Work at Hebrew University and Shatil, a national associa Daphna Grants Oyserman, pro tion for community organizers. He pre NIH has announced the recipients of sented the paper, "Community Change fessor of social its prestigious Roadmap Initiative grants for Diverse Democracy." work and psy and Briggett Ford is core leader on a $1.7 chology, won million grant awarded to U-M. She Beth Glover Reed has been presented the 2005 will be working with 17 participating with a Women and Children's Substance Society for University schools and departments on Abuse Treatment Innovator Award, by Social Work the grant, "Health Disparities: Leaders, H. Westley Clark, director of the Center and Research Providers, and Patients." Professor Ford Best Scholarly Contribution Award for for Substance Abuse Treatment, of the will lead the "Patient's Perspective" core. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research Published in 2003- 2004, for: Details on the project can be found at Services Administration (SAMHSA), for Oyserman, D., Bybee, D., & Terry, K. www.ncrr.nih.gov/ncrrprog/roadmap/ her "dedication and many contributions (2003). Gendered racial identity and ecirdirectory.asp to moving the women and children's sub involvement with school. Self and Identity, Ford has also received a grant stance abuse treatment field forward." 2, 1-18. According to the SSWR website, from the National lnstitute on Aging. the award "was established to develop a This grant is a Research Supplement to Lorraine Gutierrez presented the keynote formal mechanism to recognize outstand the currently funded National Institute address at the 15th Annual Latino Social ing social work research that advances of Aging (NIA) project, "Michigan Work Network Conference in Fresno, CA, knowledge with direct applications to Center for Urban African American Aging and received a special recognition award practice, policy, and the resolution of Research (MCUAAAR)." James Jackson from that organization for her "tireless social problems. The intent of the Best is the PI and Robert Taylor is a co-PI Scholarly Contribution Award is to recog efforts and dedication to the Latino on both the parent grant and this nize original scholarly contributions to community" in fall of2004. supplement. the peer-reviewed research literature in In December 2004, Leslie Hollingsworth was a given year." a featured guest on Viewpoints, a national radio program heard on over 200 stations nationally. Federal Grants Robert Taylor, Co-Investigator Liz Gershoff, PI (James Jackson, PI [ISR]) Department of Health and Human Kristine Siefert and Briggett Ford, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health Co-Investigators Services, National Institutes of Health Dynamic Socioeconomic Disadvantage: (Scott Ransom, PI [OB-Gyn Dept]) National Survey of American Life Effects on Children Department of Health and Human Overall Award Amount: $1,273,185 Award Amount: $779,736 Services, National Institutes of Health SSW Award Amount: $46,097 Health Disparities: Leaders, Providers, Sean Joe, PI and Patients Barry Checkoway, Co-Investigator Department of Health and Human Overall Award Amount: $1,672,974 (Marc Zimmerman, PI [SPH-HBHE]) Services, National Institutes of Health, SSW Award Amount: $237,583 Department of Health and Human National Institute on Mental Health Services, National Institutes of Health, Preventing Suicide, HIV and Drug Jorge Delva, Co-Investigator Centers for Disease Control and Abuse Among Black Youth (James Jackson, PI [ISRJ) Prevention Award Amount: $386,177 Department of Health and Human Youth Empowerment Solutions Services, National Institutes of Health for Peaceful Communities State Funded Grants Family Connections Across Generations Overall Award Amount: $499,999 and Nations-NIDA Supplement Mary Ruffolo, Co-Investigator SSW Award Amount: $72,995 Overall Award Amount: $149,980 (Gary Freed, PI [Pediatrics]) SSW Award Amount: $79,063 Department of Health and Human Mike Spencer and Edie Kieffer, Co-Investigators Services, National Institutes of Health, (William Herman, PI [Internal Medicine]) Briggett Ford, Co-Investigator Michigan Department of Community Department of Health and Human (James Jackson, PI [ISR]) Health Services, National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Pediatrics and Managed Care Issues A Pilot Randomized Diabetes Services, National Institutes of Health Medicaid Intervention Among Inner-City African MCUAAAR Minority Supplement: Overall Award Amount: $552,685 American and Latino Adults Briggett Ford SSW Award Amount: $52,838 Overall Award Amount: $9,249,307 Overall Award Amount: $225,077 SSW Award Amount: $49,500 SSW Award Amount: $65,496 Mary Ruffolo, Co-Investigator (David Neal, PI [Psychiatry]) Federal Grants Transferred Kristine Siefert and Richard Tolman, Department of Health and Human From Another Institution Co-Investigators Services, Office of the Secretary (George Kaplan, PI [SPH-Epidemiology]) Matthew Howard, PI Subcontracts, State of Michigan, Department of Health and Human Department of Health and Human Department of Community Health, Services, National Institutes of Health Services, National Institutes of Health, Integrated Care for Medicaid Consumers Michigan Interdisciplinary Center on NIDA with Behavioral Health Care Needs Social Inequality, Mind and Body Neuropsychiatric Impairments in Overall Award Amount: $1,082, 754 Overall Award Amount: $5,020,558 Adolescent MDMA Abusers SSW Award Amount: $94,334 SSW Award Amount: $47,453 Award Amount: $55,348 Foundation Grants Robert Taylor, Co-Investigator Matthew Howard, PI Ruth Dunkle, PI (Linda Chatters, PI [SPHJ) Department of Health and Human Letha Chadiha, Co-Investigator Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, McGregor Fund Services, National Institutes of Health NIDA Geriatric Social Work Fellows Program National Institute on Aging Neuropsychiatric Impairments in (see article on p. 15) Religious Involvement Among Older Adolescent Inhalant Users Award Amount: $486,000 African Americans Award Amount: $27,587 Overall Award Amount: $752,760 SSW Award Amount: $406,796 Barry Checkoway, PI Charles Garvin, PI Charles Garvin, PI Skillman Foundation Ypsilanti High School U-M Office of the Vice President for Youth Dialogues on Race and Enabling Adolescents in Culturally Research Ethnicity in Metropolitan Detroit Diverse Environments to Peacefully Enabling Adolescents in Culturally Award Amount: $125,000 Resolve Ethnic Group Conflicts Diverse Environments to Peacefully Award Amount: $6,000 Resolve Ethnic Group Conflicts (Phase II) Barry Checkoway, PI Award Amount: $9,000 Time Warner Foundation, Education Internal U-M Grants Ruth Dunkle, Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Lydia Li, Development Center, Inc., Technical Barry Checkoway, PI Assistance in Program Evaluation: U-M Gerald R. Ford School of and Letha Chadiha, Co-Investigators U-M Institute for Research on Women Youth Media Field Building Public Policy Activities for Time Warner's Youth Participation in Public Policy at the and Gender Community Grants Municipal Level: A Research, Education, Mothers of Adult Daughters with a Award Amount: $50,000 and Outreach Project in Michigan Serious Mental Illness: The Experience of African Americans and Whites Award Amount: $24,800 Barry Checkoway, PI Award Amount: $4,195 Highfield Foundation Dale Fitch, PI Young People Creating Community U-M CARAT/IT Michael Woolley, Tony Alvarez, Change in the Mississippi Delta SSW ePortfolio Project (FY2005) Andy Grogan-Kaylor, Carol Mowbray, Award Amount: $4,000 Award Amount: $8,688 and Dale Fitch, Co-Investigators SSW-Olivia P. Maynard & S. Olof Ruth Dunkle, PI Larry Gant, PI Karlstrom Award Fund Using Community Strengths Data with Gerontological Society of American/ U-M OVPR-2004 Distinguished John A. Hartford Foundation Faculty/Graduate Student Seminars GIS to Examine Community Resilience Award Amount: $50,000 A comparison of Mediation and Program Old Age in Ghana and the United States: Technology, Social Entrepreneurism, Deborah Schild, PI Mediation as Intervention in Elder and Social Change: Integrative Discourse Advocacy (Dissertation funding for Award Amount: $7,000 U -M Office of the Vice President Alexandra Crampton) for Research Award Amount: $40,000 Diane Vinokur, PI Defining Parents' Needs When U-M OVPR-2004 Distinguished Their Child Has a Genetic Diagnosis Other Non-Federal Grants Faculty/Graduate Student Seminars Award Amount: $14,719 Barry Checkoway, PI Program Arab Community Center for Economic The NOVA Seminar to Encourage U-M and Social Services (ACCESS) Research on Nonprofit Organizations ACCESS- Arab-American Community and Voluntary Action Building: Case Studies for Organizational Award Amount: $7,000 Development Award Amount: $24,000 Beth Reed, Robert Ortega, Mieko Yoshihama, Charles Garvin, and Dale Fitch, Charles Garvin, PI Co-Investigators Ann Arbor High Schools U-M Center for Research, Learning, Enabling Adolescents in Culturally and Teaching (CRLT) Diverse Environments to Peacefully Learning About Social Justice Over Resolve Ethnic Group Conflicts Time: Student Learning Portfolios Award Amount: $6,000 and Professional Practica (Phase II) Award Amount: $15,000
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professionals at the JDC, JAFI, Hillel Argentina, and a variety of agencies including day schools, Jewish Community Centers, and Radio Jai, the only 24-hour Jewish radio station in the Americas. Students also met with the professional staff of Caritas, Latin America's Catholic social service agency. The group had the opportunity to interact with Hillel students involved in Tzedek (social justice) programs throughout Buenos Aires. The number of Tzedek initiatives is particularly impressive given that Hillel Argentina began less than two years ago. Drachler students Dean Paula Allen-Meares and Jonathan Rauch at the Fauri Memorial Lecture also joined with participants of Fauri lecturer Addresses Leadership at the University of Le'atid, the leadership training program for Jewish communal Same-Sex Marriage Michigan traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina in May to see how a professionals sponsored by the JDC. In November, Jonathan Rauch vibrant, active Jewish community Students witnessed the creativ delivered the 2004 Fedele F. and has risen to the challenge of terror ity, professionalism, and enthusiasm Iris M. Fauri Memorial Lecture in ism and economic crisis. The trip of Argentina's Jewish communal Child Welfare, "How Will Same-Sex was made possible by support from professionals and learned how flexi Marriage Affect America's Children?" an anonymous donor and a grant bility, dedication, and innovation Rauch is a highly regarded journalist from the University's International have helped Argentina's Jewish based in Washington, DC, a corre Institute. agencies deal with an economic crisis spondent for The Atlantic Monthly, During the week-long trip, that has devastated the middle class. a senior writer and columnist for students met with Jewish communal This is the Drachler Program's National Journal, and a writer in residence at the Brookings Institution. He is the author Jamison Green c of several books on government ~ ""0 In October, Jamison Green, ::r issues, culture and economics. ~ The Fauri Lecture is presented one of the founding members (/) "'5 . annually in recognition of former of the transgender movement n !""' University of Michigan Dean and and author of A Visible Man, s: "'0 Vice President Fedele F. Fauri and spoke to faculty, staff and o;· his wife. students about how to discuss 'r- "'a. transgender issues within the 0' a. context of the classroom and Drachler Students beyond into practice and Visit Buenos Aires research. Fifteen Drachler students and recent graduates from the Sol Drachler Program in Jewish Communal
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Jung-Hwa Ha, doctoral student in social Social Work and Social Science are eligible her MAin Psychology from Columbia work and sociology received the SSWR to compete for tl1is award; papers are University in 1940, and her PhD in 2005 Doctoral Fellows Award. According adjudicated anonymously by members of Psychology from Yale University in 1949. to the SSWR website, "The Doctoral the supervisory committee of the Joint She joined the Social Work faculty Fellows Award recognizes doctoral Program. Winners are awarded $500 and in 1974, and her pioneering research students whose proposed dissertation their names are inscribed on a plaque that focused on alcohol addiction in older research reflects innovative ideas and serves to acknowledging their contribu adults, particularly women. She was also rigorous methodologies related to social tion publicly. a researcher in the U-M Department of work research, policy, or practice. SSWR Psychiatry's Alcohol Research Center, held Doctoral Fellows will be considered exem Edith Gomberg Obituary research appointments at the Ann Arbor plars of excellence in doctoral level social Veterans Administration Medical Center, Edith S. Lisansky Gomberg, professor work research and will receive special was a research scientist at the Institute of emerita of Psychiatry and Social Work recognition at SSWR's annual conference." Gerontology, and was a faculty associate at the University of Michigan, died peace at the Institute for Social Research. She fully in her sleep on January 8, 2005. Henry J. Meyer Award was named professor emeritus of Social Dr. Gomberg earned her BA in Winner Announced Work in 1990. Psychology at Brooklyn College in 1938, David Dobbie was named this year's During her career, she served in winner of the Meyer Award. Dobbie several leadership positions in the School is a PhD student in social work and of Social Work, the University, and the sociology; his award-winning paper was State. She also served many national and entitled "Building Solidarity Through international scientific organizations. Difference: A Critical Multicultural Dean Paula Allen-Meares said, Model of Organizing:' "Professor Gomberg was a pioneer. She The Meyer Award, named in honor charted a research agenda that was unique of Henry J. Meyer, the founding director and cutting edge. Thanks to her, issues of of the Joint Program in Social Work and substance abuse among women gained Social Science, is awarded annually for the attention in psychiatry and in medicine." paper that makes an original contribution A funeral was held on January 12. to empirical or theoretical literature in a Memorials may be sent to the Humane manner that integrates social work and Society of Huron Valley, 3100 Cherry social science. All students in good stand Hill Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, ing in the Joint Doctoral Program in www.hshv.org.
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Alumni Outreach hosted its very own Homecoming Coleman will be in attendance. Taking It was an exciting academic year Tailgate on October 9 in the beautiful advantage of the resources being used as the Office of Development and courtyard behind the School's build to present a big event, the School of Alumni Relations hosted nine ing on South University. Football fans Social Work can host its own activity alumni events between September (and non-fans!) of all ages mingled in coordination with the 2004 and April 2005. According to and munched, enjoying the crisp larger program. eborah Cherrin, the School's sunny weather and the chance to Cherrin empha director of development and alumni chat with faculty and fellow alumni. sized that one of the relations, "one of our highest priori Cherrin says there is no single most powerful factors ties is to strengthen our outreach formula for choosing where the in choosing a geograph and connection to alumni, and School is going to host an event. "The ic location is if there to facilitate our graduates being primary factor in choosing a location are local volunteers who able to network with each other." is to look at where we have the high want to help. "This is Recent events attracted hundreds est concentration of alumni," she the kind of energy we of alumni to receptions in the explains. But there are other reasons, are trying to inspire Detroit metropolitan area, Traverse too. The School tries to balance a and support-working in Deborah Cherrin City, Ann Arbor, Palm Beach and focus on Michigan cities where there partnership with interest- to a luncheon with Dean Paula are the highest concentrations of ed alumni in a variety of Allen-Meares for doctoral alumni alumni with areas such as San geographic locations," says Cherrin. in New York City. In previous Francisco and Boston, where there Cherrin invites alumni to get in touch months alumni events have been are significant "pockets" of graduates. with her at [email protected] if held in Chicago, Washington, DC, At the same time, the School might you are interested in having an and Grand Rapids. capitalize on a university-wide event alumni event in your area. The School of Social Work also where U-M President Mary Sue
School of Social Work Receives McGregor Foundation Gift to Advance Geriatric Social Work The School of Social Work has received a campaign gift of $486,360 Mark your calendars for the next School of Social Work Homecoming Tailgate! It from the McGregor Fund to benefit will start three hours before the game on October 8, 2005 when Michigan will once its Geriatric Social Work Fellows again battle Minnesota for the Brown Jug. A limited number of tickets to the game Program. The award is the largest will be available through the School. Please contact Katie Vawters in the School's made by the McGregor Fund to Office of Development and Alumni Relations by August 1 if you are interested in the University. purchasing tickets: 734-763-6886 or [email protected]. The gift will be used to -SSW Development Office staff provide fellowships for social work students who do field work in a net work of 28 Detroit-area community agencies serving older adults. The Geriatric Social Work Fellows Program provides critically needed social work interns to these agencies, expanding their capacity to provide professional social work services in area hospitals, hospices, geriatric Professor Robert Ortega (MSW '83, PhD '91) Director of Field Instruction, Betsy centers and other agencies meeting and his wife Mary Ortega (MSW '86) are Voshe/, and her husband Geoffrey, stop the needs of seniors. "Geriatric fel taking their granddaughter Fatia to the Big by the School's tailgate for refreshments lows receiving the McGregor funds House to see Michigan take on Minnesota. before the game. are placed in an ideal position to help deliver professional services that meet the needs of many elderly residents of Metropolitan Detroit," commented Letha Chadiha, professor of social work and one of the prima ry faculty responsible for securing the gift. Students apply to be a part of the competitive program, and about 20 students are involved in each 16-month cycle, says Ruth Dunkle, the Wilbur J. Cohen Collegiate Professor Carolyn Grawi (MSW '91) and son, along with Christopher Maurer and his dad foe Maurer of Social Work. With the help of the (MSW '75), show off their school spirit. Regent Olivia P. Maynard (MSW '71) McGregor Foundation funding, and Dr. Lawrence Gary (MSW '67, more students will be able to partici PhD '70) are deep in discussion. pate in the program with expansion anticipated in Detroit, she says.
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was well attuned to the funding side of family." She and her husband, Tom Goss philanthropy. "It is very rewarding, but it (BS Ed '68), raised three daughters who is hard to give money away," she observes. share their parents' commitment to public ' · man Foundation, a Detroit-based "The needs are so great. It is so important service. Anika Goss-Foster (MSW '95) - -...::.='lanthropy dedicated to improving to make really good decisions." In 2004, directs the Detroit office of Local children's lives. the Foundation reviewed some 350 letters Initiative Support Corporation. Her 2004 appointment capped of intent and 150 grant applications from Washington, DC attorney Fatima Goss 28 years of national experience as a social public organizations and non-profits, Graves frequently does pro bono work; worker and agency administrator in child dispersing nearly $22 million. and Maloni Goss, an associate buyer for welfare, family services and youth devel Skillman's mission, "to improve the Ralph Lauren-Polo, docs volunteer work opment. But Goss is not one to talk about lives of children and youth in metropoli in New York City. personal achievement. Her focus has tan Detroit by improving their homes, always been on helping others. schools and neighborhoods," requires "From the time I was a member community-wide involvement, she ofY-teens in high school, I knew I emphasizes. wanted to be involved in human services," "We must get closer, work harder, she reflects. "As a sociology major at reach out even further if we are going to Michigan, I was offered the opportunity make a difference." Her plan: build closer to take graduate courses in social work; relationships with community-based this convinced me to go on for an MSW." groups already working in neighborhoods While some people struggle with with young people; identify residents who career direction, Goss immediately felt in already serve as "natural" helpers, who sync with U-M's strong community orga children turn to because their homes are nization program. "I learned that social safe and nurturing. She envisions a forum work held many options, and mine was for community leaders to exchange ideas, working with individuals and families, gain technical assistance, and learn about but always within the context of neigh model programs that have worked else Where others see problems, Goss borhoods." where. sees progress. "The media has raised She began as a caseworker focusing "No one person or organization awareness of the issues; researchers have on children and youth, and for a time ran can take this on. It's going to take multi provided us good data on best practices; an emergency shelter program. In 1987, pie partnerships across communities and we have organizations and individu she was asked to spearhead a W.K. Kellogg and across institutions," she points out, als who are willing to take risks. I think Foundation project aimed at making one "including local and state government, we are finally reaching broad agreement Detroit neighborhood "the best possible education and health care organizations that we all have to come to the table and place for children to grow and develop" not to mention service groups and indi make a difference, especially for children. work that continues today under the aegis vidual volunteers. And the faith leadership I really am hopeful." of the Detroit Youth Foundation. She also has a tremendous influence, especially in - Pat Materka, a former U-M staff communities of color." served as a program officer for the Stuart member, is a freelance writer who Foundation in San Francisco where she Social workers have a key role in owns and operates the Ann Arbor has responsibility for child welfare grant bringing people together to solve prob Bed and Breakfast. making. lems, Goss says. "On a personal level, it is By the time Goss joined Skillman rewarding to have chosen a career path as a senior program officer in 1998, she that has had a positive influence on my 1960s ful to Charles Garvin and Shula professor of the University of Hawaii Reinhartz and wishes thanks and at Manoa's School of Social work for Bunyan Bryant, MSW '65 was honored peace to his classmates, Linda, David, four years. Prior to this he was chair by the Sierra Club with an inaugural Carolyn, Pat, John, Jim and Sue, as of the masters in social work program award in his name. Bryant, who is a well as all of those he had an oppor and a member of the faculty for 19 professor at U-M's School of Natural tunity to work with while in school. years. Resources and Environment, was pre sented with the first Bunyan Bryant Stephen R. Kahoe, MSW '75 Award in recognition of outstanding 1990s is in his 25th year of teaching in leadership on environmental justice. Yolanda (Cranford) Davis, MSW '91 the social work program at El Paso Each year the club confers awards on won the 2003 School Social Worker Community College in El Paso, Texas. individuals who have contributed to of the Year award from the Michigan He also keeps busy as a part-time the protection of the environment. Association of School Social Workers. clinical social work consultant for Yolanda and her husband Antoine two mental health programs in El Paul Francis Fettig, MSW '69 is a psy currently reside in Romulus, Paso. Kahoe also teaches for the chotherapist in the metro-Charlotte Michigan with their four children. graduate program at the School of area. He resigned from the active Social Work at New Mexico State priesthood and is married to his Amy Ai, MSW '93, PhD '96 was University in Las Cruces, New high school sweetheart. featured in the November 5, 2004 Mexico. issue of the Ann Arbor News. The article discussed a study that was Linda Bowman (Toepfer), MSW '75 conducted at the U-M Medical Center 1970s is a community resource specialist that looked at the link between faith Dr. Betty Brown-Chappell, PhD '71 is establishing a data bank for the new and health-related well-being. Ai was an associate professor at Eastern Washtenaw 211 Project She lives in a principal investigator in this study Michigan University in the School Ann Arbor with her son. who has also been reported in the of Social Work. She is the immediate Journal of Health Psychology and past-president of the Michigan Sherry Hansen, MSW '77 is a certified Aging and Mental Health. Chapter of the National Association forensic examiner at the Center of Social Workers and was recently for Forensic Psychiatry under the Lisa Robinson Lewis, MSW '93 is a elected to be co-chair of the Department of Community Health. social worker for high school and Association's eight-state Midwest She has been employed there since middle school students at Willow Coalition. She also serves on the 1980. Currently, she is serving as the Run Community Schools. She was NASW's Aging Practice Section. director of social work at the Center. featured in an Ann Arbor News article about a program sponsored by the Linda S. Anderson , MSW '72 decided to News called, "Warm The Children." make a career change in the early '90s, 1980s In the article Lisa discusses how she despite her love for the field of social Andrew Safyer, MSW '80, PhD '86 has been able to use this resource for work. She has been a full time portrait has been appointed to the position some of her students. Lisa also serves painter for the last twelve years. Visit of dean and professor of the School on the board of trustees of Superior her website, portraiteasel.com, to view of Social Work at Adelphi University Township. some of her work. in Garden City, New York. Michelle Woods, MSW '94 has been Jerry Steele, MSW '74 wrote in to Jon Matsuoka, PhD '85 has been named named to the 2004-05 class of the Ongoing about the 30-year anniver dean of the School of Social Work at U-M Center for the Education of sary for the class of '74. He wanted the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Women (CEW) New Millennium to pass along that he is forever grate- He has served as interim dean and Leader Series. Woods is the assistant director of Student Services for Cinzia (laderosa) Garvin, MSW '96 is April Barlett, MSW '99 of Ypsilanti, the U-M School of Social Work. currently working as a psychiatric Michigan, is a clinical social worker Currently, she serves on the executive social worker for Kaiser Permanente at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center board of the Women of Color Task of Northern California. She complet in Ann Arbor. She will be transition Force, the board of directors for the ed her license two years ago and is ing to a new position at the VA as the Ann Arbor Community Center, and beginning a private practice. social worker for an exciting new pro is the president of the Huron Valley gram, Home Based Primary Care. She Association of Black Social Workers. Andrew Echt, MSW '98 was recently will work with an interdisciplinary selected as the winner of the team providing home-based health Randall Ross, MSW '94 was appointed Innovative Idea Award presented care to veterans and support to their program development officer at the by the Jewish Federation of Metro caregivers. Guidance Center in Southgate, Detroit. The award, which is support Michigan. He has been with the ed by Norman and Susie Pappas, goes Renanit Levy, MSW '99 and Steve Guidance Center since 1995, most to the Federation staff member who Maize added another member to recently serving as the project has successfully created and imple their family on October 15, 2004. The director for the Downriver CARES mented an idea that has had a positive family passed along these vital stats AmeriCorps program. Prior to work effect on the Federation. Echt's persis for their new daughter, Amarya Petra ing at the Guidance Center, he was tence with the Roundtable Forum, Levy-Mazie: 7lbs. 13 ounces, 19.5 a Foundation Fellow at The Kresge which gathers young, upwardly inches and 100 percent gorgeous. Foundation. He and his wife, mobile men and women in an infor Well wishers may reach the family Tammy, and daughter, Maya, mal setting to learn more about the at [email protected] or live in Wyandotte, Michigan. community, led to his nomination. [email protected]. This honor was highlighted in an Debra Barton Grant, MSW '95 was pre article in the January 27, 2005, issue sented with the Goldsmith Award for of the Detroit jewish News. 2000s Professionals for the Chicago Jewish Blair Barton-Percival, MSW '00 and community sponsored by the Jewish Rosalie (Zuniga) Galvan, MSW '98 Rachel Cannon-Percival, MSW '00 Federation. This award entitles her of San Diego, California, was married in June, 2001. ln 2002 they to additional support to further her recently married to Darryl Galvan. purchased a beautiful home in the academic education as well as being Congratulations! historic district just outside of down honored at the Federation's annual town Greensboro, North Carolina. meeting in the fall. She will start Carlin (Johnson) Politzer, MSW '98 Their first child, Cole Thomas John a new position as executive vice is currently a psychiatric social Percival, was born on September 21, president of the Jewish Federation worker at the Foster Care Mental 2004, weighing 8lbs. 15.8 ounces. of St. Joseph Valley in South Bend, Health Program in California. She They think by his size that they might Indiana. Contact information for and her husband, Ben, welcomed a have a future Wolverine athlete on Debby, Scott and son Jonah will baby girl, Maia James, into the world their hands. follow once they've settled into on Aprill7, 2004. their new home. Maria L. Munoz, MSW '00 and her Catherine Luz Marrs, MSW '98 started husband, Jim Williams, welcomed Donna (Conley) Birney, MSW '96 lives the doctorate program in social work their first child, Helena Maria, into in south central Kentucky with her at Arizona State University this past the world on September 29, 2003. two-year old son, Ethan. She is a fall. For the past several years leading Maria serves on the board of directors LCSW working with emotionally up to her return to academia, she has for birthNETWORK, a non-profit disabled children and their families. been working with both children and organization promoting awareness of adults in direct practice. the benefits and availability of healthy, normal pregnancy and childbirth Human Services Research Institute through advocacy, information and as a project coordinator. The family support. lives in West Linn, Oregon. IN MEMORIAM
Jason Robiehand, MSW '00 is a LCSW Allessia Owens, MSW '03 is a Carol Bush Green, MSW'76 and is currently working for the home-based clinical therapist July 17, 2004 Carroll County Department of for Development Centers, Inc., in Juvenile Services as a family interven Detroit. She works with high-risk William J. Noteboom, MSW '66 tion specialist. He provides clinical minority families with mental health August 8, 2004 case management services to adjudi conditions. cated youth and their families after Fe Aldea Reed, MSW '74 they return from out-of-home Ronald L. Riggs, MSW '03 has served October 3, 2004 placement. as unit director of the Neighborhood Services Organization, a 24-hour John Stewart Reynolds, MSW '55 Rabbi Binyamin Biber, MSW '00 recently walk-in center, for the past seven November 27, 2004 started a group called "SHALom years, providing services to Detroit's the Secular Humanist Action League" homeless population. He was present in Washington, DC. Its first program ed with the Outstanding Provider is to start a childcare center in DC Award by the Care-Link Mental with a progressive multicultural Health Network in May 2004, and curriculum to open in the fall of received a special salute from the The Regents of the University 2005. He also works with Machar, Empowerment Zone Development David A. Brandon, Ann Arbor; Laurence B. the Washington, DC, Congregation Corporation in 2004 for his services Deitch, Bingham Farms; Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich; Rebecca McGowan, Ann Arbor; for Secular Humanistic Judaism as to Detroit Empowerment Zone Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor; well as Rabbinic Community Services. residents. Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park; S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms; Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor; Alfred Perez, MSW '01 recently accept Linh Thuy Song, MSW '04 was recently Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) ed a position as the senior program appointed a Rockefeller Fellow by the administrator for the Commission William Joiner Center and its collabo University of Michigan Nondiscrimination Policy Statement on Service and Volunteerism in the rative institutions and programs at The University of Michigan, as an equal Office of Arizona Governor Janet the University of Massachusetts opportunity/affirmative action employer, Napolitano. Boston. The executive director of complies with all applicable federal and Man Non organization, she will state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action , including Title IX Tisha Fowler, MSW '02 is in her second revisit the images of the birthmother of the Education Amendments of 1972 year as a Presidential Management in art, literature and theater in and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The University of Michigan Fellow (PMF) with the National her project, "Reconceptualizing is committed to a policy of nondiscrimina Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, the Narratives of Vietnamese tion and equal opportunity for all persons MD. Through the PMF program Birthmothers: Relinquishment, regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, she has been able to rotate through Coping and Searching." marital status, sexual orientation, disability, a variety of offices and work on an or Vietnam-era veteran status in employ array of projects. She is currently Shalimar Ghelani, MSW '04 has been ment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. Inquiries or complaints working for the NCI/Office of working for the child welfare agency, may be addressed to the Senior Director Cancer Survivorship. the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, for Institutional Equity and Title IX/Section since August 2004. She would like to 504 Coordinator, Office of Institutional Equity, 2072 Administrative Services Amy K. Paterson-Sandie, MSW '02 reconnect with friends from U-M. Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1432, and her husband, Scott, welcomed Ghelani can be contacted via e-mail, 734-763-0235, TTY 734-647-1388. For other University of Michigan information Mara Lorraine Sandie, their first [email protected] call734-764-1817. child, on September 30, 2004. Paterson-Sandie works for the Michigan may be a long way from where you are today, but it's a very short distance from who you are.