N. Charles Anderson Detroit Urban League, Inc.

C. Patrick BabcockClass of 1969W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Richard J. BrehlerPlante & Moran, LLP

Michael Brennan United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Juanita DossClass of 1972Burdette and Doss Psychological Clinic

Michael S.EarlClass of 1980Oakland Family Service

Annette S. Freedman Class of 1969, Retired

George D. Gaines, Jr.Class of 1964, Retired

Allan Gelfond Class of 1961Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit

Shirley Mann GrayClass of 1976

Louise GuytonComerica, Inc.

Paul L. HubbardClass of 1971

Angela KennedyClass of 1966

Guadalupe G. LaraClass of 1976Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Mohamed OkdieClass of 1985President, Mental Health Board

V. Lonnie Peek, Jr. Class of 1969Strategic Solutions

Susan Rogers, Chair Class of 1977Birmingham Public Schools

Al Seoud Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Lenora Stanfield Class of 1966, Retired

Lillie Tabor Retired

John H. TalickRetired

Alice ThompsonClass of 1981Black Family Development, Inc.

Georgene ThorntonWSU SSW Alumni Association

Eloise C. WhittenRetired

Angela B. Wilson Class of 1985Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance

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2 Presidential SearchCommittee Established

3 Three New CandidatesJoin PhD Program

4-6 School of Social WorkDonor Honor Roll

7 School WelcomesAssociate Dean Waites

7 Message fromAssociation PresidentThornton

Visions is published by the Wayne State University School of

Social Work and the WSU Office ofMarketing and Publications.

Dean: Phyllis I. Vroom, Ph.D.Editor: Al AckerPhotographers:

Rick Bielaczyc, M.J. Murawka

Wayne State University is an equalopportunity/affirmative action employer.

Tina Abbott

Richard Bernstein

Deborah Dingell

Eugene Driker

Diane L. Dunaskiss

Wayne State University Board of Governors

School of Social Work Board of Visitors

Paul E. Massaron

Annetta Miller

Jacquelin E. Washington

Irvin D. Reid, ex officio

IIn late June, WSU President Irvin Reid and DeanPhyllis Vroom received the word we all had beenanticipating for months: after an arduousdocumenting process, the Wayne State University

School of Social Work achieved reaffirmation of itsaccreditation until 2015 by the Commission onAccreditation (COA) of the Councilon Social Work Education (CSWE).

Reacting to the news, Dean PhyllisVroom said, “I extend a heartfelt‘thank you’ to everyone involved inwriting the self-study and to eachmember of the faculty, academic,administrative, technical, secretarialand clerical support staff for yourhard work. All of our hard workrecently and over many years hasbrought forth sweet fruit.”

As a part of reaffirmationfeedback, the Commission cited many strengths of theSchool of Social Work’s program, including the qualityof the faculty, staff, administration and leadership; ourBSW & MSW curricula and Advisement/RetentionPrograms; the diversity of both student body and staff;our strong Field Education program and other special

programs such as the BSW Integrative Seminar and theAdvanced Year concentrations in Community Practiceand Social Action, as well as Interpersonal Practice.

They also commended the school’s high graduationrate, the satisfaction employers find in our alumnipractitioners, faculty scholarship, the reputation of both

the BSW and MSW programs and the school’s impact on the community through participation on boards,commissions, task forces as well as research andtechnical assistance.

In summary Dean Vroom added, “We’re particularlygratified that the high quality of our programs and

everything that entails is reaffirmed. And we’re thrilledthat we also met our goal of completing the self-studyand reaffirmation processes without having to write aninterim report!”

The CSWE is a nonprofit national associationrepresenting more than 3,000 individual members aswell as graduate and undergraduate programs ofprofessional social work education. Founded in 1952,this partnership of educational and professionalinstitutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizensis recognized by the Council for Higher EducationAccreditation as the sole accrediting agency for socialwork education in this country. ■

Commission Affirms WSU School of Social Work’s Accreditation for Eight Years

The commission cited many strengths … the quality

of the faculty, staff, administration and leadership;

our BSW & MSW curricula, Advisement/Retention

Programs; the diversity of both student body and

staff; our strong Field Education program.

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The biggest news we’ve had since the last issue of Visions came in June when theCommission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education informedWayne State University President Irvin D. Reid of their “vote to reaffirmaccreditation for eight years, ending June 2015.” This was the culmination of along, occasionally arduous process which involved many persons, includingfaculty, staff and alumni. There’s a detailed article discussing the commission’sfindings elsewhere in this issue.

Less welcome news came in early fall when university president Irvin Reidannounced his intention to step down in 2008. But I was delighted to learn thathe will continue to work on strengthening the relationship between Wayne StateUniversity and the City of Detroit, thanks to the generous support of EugeneApplebaum. In my opinion, the best way to honor his leadership will be tocontinue our excellence in our urban, research, teaching and scholarship missionsand to help the Wayne First Capital Campaign draw to a strong conclusion …which gives me a smooth segue to my next topic.

Another key part of this issue is a public thank you to all of the donors whohave supported the school during the last couple of years. It is not news thatthese have been difficult times for the university and the school … as well as forthe city and state. That’s why private support has become ever more important forus. Your generosity and that of our other donors help us maintain our standardsof excellence in the face of diminishing support from other sources. A warm thankyou to all the donors listed inside. Your generosity warms my heart and makespossible the strides forward such as our reaccreditation.

Over the last several months there have been other “news.” Look in these pagesfor a profile of new Associate Dean Cheryl Waites, an outstanding addition to ouradministration who comes to us from a tenured position at North Carolina StateUniversity. She replaces Interim Associate Dean Beverly Black who has decided toreturn to the warmer climes of southern Texas. We will miss her. Joining Dr. Waiteson the faculty is newcomer Shawna Lee, PhD who has earned several degreesfrom the University of Michigan and comes to us from the University of SouthCarolina. May these Carolinians bring some warmth to our approaching winter!

A well-attended Edith Harris lecture by Ellen Pence is reported on here as well.And new Alumni Association President Georgene Thornton introduces herself andher colleagues on the board in her inaugural column here also. The support theschool receives from the alumni body is truly an indispensible component of ourcontinued success.

With that, I end my message with warm wishes as we begin the holiday seasonand the hope for a happy, prosperous New Year from all of us at the School ofSocial Work.

I hope you enjoy this issue.

Dean Phyllis Vroom

M E S S A G E F R O M T H E D E A N

Second-year doctoral students April Idalski and Angela Kaiser recentlypresented findings at the annual program meeting of the Council on SocialWork Education in San Francisco last month. Both presentations were basedon studies completed during their first year in the program. Idalski’s poster,“Engaging Families in Weight Loss Treatment: Using Qualitative Methodologyto Understand Treatment Engagement,” is based on data from the “TakeControl” Teen Diabetes Study based at Wayne State University School ofMedicine. Kaiser’s display, “Predicting Readiness for Change, Collaborationand Program Development in Small to Mid-Sized Nonprofits: Where to Start?”stems from her work with Dr. Joanne Sobeck. ■

Doctoral Students PresentResearch at CSWE San Francisco

Since Irvin D. Reid has announced his retirement from the presidency of WayneState University, effective at the end of the 2007-2008 academic year; the WayneState University Board of Governors, wishing to seek advice and counsel from abroad cross-section of persons in the University and from the community, hasestablished a search advisory committee to recommend a prospective pool ofcandidates.

Eugene Driker, Chair of the Board of Governors chairs the committee , assistedby BOG member Jacquelin Washington as Vice-Chair. Other BOG membersnamed to the committee are Richard Bernstein and Diane Dunaskiss. SSW DeanPhyllis Vroom has been selected as have Academic Senate President SeymourWolfson, and Medical School representatives, Dr. Robert Mentzer, Dean, Dr. JohnFlack, Chair, Internal Medicine and Dr. Jose Rafols, Professor, Anatomy. Mary AnnTyler-Allen and Elizabeth Hardy represent the alumni body and Student CouncilPresident Cindy Chidi gives a student perspective to the group. Facultyrepresentatives include Jorge Chinea, Liberal Arts and Sciences, James Hartway,Fine, Communications and Performing Arts; and William Volz, School of BusinessAdministration. Other committee members are: Judy McClusty, President, StaffAssociation and Charles Parrish, President, AAUP-AFT, representing staff andunions, and Gary Torgow of The Sterling Group, representing the businesscommunity. The Honorable Claudia Morcom and Eddie McDonald, City ofDetroit, are voices from the community and Hilary Ratner, VP, Division ofResearch, and Ahmad Ezzeddine, Academic Affairs serve as representatives of theuniversity administration. Executive Secretary to the Committee is Christine Cook.

Comments about the search and nominations of potential candidates may besent to the Presidential Search Advisory committee: PSAC@wayne.edu or by mailto P.O. Box 2130, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202. A website will beestablished soon. ■

Board of Governors Establishes a PresidentialSearch Advisory Committee

Doctoral Student Angela Kaiser discusses her CSWE research

display with fellow second-year PhD student April Idalski

Dean Phyllis Vroom

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Shawna J. Lee, PhD, has accepted ajoint position developed between theSchool of Social Work and MerrillPalmer Skillman Institute. Lee’s researchfocuses on the role of fathers in theetiology of physical child abuse, as wellas development of child abuseprevention efforts targeting fathers. Sheis Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. NeilGuterman of the University of ChicagoSchool of Social Service Administration,on a CDC research grant examiningpathways to preventing fathermaltreatment (abuse) of their children,using data from the Fragile Families and

Child Well-Being Study. These studies examine risk and resilience factors and mediatingpathways that are related to fathers’ physical and psychological aggression directedtowards their child and corporal punishment. Several related studies link communityvariables to maternal parenting behaviors and child maltreatment.

In another area of her research, Lee examines the nexus of work and family life forlow-income mothers, using the lens of possible selves to investigate how welfarerecipients see themselves managing their work and family roles. Related studiesexamine common work barriers among welfare recipients and assess the effects of ajob training intervention designed to address work barriers.

Lee is teaching graduate-level courses in social welfare policy, research methods, andprogram evaluation. She has received an NIH clinical research loan, which is a peer-reviewed award granted to clinical health researchers who demonstrate exceptionalresearch ability. ■

Assistant Professor Shawna Lee Joins Faculty

New Assistant Professor Shawna Lee,

who joined the faculty this fall

In September three more students joined the school’s fledgling PhD program,bringing the total currently enrolled to six. The newcomers are CristinaTucker, Rebecca Wiersma and Nancy Thornton. Tucker comes to WSU fromnorthern California; Wiersma and Thornton are both Michigan residents.

Wiersma is an alumna, having received her MSW from the school, while Thorntonholds degrees from the University of Michigan and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi.

Tucker says, “I chose this particular program because my interests areconcentrated in social and economic justice, with a focus on race relations. Manyof the current professors have been tackling some of the very research questionsthat I am interested in. I feel that the applied research approach at WSU is mostappropriate for both the social and the economic difficulties in Detroit. I aminterested in policy and theory with a direct connection to the city in need. Detroit,I feel, is that city.” She also states, “In this school, I expect to be immersed in astruggling urban center with great potential for community development. I hopeto learn a great deal from the fantastic faculty here. It is wonderful to see theenthusiasm from the faculty and their accessibility.”

Wiersma adds, “I was excited to find out about Wayne State University’s newPhD program through the School of Social Work. I graduated from (the) MSWprogram in 2002, and I received an excellent education. Thus, my previousexperience … made me feel that the … program could provide me with anothergreat academic experience.”

Thornton describes her reasons for joining the program, “I was drawn to theWayne State School of Social Work because of the focus on inner city challenges. Inthis first year I am serving as a graduate research assistant for Dr. Faith Hopp,studying access to health care for elderly persons with advanced heart failure.”

Tucker received her MSW from California StateUniversity in Sacramento as well as a Masters inHispanic Studies. She taught high school Spanishand coached for many years before making acareer change to social work, after which sheworked in a bilingual community mental healthcenter, a political think tank concentrating onaccess to health care for Latinos in California, as aresearch assistant at NASW, and most recently as aMental Health Specialist in a middle school/highschool in a very rough and under-served city in theSan Francisco Bay Area. She is this year’s RumbleFellow. The Thomas C. Rumble Fellowship is a

prestigious competitive fellowship awarded to full-time Wayne State Universitygraduate students.

Wiesma earned her MSW degree in 2002, and has spent the last 5 years workingin community mental health settings as a clinical social worker. She is currentlyassisting Professors Weisz and Kernsmith with their research activities, holding aSchool of Social Work Graduate Research Assistantship.

Thornton has lived in Michigan for the past ten years. She has been in clinicalsocial work, particularly residential treatment for adolescents, adolescentpregnancy and parenting, adolescent sexual offending, family therapy, and collegecounseling. Thornton is a recipient of a Graduate Research Assistantship from theGraduate School. ■

Three New Candidates join PhD Program

New first-year PhD students (from

left) Cristina, Tucker, Rebecca

Wiersma and Nancy Thornton

Dr. Ellen Pence has worked for over 30 years in efforts toend violence in the lives of women and their children.She was one of the founders of the Duluth DomesticAbuse Intervention Project an inter-agency collaborationmodel used in all 50 states and over 17 countries. She isthe chief author of the Praxis Institutional Audit (PIA).The PIA is a method of identifying, analyzing andcorrecting institutional failures to protect people drawn

into legal and human service systems because ofviolence and/or poverty. Pence is currently working withthe State of Michigan to audit the sources of racialdisparity in the child welfare system.

Pence is well known for helping administrators andpractitioners reevaluate their conceptual andadministrative practices with an eye toward closing thegap between what people need and what institutions

Dr. Ellen Pence delivered the 20th Harris Lecture in OctoberContinued on page 8 …

The 2007 Edith Harris Endowed Memorial Lecture delivered by Ellen Pence Ellen Pence, PhD, founder of the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, was the featuredspeaker for the 20th Annual Edith Harris Memorial Lecture on Thursday, October 18, 2007.The lecture, titled Strengthening Community Responses to Violence, was held at theCommunity Arts Auditorium.

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The administration,

faculty, staff and students

of the Wayne State

University School of

Social Work gratefully

acknowledge the

contributions of the

following organizations and

individuals in calendar year

2006. If you wish to make a

contribution or have a

comment on the honor role,

please contact our

development director,

Marguerite Carlton,

at (313) 577-8807 or

ae8206wayne.edu

Gifts of $25,000 or greaterJohn D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Ethel Hyman

Mary M. Walther

Gifts of $24,999 to $10,000 Carolyn Purifoy Patrick-Wanzo

Gifts of $9,999 to $5,000Detroit Youth Foundation

Allan and Harriet Gelfond

Ms. Sharon McMillan and Ms. Patsy Cowsert

Jill Oliver

Dr. William F. Pickard

Betty L. Welsh

Dr. Charles and Eloise Whitten

Gifts of $4,999 to $1,000Lorenza and Albert Acker

Frank Baumgartner and Gretchen Casper

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Emmesia Mathews Frost

Theodore and Arlene Goldberg

Annie Louise Pitts Handy

Loren J. Hoffman

Alice E. Lamont

Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.

Minority Plas, LLC

Harold and Carolyn Robison Foundation

Alice G. Thompson

United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit

Phyllis I. Vroom

Jacquelin E. Washington

Clyde S. Whitehead

Gifts of $999 to $500 Gerald and Annette Freedman

Antonio Gonzalez-Prendes

Carl and Harriet Hartman

Virginia M. King

Dr. & Mrs. James O. Prochaska

Barbara R. Robinson

Lillie M. Tabor

John H. Talick

Michele and Tom VanEsley

Mr. & Mrs. Errol Wilson

Isadore and Beryl Winkelman Foundation

Gifts of $499 to $100 Sandra K. Abraham

Marylou Ansari

Carol K. Barger

Dr. & Mrs. Bradley T. Barnes

Dr. & Mrs. Martin Barr

Patricia D. Battista

Mary L. Baumgartner

Eileen R. Beltramo

Beverly M. Black

Karen A. Bock-Wassink

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Bowers

William S. Boydell

Jennifer Boyne-Reed

Tamyra Brooks

Florence L. Brownfain

Peggy Brunhofer

Helen V. Burton

Marguerite C. Carlton

Sally A. Carter

Mr. & Mrs. John Childs

Deborah L. Christiansen

Winona E. Church

Daryl A. Cook

Helen V. Cunningham

DaimlerChrysler Fund

Roger DeMeyere

Doris DeReinzo

Mr. & Mrs. John Diamond

Sophie M. Dobriansky

Reverend Earl W. Downing

Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Earl

Joel M. Engel

Susan A. Zink English

Mary M. Foley

Joyce Marty K. Frazho

Mary Froehle

Molly Fromowitz

George D. Gaines, Jr.

Aaron Gerstman

Mary A. Graham

Henry F. Grezlik

Venita Griffin

Rita J. Gutowski

Elliott Hanna

Joan C. Harbaugh

Mary H. Harper-Hanson

Ralph W. Hartshorn

Magalene Hester, EdD

Mr. & Mrs. Herbet Herd

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hitchcock

Nora Holt

Doris Chenault Hood

William H. Iverson, Jr.

Delois Jackson

J. Juana Jones

Minga O. Jones

Bette and Nathan Kalichman

Evelyn Kasle

Mr. & Mrs. Percy Key

Kenneth A. Kish

Timothy Kluka

Marilynn G. Knall

Marion D. Kocian

Paul Kolon

Patricia A. Kovacs

Mr. & Mrs. Vincent D. Little

Margaret H. Lozon

Clifford L. Maier

Samuel J. Mark

Jane Ann Matheus

Marcia Mattiello

Daniel J. McEachin

Joan E. McGlincy

Elizabeth J. McHale

Mr. & Mrs. Chet L. McLeod

William L. McShane

David J. Miller

Kristine B. Miranne

Mary A. Montpetit

Thelma M. Morgans

Neva Nahan

Sandy and Ben Nathan

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Natinsky

Anwar H. Najor-Durack

Kathleen M. Neumann

Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Nine

Marilyn and Richard Olds

Norman Olshansky

Donna Pacheco

Edward J. Pawlak

Mr. & Mrs. David Pike

Peg P. Quigley

Kevin D. Reilly

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie J. Roberts

Gloria D. Robinson

Mr. & Mrs. David L. Rogers

Mr. & Mrs. Victor L. Rusnack

David J. Sculati

School of Social Work Donor Honor Roll

Dean Vroom presents Althea Grant with her award at Donor Appreciation Event

Edwin Holmberg, honored as Old Main Society member, receives thanks from Dean Vroom

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Mr. Brian Shannon and Ms. Celia Savonen

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Schember

Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Shrauger

Robert D. Sheehan

Laura Y. Shelden

Sheldon Siegel, PhD

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Sinkule

Marian B. Hester Skeens

David M. Smith

Donald R. Soeken

Andrew and Donna Solovey

Bianca Souza

Dudley Spade

B. Gail Spencer

Judith A. Sulaver

Maria Elisa M. Tay

John L. Tewart

Aloys J. Turck

Linda M. Tynan

Marion G. Upper-Wilcox

Agata Van Haren

Stephanie C. Veling

Mary L. Waldinger

Bruce W. Waller

Mr. & Mrs. Moses Walker

Theresa and Fabian Weber

Arlene Weisz

White Pine Investment Company

Dr. Susan L. Whitelaw

Kay Whitley

Margaret L. Williams

Claudia J. Williamson

Judy L. Windeler

Holly L. Zygelman

Gifts of $99 and underRalph and Harriet Abramowitz

Julie Alter-Kay

Karen S. Amber

Elise Anderson

Sherlynn Arnold

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Ashin

Jerome and Marsha Avrushin

William D. Baker

Eugenia L. Ballard

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Bardelli

Fred and Cathy Baumgartner

Mr. & Mrs. John Baumgartner

Geneva Baxter

Eleanor V. Beard

Pamela A. Beedle-Gee

Ivan L. Benedict

Sandra I. Bennett

Ruth E. Beverly

Gloria J. Bisdorf

Freddie W. Black

Shirley A. Black, ACSW

Ms. Elizabeth and Mr. James Blodgett

James D. Blodgett

Florine Bond

Terry L. Bond-Manville

Karen L. Boucher

Curtis A. Brahm

Mary A. Bramming

Gladys A. Brasch

Wayne C. Brigman

Barbara H. Broesamle

Richard Brooks

Celestine A. Brown

Donald R. Brubaker

Duane G. Buck

Laurie D. Bueche

Cathrine M. Bunker

Briggett A. Burnett-Chambers

Davies Burton

Evelyn C. Burton

Virginia G. Butala

Joanne A. Carmichael

Joseph T. Carr

Tracey B. Cavender

Carol A. Celander

Sandra L. Chambers

Elizabeth L. Chamless

Linda M. Chase

Yvette E. Chestang

Tracy Childs

Mary A. Ciaramitaro

Mary Clark

Colleen Clement

Chris and Kim Clements

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory L. Coates

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cogger

Jane M. Cole

Mr. & Mrs. George Coleman

Diane Jean Collier

Nicole A. Compeau

Yvonne S. Constas

Eleanor W. Craig

Terry Croad

Mr. & Mrs. Otis Curry

Marian D. Daniel

Christel A. Danna

Anne E. Davies

Jacqueline M. Davis

Marsha Delonge

Booker and Lovie Dennis

Richard E. Derick

Nancy K. DeWees

Flonteenia A. Dickerson

Dolores A. Dinsmore

Deron S. Dixon

Marilyn A. Dixon

Joann M. Donahue

Amanda Duda

Michael E. DuRussel

Mr. & Mrs. Irving Dworkin

Stephanie Evans

James A. Ewald

Phyllis Fairman

Ruby J. Fanroy

Joan A. Feeney

Lorrie A. Fink-Trauben

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Fisher

Mr. & Mrs. David B. Fishman

Angela Foley

Mr. & Mrs. Edwin F. Fontana

Chiquita N. Ford-White

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis N. Frank

Laura S. Freedman

William Freedman

Elaine J. Freidman

Lori B. Friedman

Walid F. Gammouh

Christine A. Gerhard

Rita Z. Gibson

Jacqueline J. Giering

Madeleine S. Gild

Amy H. Ginn-Clark

Leona Glover

Sandra L. Goldberg

Theordore and Arlene Goldberg

Barbara L. Goldstein

Mr. & Mrs. Dale Goldstein

Eleanor Goldstein

Cassandra Goodman

Lucille Gordon

Annette Marie Govan

Stephanie L. Grace

Maxine B. Grant

Bernice Grier

Nancy J. Groves

Heather Hale

Shirley Hale

Grace R. Hampton

Jennifer L. Hanna

Selma E. Hanna

Sandra Hardwick

Joan A. Harsch

Hugh and Helen Harris

Melvin T. Harris, PhD

Shannon H. Hazel

Major Robert A. Heffer, II

Vera J. Heidelberg

Ronnie L. Helme

Jennifer L. Herek

Marilyn J. Hertzberg

Carol L. Hillard

Myra B. Himmelfarb

Elizabeth A. Hogan

Marla C. Holle

Kathleen Holycross

Arlene V. Huff

Dorinda M. Hughes

Martha E. Hughes

Norma Jean Hughey

Beverly Ann Hunter

Martha M. Hurford

Diane T. Hurst

Heidi J. Impellizzeri

Barbara J. Ishmael

Margaret T. Jabboori

Regina V. Jackson

Joan E. Jeffries

Janet Johnson

Janet M. Joiner

Lacie M. Jones

Pelham Jones

Sybil H. Jones

Jorge and Sonia Just

Ruth Kaarlela, PhD

Mr. & Mrs. Katzenstein

Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kaufman

Sarah Weidan Keidan

Helen Kerwin

Andrea King-Jimenez

Robert E. Kingins

Dorothy L. Kispert

Lynn M. Kleiman

Edward F. Knitter

Marion E. Koch

Mark A. Kohl

Delphine J. Kolodziejski

Cathryn H. Kurtagh

Kathleen A. Kustowski

James H. Kuzava

Russell W. LaForet, Jr.

Judy A. Lancaster

Linda Joy La Tulip

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Leemis

Myrle D. Leland

Dolores E. Lemkau

Dorothy B. Lindegren

James D. and Carol Line

Mr. & Mrs. Willard Locke

Suzette J. Lomasney

Carmella Long

Urszula Lord

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Lorkowski

William W. Lovett

Sue Luckhardt

Norma Maas and Karen Woodhouse

Phillip H. MacVean

Margaret A. Madej

Phyllis A. Madgy, ACSW

Teresa L. Magnan

Carol J. Marchiori

Martha M. Martin

Daniel Martinez

Jeanette A. Mills Marx

Susan C. Matlas

Lydia E. Mayo

Marion A. McCarthy

Madge McCaughan

Deborah J. McCormack

Michael and Charlene McGunn

Rene J. McKinney

Mr. & Mrs. Edward P. McNamara

Mr. & Mrs. Kirk D. McVittie

Patricia A. Metz

Victoria A. Monroe

Mr. & Mrs. David F. Moore

David P. Moxley

Rosemary Hasse Myers

Bridget and Jeff Nelson

William K. Nystrom, D.P.M.

Donor Herman Dooha was joined by Mahaffey scholarship

recipient Suzanne Henley at Donor Appreciation luncheon

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Phyllis J. O’Brien

Peter D. Ostrow

Ruth M. Parker

Geraldine A. Pasternak

Karen G. Patrick

Rosemarie Pazdernik

Kathryn A. Perech

Michael A. Perica

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Pike

Janet A. Pinnell

Rachel R. Pizzurro

Ronald L. Poole

Mary E. Porritt

Kathleen I. Prahler

Barbara J. Presnell

Marsha E. Prucka

Carolyn B. Pryor

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Quick

Mr. & Mrs. George Ramsay

Freida Ramseur

Leola Ramsey

Alexsandra Renner

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Rimarcik, Jr.

Ellen R. Riskin

Dr. & Mrs. George M. Ritter

Brenda J. Roberts

Elliott S. Ross

Jenette M. Roth

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Reid

Mr. & Mrs. Sydney Resnick

Bob Rowe

James and Renee Rowe

Vaira Rozentals

Aaron Rubin

Aleta M. Runey

Dorothy A. Saumier

Frederick R. Schade, Jr.

Virginia Schwab

Mary Sealander

Sr. Geraldine Sellman

Kristen A. Sheehy

Kenneth J. Sherman

Barbara Shimansky

Edith R. Simmons

Laverne T. Sims

Craig H. Singer

Shirley L. Sklar

Belinda Y. Small

Varghese Solomon

Albert Spater

Shirley A. Spater

Carla Spight-Omari

Robert J. Sisler

Prof. & Mrs. Kurt Spitzer

Lila H. Stearns

Ruth Stefanac

Verona M. Stevens

Susan and Edward Stieber

Mary C. Stralka

Joanne M. Stroebel

Janis Swain

James E. Tillema

Rebecca Tobias

Leslie L. Tousley

Lorraine Traina

Paul and Catherine Tulikangas

Rebecca A. Underwood

Natalina Valenti-Deloach

Mr. & Mrs. Jorge L. Villanueva

Pamela J. Walsh

Racquel Delyte Ward

Jean M. Warrington

Susan R. Wasserman-Gertman

Sheila L. Wasung

Elizabeth A. Webster

Mary Ann Weingarden

Lois R. Weintraub

Donna J. Wells

Laura M. Whidby

Felisha White

Rochelle White

Charlene A. Whittle

Marilyn R. Williams

Ruby Elaine Williams

Sharon L. Williams

Donna Winkelman

Diane Wisniewski

Doris K. Wohl

Jessica Ramsey Woods

Michael P. Wysner

Helena L. Yago

Lita Zemmol

Marsha R. Zucker

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Attendees at June Progress report event included (left to right, standing) Ken King, Joan Slyker,

Al Acker and Annette Sniderrman Freedman. Seated are Ginny Baumgartner-King, former dean Leon

Chestang, and Aurelia Chestang

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Number Fund Name2-22111 Social Work Improvement and Development Fund4-44469 Social Work General Scholarship Fund0-61962 Shawn A. Abraham Memorial Endowed Scholarship4-47724 Art Antisdel Memorial Scholarship0-60082 Carol Barron Memorial Endowed Scholarship0-60204 Virginia Baumgartner-King Endowed Scholarship0-50694 Everett Beishlag Memorial Loan Fund0-61180 Elizabeth N. Brehler Scholars Program0-51057 Charles B. Brink Loan Fund0-61768 Arnette Burwell Memorial Endowed Scholarship0-61889 Emmie S. Chestang Memorial Scholarship0-60179 Rachel I. Coleman Endowed Scholarship0-60430 Patricia L. Dillick Memorial Endowed Scholarship0-61097 Cecille Y. Dumbrigue and Shirley P. Thrasher

Endowed Memorial Scholarship0-61488 Annette Sniderman Freedman Endowed Scholarship4-47602 Emmesia Mathews Frost and Kenneth M. Frost Scholarship 0-60266 Allan and Harriet Gelfond Endowed Scholarship 0-61334 Fred and Freda Gentsch Scholarship0-60022 Annie Louise Pitts Handy Endowed Scholarship 0-61990 Joseph P. Hourihan Endowed Scholars Award0-66013 Shirley Doris Hupert Memorial Scholarship4-44765 Evangeline Sheibley Hyett Endowed Scholarship 0-51134 Bette Kalichman Student Loan Fund0-60240 Rose Kaplan Endowed Scholarship Fund0-60198 Vernon Edward Keye Memorial Endowed Scholarship0-61843 Alice E. Lamont Endowed Scholarship0-60184 James W. Leigh Scholarship 0-60208 Elizabeth and Reginald MacArthur Tribute Endowed Scholarship0-60119 Eileen M. Maceroni Endowed Scholarship 0-60011 Maryann Mahaffey Endowed Scholarship0-61938 Lois J. McOsker Memorial Endowed Scholarship0-50804 Aaron Mendelson Memorial Trust Fund4-47708 Edward J. Overstreet Endowed Scholarship0-60262 Carolyn Purifoy Patrick-Wanzo Endowed Scholarship4-47432 Donald J. Roberts Memorial Scholarship4-44775 Harold and Carolyn Robison Memorial Scholarship0-61944 School of Social Work Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship0-52234 School of Social Work Alumni Association

Emergency Student Aid Fund0-67786 Social Work Futures Endowment Fund0-60233 Raymond Snowden, PhD Memorial Scholarship4-47881 Mavis M. Spencer Endowed Fund for Scholars0-60282 Maldo Ellen Talick Memorial Scholarship0-60001 Mary Turner Scholarship 0-60139 Beryl Zlatkin Winkelman Endowed Scholarship 4-47118 Ella Zwerding Memorial Scholarship

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Greetings! I am very excited to be your new AlumniAssociation president and to welcome everyone backfor the 2007-2008 academic year. There is somethingespecially exciting about the beginning of a newschool year … there’s a delicious buzz on campus …new students are excited and curious … returningstudents ready to get started again … and faculty andalumni are happy to make new acquaintances.

I believe the School of Social Work offers one of themost fulfilling programs at Wayne State University, oranywhere, for that matter. As an alumna I believe Ispeak for all of you when I say we are proud wechose the program here, successfully completed it

and returned to give back by active participation inthe Alumni Association and serve on its board.

IntroductionsAs is customary, the Association’s board held itsannual election at the end of last school year. The other new officers are:Pamela Hopkins – Vice PresidentJoanne Brogdon – SecretaryTia Cobb – TreasurerJerry Caughey – ParliamentarianImmediate Past President – Dr. Kimberly Adams

Other Board members are Donald Berry, CathrineBunker, Phyllis Edwards ( Social Committee Chair),Maxine Hudgins (Membership Committee Chair),Delores May (Fundraising Committee Chair), andFaiza Najar (Education Committee Co-chair).

Non-elected staff include Loren Hoffman,Dean’s Liaison and Yvette Chestang, WSU AlumniAffairs Liaison.

BusinessWe held our annual Board retreat in July at theDetroit Yacht Club. The main focus of ourdeliberations was to explore new ways of keeping ourmembers (YOU!) interested and involved in yourassociation … and to assist in improving the school’svisibility in the larger community. Some ideas fordoing this: social work forum with inner-city families;mentorship program for incoming and returningstudents; quarterly guest speakers with attendanceearning CE credits.

Fundraising Dates to Keep in MindA second focus of the July retreat was fundraising. Wehave made a fun addition to our fundraising eventschedule, a Detroit Repertory Theatre Night slated fornext April … April 27, 2008 to be specific. Your $25ticket gives you admission to “Southern Comforts,” aromantic comedy by Kathleen Clark, plus horsd’oeuvres and champagne for starters.

The Alumni Association calendar for 2008 isshaping up like this: our annual Awards Luncheonwill be in March, the theater event in April and theDinner/Silent Auction in June. Watch for details inthe mail.

I look forward to meeting you at our events.

Georgene Thornton, MSW, LMSWPresident, Alumni Association

M E S S A G E F R O M Georgene Thornton

New Alumni Association President Georgene Thornton is flanked by Vice President Pamela Hopkins (left) and Secretary Joanne Brogdon

Alumni Association President

Dean Phyllis Vroom hasannounced theappointment of a newassociate dean, Cheryl E.

Waites. Dean Waites comes to theschool from a tenured position atNorth Carolina State University,where she earned her Ed.D inCounselor Education and where shehas served as associate head of theDepartment of Social Work since1999. Waites, whose research fociinclude aging and intergenerationalpractice, social justice, best practice

with African-American families and communities as well as social work education,received a N.C. State Outstanding Teacher Award in 2005-2006.

Waites earned her MSW from Fordham University’s Graduate School of SocialServices and her BA in Sociology from Hunter College at City University of New York.She has been appointed to the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)Commission on Accreditation for a 2006-2009 term. She has previously served onthe CSWE Board of Directors.

The new Associate Dean is a recognized author and a leading scholar ingerontological social work. She has been designated as a Faculty Scholar by theHartford Foundation and was awarded a grant to support her study on “DeterminingHealth Promotion Strategies and Interventions: Social Work Practice with African-American Elders.”

Visions sat down with Dean Waites to hear a bit about her goals as dean. She hopesto “build a community and supportive climate where collaborative processes and clearcommunication are in place.” We also asked her if she had a message for our alumnireaders. Her response was, “There are many exciting things going on here … and Ihave the honor of working … to move toward even greater success as a world-classschool of social work. As associate dean I have oversight of academic and studentaffairs. I am honored to be working with Dean Vroom … and the very talented andaccomplished faculty and staff. I look forward to the opportunities to come.”

Dean Waites replaces Interim Associate Dean Beverly Black, who has accepted aposition as MSW Coordinator at University of Texas-Arlington. Black made majorcontributions to the school in curriculum, instruction, research and service. She justcompleted a highly lauded, funded project on prevention of dating violence withmiddle school boys and girls in the Detroit Public Schools. Dean Vroom stated,simply, “She will be missed!” ■

School Welcomes New Associate Dean, Cheryl E. Waites

Associate Dean Cheryl E. Waites

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are organized to provide. She is a leader in the emerging field of institutionalethnography and a social activist with a compelling message of hope and institutionalaccountability.

In her presentation, Penceshowed how 12 core features ofcontemporary institutions serve toproduce harmful outcomes. Sheprovides social activists,institutional administrators, andsocial work practitioners in thelegal and human service fields (as well as those who studyinstitutional processes) a methodof analyzing and correctinginstitutional practices that fail toserve the needs and interest ofeveryday people.

Edith Harris was a graduatestudent in the School of SocialWork at Wayne State Universityfrom 1966 to 1968. An outstanding student, Mrs. Harris was deeply committed to thesocial work profession. She demonstrated a serious interest in individuals and families.Her untimely death in 1968 cut short a very promising career in social work. Theannual lecture in her memory carries forward her concern for the mental health ofindividuals and families. The Edith Harris Memorial Lecture is made possible throughthe generosity of the Harris Foundation. A faculty committee, currently composed ofAnthony King, Poco Kernsmith and Antonio Gonzalez-Prendes, selects the speaker.

The Edith Harris Memorial Lecture has been approved by the Social Work ContinuingEducation Collaborative for 2 continuing education contact hours. Many of theprofessionals in the audience earned credit toward recertification by attending the2007 lecture. ■

The 2007 Edith Harris Endowed Memorial Lecture delivered by Ellen Pence (continued from page 3)

Edith Harris was a graduate

student in the School of Social

Work at Wayne State University

from 1966 to 1968.

An outstanding student, Mrs.

Harris was deeply committed to

the social work profession.Dr. Pence is joined by Dean Vroom and Harris Lecture Committee members

(from left to right) Anthony King, Poco Kernsmith and Antonio Gonzalez-Prendes