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mosaics : spring 2007 �
The Cazenovia visionpage 4
our newspage 2
Mosaics Mosaics News from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work
Volume �, number 3spring 2007
uB’s Lawyer/ soCiaL workerspage 4
our newspage 2
FaCuLTy proFiLe: kaThLeen kosTpage 9
aLumni newspage 10
honor roLL oF donorspage 12
FaCuLTy serviCeBaCk Cover
Social workers with legal tools, lawyers with heart. page 4
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2 mosaics : spring 2007
WingingitinSanFrancisco
The11thannualmeetingoftheSocietyforSo-
cialWorkandResearch,“BridgingDisciplinary
Boundaries,”tookplaceinSanFranciscoin
January.SchoolofSocialWorkfacultypresent-
ersincludedTomNochajski,MansoorKazi,
BarbaraRittnerandWooksooKim.Current
andpastPhDpresentersincludedBrian
Pagkos,HeidiMilchandNicoleTomasello.
DeanNancySmythhostedareceptionfor
alargegatheringofUBSchoolofSocialWork
friendsandalumni,whoenjoyedtheevening
rememberingBuffalodays,withinspiration
suppliedbysomeAnchorBarchickenwings
shippedtoSanFranciscofortheoccasion.
ClinicalsupervisionconferenceTheThirdInternationalInterdisciplinary
ConferenceonClinicalSupervision,hostedby
theUniversityatBuffalo,willbeheldJune7–9
attheMarriottHotelinAmherst,N.Y.
Theconferenceisdevotedtoclinical
supervisiontheory,practiceandresearch,and
focusesoncoreissuesinclinicalsupervision
thatcutacrossprofessionaldisciplines.The
conferenceisanopportunityforpractitioners
andresearchersfromseveraldisciplines—
psychologists(includingschool,counseling
andclinicalpsychologists),socialwork-
ers,nurses,marriageandfamilytherapists,
psychiatrists,substanceabusecounselors,
counseloreducators,speechtherapists,and
othermentalhealthprofessionalsandeduca-
tors—tomeetandtolearnfromeachother
aboutcurrentissues,practiceandresearch
findingsrelatedtoclinicalsupervisionof
studentsandpractitioners.
Therewillbepreconferenceworkshops
onJune7presentedbyFrederickReamer
(RhodeIslandCollege)on“EthicalandRisk-
managementIssuesinClinicalSupervision:
ProtectingClients,SupervisorsandAgencies”;
ThomasNochajski(UniversityatBuffalo)on
researchgrantwritingforNIHagencies;and
DiAnneBorders(UniversityofNorth
Carolina-Greensboro)onnetworkingforclini-
calsupervisionresearchers.
Theconferenceoffersthreestreamsof
sessions:clinicalsupervisionpractice,clinical
supervisionresearchandmattersofinterestto
graduatestudentresearchers.
Plenarysessionswillincludepresenta-
tionsbyFrederickReamer(“TheEthicsof
Supervision:WhatEveryClinicalSupervisor
NeedstoKnow”);DavidPowell(“Evidence-
BasedPracticesandtheClinicalSupervisor”);
andSandraA.Rigazio-DiGilio(“Towardsthe
OperationalizationofCulturalandContextual
CompetenciesinClinicalSupervision:AMar-
riageandFamilyTherapyModel”).
MosaicsMosaics,thenewsletteroftheUBSchool
ofSocialWork,isproducedthreetimesa
yearbytheNewslettersUnitoftheUni-
versityatBuffaloOfficeofNewsServices
andPeriodicals,DivisonofExternalAf-
fairs.April2007.07-SOC-002.
www.socialwork.buffalo.edu
TheUniversityatBuffaloisapremier
publicresearchuniversity,thelargest
andmostcomprehensivecampusinthe
StateUniversityofNewYorksystem.The
SchoolofSocialWorkisoneof12schools
thatmakeUBNewYork’sleadingpublic
centerforgraduateandprofessional
education.
editorial team
LisaGame
GraduateAssistant
SchoolofSocialWork
JonathanHavey
DirectorofCommunications
SchoolofSocialWork
BarbaraRittner
AssociateDeanforExternalRelations
SchoolofSocialWork
JudMead
NewslettersCoordinator
OfficeofNewsServicesandPeriodicals
design
CelineTan
OfficeofNewsServicesandPeriodicals
Cover Photo: Kevin Brusie
OurNews
2 mosaics : spring 2007
Catherine Dulmus, associate professor and di-rector of the Buffalo Center for Social Research, chats with UB alumni Paul Smokowski (MSW ’95), associate professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, and John Bricout (MSW ’94), who holds a joint appointment as an assistant professor of social work and occupational therapy at Washington University in St. Louis.
mosaics : spring 2007 3
The graduation issueGraduation is a joyous time at the School of Social Work. We say good-bye to a whole class of students, they say hello to the world.
In the next issue, we’ll look “under the mortarboard” and profile a few members of the class of ’07.
We’ll introduce you to some extraordinary men and women whom we think you’ll be proud to welcome into the ranks of your fellow alumni.
From dean nancy J. smyth
Engagementinthecommunitymaybean
importantpartofeveryprofessionalschool,
butitisthedrivingforcefortheUBSchool
ofSocialWork.Inthisissue,wehighlightthe
vitalcontributionstothecommunitymade
bygraduatesofourJD/MSWprogram.This
uniquegroupofalumniblendtheireducation
insocialworkandlawtopracticeinavariety
ofsettingsandinarangeofcapacitiesas
advocatesforresponsivepoliciesandpractices
forthemostvulnerableanddisenfranchised
membersofsociety.
Webelievethatifweaskourstudentsto
committochangingcommunities,thenwe
mustbeactiveinchangingthecommunity.
Everymemberofourfacultyandprofessional
staffinfluencescommunitiesinmultipleways:
sharingexpertiseonanagencyorprofessional
associationboardofdirectors,conducting
researchprojectsinpartnershipwithcommu-
nityagencies,reviewingandeditingarticlesfor
socialworkersandotherprofessionalsallover
theworld,writingbooksthateducatethenext
generationofsocialworkersintheU.S.and
abroad(forexample,inChina!),amongmany
otheractivities.
Inthesamewaythatwegivetoour
communities,ourcommunityofdonorsand
friendsgivestous.Wehavereceivedmany
generousgifts(seepages12–15)frompeople
whoareengagedwiththeSchoolofSocial
Workandwhomakeitpossibleforusto
continuetomakeadifferenceinpeople’slives.
NancyJ.Smyth,PhD,LCSW
Therewillalsobeapresentationof
juriedpaperswithanemphasisonempirical
findings,theoryconstructionandsupervi-
sionpractice;postersessionsandworkshops
onclinicalsupervisionpractice;andinfor-
malroundtablediscussionson“HotTopics
inClinicalSupervision.”Fortheschedule,
programinformation,continuingeducation
credits,hotelinformation,etc.,gotowww.
socialwork.buffalo.edu/csconference.
VISACenteraddressesbehaviors
TheSchoolofSocialWorkhasenteredinto
anagreementwiththeBuffaloPublicSchools
toprovidespecializedgrouptreatmentand
violence-preventionprogramstohelpstudents
whohavebeensuspendedreturntotheir
regularclassrooms.
Theprogramswillbeofferedthroughthe
VISACenter(Vision-Integrity-Strategy-
Accountability)atBuffalo’snewAcademy
School@44,whichopenedinSeptember
toservestudentswithsocial,emotionalor
educationaldifficultiesthatpreventthemfrom
succeedingintheirregularclassrooms.
TheVISACenterbuildsoneightyearsof
UBresearchintothecausesofandsolutions
todisruptiveandattimesviolentbehavior
intheclassroom.Itispartofaprojectofthe
recentlyestablishedUBCenterfortheStudy
andPreventionofSchoolViolence,headedby
LawrenceShulman,professorofsocialwork.
Inadditiontotheiracademicwork,
studentsreferredtotheVISACenterreceive
structuredindividualandgrouptreatment
programsthatincludeinstructioninconflict
resolution,angermanagement,self-esteem
andotherpersonalissuesthatpreventthe
studentfromsucceedingintheclassroom.
Individualandfamilycounselingorreferrals
tocommunityagenciesalsoareprovided,
whereappropriate.
TheVISACenterisstaffedbyaviolence-
preventionspecialistandanMSWgroup
therapist.Inthefall,graduatestudentsinthe
SchoolofSocialWorkwillbeplacedasinterns
intheschooltoassistwithstudenttreatment
andcounseling.Priortobeingadmittedtothe
VISACenter,bothstudentsandparentsor
guardiansmeetwiththeVISAstafftodiscuss
theprogramaspartofanintakeprocessthat
identifiesstudentproblemsandstrengthsand
tosetgoalstobeachieved.
Buffalo Public Schools’ new Academy School @ 44 is the site of the School of Social Work’s VISA Center.
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Kra
tt
TrainedforgoodDual degree in law and social work produces varied careers
UB’sfour-yearJD/MSWprogramtrainspersonstopracticelaworsocialwork—orboth—withtheexpectationthattheircareerswillbeinformedbyadeepunderstandingofbothlawandsociety.Herearesixaccountsofwhatourdual-degreegraduatesaredoingwiththeirtwo-edgededucation,beginningwithattorneyAndrewRadack,above.
By Lisa Game and Jonathan Havey
mosaics : spring 2007 �
two skill sets—with a bright line between them
AndrewRadack(JD/MSW’97,opposite
page),thoughthehadtochoosebetween
lawandsocialwork—thatitwasoneor
theother.WhenhearrivedatUBtostudy
law,hediscoveredtohisamazementthat
hecouldhaveboth.
“IhadworkedatJobCorps.I
hadworkedatachildren’shome.Ihad
workedatChangingSeasons—analcohol
anddrugfacility—asacriminaljustice
specialist.IworkedwithMICA(Mental
IllnessandChemicalAddiction)clients,
prostitutes,criminaljusticeclients,and
caseswithalcoholanddrugaddicts.Ialso
didayearinapsychiatrichospitalastheir
addictionsspecialist.”
Radackdecidedtoroundhimselfout
withanMSWconcentrationinChildren
andYouth.Buthe’snotentirelyoutofthe
addictionsfield.
Besidesbeinganattorney,heisalsoa
villagejusticeforSilverCreek,NewYork,
andheseesdrunkdriversinhiscourt-
room.“Itrytointegratemysocialwork
degreeintomyprofessionwiththeaddic-
tionspiece.I’mabletohelpdefendantsin
frontofmeaswellasmyclients.Ipush
alotofpeopleintogettingthetreat-
menttheyneedandgettingonprobation
insteadofgoingtojail.”
Thechildrenandfamilyaspect
comesintoplayinRadack’sroleasa
lawguardianwhereherepresentsboth
neglectedchildrenandchildrencharged
withcrimesinfamilycourt.
HavinganMSWmakescommuni-
catingwithclientseasier,althoughRadack
isfirmabouttheboundariesbetween
socialworkandlegalwork.“Idon’tplay
theirtherapist,butIcanreferthemto
counseling.IcantellthemwhatIthink
theyneedandIcangetthemhelpifthey
wantit,andiftheydon’t,that’sfinetoo.
Ialwayssuggest,though,thatit’sintheir
bestinteresttostayoutofjailiftheycan
showthecourtthatthey’redoingsome-
thingregardingcounselingortreatment.”
Asmuchasheenjoysit,Radack’sjob
doeshaveitsdrawbacks.Heexplainssome
ofthenegatives:“Myareasoflaw—crimi-
nallawandfamilylaw—aretwoofthe
mostemotionallydemandingareas.Usu-
ally,nobody’shappywithyou.Incriminal
law,they’redisillusionedwiththesystem,
theyhatethejudges,andtheyhatethe
legalsystem.Infamilylaw—especiallyin
casesofneglect—they’regoingtobeupset
withthesocialworker,thecaseworkers,
childprotectionservices,thejudge,and
me,sothat’salittlediscouraging.”Radack
addsthatafteraboutsixmonthsofinsom-
niahelearnednottotakeitpersonally.
“Fromaprofessionalstandpoint,you
needtobeonestepaheadofyourclients,”
hesays.Hebelievesthatsomeoneisalways
outtheretohelpwhenneeded.“Ithink
thatwhenthepupilisready,theteacher
willappear—that’struewithself-help
groups,law,socialworkandcounseling.”
policy wonk and Justice
CarolynSiegel(JD/MSW’99),
seemeddestinedforhercurrentjobasa
coordinatorofpolicyservicesatErie1
BOCES.Notlongaftershegraduatedfrom
thejointdegreeprogram,shehappenedto
seeanadinthepaperseekingacertified
teacherwithknowledgeofeducationlaw
and/orschooldistrictoperation.
“I’macertifiedteacher,”shesays.
“IwaspresidentofSpringville-Griffith
Institute’sschoolboardandamemberfor
15years,andeducationlawwasn’tgoing
tobeaproblem.Thiswasaperfectfit.My
handwentupintheairandIsaid,‘Oh,
thatjob’sforme.’”
Workingwithfivepolicyassociates,
Siegelhelpsdevelopschooldistrictmanu-
alsformorethan340schooldistrictsin
thestate.Siegelenjoystheresearchand
writingherjobrequires,butlikesthepeo-
plebest.“They’rejustfantastic,”shesays.
“They’refromalloverthestate,andyou’d
thinktherewouldbesomedifferencesor
conflicts,butitallrunsverysmoothly.”
Siegelsaysbothsidesofherdual
degreeprogramareimportantinher
work:“Myeducationalpreparationfrom
thecommunityconcentrationgavemea
deeperunderstandingofhowthedevelop-
mentofpoliciesatthelocal,stateand
nationallevelsimpactsindividualsaswell
assystems.Thisunderstandingofthe
mezzoandmacroimpactofpolicydeci-
sion-makingencouragesmetoanticipate,
asmuchaspossible,theunintendedcon-
sequencesofpoliciesIdevelopforschool
districts.Mycoursesinorganizational
developmenthelpedmeunderstandthe
structureofvariousorganizationalentities
andhelpedmeappreciatethechallengesof
dealingwithlargeandsmallbureaucracies.”
AthomeinthetownofColden,
Siegelservesasapart-timetownjustice.
Carolyn Siegel ‘99
Cel
ine
Tan
TrainedforgoodDual degree in law and social work produces varied careers
UB’sfour-yearJD/MSWprogramtrainspersonstopracticelaworsocialwork—orboth—withtheexpectationthattheircareerswillbeinformedbyadeepunderstandingofbothlawandsociety.Herearesixaccountsofwhatourdual-degreegraduatesaredoingwiththeirtwo-edgededucation,beginningwithattorneyAndrewRadack,above.
By Lisa Game and Jonathan Havey
� mosaics : spring 2007
Shedealswithtrafficcasesandanoc-
casionalcriminalcase.Hersocialwork
backgroundhasaroleinthisworktoo.“I
trytodosomedegreeofrestorativejustice
ratherthanjustpenalizingpeople.Incases
withaddictions,suchasDWIs,wedohave
theabilitytosendpeopletodrugcourt
inAmherstorLackawanna.Butwhenthe
problemdoesn’tseemasserious,Ihave
themmeetwithmemonthlysoIcan
checkinandseehowthey’redoing.”
Arecentcareerhighlightwasher
participationinagroupadmissiontothe
U.S.SupremecourtbarwiththeNewYork
StateWomen’sBarAssociation.Siegeleven
hadthechancetomeetJusticeRuthBader
Ginsbergaftertheadmissionceremony.
Siegelhasnosecondthoughtsabout
herlate-careerdecisiontoinvestinaJD/
MSW.“WhenIapplied,IfiguredIwould
eitherendupasasocialworkerwithclout
oranattorneywithaheart—andinmy
jobatBOCESandmypositionasajudge,
Isometimesgettobeboth,”shesays.
a hand For the hopeless
JorienBrock(JD/MSW’03),anattorney
forNeighborhoodLegalServices,gotthe
bestoftwoworldsintheJD/MSW
program:“Socialworkprovidedaheart
forlawandlawprovidedsomeofthe
authorityforsocialwork.”
Shesaysthat,unfortunately,social
workersstillrunintoobstaclesbecause
ofoldbiasesabouttheprofession.“The
combinationofthetwodegreesseemed
likeagoodfitforwhatIwantedtodo.”
Brockcompletedthecommunity
concentrationinherMSWprogram.
“That’swheremyheartis,”shesays,
“focusingonsystemic-levelsocialchange
andorganizedsocialchange,butmak-
ingsuretokeepthemacrolevelissuesin
mind.Withthelaw,Ifocusedonsocial
justiceissues.”
Inlawschool,Brockworkedona
largeclass-actionlawsuitregardingpoor
elderlypeopleinnursinghomeswhowere
beingtakenadvantageoffinancially.This
helpedherrealizethatshewantedtofocus
onissuesofpoverty,homelessnessand
marginalizedpopulations.Thatledherto
NeighborhoodLegalServices.
BrockworksontheSSI(Supplemen-
talSecurityIncome)HomelessOutreach
Projectthathelpshomelesspeoplefinda
stablesourceofincomeandthenusethat
incometomakenecessarychangesintheir
lives.Therearetwomainpiecestoher
job:“Wegoouttothevarioushomeless
sheltersintheareaandtalkwithpeople
whothinkthattheymayhaveSSIclaims.
Wealsoworkonhelpingpeoplesecure
publicassistancebenefitsthroughthe
DepartmentofSocialServicessotheyhave
somethingtoliveonwhilethey’rewaiting
fortheirSSIclaimtocomethrough.”
Brockspendstimewithclientsto
ensuretheyarereceivingtherightbenefits
intheamountthey’reentitledto,and
helpsthemresolveissuesorproblemsthat
mayarise.
Shesaysshewishespeopleinher
professionalcommunities,whetherthe
legalcommunityorthesocialworkcom-
munity,weremoreawareofthepossibili-
tiesofworkingwithaJD/MSW.
“Theskillswebringfromasocial
workperspectiveareinvaluable
forfacilitatingthecommunica-
tionpartoflegalwork,”shesays.
“Whetheryou’reworkingwith
clientsorinstitutionsorgovern-
mentagencies,theMSWportion
providesamuchbroaderrange
ofpossibilitieswithinthework
community.”
Brockisfrustratedbythe
injusticeofhomelessnessand
poverty,butshestayspositive.
“It’swonderfultoseeprogress
beingmadeandthechangesyou
canbringtoaperson’slife.These
peopleareincrisis—sotobeable
tobringreliefandhelpthem
securetheresourcestheyneed
isapowerfulthing.Whenthey’reableto
secureabenefitforthemselvesorthey’re
abletomoveintoanewapartmentand
outoftheshelters,orwhentheytakethe
nextstepintheirSSIapplication—it’sa
bigdealandit’snicetobeapartofthat.”
where improVement is
‘Job one’
“Iwasn’teverplanningonbeingyour
typicallitigatingattorney,andthereason
IoptedfortheJD/MSWprogramwasso
thatIcoulddosomethingmorecreative
Jorien Brock ‘03
Cel
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Tan
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withbothdegrees,”saysChristaFoschio-
Bebak(JD/MSW’01),CourtImprove-
mentProject(CIP)coordinatorforthe8th
JudicialDistrict.“Ireallywantedtofocus
onpolicyinitiatives,grass-rootsorganiz-
ingandplanning.”
Nowshe’simprovingchildwelfare
outcomesinacollaborative,systematic
waythatallowshertousebothlawand
socialworkskills.
TheCourtImprovementProject,
incollaborationwithErieCounty’s
DepartmentofSocialServices,worksto
improveboththewaythecourthandles
suchcasesandthesystemitself.“We
identifychildwelfareissuesanddevelop
projectsaroundthem,”Foschio-Bebak
says.“Rightnowwe’reworkingona
projectwiththechildwelfarecommunity
andtheBuffaloPublicSchoolsregarding
fostercareyouthandtheimpactoffoster
careontheireducation.”
CourtAttorneyRefereesisanother
oneofCIP’sprojects:therefereesreview
casesevery30to60daysinordertolessen
theburdenonfamilycourtjudgesand
makethingseasieronthefamiliesinvolved
inthecases.
TheCIPalsoservesasacommunity
liaison.“Wetrytoimproverelationships
inthecommunitysothatpeoplecanrec-
ognizethatfamilycourt,whilesometimes
punitive,isadvantageousinmanyrespects
tothefamiliesinvolved,”shesays.
Foschio-Bebakfocusesonchild
welfareandpermanency;hercommunity
outreacheffortsincludefostercareand
adoptionagencies,regionalofficesfor
ChildrenandFamilyServices,theDepart-
mentofSocialServices,andtheBuffalo
PublicSchools.
Oneofthemostrewardingaspects
ofherworkisbeinginvolvedinacause
thatcangeneratepositiveoutcomesfor
fostercareyouth.“Alotoftimes,people
attachastigmatofostercareandassume
thatthesekidsarebadordidsomething
wrong,whenthey’vecomeintothesystem
becauseoftheadversecircumstancesof
theirfamilysituation,”shesays.
Foschio-BebakchosetheJD/MSW
programinordertocombinecommunity
outreachwithpolicy,butshesaysthatthe
combinationwasn’tseamless.“Thehard
partisbeingabletonegotiatewhoyouare
andwhereyoufitwithinbothdegreepro-
gramsandappreciatingthat,attimes,the
twoschoolsmayhaveanentirelydifferent
approachtothesameissue.”
cherish the children
WhenSaraMeerse(JD/MSW’96)arrived
inPresqueIsle,MaineonMay7,1995,to
beginasummerinternshipinrurallegal
serviceswithPineTreeLegalAssistance
(PTLA),astatewidenonprofitcorporation
providinglegalassistancetolow-income
Mainers,therewerethreeinchesofsnow
ontheground.Itwasthefirstofmany
surprises,mostlywelcome.
Ironicallyitwassnowthatstarted
Meerse’sjourneytolawschoolwhenit
forcedhertodetourthroughO’BrianHall,
homeofUBLaw,onherwaytotheSchool
ofSocialWork.Asshewalkedthroughthe
LawSchool’scorridors,shesawinterest-
ingcoursetitlessuchas“Terrorisminthe
Home.”Itwasn’tlongbeforesheapplied
totheJD/MSWprogram.
Inlawschoolsheacquired“asense
ofoutrage”atlawsthatwereunfair,and
shelearnedthatyoucanfightback.She
alsolearnedhowtopersuade.IntheMSW
program,shetooktheopportunityforin-
depthexplorationofcriticalandcontro-
versialissuesinchildwelfare.
Meersewasawardedahighlysought
two-yearfellowshipfromtheSkaddenFel-
lowshipFoundation,whichfunds“gradu-
Christa Foschio-Bebak ‘01
Sara Meerse ‘96
Cel
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Tan
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atinglawstudentswhowishtodevote
theirprofessionallivestoprovidinglegal
servicestothepoor…,aswellasthose
deprivedoftheircivilorhumanrights.”
ReturningtoPresqueIsle,sheworked
withfamiliesonlegalissuesinvolving
housing,healthcareandeducation.She
eventuallymovedsouthtoPTLA’sBan-
goroffice,andthenfarthersouthtothe
Portlandoffice.
InPortland,Meersewasoneofthe
creatorsofKidsLegal,aprojectwithin
PTLA,andhasbeenitsdirectingattorney
sinceitsinceptioninMay2004.KidsLegal
focusesexclusivelyonissuesimpacting
Maine’slow-incomechildrenandyouth
andrepresentsteensandparentsincases
whereanattorneyisnotprovidedbythe
state.Casesmayaddressaccesstoand
participationinappropriateschoolpro-
grammingforspecial-education,truant,
ordisciplinedstudents;homelessand/or
unaccompaniedyouth;health-related
matters,andotherissuesonthemarginof
socialworkandlaw.
KidsLegalhasbecomeacenterfor
Mainecommunityprovidersandat-
torneystocontactforconsultationsand
trainings.Meerseisalsoresponsiblefor
amedicalpartnershipwiththeBarbara
BushChildren’sHospitalinPortland,
trainingmedicalproviderstoscreenfor
environmentalfactorsimpactingachild’s
healthandthentoreferthosepatientsto
KidsLegalforrepresentation.
Meerseconsiderslawandsocialwork
aperfectmatch—notonlybecauseofthe
sharedskillsetsinworkingwithpeople
butbecausetheirvaluesalsointersectto
asurprisingdegree.“Socialworkisabout
improvingqualityoflifeforindividu-
als,familiesandgroups,”shesays.“Law
isaboutensuringnotonlythatlawsare
enforcedbutalsothatcitizensknowwhat
theirrightsare,whichisdefinitelya
quality-of-lifeissue.”Shesaysthatlegal
serviceshastobeaboutaccess,“otherwise,
it’sasystemofhavesandhave-nots.”
Meerseparticularlyenjoyswork-
ingwith“hardteens.”Shesays,“Manyof
thekidsIrepresentdon’tlookdesirable:
they’reincourt,theyusedrugs,theyfight,
arehomeless,theyhavechildrenthem-
selves.”Sheuseshersocialworkskillsto
developrelationshipswiththesekidsand
herlegalskillstoadvocateforthem.“Ican
say,‘Hey,thiskidissalvageable.Thiskidis
partofyourcommunity.Here’swhatyou
cando;andhere’swhatyouneedtodo.’”
HerdetoursthroughO’BrianHall
andNorthernMainefinallyledMeerse
toexactlywhereshewantstobe.Shesays
thatpursuingthecombinedtrainingin
lawandsocialwork“wasthebestdecision
Ievermadeformyself.Thisisreallymy
calling.KidsLegalismydreamjob.Igetto
workwithkidsandpoorpeople.Itkeeps
meonmyedge,makesmefeelalive.Even
onahardday,Ilovethiswork.”
and now, the Future
“MostpeoplewithaJD/MSWdegreego
intopublicservice,forobviousreasons,”
StacyTromblesays.Butherpathwillbe
different.“Icameherefrompublicservice,
soIwanttoseethecorporatesideof
thingsandthenmaybegoback.”
Asconstituentrelationsassociatein
theErieCountyExecutive’soffice,Trom-
blesawalotofclientswhohadprofound
problemsandchallengesintheirlives.She
wasn’tequippedtohelpthemasmuchas
shewouldhaveliked,soshedecidedtogo
backtoschool.Actually,twoschools.
TromblechosetheHealth/Men-
talHealthconcentrationintheMSW
program;tobalancethat,shepursuedthe
litigationconcentrationintheLawSchool.
“Agreatassetofhavingbothlegal
andsocialworktrainingisthatonedis-
ciplineshedslightontheother,”Tromble
says.“Forinstance,Iwasabletostudy
healthlawwithinsightintohowtheletter
ofthelawandthepoliciesbehindthatlaw
impactpeoples’lives.”
Thedual-degreeprogramhashelped
opensomedoorsforTromble.Shewillbe
workingforatop-50lawfirminWash-
ington,D.C.,beginninginthefallof2007,
andsheemphasizestheimportanceofthe
dualfocusinhercareer.
“ThefirmthatI’mjoiningtakespro
bonoworkveryseriouslyanddevotesa
lotofresourcestorepresentingthosewho
areinneed,”shesays.“Thispastsummer,I
wasabletoworkonseveralprobonocases
andmysocialworkbackgroundreally
cameinhandy.Ilookforwardtohaving
theopportunitytopracticehealthcare
litigationwhileatthesametimegiveback
tothecommunity.Forme,thisisthebest
ofbothworlds.”
Stacy Tromble ‘07
Cel
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Tan
mosaics : spring 2007 �
athleenA.Kost,associateprofessorandassociatedean
foracademicaffairsanddirectoroftheMSWprogram
fortheSchoolofSocialWork,wasworkingasavol-
unteerdirectorofacommunity-basedhospiceprograminBoyne
City,Mich.,whenshewentbacktoschooltogetasocialwork
degreeandamaster’sinpublicaffairs.
“DuringthosedegreeprogramsIhadtotakealotofclasses
withPhDstudentsand,boy,wasthatalotoffun,”shesays.Soshe
didthatnext,attheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Shejoined
theUBfacultyin1994andbecameassociatedeanin2005.
ThefocusofKost’sresearchistheneedsofnonprofitsand
howtheydeliverservicestodisadvantagedgroups.“Themajority
ofmyworkiscenteredonapopulationthatistheworkingpooror
theverypoor,”shesays.“Ihavefoundthat,veryoften,theagen-
ciesthatservethesegroupsdonothavesufficientinfrastructure
support.”Inotherwords,agenciesservingthemostneedymaybe
themostneedythemselvesinsuchareasasgrantwriting,auditing
orstrategicplanning.
“Theyhavealotofgoodintentions,butlittleexperiencein
managementoradministration,”Kostsays.Theseproblemsledto
anexaminationofhowtheUBSchoolofSocialWorkmaybeable
toprovidetraining,supportandconsultingservices.Fromthis
ideacametheInstituteforNonprofitAgencies,initiallyfunded
bytheJohnR.OisheiFoundationandspearheadedbyLawrence
Shulman,professorandformerSchoolofSocialWorkdean,and
bytheUBSchoolofManagement.
Kosthasbeendirectoroftheinstitutesince2001.Inadditionto
assistancewithgrantwriting,administration,humanresourcesand
financialmanagement,theinstitutehelpstoraiseawarenessabout
waysnonprofitscancreativelypoolmoneyandbringinresources,
howtheycancollaboratewithothernonprofitstosharethedeliv-
eryofservicesandhowtoshareneededactivitywithinanagency.
Theinstitutehasalsoinformedtheschool’sjointdegreeprograms:
“Ihavehadtheopportunitytoestablishrelationshipswiththe
facultyinthelawandmanagementschools,andwestartedtolook
atwhatwecouldreallydotoinfusethose
disciplineswithasocialworkperspec-
tive,”Kostsays.TheMBA/MSWprogram
isdesignedtoallowgraduatestotakeon
roles,suchasexecutivedirectorofanon-
profitagencywhiletheJD/MSWprogram
integratesahumanserviceperspectiveinto
thelegalprofession.
“Socialworkershaveaveryholistic
viewofindividualsandcommunities,and
aremorelikelytoseeconnectionstoaneed
oropportunitythansomeoneinanother
disciplinemightbeableto,”shesays.“In
therealmoftheMBA/MSW,it’saboutsafeguardingthedeliveryof
servicesthataresorelyneededbutthatmaynotbecost-effective.
WiththeJD/MSWit’stheabilitytoprobebeyondthelegalissues
toseewhatmaybeacontributingfactortothoselegalissues.”
Despiteadministrativeresponsibilities,Koststillconducts
researchprojects.She’scurrentlyworkingwithaformerPhD
student,RobinErsing,nowanassistantprofessorattheUniver-
sityofSouthFlorida,onsurvivingdisasterandtheroleofsocial
networks.SheisalsofinalizinganarticleontheInstitutefor
NonprofitAgencies’workwiththecommunity.
Asanexpertonwhatorganizationsneedinordertothrive,
Kostlikestheonesheworksin.“UnderDeanNancySmyth’sguid-
anceanddirection,we’vebeenabletocreateaculturethatreflects
thebestofourprofession—onethatissupportive,thatholds
peopleaccountableinareasonablefashion,andthatallowsthem
tohavetimetothinkthe‘big’thoughts.”
K
FacultyProfile
ManagingtoMakeaDifference
By Lisa Game
Kathleen A. Kost
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Irecentlyhadthepleasureofhelpingtoorganize
aDr.MartinLutherKingJr.memorialobservance
fortheWesternNewYorkregion,heldonJanuary
12,2007ontheBuffaloStateCollegecampus.This
annualeventchallengesAmericanstoremember,
celebrate,and—mostimportantly—actto
addressthoseissuesforwhichDr.Kingandothers
gavetheirlives.UBPresidentJohnB.Simpson,thekeynote
speakerthisyear,assistedusinmakingthecelebrationof
Dr.King’sbirthdayanaffirmationofnonviolenteducation,
communityserviceanddiversity.
FewAmericanshavehadasmuchimpactuponour
country’sconsciousnessasDr.King.Histeachingscontinue
toinspireustochooseimportantcoursesofactionthat
improveourcommunities,suchasvolunteerismandother
formsofcivicservice.Ourobservanceceremonycontinues
toimproveitsgoalofhelpingpeoplelearnaboutDr.King’s
historiccivilrightslegacyandhisprinciplesofnonviolence.
Aspartoftheobservanceevents,weinvitedareaschool
childrentoparticipateinanessaywriting/fineartscontest.
Thecontestwasaneducationalopportunitythatencouraged
studentstoapplyDr.King’ssixprinciplesofnonviolenceto
theirlives.
Associalworkers,weexemplifyDr.King’sbeliefin
thepotentialandchallengesofindividualsincommunities.
Muchlikehim,weapplyourprofessionalknowledgeand
skillstohelppeoplemakeeffectiveuseoftheirstrengths.
Membershipinouralumniassociationisanotherform
ofcommunity-building.Iencourageyoutojointhealumni
associationifyouhaven’talready,ortorenewyourmember-
ship.Doingsowillhelpfurtherthemissionofourschool
andtheuniversity.Pleasefeelfreetocontactmeat
(716)[email protected].
PeoplePeopleAlumniAssociationNews
Greetingstoall...
rita m. andolina chair, ub school of social work alumni committee
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I’mtheSchoolofSocialWork’snew
directorofrecruitmentandalumni
relations.Thisismythirdrolewith
theschool.
Myfirstsocialworkemploy-
mentwasattheinpatientmental
healthunitofWoman’sChristian
Association(WCA)HospitalinJamestown,N.Y.,where
IworkedwithMaryBosek,MSW’88,andCarolWright,
MSW’92.ThereIwasintroducedtocrisisintervention,in-
andoutpatientmentalhealthservices,andthevalueofaUB
MSWdegree(I’maproud1995alumna).
IeventuallybecamecodirectorofWCAHospital’s
out-patientmentalhealthclinic,andthenmovedontothe
BuffaloPsychiatricCenterinasharedstaffpositionassigned
totheChautauquaCountyDepartmentofMentalHygiene
(CCMH).AtCCMH,Ifoundmypathcrossingwiththe
SchoolofSocialWorkonceagainwhenIbeganteaching
asanadjunctinUB’soff-campusprograminJamestown,
coordinatedbySandraAnderson,MSW’90.
MyUBstorydoesnotendthere.AfterSandraretired,
Ijumpedattheopportunitytoserveascoordinatorofthe
Jamestownprogram.ForthenextthreeyearsIhappilytoiled
away,andthen,inthefallof2006,Ibecamethedirectorof
recruitmentandalumnirelations.
NowIfindmyselfgearingupformybiggestchallenge
yet—you!Wehaveover4,400graduates,andIwanttohear
fromeachofyou.Whereareyouliving,whatareyoudoing,
whatdoyouwantyouralmamatertodoforyou?IfIarrive
atmyofficeonMondaymorningandfind4,400e-mails
waitingforme,fantastic.Sofireaway!Mye-mailaddressis
[email protected]’llbethere.
...frombothofus!
kathryn kendall director of recruitment and alumni relations
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Elaine Hammond (mSw ’02
Jamestown)
Elaine joined the UB SSW team last fall
as the Jamestown off-campus coordina-
tor. Elaine’s most recent position was
as a psychiatric social worker for the
Chautauqua County Mental Hygiene
Department in Jamestown, N.Y.
Carna Chamberlin (mSw ’05
Jamestown)
Carna accepted a position with Hospice
of Chautauqua County in August 2006.
She continues to volunteer at Family
Services as facilitator for the Friend-to-
Friend Grief Support Group.
Kenneth J. Herrmann (mSw ’75)
According to the foreign affairs depart-
ment of the Da Nang City, Vietnam,
Web site: “Standing People’s Committee
vice-chairman Tran Phuoc Chinh had
talks with Prof. Kenneth J. Herrmann
Jr. from the U.S.’s SUNY-Brockport and
director of SUNY-Brockport program on
9 January 2007. On this occasion, vice-
chairman Chinh presented the certifi-
cate of merit of the Da Nang People’s
Committee chairman to Prof. Herrmann
for his great contributions to the city’s
socioeconomic development.”
Eugenia (Jeannie) Steven (mSw ’08)
Jeannie has published a commentary
in the journal Social Work on the book
The Careless Society: Community and
Its Counterfeits by John McKnight.
Jeannie’s article, “Perspective Analysis:
McKnight’s ‘Careless Society’ and the
Strength-Based Approach to Social
Work,” compares the strength-based
approach with McKnight’s assertions
that helping-industries supplant family
and community; that often helping-
professionals hold themselves out as
the experts in clients’ lives; and that
clients are merely passive recipients in
the helping process. She points out that
in strength-based models, clients are
actively involved in goal-setting and
treatment planning, and that family and
community resources are utilized when-
ever possible. Her article also reminds
us that “the service industry” consists of
individuals who cannot be stereotyped
any more than other groups of people
who share a certain commonality.
c l a s s n ot e s
Tell your fellow alumni what
you’re doing through Mosa-
ics’ Classnotes section. Please
send your news to ssw-alum@
buffalo.edu.
contact us!
UBMSWappointedNewYorkState“crimeczar”InJanuary,NewYorkGov.EliotSpitzer
appointedDeniseO’Donnell(MSW’73)
criminaljusticedirector,tooverseeallthe
state’slawenforcementagenciesandbe
Spitzer’stopcriminaljusticeadvisor.She
willmanage40,000peopleinagenciesthat
haveatotalbudgetof$4billion.Inaddi-
tiontoherMSW,O’DonnellalsohasaUB
lawdegree.
In1998,PresidentBillClintonnomi-
natedO’Donnelltobethefirstwomanto
serveasU.S.AttorneyfortheWesternDistrict
ofNewYork.Sheheldthepostuntil2001.
InaJanuary12,2007articleabout
theappointment,The Buffalo News
quotedformerU.S.AttorneyPatrick
NeMoyer,nowaNewYorkStateSupreme
CourtjudgewhoO’Donnellservedas
chiefassistant,sayingthatshebringsmore
thanaprosecutor’sperspectivetothejob:
“Shebringsarealhumanisticapproach.”
ThearticlealsoquotedO’Donnellsaying
thathersocialworkbackgroundwill
helpeffortstoreducerecidivismrates
bycriminalsandwithprogramstohelp
youngpeopleavoidturningtocrime.“So
manyofthoseareasthatIworkedon
[asasocialworker]playsuchapivotalrole
inthecriminaljusticesystem,”O’Donnell
toldtheNews.
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2004–2005
Friends
Leadership society
Mrs.ErinD.Bailey
elizabeth C. Harvey society
Ms.GertrudeJ.BonimeRuthKahnStovroff
Benefactors
Mrs.LanaD.BenatovichMs.CatherineA.CarfagnaDr.NancyJ.Smyth
Organizations/Corporations
TheAllstateFoundationTheBrunFamilyFoundationExxonMobilFoundationTheFoundationforJewish
PhilanthropiesGerontologicalSociety ofAmericaTheHaworthPressJohnson&JohnsonSistersofSocialService NewYorkStateChapter
ALumni
Leadership society
Mr.LeslieA.Brun’74 EstateofMs.PatriciaA. Hines’75
elizabeth C. Harvey society
Ms.MaryFrances’63 Mr.CosimoD.Mautone’67 Mr.WilliamJ.McFarland’56 Mrs.PhyllisVogt’84
dean’s Circle
Dr.EllenE.Grant’79Mrs.KirstenM.Milbrath’72Dr.ThomasH.Nochajski’90Mrs.GloriaC.Stulberg’49Mr.andMrs.RobertE. Touhsaent’77
Benefactors
Mr.RichardL.Alexander’73Dr.PaulaG.Allen-Meares’70Ms.MargaretA.Awald’87Mr.JosephO.BakerJr.’91Ms.PatriciaC.Campbell’95MissBeverlyJ.Caruso’69Ms.ShevanthiK.Collure’02Mrs.MarianE.Corsi’84Mr.AndrewV.CoughlinJr.’71Mr.RobertL.DeiszJr.’93
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Ourgraduatespossessuncommonabilityandacommitment
toimprovinglives.The4,400alumnioftheUBSchoolofSocial
Workmakeadifferenceinthelivesoftheirclientsandthecom-
munitiesinwhichtheyliveandwork.
Westrivetoproduceinnovative,theoreticallybasedand
empiricallytestedpolicyandpracticeandtoprovideprofessional
leadershipinresolvingcriticalsocial,economicandpoliticalchal-
lenges;wehonortheinherentdignity,rightsandstrengthsofall
individuals,familiesandcommunities.
ThroughoutthehistoryoftheSchoolofSocialWork,gifts
fromgenerousalumniandfriendslikeyouhavebeencritical
tooursuccess.Asthecostofqualityeducationrises,andwith
decreasingaidforpublicschoolslikeours,yoursupportismore
importantthanever.Inresponsetothesecriticalneeds,Iwill
workharderthanevertomakeourfund-raisingeffortssuccessful.
Werecognizethedifferenceyouaremakingintheworld
eachday—wewantourstudentstoappreciateyouasrolemodels
whohavehelpedmaketheirsocialworkeducationpossible.
Inannualfunddrives,thepercentageofalumniwhogive
something—whetheronedollarorathousanddollars—
isconsideredareliablemeasureofauniversity’sorschool’shealth
andwell-being.Corporations,foundationsandindividualslook
athowmanyofyousupportuswhendecidingwhethertomake
capitalgifts;collegerankings,suchasthoseinU.S.News & World
Report,includealumni-givingpercentagesintheirformulas.So
yourgifttotheschool,largeorsmall,isveryimportanttous.
InthisissueofMosaics,wehonorouralumniandfriends
whohavesupportedusinthepasttwoyears.Whetheryourgift
wasintendedtofundgroundbreakingresearch,orwasdirected
tostudents,facultyorspecificprograms,yoursupportwillhavea
lastingimpactontheschool’sscholarshipandprogramming.
PrivatesupportisincreasinglyimportanthereatUBandthe
SchoolofSocialWork.Thankyouforhelpingusfulfillourmission.
DevelopmentNews
Youmakeusproud
h o n o r r o l l o F s u p p o rt e r s
school oF social work giFt clubs
Leadership society:$2,500andabove
elizabeth C. Harvey society$1,000andabove
dean’s Circle$500–$999
Benefactors$100–$499
supporters$25–$99
sincerely, minnie wyse, director oF deVelopment
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Ms.DeborahEbel’79Mrs.RoseM.Furman’85Ms.JeanneM.Glair’76Mr.RobertV.Gorman’64Ms.JeanneM.Gregory’76Ms.LisaM.Harnden’03Mrs.LaPearlHaynes’88Mrs.BethM.Heath’74Ms.FaithL.Hoffman’93Mrs.MarionKulik’66Mrs.AnnI.Lawson’84Ms.ConstanceE.Miller’59Ms.FernM.Moskowitz’72Mrs.DonnaM.O’Mara’76Mr.DeanF.Priore’83Ms.GeorgeannW.Redman’65Mr.GabrielT.Russo’67Mr.JosephJ.Scaravillo’66Mr.JamesD.Sorrentino’74Mr.SidneyG.Spector’50Dr.BeverlyR.Steinfeld’76Mrs.EllynG.Stevenson’73Mr.DavidL.Trachtman’67Dr.SandraR.Wexler’73Mr.LewisR.Woodham’61Mr.EricS.Yalowitz’86MissAnnetteM.Zaccari’83
supporters
Mr.PaulF.Ahlquist’68Ms.SandraL.Anderson’90Ms.CherylAnnArena’97Mrs.ReneeArmenia Muscato’90Ms.ElizabethA.Armes’88Ms.MichelleL.Bailey’03Ms.BrendaBarclay’93Mr.LarryL.Barwick’73Mrs.EvaL.Bauman’56Ms.NancyPamela Bleichfeld’87Ms.TerriM.Brennan’01Dr.GaryC.Brice’93Mr.JohnBricout’94Mrs.RuthS.Brock’64Ms.SusanC.Budney’02Mr.andMrs.JohnT.Burke’72Ms.ChristineM.Bylewski’77Mrs.KathleenA.Callan’03Mrs.DaleW.Cameron- Kody’88Ms.VelmaB.Campbell’71Mrs.ElizabethM.Cannon- Bailey’83Ms.KimberlyE.Capriotti’98Mrs.JenniferM.Carlson’94Dr.MaryB.Carney’86Mrs.CarvaR.Cash’91
Mrs.CynthiaG.Cassidy- Gould’87Mr.JohnR.Castellani’98Mrs.ElizabethA.Catalano’80Mr.GeraldCheplowitz’77Mrs.EleanorB.Cobb’72Mrs.CarolK.Coles’79Ms.MildredI.Colon’01Mr.DennisM.Conheady’67Ms.MarjorieA.Connors’60Ms.PatriciaM.Conolly’01MissMaryLouCostanzo’63Ms.KathleenR.Cox’77Mrs.NancyC.Coyle’90Mrs.PatriciaMaloneCraig’92Mrs.AmyM.Crocker’96Ms.NatalieCuddahee’99Mrs.AlvaK.Daffner’67Ms.LaurelS.Daise’97Mr.TomA.DeFrancesco’77Mr.G.RobertDean’60Ms.NancyJ.Delaney- Winans’89Ms.BarbaraA.Demerest’78Mr.PatrickJ.Dexter’72Mrs.BarbaraJ.Donohue’82Ms.CarolV.Dubin’97Ms.MargaretDunn’89Mr.JeromeM.Endres’66Mrs.DonnaM.Fahrenholz’81SisterMaryJ.Fenyvesi’68Mrs.MaryAnnFerguson’67Ms.ErinC.Ferrentino’94Mrs.AlleneH.Fissler’66Mr.TheodoreT.Fletcher’95Mrs.NoreenR.Flynn’87MissKarenH.Forbes’86Ms.BonaP.Fox’94Mrs.ShelleyB.Fox’76Ms.KristenFranklin-Rosser’95Mrs.NormaC.Frech’73Mr.BruceJ.Fried’73Mr.GentreL.Garmon’71MissAnnetteA.Gawronski’59Mr.AlbertE.Gentle’77Mr.EdwardN.Giannino’88Mrs.LauraP.Glasner’88Mrs.EileenD.Glazer’76Ms.AmyMargaretGorman’94Ms.MaryP.Grace’94Ms.SharonA.Green’78Mrs.EvelynGriffis’90Mrs.RobinG.Hamlisch’77Ms.GayleA.Hanley’83Ms.LeeD.Hannan’91Mrs.MargaretK.Hauser’73Mr.KeithA.Hayman’59Mrs.DianneS.Healey’88Mr.DennisP.Heffern’97
Mrs.AnneE.Herod’73Mr.MarkPaulHeron’93Ms.EileenM.Hoffman’82Ms.PatriciaA.Hohl’89Ms.KathleenA.Holmes- Morris’02Mrs.LuraJ.Huckabone’82Ms.CamilleL.Huggins’93Ms.AlissaL.Hughes’92Mrs.NancyL.Imhoff-Smith’84Ms.CynthiaP.Iversen’86Ms.ConstanceG.James’94Ms.YvonneJames’01Mr.StevenE.Jeffrey’91Mrs.AudreyM.Johnston’98Ms.MaryKayJou’96Ms.JudithM.Kallett’74TimothyandEllenKennedy’84Mrs.EllenR.Kirsch’75Ms.ReneeM.Klein’02Mrs.CathyA.Klein-Scheer’76Dr.AudreyW.Klick’68MissMargaretM.Klipfel’63Mrs.PamelaB.Koon’90Ms.FrancesA.Lanza’97Mrs.SarahE.Larson’88Ms.PhyllisA.Lemoine’73Mrs.JoanM.Liggetto’00Mr.ThomasM.Lillis’79Ms.SandraE.Lomker’88Mrs.GloriaC.Longo’68Mrs.JuanitaJ.Look’66Mrs.HelenP.Lowell’40Ms.CarolJ.Ludwig’02Ms.SharonM.Ludwig’89Ms.JenniferM.Machucki’01Ms.RebeccaH.Mack’92Mrs.JoanA.Magin’90Mr.JamesM.Maloney’54Ms.CynthiaL.Manne’93Mr.AllegroMarafon’72Mrs.EileenS.Markzon’75Mr.GaryW.Masline’73Ms.LaurenC.May-Jones’90Mrs.JoanT.McCarley’76Mr.RossE.McCarthy’63Ms.LillisC.McLean’85Mrs.BethAnneMiller’94Mrs.LisaS.Misiti’75Ms.SaraMontz’80Mrs.LorraineV.Moran’82Mr.MichaelM.Moran’63MissSaraA.Murphy’67Mrs.PatriciaM.Musial’74Mr.TedMyers’53Mr.RobertNegron’97Ms.ChristineM.Newton’94Mrs.AnnetteB.Nicosia’79Ms.DeborahA.Noble’99
Ms.AnnE.Oakes’85Mrs.StephanieS.O’Brien’69Mrs.CarolG.O’Connor’83Ms.MichelleL.Olandese’98Ms.DonnaO’Neill-Kuna’79Ms.MariaM.Ortiz’96Mr.BernardOrzel’54Mrs.MareeL.Painter- Benedict’71Dr.BruceAlanPaly’77Mr.MarcC.Panepinto’97Mrs.AliceB.Penner’63Mrs.MaryH.Pepper’79Mrs.JudyA.Perkowski’70Mrs.RosaliaPerotto’48Mr.FrederickA.Perra’67Ms.DianeC.Pesch-Savatteri’89Ms.DonnaPhillipsBaker’82Ms.SarahJ.Phillips’02Ms.CherylA.Pieczonka’94Ms.MaryElainePierce’69Ms.JulianaPlune’02Ms.MarieA.Porter’91Mr.GeraldE.Powers’67Mr.AndrewT.Radack’97Ms.KathleenM.Reddish’00Col.WallaceD.Redman’42Mrs.ClaudiaM.Reeves’69Mrs.AnnE.Reigle’88Mr.FrankJ.Rinere’62Ms.MaryM.Ring’80MissKathleenM.Romano’93Ms.SheilaT.Rosewhite’72Mrs.CeceliaMarieRosiek- Bauer’87Ms.LindaS.Rumbaugh’02Mr.KennethA.Sass’83Ms.MarianSatriani’73Mr.JosephVincent SbarbatiJr.’74Ms.MarleneA.Schillinger’77Mrs.MarionE.Schmidt’89Mr.RobertS.Schwartz’77Mrs.AmyannP.Sicienski’00Mr.DonaldA.Simon’65Mr.WilliamSingletonJr.’74Mrs.CatherineK.Skerker’77Mrs.MaryM.Skibinski’80MissDawnM.Skowronski’84Mr.WarrenR.SkyeJr.’93Ms.TamekiaT.Slaughter’02Mrs.VirginiaE.Smaczniak’85Mrs.MarciaA.Smart-Exner’00Ms.MargaretR.Smith’94MissArleneT.Smyntek’88Mrs.MaryE.Smythe- Williams’82Ms.DarlaSpafford-Davis’99Mr.DaneR.Sprague’77
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Mr.CharlesW.Stannard’81Ms.MaryM.Steenberg’01Mr.AnthonyJ.StefaniakJr.’70Mr.JohnC.Stimmel’61Mrs.KarenL.Stocki’77Mrs.GailSunshine-May’91Mrs.BrendaJ.Tapia’02Mrs.RosannaTresca’78Mr.FranklinJ.Tuchols’85Mrs.AudreyJ.Tucker’68Ms.RitaM.Turkiewicz’04Ms.WendyMcDonald Turner’82Mrs.EmilyE.Vaccaro’70Mrs.EllenK.VanderWilt’72Ms.VirginiaM.Vaughan’95Mrs.SharonM.Vincent’71Mr.JosephW.Walker’77Mr.DennisA.Walsh’65Mr.WilliamF.Walsh’49Mr.AnthonyJosephWalters’90Mr.WilliamM.Walz’68Mrs.BarbaraS.Ware-House’76Ms.PatriciaE.Watson’78Ms.GaylWeinheimer’94Mr.MelvinJayWeinstein’69Ms.MarleneJ.Weller’86Dr.ElisabethA.Weston’95Ms.CarenWhaley’93Mr.DennisJ.Wiess’75Mrs.JoanneB.Wieters’69Mr.RobertM.Williams’92Mr.DavidW.Winnie’68Mrs.RosanneM. Wisniewski’74Ms.CatherineJ.Witherow’91Mrs.NancyG.Wohl’83Mr.PaulE.Zimmerman’94
2005–2006
Friends
Leadership society
Mrs.ErinD.BaileyEstateofMr.PaulJ.EdwardsMr.GeraldJ.Miller
elizabeth C. Harvey society
RuthKahnStovroff
dean’s Circle
Dr.BarbaraandMr.Peter H.RittnerDr.NancyJ.Smyth
Benefactors
Ms.GertrudeJ.BonimeMs.CatherineA.CarfagnaMr.CraigColdwellDr.HowardJ.Doueck
Dr.WooksooKimMr.EugeneMeeksDr.ShermanMerle
supporters
Mrs.KarenM.AikmanMs.AnnaR.CerratoMr.andMrs.EugeneEusanioMs.LesaL.FichteMs.DorothyM.HowlandMs.DeniseKrauseMs.JodieC.Pearson
Organizations/Corporations
TheAmericanBoardof ExaminersAnonymousTheBrunFamilyFoundationCouncilonSocialWork Education,Inc.FidelityCharitableGiftFundTheFoundationforJewish PhilanthropiesGerontologicalSocietyof AmericaTheHaworthPressRobertWoodJohnson FoundationTheScholarshipFoundation
ALumni
Leadership society
Mr.LeslieA.Brun’74Mr.MarkPaulHeron’93
elizabeth C. Harvey society
Ms.MaryFrancesDanner’63EstateofMs.PatriciaA. Hines’75Mr.CosimoD.Mautone’67Mrs.PaulineS.Riemer’57Mrs.GloriaC.Stulberg’49Mrs.PhyllisVogt’84
dean’s Circle
Dr.CatherineN.Dulmus’99Mr.JohnandDr.Toby Laping’82Mrs.KirstenM.Milbrath’72Dr.ThomasH.Nochajski’90Mrs.SusanM.Touhsaent’77
Benefactors
Ms.BrendaBarclay’93Ms.JudithA.Bieniek’04Mr.JohnBricout’94Ms.KimberlyE.Capriotti’98Ms.DebraCasaceli’97Mrs.MarianE.Corsi’84Mr.RobertL.DeiszJr.’93Mrs.MaryG.Giangreco’50
MissMarilynJ.Gibbin’61Mr.RobertV.Gorman’64Ms.JeanneM.Gregory’76Ms.LisaM.Harnden’03Mrs.TamaraB.Harris’70Mrs.LaPearlHaynes’88Mrs.SharonA.Herlehy’90Ms.MarilynL.Hillman’69Ms.FaithL.Hoffman’93Ms.MaryM.Horrigan’66Ms.MaryC.Kaplan’74Ms.NancyR.Krtek’00Mrs.MarionKulik’66Dr.ElaineM.Maccio’04Mr.ArthurH.Mason’89Ms.GeralynMcGinn’76Mr.andMrs.MichaelM. Moran’63ReverendDavidJ.Morris’72Mrs.DonnaM.O’Mara’76Mr.WilliamP.OsmerIII’67Mrs.RosaliaPerotto’48Ms.MaryElainePierce’69Ms.GeorgeannW.Redman’65Ms.ShirleyReiser’76Mr.GabrielT.Russo’67Mr.JamesM.Sampson’73Mr.JosephJ.Scaravillo’66Dr.BeverlyR.Steinfeld’76Mr.DavidL.Trachtman’67Dr.SandraR.Wexler’73Mrs.JoanneB.Wieters’69Mr.LewisR.Woodham’61
supporters
Mrs.SigridAdler’87Mr.PaulF.Ahlquist’68Mrs.PeggyGunzburger Altman’39Ms.CherylAnnArena’97Mrs.ReneeArmenia Muscato’90Ms.ElizabethA.Armes’88Ms.SandraA.Austin’72Mrs.DianeH.Aviles’75Ms.MargaretA.Awald’87Ms.BeverlyP.Baglio’79Mr.JosephO.BakerJr.’91Mr.LarryL.Barwick’73Mrs.EvaL.Bauman’56Mrs.LeeA.Beebe’86Ms.AmyJ.Beeman’99Ms.B.JoAnneBeggs’98Ms.NancyPamela Bleichfeld’87Dr.LizbethJ.Booth’99Ms.MaryFrancesBosek’88Ms.TerriM.Brennan’01Dr.GaryC.Brice’93
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s u p p o rt i n g s c h o l a r s h i pFuture students seeking a degree from the School of So-
cial Work will have access to more scholarship assistance,
thanks to a recent bequest of more than $400,000 from
alumna Jean Schumacher Cook. She passed away on
Nov. 23, 2005.
Cook, a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., earned bache-
lor’s and master’s degrees in social sciences in 1939 and
1957, respectively. She established the scholarship fund
in memory of her late husband, Col. William G. Cook,
a 1927 graduate of UB. Col. Cook was the recipient of
a scholarship when he was a student, and the couple
wanted to ensure that future social work students re-
ceive scholarship assistance.
“We are grateful to Jean Cook for the foresight she
showed in planning for this gift,” said Dean Nancy J.
Smyth. “Because of her generosity, more graduate stu-
dents will receive financial help.”
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NationalResearchMentor,HartfordFacultyScholarsProgram
Hilary WeaverChair,AmericanIndianCaucus,NationalAssociationofSocialWorkers
Member,CommissiononProfessionalDevelopment,CouncilonSocialWorkEducation
President,AmericanIndianAlaskaNativeSocialWorkEducators’Association
President,BoardofDirectors,NativeAmericanCommunityServicesofErieandNiagaraCounties
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