FALL 2007
bc social work
LEAD THE WAY
BOSTON COLLEGE
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
GLOBAL COLL ABORATION
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diversity pg. 5
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research pg. 19
community pg. 23
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F E AT U R E S
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Students of Global Practice
experience how field placements
transform their view of the world.
1 3 balancing acts
GSSW faculty are honored with
prestigious awards for their
groundbreaking research.
SECTIONS
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DIV E R S IT Y
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GL OBAL
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RE S E AR C H
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CO MMU NIT Y
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DONOR S
contributors:
Penny Alexander, Eileen Doherty,
Serena Heartz, Nicole Malec Kenyon,
Ruth McRoy, Regina O’Grady-LeShane,
Patricia Shuker, Sean Smith, Tom Walsh
editorial:
Vicki Sanders | Spence & Sanders
Communications
design:
Susan Callaghan | SMCdesign
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Front cover:
Penny Alexander, GSSW director of
international programs, at a refugee
camp in Tanzania.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL INCLUSION
since i moved to the united states
more than six years ago, some of my
European friends and colleagues keep
asking me when will I eventually see the
light and return home to my office overlooking the Swiss Alps. Appreciating
their concerns, I remind them that the
German philosopher Ernst Bloch wrote
his seminal book, Principle of Hope, during his years in exile in the United States
(he had to flee from the Nazi regime).
He lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
and periodically earned his income as a dishwasher.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not comparing myself to the eminent Bloch, though
I live close to Cambridge and regularly do the dishes at home. However, I think
it is no coincidence that Bloch wrote his book during his time in America. There
is something about this part of the world that spurs one’s sense of hope.
These days, my biggest hope is that we will revitalize our efforts to promote
social inclusion. Amartya Sen, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics, wrote that
exclusion from social relations has the potential to lead to many forms of deprivations such as unemployment, poverty, or homelessness. Obviously, these are
issues that are at the core of the field of social work. It is therefore imperative that
our School continues to be dedicated to the study and practice of social inclusion.
Over the past few years, we increased our long-term commitment to matters
of diversity, race and social justice, to the challenges of globalization, and to the
well-being of the elderly and people with disabilities. This magazine will share
some of the compelling accomplishments that our faculty and staff, our students
and alumni made in these areas. We take our School’s motto to “lead the way”
very seriously, and we believe that every person has the potential to become a
leader and a champion for social justice and peace.
If our society as a whole wants to prosper, it is essential to develop initiatives that
further the inclusion of populations such as refugees and immigrants and cherish
rather than devalue differences among us. We can’t take social cohesion for granted and we know too well the consequences of division, hatred, and alienation.
I find it telling when one of our students who recently returned from a field
placement in Ghana struggled at home to pick up routine activities such as grocery shopping because she felt something was missing from her life. The welcoming and engaging community in Ghana may have been the kind of inclusive
and hopeful community that Bloch enjoyed in the 1940s.
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DIVERSITY
&
QA
Frank Talk about Diversity
McRoy uses multi-faceted approach to reshape School’s awareness
consultant dr. ruth mcroy, a distinguished
national expert on diversity issues in social work education and research, has played a major role this past year
in GSSW’s efforts to heighten awareness of diversity at
the School. A former professor and associate dean for
research at the University of Texas School of Social Work
at Austin, where she significantly enhanced the research
profile, Dr. McRoy was the Ruby Lee Piester Centennial
Professor in Services to Children and Families. She also
served as the director of the Diversity Institute at the
School of Social Work in Austin from 1997 to 2005.
Q. Diversity in education is a complex
topic. How did the GSSW begin to
address it?
A. Early in the year, Professor Emerita
Elaine Pinderhughes noted that diversity
education at BC should be designed to
give culturally competent social work
professionals the skills to manage the
implications of diversity and to understand the complexities of race, class, and
power. She called for an examination of
the curriculum to determine whether the
School was giving the students the skills
necessary to work with diverse populations. Thanks to Pinderhughes’ initiative
and Dean Alberto Godenzi’s vision and
commitment, we launched a very exciting diversity initiative at BCGSSW.
Q. What concepts or ideas have you
focused on with the faculty and staff ?
A. So many schools just look at the numbers and make attempts to diversify the
faculty and student body. That is just the
beginning. In addition to structural
diversity, you need to start with an openness to discussion about some uncomfortable topics. Faculty, staff, and students need to be encouraged to talk
about the causes of oppression and
racism and to consider how these factors
have and are affecting not only us, but
also those whom we serve in this profession. We want to foster a climate that
welcomes and supports diversity.
Q. What kinds of messages and questions are raised in conversations about
diversity?
A. Some will ask, “Can’t we just put this
race issue aside? Isn’t it better to be color
blind? Is diversity just about race? What
about class, sexual orientation, and gender?” Some will acknowledge, “I’m
uncomfortable talking about these
issues” or “I don’t want anyone to consider me a racist.” We are not all the
same when it comes to power and privilege. You have to get out of your comfort
zone. I think the GSSW has done an
amazing job so far, and the fact that they
see this as an ongoing process shows
their commitment to changing the way
the community understands diversity.
Q. What outcomes do you expect of the
learning process you initiated and will
continue to facilitate at Boston College?
A. I am hoping we can strengthen the
School’s commitment to social justice;
further diversify the composition of the
faculty, staff, and student body; and have
the implications of diversity become an
automatic consideration in all school
activities. I also expect a greater commitment to working for social change and
wish to increase knowledge, self-awareness, and understanding of the importance and breadth of diversity. It is equally important to increase comfort in
acknowledging oppression and challenging and confronting bias. We want to better prepare our students to work with
growing diverse populations and to
strengthen awareness and understanding
of the differential impact of social policies and practices on diverse populations.
As Martin Luther King, Jr. said in
1963, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to
justice everywhere.” We must remember
and act on this belief.
Q. Will the wider community benefit
from these efforts? If so, how?
A. Absolutely. The university campus as
well as the surrounding community will
be invited to participate in special events,
including the Elaine Pinderhughes
Diversity Lecture series and other sponsored events on issues of diversity and
social justice. We have to go beyond sensitivity and awareness and focus on
undoing disparities and oppression. This
will definitely impact the greater community. For example, there is growing diversity in Massachusetts and especially in
Boston. One in four Boston residents is
foreign born. Through expanding course
offerings and incorporating more content
on diversity throughout the curriculum,
BCGSSW students will be better prepared to work with the growing diverse
populations. Also, through the implementation of service and experiential
learning projects in the community, students as well as community members
should benefit.
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BCGSSW | DIVERSITY |
WORK BEGINS ON STRENGTHENING DIVERSITY AWARENESS
the boston college graduate school
of Social Work held its first Diversity
Retreat April 24 in Barat House on the
Newton campus. The event, a mixture of
presentations and talks by members of
the BC social work community and outside experts, reviewed survey findings
and addressed numerous goals set forth
by the School’s Diversity Task Force.
The goals were as follows:
• To emphasize the commitment to
enhance diversity at the GSSW.
• To review the evolution of diversity
content in the School.
• To share student and faculty perceptions of diversity issues at the GSSW.
• To describe experiences and identify
challenges in teaching a required
diversity course.
• To identify challenges and possible
solutions to enhancing diversity
awareness in classes, field, research,
and in the BC community.
• To make commitments and plans for
faculty and committees to continue
the work after the retreat.
The daylong retreat began with a presentation by Dean Alberto Godenzi on
BC’s commitment to diversity. Professor
Emerita Elaine Pinderhughes then set the
stage for discussion by sharing a poem
on the need for addressing diversity
issues. Ruth McRoy, diversity consultant,
gave a presentation on the evolution
F IE LD T R IP : G S S W s t u d e n t s t a k e a b r e a k d u r i n g a s er vi c e t r i p t o K a t r i n a - a ff e c t ed
neighborhoods in New Orleans. Sixteen students spent a week in April 2006 gutting
houses, serving meals, and supporting community rebuilding. They experienced hands-on
how class, race, and power can influence the response to a natural disaster such as Hurricane
Katrina.
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of multiculturalism in schools of
social work.
McRoy and Associate Professor Paul
Kline, chair of the Diversity Task Force,
presented the findings from faculty and
student surveys on diversity. Assistant
Professor Othelia Lee had surveyed faculty online to gather data on their perception of the importance of and comfort in
teaching about such issues as race/ethnicity, social class, gender, aging, sexual orientation, disability, immigration, and religion/spirituality. Kline surveyed students
about their experiences and issues with
diversity at the School.
Additional topics and presenters
included: 1) creating an atmosphere for
discussions about diversity (Professor
Kevin Mahoney); 2) diversity in field
instruction (William Keaney, director of
field education); 3) an overview of issues
for faculty teaching a required diversity
course (Assistant Professor Lee); and
4) experiential learning strategies
(Professor Nancy Boyd-Franklin of
Rutgers University).
A highlight was a two-and-a-half-hour
presentation on “Undoing Racism” by Dr.
Kimberley Richards and David Billings of
the People’s Institute for Survival and
Beyond (PISAB). The institute helps
organizations gain awareness of the
symptoms of racism and overcome institutionalized oppression and inequities.
Two staff from the Massachusetts
Department of Social Services who had
participated in the PISAB’s Undoing
Racism training, shared the need for the
continuation of this type of training.
The Diversity Retreat was the result of
an extensive planning process involving
staff, faculty, student groups, and the
Diversity Task Force in consultation with
McRoy, Godenzi, Boyd-Franklin,
Pinderhughes, and Lee.
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diversity is cornerstone of
new pinderhughes lecture series
DID YOU KNOW?
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The Graduate School of Social Work was founded in 1936 by Father Walter McGuinn, S.J.
The first classes were held in September 1936
at 126 Newbury St. in downtown Boston, and
the initial enrollment was 40 students.
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The School received its accreditation by the
American Association of Schools of Social
Work on June
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L-R: Alberto Godenzi, Elaine Pinderhughes, Nancy Boyd-Franklin,
June Hopps, Ruth McRoy
Nationally acclaimed clinician and author Nancy Boyd-Franklin
gave the inaugural address in the Elaine Pinderhughes Diversity
Lecture series April 23 and offered exciting new clinical insights
on engaging diverse populations in her talk, “The Treatment of
African American Clients and Families.”
The series was established by BC’s Graduate School of Social
Work during the 2006-2007 academic year to honor Professor
Emerita Elaine Pinderhughes, who retired in 2000. In her highly
acclaimed book, Understanding Race, Ethnicity and Power,
Pinderhughes highlighted her commitment to prepare students
and clinicians to manage the dynamics of ethnicity, race, and
power in ways that celebrate the differences among people and
promote mutual understanding, empathy, and respect. The lecture series will annually feature a speaker whose work embodies
this commitment.
The former chair of the Clinical Sequence at the GSSW,
Pinderhughes has extensive experience in private practice. She
has lectured and conducted diversity training nationally and internationally in social agencies, mental health centers, educational
institutions, corporations, and residency training programs in psychiatry and internal medicine. Her contributions to social work
practice and social justice have earned her numerous awards.
The inaugural event, which was held at the Yawkey Center on
the Boston College campus, began with a breakfast for more
than 100 community leaders, Boston College faculty and staff,
and students. Dean Alberto Godenzi welcomed guests and
remarked on the establishment of the lecture series.
Ruth McRoy, professor emerita at the University of Texas
School of Social Work at Austin, introduced speaker BoydFranklin, a Rutgers University psychology professor well known
for her book, Black Families in Therapy: A Multisystems Approach.
(Boyd-Franklin’s husband, A. J. Franklin, is the new holder of the
Nelson Chair in the Lynch School of Education at BC.)
Following the lecture, Dean Godenzi introduced special guest
and former BCGSSW dean and professor emerita (1976-2000)
June Hopps, who gave a moving tribute to Pinderhughes.
28, 1938.
A part-time program was introduced in 1943,
and the tuition was $15
per course.
Full-time tuition was $300 per year.
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In September
1944, GSSW Dean
Dorothy Book was the first woman appointed
as a dean at Boston College.
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The Graduate School of Social Work moved to
the Chestnut Hill campus in September
1968. McGuinn Hall was named after Walter
McGuinn, S.J., founding dean of the Graduate
School of Social Work, and his brother, Albert
McGuinn, S.J., who served many years as
chairman of the Chemistry Department.
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The Social Work Library is the only stand-alone
social work library in New England and
1 of 10 in the United States.
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The Doctoral Program was established
.
in 1979
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The opportunity for part-time study was
expanded with an introduction of the OffCampus Program in 1981. The first site was
Worcester (1980), followed by Plymouth (1981),
Portland, ME (1983), and Chicopee (1989).
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Dual degree programs were established in the
1980s: the MSW/MBA was initiated in 1980,
the MSW/JD in 1988, and the MSW/MA in
Pastoral Ministry in 1989.
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BCGSSW | DIVERSITY |
RACE EXPERT CALLS ON GRADUATES
TO FIGHT INEQUALITY
raising a challenge to “build
more roads to college and fewer to
jails,” 2007 commencement speaker
Larry Davis warned of rising inequality in America and called upon the
graduating class to be the voices of the
voiceless and advocates for equality.
Professor Davis is the dean and
Donald M. Henderson Professor at
the University of Pittsburgh’s School
of Social Work and the director and
founder of the Center for Race and
Social Problems. His areas of
research and scholarship include
interracial group dynamics; the
impact of race, gender, and class on
interpersonal relations; and youth and
African American family formation.
“It is my firm belief that for the
21st century, the defining problem
will be inequality. Rarely have so few
had so much and so many in comparison to those, so little, Davis said
in his GSSW address. “America and,
Larry Davis
“AS SOCIAL WORKERS, YOU
MUST HELP OTHERS TO SEE
INEQUITY AND TO EXHORT
THEM TO TAKE ACTION
AGAINST IT …. PART OF
YOUR MISSION WILL BE
TO BE THE VOICE OF THOSE
WHO MAY THEMSELVES
BE VOICELESS.”
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indeed, the world is experiencing a
dangerous transformation and increasing growth of inequality. [It]
sustains the greatest gap between
rich and poor of any other western
country, and it also sustains the highest poverty rate of any of the industrial nations. Presently, the top 1 percent take home roughly one quarter
of the earned income and possess 50
percent of the country’s wealth.”
Davis explained that “economic disparities are linked at the root to a host
of social problems confronting our
society,” and posited three significant
problem areas: 1) alarming rates of
crime and imprisonment, 2) wide disparities in the education of our youth,
and 3) the declining well-being of families in their efforts to afford food,
housing, and health care.
“America has more people incarcerated than any country in the
world—1.3 million—due largely to
inequitable opportunity structures.
One in five adults is functionally illiterate in America and the rate in our
nation’s capital is 30 percent,” Davis
continued. Expenditures in school districts range from $2,000 to $10,000
per student, increasing the disparity
between poor and affluent neighborhoods. Americans without health care
coverage number 47 million.
Davis encouraged the graduates to
work for change. “As social workers,
you must help others to see inequity
and to exhort them to take action
against it…. Part of your mission will
be to be the voice of those who may
themselves be voiceless,” he said.
“You must advocate for equality.”
G L O BAL
Students of
Global Practice
attend the 24th
Annual Social Work
Day at the
United Nations.
Partnerships Enhance Learning Abroad
Fieldwork is invaluable to understanding
the graduate school of social work celebrated
partnerships on May 15 with four international
relief and development agencies that provide
field internships on several continents for the
School’s Global Practice students.
Representatives from Catholic Relief Services,
Habitat for Humanity International, the
International Rescue Committee, and Jesuit
Refugee Service exchanged appreciation with
social work students who had recently returned
from three-month fieldwork internships in
Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe.
“Our students have been transformed by these
experiences,” said Alberto Godenzi, GSSW
dean. “Through their hard work around the
globe, they have shown the distinct value of the
social work profession, and their deep commitment provides a shining example of BC’s mission of social justice.”
The GSSW’s Global Practice concentration
trains students for social work in international
settings where they interact and collaborate with
vulnerable populations across the world. The
program requires a semester-long field intern-
ship with an international agency.
“Living and working abroad is key to understanding the rigor and complexity of international work,” said Penny Alexander, director of international programs for the GSSW.
“Without this experience, our students would
not be prepared to serve as international social
workers,” she said.
Cutberto Garza, BC provost and dean of faculties, who signed partnership agreements with
agency representatives at the event, emphasized
that Boston College values the School’s commitment to international service.
“A primary goal of our partnerships with these
distinct agencies is to form highly skilled international social workers. At least as important is that
we contribute in a positive and tangible way
toward the agencies’ efforts and the people and
communities in need,” said Dean Godenzi. “We
expanded our ties with the international field
because we are in a position, thanks to Boston
College and the help of private donors,
to commit necessary financial and personnel
resources to ensure mutuality and sustainability.”
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BCGSSW | GLOBAL |
FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND CONFERENCE DISCUSSES BEST PRACTICES
L-R: Juliana Laboube and Penny Alexander
the first international social work
(ISW) conference, the academic social
work community’s response to the
growing importance of global issues,
was hosted by the BC Graduate School
of Social Work last March at the Omni
Parker House Hotel in Boston. More
than 90 schools from 35 states
participated.
“This conference was so different
from any other event I have been to in
many years,” one participant wrote on
an evaluation sheet. “Everyone was
actively engaged, and we were all
focused on this one issue that excites
our lives: international social work.”
The goal of the conference was to
present and discuss best practices of
global collaboration. The format was
deliberately small and selective to allow
for focused conversations. Among the
150 participants were social work icon
Katherine Kendall, who called the conference a milestone event for international social work, and renowned scholar James Midgley, who positioned
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social work education, research, and practice in a global framework.
Experts in specific areas of international social work led workshops, with participants choosing among sessions on infusion of international content into curricula, student and faculty exchange, international field placements, funding opportunities, partnerships, and international
concepts and definitions.
Participants also attended a reception at
the Boston College Club, where BC
Provost Cutberto Garza lauded their commitment to international issues.
A growing number of social work programs in the U.S. have, in recent years,
increased international opportunities for
students and faculty.
In response, the National Association
of Deans and Directors of Schools of
Social Work (NADD) appointed a Task
Force in 2003 to support the schools’
international efforts.
A year later, the Council on Social
Work Education (CSWE) established the
Katherine A. Kendall Institute for
International Social Work Education.
CSWE, NADD, and a dozen sister schools
of social work co-sponsored the conference, which GSSW Dean Alberto
Godenzi and Dean Kay Davidson of the
School of Social Work at the University of
Connecticut oversaw as co-chairs.
The GSSW will host the second ISW
conference at the Omni Parker House in
Boston June 6-8, 2008.
Above L–R: Alberto Godenzi, Katharine Briar-Lawson, James Midgley, Kay Davidson, Katherine
Kendall, Julia Watkins.
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GATHERING EMPHASIZES SOCIAL HARMONY
in a world ridden with conflict,
how do individuals and communities find
harmony and how do societies advance
their well-being? Such was the central
question of the 15th Annual Symposium
of the International Consortium for
Social Development (ICSD) hosted by
the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
in July.
Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in
Economics, struck a similar theme in his
keynote address, “Unity and Discord in
Social Development,” in which he argued
that social development is just as crucial as
economic development to improving the
human condition. He emphasized that
“we have to avoid the twin danger of
assuming…that (1) economic development
is all that ultimately matters in advancing
human lives and freedoms, and that (2)
the connections in social development are
obvious enough to be invoked without adequate empirical examination.”
The symposium, entitled “Seeking
Harmony and Promoting Social
Development in a World of Conflict,”
drew more than 500 individuals from 40
countries. Not only was the GSWW a collaborator in this international event, the
School was also well represented. Among
those in attendance from BC were event
co-chair and GSSW faculty member Ce
Shen (co-chairing with Professor Angie
Yuen Tsang of Hong Kong Polytechnic),
GSSW faculty member Marcie PittCatsouphes, seven GSSW students, and
Dean Alberto Godenzi, who provided
support as ICSD’s Secretary General.
The GSSW students participated
in a post-conference tour of mainland
China with stops in Hangzhou,
Shanghai, and Beijing, as part of a
course led by Professor Shen called
“China and Social Development in a
Transforming Society.”
L-R: GSSW students Marialina Garcia, Juliana Laboube, Bethanne Berish, Rita Kostiuk, Desiree
Sanchez, Leslie Geer, and Melissa Zini with GSSW faculty member Ce Shen (middle) pause in front
of the Forbidden City, Beijing.
One student wrote, “This course
inspired me to become a better person
and to learn as much as possible about
the world around me.” Another said,
“Professor Shen went out of his way to
make sure we were all enjoying ourselves
on the trip and even taught us Cantonese
and how to make Chinese food.”
Professor Shen was excited to show
the students parts of the country where
he grew up. When he left China 20 years
ago, he was not sure about its future,
especially after the devastating experiences of the Cultural Revolution.
However, today’s China experiences
rapid economic growth, an increased
standard of living, and enhanced education, science, and technology.
At the same time, China is a nation
struggling with an enormous population,
a strained environment, and increasingly
unequal distribution of wealth and
opportunity.
we have to avoid the twin
danger of assuming
…that (1) economic
development is all that
ultimately matters in
advancing human lives
and freedoms, and that
(2) the connections in
social development are
obvious enough to be
invoked without adequate
empirical examination.
—Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen
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FAR AFIELD
A k ey co mp o nen t o f the G S S W’s Gl o bal P r ac tice
Concentration is the three-month international field
placement during students’ final semester. After rigorous course work over the summer and fall semesters,
students are placed in settings that match their skills
and meet the needs of the agencies involved in the
Global placements
teach powerful
lessons
program. In 2007, 11 students experienced learning
opportunities in 9 international locations: 6 in Africa:
Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, and Zambia;
3 in Asia: India and South Korea; 1 in Europe: Belgium;
and 1 in Central America: El Salvador. In 2008, 22 students will be placed in international agencies. Here are
examples of what two students, Emily Greising and
Elizabeth Auten, took away from their field placements.
EM I L Y G R E I SI NG
Emily Greising was placed with Habitat for Humanity in
Ghana. She created a mortgage-tracking system and
trained staff in the use of it. In an effort to develop marketing resources, she also drafted stories about the beneficiaries and staff on behalf of Habitat for Humanity
Ghana. Greising hopes to work as a social worker for
public relations, sharing written and visual stories of
organizations and the populations they serve from an
empowerment and strengths-based perspective. Greising provided the following observations on her stay
in Ghana.
“It is not until one leaves his or her comfort zone that
one is truly able to realize what is important. Traveling
internationally is an incredible test for anyone looking
for a personal challenge. After spending a semester in
Ghana, I am constantly reminded of the differences existing between cultures. Some are subtle, while others are
more apparent.
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Mother and child do laundry in Ghana.
Clockwise from top: Emily Greising enjoys a playful
moment with children in Ghana. A classroom in
Tanzania, and a snail vendor in a Ghanaian
marketplace.
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As I settled into life in Ghana, I struggled to
find my role in the daily routine. The first time
the lights went out, I hurried around looking for
some way to bring light into my room. It took
awhile before I realized all I needed to do was go
outside and appreciate my surroundings. There
was a full moon illuminating the neighborhood.
As my neighbors sat outside talking and laughing, I realized that contentment and satisfaction
do not lie in the things we think we need, but
rather they come from the beauty that surrounds
us, the people and relationships we can rely on,
even when there are no lights.
Shopping in the Ghanaian markets is a communal experience, it is not about you the shopper; it is
about the time you share with the people around
you. As I was guided through the markets, the
beauty that exists in these small winding paths was
overwhelming: the neat piles of tomatoes, the
heaps of defiant snails, and the tidy goods delicately stacked for easy viewing.
However, the greatest beauty lies in the vendors’ smiles. As you buy their goods, they
engage you in conversation and welcome you
into their lives, even if just for a moment.
When I came home, I avoided the grocery store
for a time for fear of not finding similar opportunities. Now, as I wander down the aisles of
Shaw’s Supermarket, I feel as though there is
something missing. A task that was once so
familiar, now feels very distant.
As I spend afternoons in front of my computer, I find myself longing for something. The experience in Ghana was often a chaotic mess of
sounds and activities—the innocent laughter of
children, the gathering of animals, the preparations for dinner—yet it brought me comfort.
Happiness washed over me as I sat watching the
children engage in the art of conversation. These
times allowed me to feel as though I were a part
of something much greater than myself.
Community is a powerful force and I miss the
comfort afforded me by my Ghanaian neighbors.”
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Elizabeth Auten makes friends with children in El Salvador.
ELIZABETH AU TEN
As part of the global practice program, Elizabeth Auten completed her
second-year field placement with Catholic Relief Services in El
Salvador, where she provided counseling to HIV-positive community
members and worked with a mothers’ group to rehabilitate youth
gang members in their neighborhood.
The experience solidified her desire to work with Latin American
communities abroad to create better opportunities for their families.
After graduating last May, Auten accepted a position as director of a
small nonprofit in Trujillo, Peru.
With the help of a local mothers’ club in one of the most impoverished and violent neighborhoods of Trujillo, she organizes an educational program for local children and provides support to their families. Auten has found that grant writing skills and an emphasis on culturally sensitive practice are just a few of the ways that her BC education has proved to be invaluable in her everyday work.
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BALANCING
ACTS
TWO SCHOLARS HELP FAMILIES JUGGLE
HOME–CARE, WORK–LIFE ISSUES
What is research if not a means to a greater end?
When professor kevin mahoney’s belief that
Medicaid patients should have a say in the delivery of their home health care grew from idea to
model to reality, a new concept in the administration of services to the elderly and disabled
was born. The same is true for professor marcie pitt-catsouphes. Quick to recognize the
need for fresh thinking on how to balance work
and family, she applied herself to discovering the
factors that now define and power the new Work
Life movement. Foreward-looking scholars such
as Mahoney and Pitt-Catsouphes are the hope of
a social work field constantly called upon to
respond to dynamic social forces. Both were
honored this year. Here are the stories of why.
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professor kevin mahoney
By Sean Smith
Foment: to instigate or foster; promote the growth or development of.
brian morri / 211 photography
F
oment is a favorite word of Kevin Mahoney, GSSW
professor and director of the Center for the Study
of Home and Community Life at Boston College,
and with good reason. While he may not be out on
the streets inciting revolution, for the past decade he’s
spearheaded a populist, consumer-directed initiative that
represents a significant turn in American health care. And
for his efforts, he was awarded the prestigious 2007 Flynn
Prize for Social Work Research.
“I am deeply honored to receive this award
and to join such a remarkable group of past
recipients,” Mahoney says. “It is particularly
meaningful to be recognized for research with
an impact on public policy. I am so pleased that
our team’s research empowering the elderly
and people with disabilities to direct and manage their own home- and community-based
Along the way, C&C has drawn praise from policymakers, social service professionals, advocates for the elderly and disabled, and, most of
all, from those who have taken part in it.
Having a vision is one thing, carrying it out
is another, especially on a grand scale that is
growing ever larger. In the world of health
care and social services, the reward for trying
AS PROFESSOR MAHONEY SEES IT, ELDERLY AND DISABLED AMERICANS
RECEIVING MEDICAID SHOULD DECIDE HOW TO MEET THEIR PERSONAL
CARE NEEDS, RATHER THAN FACE THE LIMITS OF CONVENTIONAL HOME
HEALTH CARE. THE CASH & COUNSELING (C&C) PROGRAM, OF WHICH
HE IS NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DOES JUST THAT.
services is getting such national attention.”
As Mahoney sees it, elderly and disabled
Americans receiving Medicaid should decide
how to meet their personal care needs, rather
than face the limits of conventional home
health care. The Cash & Counseling (C&C)
program, of which he is national program
director, does just that—lets the consumer
determine what care they need and want, and
who will give it to them, whether a professional, a friend, or a family member.
Since the program began in 1995, it has
been piloted successfully in three states and is
now being implemented in a dozen more.
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to implement an initiative like Cash &
Counseling includes dealing with workers’
compensation guidelines or tax laws, for
example, and myriad other necessary details.
While Mahoney is by no means in this all by
himself—and is quick to credit the many who
make C&C possible—it is his name at the top
of the organization, and in good times or bad
he is the C&C go-to guy, as well as a prominent national figure in the home care
approach. Colleagues and friends laud
Mahoney’s temperament and patience in
keeping focused on the big picture, and
above all, embodying the compassion that
C&C upholds as its hallmark.
“I’ve always found him an affable person,
able to work with many different stakeholders,” says Robyn Stone, executive director for
the Institute for the Future of Aging Services, a
policy research institute within the American
Association of Homes and Services for the
Aging. “There are a lot of logistics in managing a program like C&C, which involves both
state and federal governments. You have to be
able to compromise, avoid adversarial relationships, sell the program well in a way that’s positive—and still be able to achieve your goals.
Kevin can do that, no question.”
Mahoney believes a focus on gerontological
social work is vital for the future needs of the
profession, to say nothing of society itself.
“There are still so many MSW candidates who
come in interested in working with children,” he
explains. “The students who want to work with
elders tend to be those who have already had
experience with them. So, perhaps what we’re
doing through the Center, and C&C, will spark
more interest in aging issues among people considering human and social services careers.
“One thing is for sure: Given the growth
we’ll be seeing in our elderly population over
the next decade or so, there’ll be plenty of need
for creative, dedicated people.”
The Flynn Prize recognizes interdisciplinary
research and scholarship that is distinguished
by its rigor and creativity, focuses on severe
and persistent problems of society, and has
societal impact. It was established by Dean
Marilyn Flynn from the School of Social Work
at the University of Southern California.
BC Vice Provost for Research and Rourke
Professor of Physics Kevin Bedell, who did not
want to miss the festive awards ceremony at
the Beverly Hills Hotel in April, says, “Kevin
has changed the way many states respond to
the needs of the elderly and disabled. The way
his research translates into policy has a huge
impact. He is clearly deserving of this honor.”
Excerpted and reprinted with permission from the Boston
College Chronicle.
professor
marcie pitt-catsouphes
By Serena Heartz
I
t is a good thing for the social work field that the
bath towel business was slow when Professor
Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes was a high school student.
Bored with her first job selling linens in a department store, she changed career paths, helped pioneer a
new field of study, and recently won a Work Life Legacy
Award at a ceremony in New York City for her outstanding achievements.
The Work Life Legacy Award was created by the Families and Work
Institute (FWI) to capture the history of the people who have created
the work life movement and continue to facilitate its progress. “The
award shines a spotlight on their achievements and, by doing so,
shows how economic and social change really takes place,” said FWI
President Ellen Galinsky.
Following her short-lived retail career, Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes earned
her undergraduate degree from Tufts and an MSP from BCGSSW.
She worked for several years in an anti-poverty agency until she had
her first child and began teaching. When her second son was born
L-R: Former IBM Vice President of Diversity and Work/Life Ted Childs, Professor
Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Purdue University Professor and Associate Dean Shelley
MacDermid, Families and Work Institute CEO and President Ellen Galinsky
(holding Pitt-Catsouphes’ plaque).
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“IN THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK FAMILY MOVEMENT, MANY PEOPLE
LOOKED AT WORK FAMILY ISSUES AS BEING PRETTY MUCH A WOMAN’S
ISSUE. IT DIDN’T TAKE TOO LONG FOR US TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND SAY,
‘MY GOODNESS, MEN ARE EXPERIENCING AND INTERESTED IN THIS.’”
—MARCIE PITT-CATSOUPHES
with medical issues, she knew that she needed
to think creatively and differently about balancing
work and family.
Her search for project-based work led to her
employment at the Center for Work and Family,
then at Boston University. There she began to
realize the importance of the issue to her personally and to society at large. “In the beginning
of the work family movement, many people
looked at work family issues as being pretty
much a woman’s issue. It didn’t take too long for
us to take the next step and say, ’My goodness,
men are experiencing and interested in this,’”
Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes says. The revelation prompted her to earn her doctorate so she could continue her work in the emerging field.
Toward that end, Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes helped
establish the Work and Family Roundtable, a
consortium of businesses, supported by the
Boston College Center for Work and Family, that
have made a commitment to responding to work
family issues. She further advanced the field as
director of the Sloan Work and Family Network,
which brings together researchers from different arenas to exchange resources and expertise.
“We decided the best way to share information
was to start making it available on the internet,”
Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes says. “It’s hard to believe
this, but 10 years ago people told us, ’No one’s
going to look there.”
The transition from the Sloan Network to her
current position with the Boston College Center
on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility was a
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natural progression. A 2005 think-tank meeting
sponsored by the Sloan Network focused on
changing age demographics and older workers,
and participants realized how unprepared society was for the shift. Soon Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes
was busy creating the Center.
It quickly became apparent that two distinct
groups of researchers were studying issues facing
the senior population: gerontologists and organizational studies experts. “We came up with a solution about how to address this challenge. We
decided to create a job share with both sets of
experiences represented at the senior level, says
Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes, who co-chairs the Center
with geriatric psychologist Dr. Mick Smyer.
The Center’s goal is to inspire new ways to
address issues facing aging and work and to
respond to the opportunities and challenges
that arise.
As evidenced by the Work Life Legacy Award,
Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes has already left an indelible
mark on the work family field. While she
acknowledges the vast advances that have
occurred, she cautions against complacency.
“Those of us who are older workers shouldn’t
feel that our job is complete. Social change in
the workplace needs to be a multi-generational
effort,” she says.
“I think that once we have made good
progress, we begin to take that progress for
granted. Although that’s a sign of success, we
shouldn’t become distracted and forget about all
the work that remains.”
R E S E A R CH
CASEY AWARDED $1.4 MILLION FOR
SLOAN WORK–FAMILY NETWORK
after a decade of success in the work family arena,
the Sloan Work and Family Research Network at Boston
College received an additional $1.4 million grant from the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in June. Created in 1997, the
Network is the leading web destination for free credible, current information on work family issues. A highly valued
resource in the work family community, the Network has
developed an extensive cadre of resources representing 3.16
gigabytes of content.
“Our biggest accomplishment is not simply the collection of
high quality, credible information, but the way in which we
have successfully packaged the research into formats that can
inform academia, state policy, and workplace practices,” says
Judi C. Casey, principal investigator and director of the
Network. “Given the quality resources that now exist, it is critical to grow and expand our user groups.”
“The Sloan Work and Family Research Network is an amazing success story,” says Dean Alberto Godenzi. “Initiated by
GSSW faculty member Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, it anticipated
the need for comprehensive information on work and family
issues. At a time when the public started to become acquainted with the internet, Marcie and her colleagues launched a virtual network that provided easily accessible resources. The new
director, Judi Casey, builds on this success and has significantly expanded the scope of the project and the funding through
the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.”
The Sloan Work and Family Research Network serves a global community of individuals from more than 100 countries
interested in work and family research. It does so by providing
resources, building knowledge, and sharing information. The
site has over 8,600 literature citations, a statistics database,
fact sheets, an encyclopedia, glossary, and other resources.
“The new grant will allow the Network to expand its reach to
the state policy audience by developing reciprocal relationships
with policy/advocacy associations and encouraging them to
distribute information about the Network’s resources to their
constituents,” Casey explains. “In particular, they will find the
Bills & Statutes Database and the Policy Leadership Series to
be useful in their work.”
doctoral fellowship program
thrives under professor lubben
The Hartford Doctoral Fellows (HDF) program, the
largest private source of fellowships for social work
doctoral students in the United States and now in its
seventh year, is enjoying continued growth and success under the leadership of james lubben, professor
and holder of the Louise McMahon Ahearn Chair at
BCGSSW.
To date, 62 students have received a Hartford
Doctoral Fellowship and they come from 21 states and
28 different universities. Lubben was the founding
director of the program, which was established in
2000 with funding from the John A. Hartford
Foundation of New York City.
Qualifying students’ dissertation research must substantively analyze a set of questions dealing with the
health and well-being of older adults, their families,
and their caregivers. The Fellowship offers a diverse
package of support, including dissertation grants,
professional development institutes, academic career
counseling, and a series of activities designed to foster
peer networking and support. The combined value of
the professional development activities and the dissertation grant makes a Hartford Doctoral Fellowship
worth more than $100,000 to the social work
doctoral student.
Besides these highly competitive fellowships, the
HDF program offers small travel grants to doctoral
students at the pre-dissertation stage of their studies.
To date, the HDF has made 60 pre-dissertation
awards. This aspect of HDF identifies a group of students early in their doctoral studies and takes them
to the annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological
Society of America.
Both components of the Hartford Doctoral
Fellowship are designed to ensure that there will be
adequate faculty to train the next generation of social
workers to care for the growing population of older
adults and their families.
“The HDF program is a perfect example of how a
foundation can have a major impact on a huge societal issue by partnering with institutions of higher education,” said Dean Alberto Godenzi. “This collaboration will enhance the skills of generations of social
workers who will benefit from the expertise of their
teachers and the evidence provided by research. Most
important, it will improve the lives of countless older
adults. It is a privilege and an honor that one of our
own, Jim Lubben, is leading this effort.”
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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS
Here are highlights from among the
many accomplishments of the full-time
faculty in the 2006-2007 academic year.
BERZIN
BLYTHE
GODENZI
Berzin, S. C., Cohen, E., & Thomas, K. L.
(forthcoming). Does family group decision making affect child welfare outcomes? Findings from a randomized
control study. Child Welfare.
Kayser, K. & Johnson, J. (forthcoming).
Divorce. In T. Mizrahi & L. Davis
(Eds.). Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th
Ed. New York: Oxford University Press.
Berzin, S. C., DeMarco, A. C., Shaw, T.
V., Hogan, S. R., & Unick, G. J. (2006).
The effect of parental work history and
public assistance use on the transition
to adulthood. Journal of Sociology and
Social Welfare, 33(1), 141-161.
Kayser, K. & Rao, S. (2006). The
process of disaffection in relationship
breakdown. In M. Fine & J. Harvey
(Eds.), Handbook of divorce and relationship dissolution (pp. 201-222).
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Bodenmann, G., Pihet, S., & Kayser, K.
(2006). The relationship between
dyadic coping, marital quality and well
being: A longitudinal study within two
years. Journal of Family Psychology, 20,
485-493.
Kranz, K. & O’Hare, T. (2006). The
Substance Abuse Treatment SelfEfficacy Scale: A confirmatory factor
analysis. Journal of Social Service
Research, 32, 109-121.
Conley, T. & O’Hare, T. (2006).
Comparing the factor structure of the
AUDIT with DWI offenders and college
students. The Journal of Social Work
Practice in the Addictions, 6, 25-36.
Damron-Rodriguez, J. A., & Lubben, J.
E. (2006). Family and community
health care for older persons. In S.
Carmel, F. Torrres-Gil, & C. Morris
(Eds.), The art of aging well: Lessons
from three nations (pp. 63-69). New
York: Baywood Publishing Co.
KAYSER
Iatridis, D. (2006). Social policy for the
development of health and welfare agencies. Athens, Greece: Hellenic
Grammata.
Berzin, S. C. (2006). Using sibling data
to understand the impact of family
group decision-making on child welfare
outcomes. Children and Youth Services
Review, 28(12), 1449-1458.
Cohen, N. A., Tran, T. V., & Rhee, S. Y.
(2007). Multicultural approaches in caring for children, youth, and their families.
Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
IATRIDIS
Iatridis, D. (forthcoming).
Globalization and social exclusion. In
H. Economou (Ed.), Social policy and
social exclusions. Athens, Greece:
Pantios University Press.
Doty, P., Mahoney, K. J., & SimonRusinowitz, L. (2007). Designing the
Cash and Counseling demonstration
and evaluation. Health Services
Research, 42, 378-396.
Hoffman, K. & Godenzi, A. (2007).
Increasing our impact through unification (Guest Editorial). Journal of Social
Work Education, 43(2), 181-185.
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Lee, E. O. (2007). Religion and spirituality as predictors of well-being among
Chinese American and Korean
American older adults. Journal of
Religion, Spirituality, and Aging, 19(3),
77-100.
Lee, E. O. & Barrett, C. (2007).
Integrating spirituality and social justice in social work practice and education. A pilot study. Journal of Religion
and Spirituality in Social Work, 26(2),
1-21.
Lee, E. O. & Sharp, T. (2007).
Understanding spiritual coping and
support resources among African
American older adults: A mixed
method approach. Journal of Religion,
Spirituality, and Aging, 19(3), 55-75.
Lee, E. O. & Brenan, M. (2006). Stress
constellation and coping styles of older
adults with age-related visual impairment. Health & Social Work, 31(4),
289-298.
Lee, E. O. & Waites, C. (2006).
Infusing aging content: Innovation in
baccalaureate social work education.
Journal of Social Work Education, 42(3),
371-388.
Lee, E. O., Collins, P., Mahoney, K.,
McInnis-Dittrich, K., & Boucher, E.
(2006). Enhancing social work practice
with older adults: The role of infusing
gerontology content into the Master’s
of Social Work foundation curriculum.
Educational Gerontology, 32(9), 737-756.
Levy-Storms, L. & Lubben, J. E. (2006).
Network composition and health
behaviors among older Samoan
women. Journal of Aging and Health, 18,
814-836.
Lombe, M. & Ssewamala, F. (in press).
The role of social capital in micro-savings mobilization. Journal of Sociology
and Social Welfare, 34(3).
Lombe, M. & McBride, A. (2006). Civic
service worldwide: Operationalizing
service and the status of research. In
A. McBride & M. Sherraden (Eds.),
Civic service worldwide: Impacts and
inquiry (pp. 3-16). Memphis, TN:
Sharpe Publications.
Lubben, J. E. (2006). Abbreviated and
targeted geriatric assessment. In B.
Berkman, (Ed.), Handbook of social
work in health and aging (pp. 729-735).
New York: Oxford University Press.
Lubben, J. E. (Section Editor) (2006).
International social work and care of
older adults. In B. Berkman (Ed.),
Handbook of social work in health and
aging (pp. 937-983). New York: Oxford
University Press.
Lubben, J. E. & Damron-Rodriguez, J.
(2006). World population aging. In B.
Berkman, (Ed.), Handbook of social
work in health and aging (pp. 939-944).
New York: Oxford University Press.
Lubben, J. E., Blozik, E., Gillmann, G.,
Iliffe, S., Kruse, W. R., Beck, J. C., &
Stuck, A. E. (2006). Performance of an
abbreviated version of the Lubben
Social Network Scale among three
European community-dwelling older
adult populations. The Gerontologist,
46(4), 503–513.
Mahoney, K. J., Fishman, N. W., Doty,
P., & Squillace, M. R. (2007). The
future of Cash and Counseling: The
framers’ view. Health Services Research,
42, 550-566.
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Mahoney, K. J. & Zgoda, K. (2006).
Approaches to empowering individuals
and communities. In B. Berkman
(Ed.), Handbook of social work in health
and aging (pp. 809-816). New York:
Oxford University Press.
Mahoney, K. J. & Simone, K. (2006).
History of and lessons from the Cash
and Counseling demonstration and
evaluation. In S. Kunkel & V. Wellin
(Eds.), Consumer voice and choice in
long-term care (43-56). New York:
Springer Publishing Company.
Mahoney, K. J., Simon-Rusinowitz, L.,
Simone K., & Zgoda, K. (2006). Cash
and Counseling: A promising option
for consumer-direction of home and
community-based services and supports. Care Management Journals, 7(4),
199-204
McInnis-Dittrich, K. (2006). Cognitivebehavioral interventions with older
adults and their families/caregivers. In
B. Berkman (Ed.), Handbook of social
work in health and aging (pp. 749-756).
New York: Oxford University Press.
McInnis-Dittrich, K. & Lubben, J. E.
(Section Editors) (2006). Assessment
and intervention with older adults and
their families/caregivers. In B.
Berkman (Ed.), Handbook of social work
in health and aging (pp. 719-822). New
York: Oxford University Press.
McInnis-Dittrich, K. & Lubben, J. E.
(2006) Assessment and intervention
with older adults and their
families/caregivers. In B. Berkman
(Ed.), Handbook of social work in health
and aging (pp. 719-722). New York:
Oxford University Press.
Mizrahi, T. & Lombe, M. (2007).
Perspectives from women organizers:
Views on gender, race, class and sexual
orientation in two timeframes. Journal
of Community Practice, 14(3), 93-118.
Nebbitt, V. & Lombe, M. (forthcoming). Environmental correlates of
depressive symptoms among AfricanAmerican adolescents living in public
housing. Journal of Human Behavior in
the Social Environment.
O’Hare, T. & Sherrer, M. V. (2006).
Stress, recent changes in alcohol consumption level and problem drinking
in freshman first offenders. Journal of
Human Behavior in the Social
Environment, 13, 33-50.
O’Hare, T. & Sherrer, M. V. (2006).
Measuring practice skills with community clients. Best Practices in Mental
Health: An International Journal, 2,
31-42.
O’Hare, T., Sherrer, M. V., & Shen, C.
(2006). Subjective distress from
stressful events and high risk behaviors as predictors of PTSD symptom
severity in clients with severe mental
illness. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 3,
375-386.
Pitt-Catsouphes, M., Matz-Costa, C., &
MacDermid, S. (in press). HRD
responses to work-life stressors.
Advances in Developing Human
Resources, 9(4).
Pitt-Catsouphes, M. & Hudson, R.
(Special Editors) (2007). The aging
workforce: Are we ready? Generations
(Special Issue), 31(1).
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$3,500
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Pitt-Catsouphes, M. & Hudson, R.
(2007). The aging workforce: Ready or
not? Generations (Special Issue), 31(1),
6-8.
Pitt-Catsouphes, M. (2007). Between a
Twentieth and a Twenty-First Century
workforce: Employers at a tipping
point. Generations (Special Issue),
31(1), 50-56.
LEE
Pitt-Catsouphes, M., Kossek, E. &
Sweet, S. (Eds.). Work and family handbook: Multi-disciplinary perspectives.
Mahway, NJ: Erlbaum.
Pitt-Catsouphes, M. & Swanberg, J.
(2006). Connecting social work perspectives to work-family research and
practice. In M. Pitt-Catsouphes, E.
Kossek, & S. Sweet. (Eds.). Work and
family handbook: Multi-disciplinary perspectives (327-359). Mahway, NJ:
Erlbaum.
LOMBE
Pitt-Catsouphes, M., MacDermid, S.,
Matz, C., & Swartz, R. (2006).
Community contexts: The perspectives
and adaptations of working parents.
American Behavioral Scientist, 49(10),
1400-1421.
LUBBEN
San Antonio, P. M., Simon-Rusinowitz,
L., Loughlin, D., Eckert, J. K., &
Mahoney, K. J. (2007). Case histories
of six consumers and their families in
Cash and Counseling. Health Services
Research, 42, 533-549
Secret, M., & Pitt-Catsouphes, M.
(forthcoming). Introducing work-family
scholarship to social work students:
The development and assessment of
an online reading seminar. Journal of
Teaching in Social Work.
Secret, M. & Pitt-Catsouphes, M.
(2006). Introducing work-family scholarship to sociology students: An online
reading seminar. In S. Sweet, M. PittCatsouphes, J. Mumm, J. Casey, & C.
Matz (Eds.), Teaching work and family:
Strategies, activities, and syllabi (pp. 1422). Washington, DC: American
Sociological Association.
MAHONEY
MCINNIS-DITTRICH
$2,500
Shen, C. (forthcoming). A structural
analysis of determinants of corruption
in less developed countries: A crossnational comparison. Social
Development Issues.
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O'HARE
Shen, C. & Williamson, J. B. (2006). The necessity, feasibility, and potential social benefits of
an old-age universal non-contributory social
pension scheme for rural China. Chinese Rural
Economy, 8, 50-55.
Tran, T. V. (forthcoming). A measure of English
acculturation stress and its relationship with
psychological and physical health status in a
sample of elderly Russian immigrants. Journal of
Gerontological Social Work.
Shen, C. & Williamson, J. B. (2006). Does a universal non-contributory pension scheme make
sense for rural China? Journal of Comparative
Social Welfare, 22(2), 143-153.
Tran, T. V. (2007). Nonlinear relationship
between length of residence and depression in
a community-based sample of Vietnamese
Americans. The International Journal of Social
Psychiatry, 53(1), 85-94.
Shen, C. (2006). Factors associated with crossnational variation in mathematics and science
achievement: Based on TIMSS 1999 data. In S.
J. Howie & T. Plomp (Eds.), Contexts of learning
mathematics and science: Lessons learned from
TIMMS (pp. 387-404). New York: Routledge
Taylor & Francis Group.
PITT-CATSOUPHES
Simon-Rusinowitz, L., Marinez, G., Martin, D.,
Sadler, M. D., Tilly, J., Marks, L. N., Loughlin, D.
M., & Mahoney, K. (forthcoming). Hiring relatives as caregivers in two states: Developing an
education and research agenda for policymakers. Journal of Health & Social Policy.
Smyer, M. A. & Pitt-Catsouphes, M. (2007). The
meanings of work for older workers. Generations
(Special Issue), 31(1), 23-30.
ROWLAND
SHEN
TOHN
Ssewamala, F., Lombe, M., & Curley, J. C.
(2006). Using individual development accounts
for microenterprise development in the United
States. Journal of Developmental
Entrepreneurship, 11(2), 117-131.
Waites, C. & Lee, E. O. (2006). Strengthening
aging content in the Baccalaureate social work
curricula: What students have to say. Journal of
Gerontological Social Work, 48(1/2), 47-62.
Wind, L. H., Brooks, D., & Barth, R. P. (forthcoming). Adoption services use: Influences of
child and family characteristics, risk history, and
pre-adoption preparation. Family Relations.
Xu, Q. (in press). A child-centered refugee
resettlement program in the United States.
Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 5(3).
Xu, Q. (2007). Globalization, immigration and
the welfare state: A cross national comparison.
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 34(2),
87-106.
Stone, S. I., Berzin, S. C., Taylor, S., & Austin,
M. J. (in press). Human behavior and the social
environment: Exploring conceptual foundations.
In B. A. Thyer (Ed.), Comprehensive handbook of
social work and social welfare. Volume 2: Human
Behavior in the Social Environment.
Xu, Q. (2006). Defining community and the
principles of community social work. In M. Y.
Yan & J. Gao (Eds.). Community social work: An
insider-outsider exchange of perspectives (pp. 319). Beijing, China: Chinese Social Science
Press.
Sweet, S., Pitt-Catsouphes, M., & Mumm, J.
(2006). Advancing the teaching of work and
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religiousness, spirituality, and social support on
psychological well-being among older adults in
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WARSH
Xu, Q. (2006). Defining international social
work: A social service agency perspective.
International Social Work, 49(6), 679-692.
Xu, Q. & Chow, J. (2006). Urban community in
China: Service, participation, and development.
International Journal of Social Welfare, 15(3),
199-208.
TOURSE
VEEDER
Xu, Q. (forthcoming). Community participation
in urban China: Identifying mobilization factors.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
Stones, S. I., Austin, M. J., Berzin, S. C., &
Taylor, S. (forthcoming). Theoretical perspectives for understanding reciprocity: Implications
for HB&SE knowledge base and curriculum
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the Social Environment
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(2006). Course designs and syllabi: Summaries
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American Sociological Association.
TRAN
WILLIAMS
WIND
The multitude of presentations made by GSSW
faculty at scholarly conferences in the U.S. and
abroad are n ot in cluded in this mag azin e.
Though these are very important scholarly activities, they could not be referenced due to space
limitations.
XU
C O M M UNIT Y
COMMUNITY
Taking the Reigns
McClain heads Massachusetts Department of Social Services
governor deval patrick appointed dr. angelo mcclain as commissioner
of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services (DSS) on May 23. Dr.
“he was very hardworking and focused.
he was unusually gifted,
and we all knew it.”
—elaine pinderhughes
McClain earned his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Social Work in 2001.
The Department of Social Services is charged with strengthening families
and protecting children from abuse and neglect. Its programs include foster
care and adoption, as well as adolescent and domestic violence services.
More than 40,000 children, 10,000 of whom are in foster care, are served
by DSS.
Commissioner McClain credits his BC education with helping him rise to
his prominent position. The knowledge of theory building and research
methods acquired at GSSW has been an asset in his professional career.
Also important, however, were some of the intangible lessons. He remembers that he had expected Professor Elaine Pinderhughes, a member of his
dissertation committee, to offer unconditional accolades after his dissertation was accepted. Instead, she urged him to strengthen his writing skills.
As a result of her high standards, he adopted the adage, “Good enough is not
good enough.”
Dr. Pinderhughes, now retired from GSSW, has nothing but praise for
her former student. “He was very hard-working and focused. He was unusually gifted, and we all knew it,” she said.
Dr. Thanh Tran, dissertation committee chair, agreed, saying, “He was
calm and low-key, yet showed a great sense of self-confidence.”
Before attending BC, Dr. McClain was employed at Children’s Services of
Roxbury as a social worker and supervisor.
While pursuing his graduate degree, he worked for the Child/Adolescent
Division of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. He later joined
the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership as vice president for network management and regional operations.
For the past five years, he was executive director of ValueOptions New
Jersey, which administers $400 million in services for New Jersey children.
McClain is credited with establishing relationships with other agencies to
eliminate bureaucracy in that state’s child services delivery system.
DSS has achieved many successes under the leadership of former
Commissioner Harry Spence. With Dr. McClain’s solid reputation and
extensive expertise, it promises to realize many more.
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ALUMNI NEWS
to post an update, email gsswalumni@bc.edu or call 617-552-4020.
angela m. bouchard, msw ’04, is
the lead counselor for the Steppingstone
Foundation in Boston, MA. She recently
became engaged to Dan Madore; a May
2008 wedding is planned in Maine.
Bouchard and Christine Laskowski, MSW
’04 (see below), continue their close friendship
and still
their Thursday
“BC
friendship
andenjoy
still enjoy
their Thursday
Babes
Girls’
Night
Out,”
which
they
began
“BC Babes Girls’ Night Out,” which they
while
in
graduate
school.
began while in graduate school.
audrey mcallister boucher, msw ’83,
is the youth services director for the
Brockton Area Workforce Investment
Board (BAWIB), one of 16 such boards
in Massachusetts and part of a national
initiative mandated by the Workforce
Investment Act. She is responsible for the
programmatic oversight of federal, state,
and other grant funds that come into
the region. These monies are directed to
youth ages 14 to 21 who are at risk of
dropping out of school. The funds are
intended to help youth succeed in an
education that leads to self-sustaining
careers and community leadership.
Boucher was also recently elected to
the BCGSSW Alumni Board.
CALLING ALL ALUMNI
How you will benefit by staying connected to the School
A new school year is under way at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work.
What does this mean for alumni? It means there are lots of ways to get involved.
Perhaps you thought that after graduation there was not much more the School could
offer you, that only current students needed to stay connected. Not so. There are many
opportunities available to learn about current trends in the field, advance your career,
and help current students. The Alumni Association is your gateway to getting involved
with the BCGSSW again.
This past year the Alumni Association oversaw a number of new and continuing
activities. Ongoing activities included the ever-popular networking events for current
students and alumni, new-student recruitment with the Admissions Office, and work
with the Field Education Department to develop quality field work experiences.
New activities included the implementation of a year-end social event for students
and alumni to encourage stronger connections with recent graduates. Modifications to
the annual dinner and a new electronic election process for the slate of board candidates were also carried out. These initiatives (along with a new alumni-led conference)
will continue and be expanded in the coming year.
Alumni participation in these activities is essential and I encourage you to look for
event dates on the GSSW website, http://socialwork.bc.edu/alumni/, or contact the
School’s liaison to the Alumni Board, Patricia Shuker, at 617-552-4095 or
shuker@bc.edu for more details if you are interested.
As alumni, you should know that the School and its resources are here for you. By
staying involved with the GSSW, you will learn of terrific opportunities to participate that
can make a difference in your life, the field, and the career of new students. I encourage
you to find out more by connecting with the GSSW Alumni Association this year.
—Susan Moriarty, MSW ’99, GSSW Alumni Association President
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andrea cohen, msw ’84, co-founder and
CEO of HouseWorks, a Newton, MA,based home care company, is expanding
her business. This November, HouseWorks will open an office in Bethesda,
MD, to provide innovative and quality
home care services in Washington, DC.
HouseWorks was chosen as a strategic
partner in The Watergate Initiative and will
be providing services to residents of the
Watergate building. Cohen can be reached
at acohen@sb-ventures.com.
christine laskowski, msw ’04, is the
director of social services for the Goddard
House in Jamaica Plain, MA. She and
Mark Bouchard will be married in October
2007 in Detroit, MI.
laura kendrick-little, msw ’01, is a
community-based social worker for
Optima Health Plans, Virginia Beach, VA.
She assists medically compromised health
plan members with social issues. After
graduating with a clinical concentration
from Boston College, she worked as a
family therapist for Caring Family Network
in Raleigh, NC. Laura is currently pursuing
a doctoral degree in strategic leadership at
Regent University in Virginia Beach.
kathy kurtz, msw ’91, works at Gilda’s
Club Western New York as program manager and Noogieland coordinator. Gilda’s
Club WNY is one of 21 affiliates across the
country that offers social and emotional
support to anyone who has felt the impact
of cancer. Kurtz recently received one of
Buffalo’s “40 Under 40” awards, which
recognize professional and volunteer
involvement in the local community. In
November, Kurtz and Tricia Weldon, msw
’91, spent a week in New Orleans volunteering with an organization that guts
houses damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
They report that there is still a huge need
for volunteers in Louisiana and
Mississippi. They are happy to talk with
anyone interested in learning more about
how to become involved.
roderick waters, msw ’03, was accepted
to the EdD program at the University of
San Francisco and will start his studies in
international and multicultural education
this fall.
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Finding Creative Solutions
Alumni honored for innovative contributions
L-R: Karen Wolk Feinstein and Eleanor Dowd
EACH YEAR THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HONORS
TWO ALUMNI FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK. THE DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNI FOR 2007 ARE ELEANOR DOWD, MSW ’68,
AND KAREN WOLK FEINSTEIN, MSW ’69.
since graduating from bc with her msw in 1968,
Eleanor Dowd has had a distinguished career helping
children and families. She recalls that former GSSW
Dean Edmund Burke taught her to question everything and to challenge government policies and procedures that hindered the well-being of her clients.
She put those lessons to good use. She has had many
notable professional achievements, but she is most
proud of her leadership in implementing the
Permanency Planning Project in Massachusetts.
Modeled after a program developed in Oregon, the project identifies children who have languished in foster
care and gives social workers the tools to place them in
permanent homes. The philosophy behind the initiative—that every child deserves an enduring family environment—was the basis of legislation establishing the
Department of Social Services (DSS) in 1980.
Dowd was appointed the area director of the DSS
Waltham Area Office that same year, and rose to
become the metro regional director, overseeing five
Greater Boston Area Offices. Although she officially
retired in 2003, she currently serves as a consultant
for the Teaming Initiative, which pairs teams of social
workers (as opposed to individual social workers) with
families in need.
The program, which won the 2006 National Award
for “Innovations in Government,” is another example
of Dowd’s continuing commitment to finding permanent solutions for children in need.
Dr. Karen Wolk Feinstein earned her MSW from
BC in 1969. In 1991 she was selected as the first CEO
of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh
(JHF). The mission of JHF is to support and foster the
provision of health care services and education, and to
respond to the health-related needs of the elderly,
indigent, and underserved populations in Western
Pennsylvania.
“My instructions were to be creative and proactive,”
Feinstein says, “to find out what needs the community had, to do what I could to meet them, and to develop a unique identity for the foundation.”
Through its supporting organization, the
Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative founded by
Feinstein, JHF developed the Perfecting Patient
Care™ curriculum, which aims to eliminate errors,
inefficiency, and waste in complex systems through
continuous improvement and standardization of
work practices. It is an intensive four-day program
that adapts engineering principles from the Toyota
Production System to health care delivery services.
Feinstein also founded Health Careers Futures, a subsidiary of JHF, to assist the industry in attracting and
retaining health care employees.
Feinstein received her Ph.D. in Social Welfare
Policies and Economics from Brandeis University.
She previously held posts at the United Way and
served on the faculties at Carnegie Mellon
University and Boston College Graduate School of
Social Work.
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TARA EARL, MSW, PHD
THOMAS CREA, MSW, PHD
RENÉ OLATE, MSW, ABD
NEW FACES ON THE FACULTY
a man of many talents
when passion meets competence
a world of experience
Thomas Crea, Ph.D., joined the GSSW’s
Children, Youth, and Families concentration in the fall of 2007. Prior to establishing his career in social work, Dr. Crea
toured the country as a drummer in a
nationally recognized rock band. He later
transitioned to a supervisory role at a special needs adoption agency and earned his
doctorate at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill.
The Search Committee was especially
impressed with his innovative research on
Team Decision Making (TDM) and how
the process has an impact on the delivery
of social services. Dr. Crea’s experience as
a researcher and practitioner persuaded
him that effective social work practice is
not only based on individual expertise and
education but also on organizational factors that can impede or facilitate individual action.
Dr. Crea’s primary research interests
include foster care placement decisionmaking for children as well as decisions
related to approving prospective resource
families. As a faculty member he will
draw on both his practice experience and
empirical evidence to evaluate social interventions to improve the lives of disadvantaged children. He looks forward to
engaging his students to follow suit.
BCGSSW will welcome Tara Earl, MSW,
Ph.D., as a new faculty in the Health and
Mental Health concentration effective in
the fall of 2008. Dr. Earl earned her MSW
at the University of Pennsylvania and her
Ph.D. in Social Work from the University
of Texas at Austin. Currently, she is a
research associate and postdoctoral fellow
with the Center for Multicultural Mental
Health Research, a division of Harvard
Medical School and Cambridge Health
Alliance.
The focus of her dissertation was on the
examination of care-giving practices of
siblings caring for a brother or sister diagnosed with a severe mental illness and the
importance of race and ethnicity in these
practices. Dr. Earl published in the Journal
of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, the Journal of Forensic Psychology
Practice, and the International Journal of
Epidemiology. Her goal as a faculty member is to deepen the understanding of
African Americans in mental health specialty settings through interdisciplinary
and innovative research.
A self-described “foodie” who likes
experimenting with different recipes,
Dr. Earl also enjoys traveling, but her
favorite pastime is playing with her two
Yorkshire Terriers.
In January 2008, René Olate, MSW, ABD,
will join the GSSW’s Children, Youth, and
Families concentration. Olate’s interest in
social work is global and interdisciplinary.
Originally from Chile, he earned his
bachelor of social services from the
Universidad de Concepción and his masters in social science from the Pontificia
Università Gregoriana in Italy. He is
preparing his dissertation defense at
George Warren Brown School of Social
Work at Washington University, where he
is a research associate in its Center for
Social Development.
His most recent work on the integration of capabilities, social capital, and
institutions at the local level was published in one of the oldest social work
journals in Latin America, the Revista de
Trabajo Social.
Olate’s areas of interest include international social development, youth and
community development, and nonprofit
organizations.
The subject of his dissertation is a
cross-national study of youth volunteer
programs in 12 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
In addition to his interest in Latin
American politics, Olate runs half
marathons and referees soccer matches.
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STUDENT AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
MS W PR OG R AM
Najiba Akbar
Boston Schweitzer Fellowship
Melissa Canuto
Deborah Feldstein Bartfield Memorial Scholarship
Jana Tarpinan
William Ervant Doctor Educational Fund
Ming Nagasawa
Roothbert Foundation
P HD PR OG R AM
Mary Byrne
Irene Stiver Dissertation Award
Jacqueline Dyer
CSWE* Minority Fellowship
Jessica Johnson
Hartford Doctoral Fellowship
Tanya Sharpe
CSWE* Minority Fellowship
Tanya Sharpe
Sarah Haley Memorial Dissertation Award
Sandee Shulkin
Family Policy Section Internship Award
National Council on Family Relations
GSSW ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION BOARD
MEMBERS 2007-2008
The mission of the GSSW
Alumni Association is to
represent Boston College
Graduate School of Social
Work alumni and to serve
their needs and interests in
order to foster their continu ing commitment to, and
involvement in, the activities
and direction of the School,
the social work profession,
and the social welfare field.
For more details and
resources for alumni, visit
w w w.bc.edu/gssw/alumni.
President
Susan Moriarty, MSW ’99
GR ADU AT E S T U D E N T A SSO C I A T I O N A WA R DS
Vice President
Madeline Howe
Contribution to Community Award
Cheryl Snyder, ’83
Cindy Lawlor
GSSW School Award
Secretary
Rocio Calvo Vilches
Mentoring Excellence Award
Erin Boles, ’01
Lisa Alexander, MSW ’97
CO M ME NC E ME N T A WA R D S
Lisa Bello, MSW ’97
Najiba Akbar
Leo P. Haley & Reverend John Essien Memorial Award
Susan Bernstein, ’97
Philipp A. Amaral
Matthew L. Pisapia Memorial Award
Angela Bouchard, ’04
Catriona Cameron
M. Rita Walsh Memorial Award
Audrey Boucher, ’83
Sarah Montigny
Helen J. Crowley Memorial Award
Julie Christenson, ’00
Andrea Cohen, ’84
Martha Douty-Perez, ’03
CLAS S OF 2 0 0 7 F E LLO WSH I P S
Corona Benson
Kate Durrane, ’04
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates Behavioral
Health Fellowship
Mary D’Alessandro
Harvard Health Services Social Work Fellowship
Katherine Lindy
Children’s Hospital-Palliative Care Social Work Fellow
Molly Magill
Brown Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship
Paulo Fulton, ’01
Andrea Gieryic, ’00
Jim Hardeman, ’73
Heidi Hart-Gorman, ’03
Lynda Ketchman, ’92
Anita McLoughlin, ’98
Tom Mele, ’04
* Council on Social Work Education
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STAFF COMINGS & GOINGS
sally berry,, formerly a student support
specialist in the Office of Student
Services at Boston College, joined the
GSSW Admissions Office in December
2006 to work as a senior admissions
assistant for the director of enrollment.
Berry received her BA from the College of
Advancing Studies this past June.
betty cohen, head librarian of the Social
Work Library, left her position in June.
Over her seven-year tenure, the GSSW
benefited greatly from her technology
innovations. Cohen will work on a parttime basis as a consultant for the Boston
College Center on Aging and Work. jane
morris assumed Cohen’s role in July.
She joins the School from the Ginn
Library at Tuft’s Fletcher School where
she was associate director of public service and acting director.
harry dumay, associate dean, finance,
research, and administration, resigned in
December 2006 to become associate
dean and chief financial officer of
Harvard’s School of Engineering and
Applied Sciences. eileen doherty
assumed Dumay’s role in March, rejoining Boston College after a three-and-ahalf-year stint in the Finance Office of
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Doherty also served as a financial analyst
in the Office of the Executive Vice
President at Boston College and as a special assistant for financial analysis in the
Office of the Academic Vice President.
nicole malec kenyon, the GSSW director of marketing and communications,
departed in early August to assume the
role of director of communications for
the MIT Resource Development Office. A
search committee has been established to
seek a replacement.
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nicole roberts jones, formerly an
adjunct lecturer at Boston University and
the University of Southern California,
was hired in the spring as a field education specialist to focus on students interested in macro placements. Jones is a
graduate of San Diego State University,
and earned her MSW at USC. She spent
five years with Prototypes in Culver City,
CA, as a clinical director, deputy director
of training, and development project
coordinator.
linda robichaud recently became the
School’s first data and technology manager. She is a Boston College graduate and
began her career working in the BC
President’s Office. She has an extensive
background in programming and technical writing, having worked as a senior
systems analyst for the Bank of Boston
and as a documentation developer for
Longwood Software, Inc., and
Manufacturing Applications eXperts, Inc.
(MAX). Most recently she was a programmer/analyst for MAX.
linda doucette rosa, a field education
specialist handling clinical placements
and advisement, left the GSSW at the end
of the summer to take a position as a
school adjustment counselor in the
Billerica Public Schools. In addition to
her role in the Field Office, Linda served
for a number of years as the School’s liaison to the GSSW Alumni Board.
teresa schirmer joined the Field Office
last fall as a field education specialist. She
obtained her undergraduate degree at
Boston College and her MSW at Boston
University. Her former position was manager of social work and interpreter services at Caritas Holy Family in Methuen,
where she also was a field supervisor for
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a number of GSSW students at Caritas.
Schirmer took over sue coleman’s former position. Coleman was promoted to
assistant director of field education.
patricia shuker was hired in January as
a communications/staff assistant, splitting her time between the GSSW
Admissions Office and Marketing and
Communications. Shuker was most
recently employed as a faculty support
specialist in the Biology Department at
Boston College. She is currently enrolled
in the College of Advancing Studies.
michelle taylor, the GSSW fiscal specialist, moved to Harvard in May as a
human resources coordinator in the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences. rita vatcher, formerly a senior administrative assistant in the Office of the Associate Dean
for Finance and Administration at Boston
College Law School, became the new
GSSW fiscal/administrative specialist
in June.
SAVE THE DATE
2008 GSSW ANNUAL ALUMNI DINNER
This annual event is open to all GSSW
alumni near and far. It is a wonderful
opportunity to network, earn CEUs,
support our distinguished award
winners, gather with your classmates,
and enjoy a nice meal.
When: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Location: The Heights Room on
Lower Campus
Time: CEU presentation at 5:30 p.m.
& dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Cost: $25 dinner, $5 presentation
Consider planning a reunion with
members of your class. We would be
happy to reserve a table for your group.
We hope to see you there.
Questions? Contact Patricia Shuker at
the GSSW at gsswalumni@bc.edu or
617-552-4020.
D O NO RS
REPORT ON GIVING
THANK YOU!
Donations have risen again. This means more financial aid
for our students and more optimism regarding the strength
of the GSSW community. Every gift, large or small, benefits
the future of social work. We worked hard to make this list
as accurate as possible; if your name or degree is listed
incorrectly or omitted, please accept our apologies and let
us know so we can make a correction.
If you would like to make a gift, visit www.bc.edu/
friends/give. Select “GSSW” if you would like your gift to be
designated to the School. Donations made after May 31,
2007 will be acknowledged next fall. If you need to report
an error or omission, please call Patricia Shuker at 617-5524095 or email shuker@bc.edu.
GSSW GIFTS: JUNE 1, 2005
TO MAY 31, 2006
FIDES GIFT SOCIETY
($1,000–$2,499)
† Paul X. Bouzan, MSW ’62
Agnes Cox M. Carson, MSSW ’41
Cassandra M. Costa, MSW ’68
Jean Dunsmuir Donahue,
MSW ’61
Elizabeth Dromey
Ted S. Gladstone
William H. Keough, BSBA ’59
Maureen Quinn McKenzie,
BS ’75, MSW ’95 &
Peter C. McKenzie, BA ’75
Margaret M. Reiser, MSW ’68,
DSW ’93
Ellen Dalton Scannell, MSSW ’42
& William H. Scannell, Jr.,
BA ’38
Lucy Irene Sherman, BA ’68 &
William A. Sherman, BS ’59
Frances Shirley
Medical Care Development, Inc
Sherman Charitable Fund
Rochester Community Fund
Verizon Foundation
GENERAL GSSW GIFTS
Mark S. Abelman, MSP ’79
Jane Malick Alden, MSW ’80
Sarah Alexander, MSW ’93
Ella G. Alfano, MSW ’79 &
Louis F. Alfano, BS ’43
William J. Allen, MSP ’71
Carol Freiberg Almasi, MSW ’65
Mary A. Altrui, MSW ’79
James W. Alves, MSW ’80
Amy Amatangelo, MSW ’93
Ilana Amrani-Cohen, PHD ’99
Claudette G. Apicella, MSW ’65
William F. Appicelli, MSW ’70 &
Maryann Reilly Appicelli,
BS ’64
Laura B. Archambault, MSW ’82
Peter D. Archey, MSW ’67
Maximo Arias, Jr., MSP ’79 &
Dolores May Arias, MSW ’79
Martha Addison Armstrong,
MSW ’72
Gretchen B. Arntz, MSW ’82
Karen Aronoff, MSW ’89
Nancy L. Ayotte, MSW ’91
Samuel A. Azza, Esq., MSW ’71 &
Marie King, MED ’79,
PHD ’86
Douglas G. Babkirk, MSP ’77
Alberta Jean Baccari, MSW ’89
Susan Balder, MSW ’79
Stephanie Nevels Baptist,
MSW ’94
John C. Barber, Jr., DL ’94
W. Brian Barr, MSW ’63
Elizabeth Barron, MSW ’72
Christopher A. Bean, BS ’02
John F. Bean, Jr., MSW ’42
† Mary Murphy Bean,
MS ’42
Diane A. Bica Bedell, MSW ’78
Kathleen K. Bedula,
MSW ’82
Robert N. Belle, MSP ’76
Judith B. Bello, MSSW ’72
Carolyn Bergen, MSW ’94
Linda Rene Bergeron, PHD ’98
Andrew Nelson Berglund,
MSW ’96
Horace M. Besecker, Jr., MSW ’60
Zofia Bibeault, MSW ’86
Denise Gearan Bilotta, MSW ’84
Mary Bilotta, MSW ’94
Laura M. Black, MSW ’77
Anne Marmion Blenk, MSW ’83 &
Michael G. Blenk
William L. Blout, MSW ’75
John M. Bobola &
Mary Bobola, MSW ’94
Eugene W. Boehne, Jr., MSW ’64
Marcia King Boiros, MSW ’69 &
George J. Boiros, MSW ’68
Edward A. Bonenfant, MSW ’62
Sara S. Booth, MSW ’79
Mary F. Bordes, MSW ’87
Mary T. Brackett, MSW ’74
Mary Brainerd, PHD ’02
Kenneth J. Branco, MSW ’76,
PHD ’86
Lisa Bray-Sinclair, MSW ’83
Patricia M. Broderick, MSW ’59
Marilyn Bronzi, MSW ’90
Roxanna Brophy, MSW ’03
Carol Barr Brown, MSW ’71
Donna R. Brown, MSW ’85
Maureen Kleponis Brown,
MSW ’79
Victoria Brown, MSW ’94
Patricia Ann Bruno, MSW ’88
Debra Ehrlich Brush, MSW ’82
Jean Walsh Bryant, AA ’54 &
Edward C. Bryant, BA ’50
Julie Buckley, MSW ’01
Patricia Daley Buckley, MSW ’71
Ann K. Bumpus, MSW ’03
Peter H. Bunnell, MSW ’00
Marilyn A. Bunnewith, MSW ’68
Aimee M. Burke Valeras,
BA ’01, MSW ’02
Kristin Desimone Burns, MSW ’83
Mary Crudden Byrne, MSW ’55
Peter M. Caesar, MSW ’82
James J. Callahan, Jr.,
MSW ’59
Jennifer R. Campbell, MSW ’82
Ambrose R. Canty, MSW ’64
Joseph P. Capuchino, BA ’57,
MSW ’59
Gerald A. Carmichael, MSW ’80
Rosemary Carney, MSW ’95
Patricia E. Carroll, MSW ’90
Virginia A. Carter, MSW ’77
Matthew G. Caruso, MSW ’84 &
Elyse Cotton Caruso, MSW ’84
Anne S. Castelline, MSW ’83
Lisa Catalano, MSW ’05
Phyllis B. Cater, MSP ’79
Mark Daniel Caton, MSW ’93
Ronald John Celio, MSW ’77
Carol A. Chandonnet, MSW ’87
† Paul F. Chantal, MSW ’62
James Stewart Chaplin, MSW ’88
Marcel Charpentier, MSW ’73
Geraldine Chase, MSW ’73
Seana Kelley Chase, MSW ’95
Joan E. Christel, MSW ’00,
MBA ’00
Robert D. Clark, MSW ’52
Patricia M. Clifford, MSW ’72
Marylyn Dunlap Colburn,
MSW ’84
Anita Lanciaux Collins, MSW ’65
Joseph M. Collins, MSW ’86
† Anna T. Connor, MSSW ’39
Arthur J. Connors, MSW ’56
Clement E. Constantine, MSW ’48
Elizabeth O’Neal Conway,
MSW ’88
Mary T. Cook, MSW ’80
Nancy Ryan Cook, MSW ’71
Bruce L. Coopersmith, MSW ’86
Myrna W. Cooperstein, MSW ’66
Wendy Cordeiro, MSW ’94
Joy E. Corey, MSW ’98
Karen Metzger Corliss, MSW ’67
Adelaide Corvelle, MSW ’72
Joseph M. Costa, MSW ’86
Barbara M. Cotter, MSW ’66
E. Carol Cotter, MSW ’59
Maribeth Coughlin, MSW ’77
Myrtle Rivers Crawford, MSW ’57
Leigh A. Cronin, MSW ’94
Lillian Helen Cronin, MSW ’80
Edward Cunningham,
MSW ’91
Margaret M. Curran, MSW ’92
Ellen MacIntosh Curri, MSW ’87
Kenneth A. Cwikla, MSW ’67
Thomas M. Dallamora, MSW ’79
Peter Danek, MSW ’70
Gary A. Dauer, MSW ’82
Nancy A. Davis, MSW ’02
Patricia H. Davis, MSW ’80
Marceny Deardorff Bourne,
MSW ’95
Margaret M. DeFrancisci,
MSW ’91
Luigi A. Del Gaudio, MSW ’72
Carol Hathaway DeLemos,
MSW ’61
Donald R. Delery, MSW ’73
Mary Louise Dell’Olio, MSW ’67
Audrey Young DeLoffi, MSW ’74
& Thomas V. DeLoffi
Denis G. Demers, MSP ’75
Maurice A. Demers,
MSW ’68
Joseph T. Devlin, BA ’45,
MSW ’49
Marc A. Dionne, MSW ’05
Peter L. Dionne, MA ’63 &
Mary Frances Dionne,
MSW ’63
Barbara A. DiRusso,
MSW ’69
Gail L. Doherty, MSW ’79 &
Paul C. Doherty, MSW ’79
Cecilia A. M. Dohrmann,
MSW ’93
Barbara Ryan Dolan, MSW ’51
Ellen R. Dolgin, MSW ’69
Mary Henrietta Domingo, E.H.J.,
MSW ’96
Alvera E. Donatelle, MSW ’67
Anne F. Donnelly, MSW ’80
† Edward T. Donovan, BS ’63,
MSW ’70
Marion Conran Donovan,
MSSW ’50 & Francis J.
Donovan, BA ’45
William T. Dowling, Jr., MSW ’71
John E. Doyle, MSW ’68
James W. Drisko, DSW ’83 &
Marilyn C. Carey, MSW ’78
Angeline R. Duane, MSW ’99
Ellen M. Heffernan Dugan,
MSW ’89
Gloria Spaulding Dugan,
MSW ’64
Linda Dunbrack, MSW ’92
Doreen M. Dunton-Brooks,
MSW ’87
Mary Ellen Reynolds DuVarney,
MSW ’64
Margaret Ann Dwyer, MED ’56,
HON ’98
Jacqueline T. Dyer, MSW ’91
James L. Economou, MSW ’91
Kathleen M. Egan, MSW ’85
Richard W. Elliott, MSW ’84
Donald J. Emond, MSW ’62
Patricia Siragusa Engdahl,
MSW ’91
Michelle Fagnano, MSW ’83
George E. Fahey, MSW ’67
Patricia Fair, MSW ’89
Robin A. Famighetti,
MSW ’80
Maria E. Faria, MSP ’77
Linda K. Feinberg, MSW ’75
Helen Guiney Feleciano,
MSW ’48
Eulalie Mcfall Fenhagen,
MSW ’77
Cheryl A. Ferguson,
MSW ’84
Stacy E. Stickne Ferguson,
MSW ’92
Jean M. Ferrovia, MSW ’74
Marianne E. Ferry, MSW ’88
Averil C. Fessenden,
MSW ’90
Kathleen Marion Fink,
MSP ’78
Elaine Marie Finneral, MSW ’89
Eileen Harris Fiori, MSW ’80
Wayne M. Firstenberg, MSW ’83
Ann McClorey Fisher, MSW ’80
John F. Fitzgerald, MSW ’60
John R. Fitzgerald, Jr., MSW ’69
Andrea C. Flint, MSW ’91
Madeleine L. Flynn,
MSSW ’72 & William J. Flynn,
Jr., BS ’67, MBA ’72
Jillian D. Foley, BA ’01, MSW ’07
Kathryn E. Foley, MSW ’05
Thomas G. Foley, MSW ’62
Karen Lind Folland, MSSW ’72
Michelle Cote Fontaine,
MSW ’82
Carol Senopoulos Forbes,
MSW ’74
Daniel F. Forbes, MSW ’85
Gerard M. Forrest, MSW ’90
Loretta Helfrich Fowler, MSW ’47
Carol A. Freedman, MSW ’70
Kenneth L. Freedman, MSW ’76
Rosemarie G. Frydman, MSW ’74
Marie Fuhrman, MSW ’90
Jacqueline M. Gagnon, MSSW ’49
Ellen M. Galligan, MSW ’74
Constance S. Garbutt,
MSW ’54
Melinda A. Taranto Garnis,
MSW ’81
Lillian Gaskill, MSSW ’45
Laurie A. Gates, MSW ’97
Lynn Gaulin, MSW ’81
† = Deceased
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BCGSSW | DONORS |
Marylou P. Gauvin, MSW ’79
Victor A. Giallella, MSW ’77
Ronald J. Giard, MSW ’57
Paul Allen Gilbert, MSW ’89
Jane Gilman, MSW ’92
Margaret A. Goode, MSW ’82
Susan Reynolds Gould, MSW ’88
Francis Grady, MSW ’73
Karen Alix Grant, MSW ’84
Elizabeth Cox Gravelle, MSW ’67
Alice Murray Gruba, MSW ’73
Katherine Guay, MSW ’02
Amy Chin Guen, MSW ’52
Mary Jolene Guerra, MSW ’69
Denise E. Guilbeault, MSW ’80
Jina S. Guimond, MSW ’87
Ann Verdesca Gullion, MSW ’53
Thomas M. Gunning, MSW ’84
Joanne Guthrie, MSW ’97
Michael E. Gutierrez, MSW ’82
Cindy Hackett, MSW ’01
Ginger Montenegro Hadley,
MSW ’79
Felicia A. Hagberg, MSW ’85 &
Peter K. Hagberg
Cyrus Hagge & Patricia H. D.
Hagge, MSW ’88
Mary Jo Burns Haggerty,
MSW ’76
Sue George Hallowell, MSW ’81
Meredith R. Hamer, MSW ’87
Suki Hanfling, MSW ’73
Judith A. Hanlon, MSSW ’72
Rosemary Harbeson, MSW ’01
Claire Becotte Harrison, MSW ’92
Elizabeth Harrison, MSW ’92
Robert F. X. Hart, BA ’60,
MSW ’62 &
Alice Noonan Hart, MSW ’62
Sara W. Hartman, MSW ’75
Sharon K. Hays, MSW ’88
Francis J. Helverson, MSW ’63
Paula Henry, MSW ’04
Kristine S. Hersey, MSW ’93
Kristina D. Hevenor, MSW ’91
Eugene P. Hickey, MSW ’71
Diana L. Hilberman, MSP ’76
Mary S. Hockmeyer, MSW ’86
Nicholas D. Holahan, MSW ’04
Ann Bernice Holleran, MSW ’90
Nancy M. Hoover, MSW ’01
Judith A. Houghton, MSW ’80
Thomas E. Houllahan, MSW ’64
Robert C. Hubbell, MSP ’74
Mary Gavin Hull, MSW ’58
Elizabeth Murphy Hunt,
MSW ’65
Renee Michele Hunter, MSW ’96
William A. Hunter, MSW ’70
Phyllis N. Hurley Davis,
MSW ’50
Robert J. Hurley, MSW ’73
Angela K. Ingriselli, MSW ’05
Jocelyn Irvine, MSW ’05
Charles E. Ivers, MSW ’82
Melissa I. Ives, MSW ’86
Joseph F. Janas, MSW ’79
Sheryl Jaynes-Andrews,
PHD ’02
Dorothy Ayers Jeffress, MSW ’96
Theresa E. G. Jeraldi, MSW ’78
Betsy John, MSW ’79
Anna W. Johnson, MSW ’87
Carol Drewiany Johnson, MSW ’75
Richard A. Johnson, MSW ’69 &
Sheila Decoteau Johnson,
BS ’67
Lois M. Jones, MSW ’92
Ann Maguire Joyce, MSW ’47
Mary L. Kabat, MSW ’76
Leslie M. Kasper, MSW ’91
Nancy K. Kaufman, MSP ’76
Michael E. Kay, MSW ’77
Joan M. Keefe, MSSW ’60
Eileen J. Keegan, MSW ’98
Hannah M. Keevil, MSW ’88
Robert H. Kelley, MSW ’67
Francis J. Kelly, MSW ’58
Pat Murray Kelly, MSW ’60
Martin Edward Kenney, BA ’74,
MSW ’78 & Joann Spellman
Kenney, BA ’77
Barbara F. Kenworthy, MSW ’79
Maryellen Kernen, MSW ’88
Lynn T. Kerner, MSW ’83
Kathleen Kiernan, MSW ’05
Christopher J. Kilroy, MSW ’95
Mary Coyle King, MSW ’64
Walter C. King, MSW ’89
Carol A. Klein, MSW ’66
Paul M. Kline, MSW ’81, PHD ’90
& Rosemary Kline
Theresa Kenny Kline, MSW ’82
Pamela Johnson Kovacs,
MSW ’79
Cynthia B. Kramer, MSW ’84
Linda Lee Kreicher, Esq., MSW ’75
Bernita M. Krueger, MSW ’85
Gail Wagner Kuist, MSW ’88
Yayoe Kuramitsu, MSW ’70
Janet D. LaBelle, MSW ’95
Ann M. Laliberte, MSW ’97
Susan Rodrian Lambert, MSW ’70
Martin B. Lane, MSW ’65 &
Jacqueline M. Lane, MSW ’65
Robert P. Latkany, BS ’59
Michael Laudati, BA ’96,
MSW ’97
Denise M. Lavallee, MSW ’86
Marie A. Lee
Timothy Gartland Lena, MSW ’88
Lois Leonard Stock, MSW ’04
† M. Jeannette Levangie,
MSW ’61
Bruce E. Levison, MSW ’69
Amy H. Li, MSW ’64
Sharon Kay Badgett Lichten,
MSW ’84
Patrice C. Lichtman, MSW ’93
Nance Kulin Liebgott,
MSW ’73
Patricia Lindsey, MSW ’04
Amy D. Line, MSW ’04
Mark H. Lipof, MSW ’91
Jean M. Lochiatio, MSW ’81
Mary R. Love, MSW ’48
Meghan Kathleen Lowney, BA ’89
Pauline R. Ludwig, MSW ’90
Betsy L. Lundell, MSW ’83
Cynthia J. Lundquist, MSW ’80
Edith Snyder Lyman, MSW ’04
Katherine M. Lynch, BS ’74
Carolyn D. Lynes, MSW ’96
Patricia B. Macchioni, MSW ’05
Cynthia R. MacDougall, MSW ’76
Donald MacGillivray, MSW ’73
Patricia E. MacKay, MSW ’95
Julie MacKinnon-Magulak,
MSW ’74
Elizabeth L. Mackler, MSW ’68
Elizabeth A. MacLeod, MSW ’82
Rita Maco, MSW ’81
John N. MacPhee, MSW ’69
Doris F. MacPherson, MSW ’96
Christine M. MacWade, MSW ’86
Edward P. Madaus, MSW ’75
Anne Marie Magill, MSW ’99
Kathleen Magnant, MSW ’91
Elizabeth A. Maguire,
MSW ’48
Elizabeth M. Maguire, MSW ’05
John J. Mahoney, Jr., MSW ’55
Mary T. Mahoney, MSW ’68
Sally Mahoney, MSW ’93
Alberta Maineri, MSW ’02
Francis David Mainville, MS ’93
Sarah B. Mandel, MSW ’61
Ellen Manning, MSW ’67
Margaret L. Marcotte, MSW ’69
Claire E. Markowitz, MSW ’52
Linda M. Marot, MSW ’86
Paul M. Marsh, MSW ’83
John F. Marshall, MSW ’95
Adele Hanna Martz, MSW ’54
Jerry D. Marx, MSW ’84
Frederick G. Masteka, MSW ’82
Marianne Matarazzo, MSW ’76
Carole Anne Mathews, MSW ’83
Laura Matthews, MSW ’01
James Samuel Mattimore,
MSW ’94
Katherine L. May, MSW ’74
Helene Caryl Mayer, MSW ’82 &
Kenneth E. Virgile
Mary-Elizabeth Maynard,
MSW ’89
Gabrielle B. Mazza, MSW ’82
Judith A. McAllister, MSW ’66
Anna C. McAuley, MSSW ’61
Margaret Putney McCall,
MSW ’59
Alice O’Hara McCarter, MSW ’97
Moira McCarthy, MSW ’91
Philip C. McCartin, Jr., MSW ’83
Susan Maguire McClory, MSW ’65
& Francis J. McClory, BA ’61
Marjorie McDonald-Dowdell,
MSW ’89
Amy McFarland, MSW ’91
Maureen Robb McGeehan,
MSW ’71
Katherine E. McGillivray,
MSW ’62
Brenda G. McGowan,
MSW ’66
Mary Ellen Flynn McGowan,
MSW ’68
Mary Elizabeth McGrath Durkin,
MSW ’82
Dennis McGrath, MSW ’73
Joseph W. McGreal, MSW ’64
Lauren E. McKenna,
MSW ’04
Carmen M. McNamara,
BS ’63
Eugene P. McNamara,
MSW ’65
Ryan McNulty, MSW ’02
William T. McNulty, MSW ’62
Linda D. Meehan, MSW ’81
Terry L. Melanson, MSW ’86
Rosemarie Downing Mello,
MSW ’69
Stephany Melton, MSW ’05
Carmen M. Mercer, MSW ’91
Linda K. Mertz, MSW ’90
Dawn C. Metcalf, MSW ’77
Sylvia I. Mignon, MSW ’75
Manja Krieks Miles, MSW ’95
Ann H. Miller, MSW ’83
John Marmelo Mimoso, MSW ’89
Venise Cote Minkowsky, MSW ’90
John E. Molan, MS ’62
Michael P. Monaghan, MSW ’99
Rose M. Mooney, MSW ’68
Deirdre Deborah Moraes,
MSW ’89
Debra Lussier Morgan,
MSW ’83 & Thomas K.
Morgan, Esq., JD ’84
Daniel A. Moriarty, MSW ’76
Delia Morrissey, MSW ’04
Edward F. Morrissey, MSW ’58
Anne E. Moseley-Wiss, MSW ’79
Daniel J. Moynihan, Jr., MSW ’66
Ellen M. Mullane, MSW ’84
Jane Finan Mullin, MSW ’79
Walter Mullin, PHD ’00 &
Kathleen P. Mullin
Gail S. Murphy, MSW ’86
Gwendolyn H. Murphy,
MSW ’63
Jennifer Cowen Murphy, MSW ’94
Kenneth C. Murphy, MSW ’61
Michael J. Murphy, MSW ’61
Paula M. Murphy, MSW ’81
Susan Murphy, MA ’73
Thomas M. Murphy, BS ’50,
MSSW ’56
Daniel S. Nakamoto, MSP ’77
Michael A. Nardolillo, MSW ’60
Cathy A. Neidich, MSW ’80
Tema C. Nemtzow, MSW ’86,
MBA ’86
Frances J. Newcombe, MSW ’82
Eugene R. Nigro, MSW ’54
Laurence F. Noonan, Jr.,
MSW ’69
Lorraine Noone, MSW ’48
Barbara Nordstrom, MSW ’93
Anne M. Norman, MSW ’79
Gina A. Nunziato-Smith,
MSW ’86
Robert Louis Nutt, MSW ’89
Paul J. Oates, BS ’59
Edward J. O’Connell, Jr., MSW ’67
Noreen F. O’Hear, MSW ’87
John William O’Keefe, &
Margaret Farrell O’Keefe,
MSW ’73
Phyllis Finnegan O’Keefe,
MSW ’81 & Luke F. O’Keefe
Rhonda M. Ollquist, MSW ’82
Mark R. Olson, MSW ’69
Eileen O’Meara
Gregory R. O’Meara
Jennifer M. Orcutt, MSW ’91
Ellen R. Orlen, MSW ’59
Claire O’Toole, MSW ’49
Robert F. Ott, Jr., MSW ’66 &
Rosalinda J. Ott
Richard F. Papalia, MSW ’62
Jane M. Parker, MSW ’80
Antonie J. Parmenter, MSW ’87
Abby Patterson, MSW ’97
Anne Voss Pearlstein, MSW ’79
Denise Roberge Pepin, MSW ’79
& Frederic Pepin
Leslie Pereira, MSW ’92
Shirley T. Perry, MSW ’60
Stacey Peters, MSW ’99
Marilyn Pevear, MSW ’77
Joseph H. Pickering, Jr., MSW ’65
& Theresa Duclos Pickering,
MSW ’65
Priscille Cote Piper, MSW ’82
Heather K. George Pistell,
MSW ’77
Jeanette Polito, MSW ’51
Robert J. Porta, MSW ’99,
MBA ’99
David J. Porter, MSW ’71
Deborah Potee, MSW ’03
Joan Langhorn Power,
MSW ’59
Kathleen O’Brien Powers,
MSW ’70 & Joseph P. Powers,
MA ’81, PHD ’84
Malee Prete, MSW ’98
Carey Baumgarten Price,
MSW ’88
Denis P. Pringle, MSW ’95
Laverne Hudson Pritchett,
MSW ’49
Janice M. Prochaska, PHD ’98
Mary O’Brien Provencher, BS ’63,
MSW ’66 & Paul J. Provencher,
MSW ’64
Marianne Pugatch, MSW ’98
Francis J. Quinn, Jr., MSW ’75 &
Ruth A. Hensley, MSSW ’72
Sara M. Ramirez, BA ’81,
MSW ’84
Kathleen Houlihan Rao,
MSP ’74
Nancy Reiche, MSW ’77
Melanie Renaud, MSW ’98
Virginia G. Rice, MSW ’95
Rebekah K. Richardson, MSP ’74
Robert J. Ridick, MSW ’59
Donald P. Riley, MSW ’63 &
Priscilla Riley, MSW ’64
Nancy Patton Robb, MSSW ’72 &
Martin J. Robb, MSP ’72
Virginia W. Robinson, MSP ’74
† William A. Rodgers, MSW ’53
Dena B. Romero, MSW ’82
Linda Rosa, MSW ’84
Nicole M. Rosa, MSW ’97
Roland L. Rose, MSW ’75
† = Deceased
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BCGSSW | DONORS |
Sandra E. Rosenblum, MSW ’76
Mary Jane Rosenfield, MSW ’99
Alice Rotfort, MSW ’92
Colette M. Rowland, MSW ’95
Anne R. Rowley, MSW ’87
Sherry G. Rubin, MSW ’76
Barbara Naglin Ruchames,
MSW ’72
Nora Rushford, MSW ’87
Virginia Ryan, MSW ’73
Thomas M. Sadtler, MSW ’77
Susan Saltzburg, PHD ’01
Carmen Meehan Sanders,
MSW ’47
Nancy J. Sanders, MSW ’74
Nancy Gould Sandman,
MSSW ’72
Linda Ann Saucier, MSW ’83
Nancy Dalsheimer Savage,
MSW ’86
Marie C. Savinelli, MSW ’79
Nancy S. Schatzberg, MSW ’75
Ann F. Schwartz, MSW ’01
Jill Jackson Scoglio, MSW ’82 &
Paul J. Scoglio, MSW ’83
Douglas B. Scott, MSW ’04,
MA ’04
Lynne Davis Scoville, MSW ’96
Kristy Zajac Seagren, MSW ’03
Lisa Sechrest-Ehrhardt, MSW ’84
Nancy S. Segal, MSW ’83
Grace Murray Sexton, MSW ’48
Leticia A. Shands, MSW ’83
Patricia Stafford Shanks,
MSW ’83
Karen A. Shaw, MSW ’79
Francis B. Shea, MSW ’53
J. Gregory Shea, MSW ’66
Pamela M. Shea, MSP ’72
Margaret A. Sheehan, MSW ’88
Mary Elizabeth Sheehan,
MSW ’98
Philip T. Sheerin, MSW ’65
Richard R. Sherlock, MSW ’71
Catherine Fennelly Sherwood,
MSW ’64
Esther Dickinson Shott, MSW ’47
Kathleen H. Shouvlin, MSW ’83
Harry Shulman, MSW ’69
Susan M. Shwom, MSP ’79
Barbara Franconi Smith, MSW ’76
Katharin G. Smith, MSW ’77
Kimberly J. Smith, MSW ’90
Michelle Smith-Packard, MSW ’97
Janet S. Sneath, MSW ’77
Annabelle Chu Snyder, MSW ’93
Michelle M. Sogolow, MSW ’88
Theresa Sweeney Sorota,
MSW ’71
Susan Munce Soucy, MSW ’68
Roger P. Souza, MSW ’71
Lenore Spanger, MSW ’85
Robert F. Spaziano, MSW ’69
Gerald C. St. Denis, MSW ’53
Margo W. Steinberg, MSW ’04
Heidi L. Steinert, MSW ’97
Andrea P. Stidsen, MSW ’81
Kathleen Stimson, MSW ’99
Lois Sulahian, MSW ’92
Elizabeth Daulton Sulin, MSW ’88
Denise Sullivan Flaherty,
MSW ’89, MBA ’89
Gary S. Sullivan, MSW ’84
Jacqueline B. Sullivan, MSW ’76
Carol A. Sunde, MSW ’82
Nancy Nichols Sundeen,
MSW ’83
Pamela S. Surratt, MSW ’71
Victoria Ann Sutton, MSW ’96
Colleen Cornish Swan, MSW ’93
Louis M. Swan, MSW ’76
Anne S. Sweeney, MSW ’63
Karen L. Swicker, MSW ’81
Katherine Barker Swindell,
MSW ’93
Mary Trepanier Sylvia, MSW ’56
Gloria Tambor-Smith, MSW ’69
Lisa M. Tarashuk, MSW ’87
Paul J. Tausek, MSW ’69
James R. Taylor, MSW ’64
Christyn Thompson, MSW ’03
Eugene Thompson, MSW ’73
Jane K. Thompson, MSW ’64
Sheila A. Thornton, MSW ’79
William R. Tietjen, MSW ’72 &
Maryilyn Tietjen
Therese A. Todd, MSW ’59
James E. Tooley, MSW ’76
Katherine Topper, MSW ’92
Normand Tremblay, MSW ’65
Karen A. Turgeon, MSW ’01
Kelly Turley, ’06, MSW ’02
Mary A. Turvey, MSW ’76
Janet Urman, MSW ’70
Joseph W. Valentine, MSW ’63
Dale L. Van Meter, MSW ’65
Kimberly Veira, MSW ’01
Rosemarie Sacco Verderico,
MSW ’69
Eva Victor, MSW ’81 &
Steven Lessin
Delores S. Vincent, MSW ’97
Katherine Volpe, MSW ’05
Wayne K. Walker, MSW ’69
Margaret M. Wall, MSW ’52
Annabelle Q. Wallace,
MSW ’85
Lisa Petra Wallace, MSW ’96
Frank J. Walsh, MSW ’80
Lois Vachon Ward, MSW ’73
Loretta L. Warren-Barnes,
MSW ’86
Cynthia S. Wasserman, MSW ’80
Marguerite A. Waterman,
MSW ’87
Susan Abbott Weaver, MSW ’77
Clara M. Weeks-Boutilier,
MSW ’72
Christine Weitzel, MSW ’97
Roberta Wentworth, MSW ’72
Judith Dio Wentzell, MSW ’85
Elaine Penn Werby, MSW ’66
Genevieve Madison West,
MSW ’53
Christine M. Whalen, MSW ’84
Jerome J. Wild, MSW ’62
Norline R. Wild, MSW ’03 &
Jason H. Wild, BA ’00
Allison Marie Williams, MSW ’96
Marianne Willett Wilson,
MSW ’65
William R. Wilson, MSW ’58 &
Patricia Fay Wilson, MSW ’58
John J. Winchester, Jr., MSW ’65
Nancy D. Winslow, MSW ’95
Sean Withington, MSW ’93
Hans Woicke, MSW ’05
Laura Woods, MSW ’91
Joan O’Sullivan Wright, MSW ’80
Rose M. Wright, MSW ’81
Jill M. Wussler, MSW ’93
Margot V. Youngs, MSW ’80
Donald S. Zall, MSW ’69,
PHD ’92
Joanne D. Zannotti, MSW ’68
Marianne C. Zasa, MSW ’70
Katherine A. Zeisler, MSW ’83
Ling Zhang, MSW ’92
Julie H. Zocchi, MSW ’80
Elisabeth Zweig, MSP ’77,
MSW ’77, DHL ’02
Clinical Resources, P.A.
Fidelity Investments
General Electric Company
HSBC
IBM Corporation
Kennametal Foundation
K. P. M. G. Foundation
North River Counseling, Inc
Northwestern Mutual Life
United Way of Rhode Island
Carol M. Volpe & Louis J.
Volpe Foundation
GSSW GIFTS: JUNE 1, 2006 TO
MAY 31, 2007
GASSON GIFT SOCIETY
($10,000 +)
Estate of Mary L. Dillon,
MSSW ’41
FIDES PATRON ($2,500-$4,999)
Lynn H. Stahl, MSW ’79
The Stahl Family Foundation, Inc
FIDES GIFT SOCIETY
($1,000-$2,499)
Agnes Cox M. Carson, MSSW ’41
Cassandra M. Costa, MSW ’68
Jean Dunsmuir Donahue,
MSW ’61
Margaret Ann Dwyer, MED ’56,
HON ’98
Denis V. Minihane, BS ’59
Margaret M. Reiser, MSW ’68,
DSW ’93
Ellen Dalton Scannell, MSSW ’42
& William H. Scannell, Jr.,
BA ’38
Lucy Irene Sherman, BA ’68 &
William A. Sherman, BS ’59
Helen M. Stanton, MSW ’43
Fidelity Charitable Gift
Verizon Foundation
Carol M. Volpe & Louis J. Volpe
Foundation
GENERAL GSSW GIFTS
Paul A. Abrahamson, BS ’54
Barbara Barron Adler, MED ’68
Merrill B. Adler, MSW ’73
Nadira Iftikhar Ahmad, MSW ’68
Sarah Alexander, MSW ’93
Ella G. Alfano, MSW ’79 &
Louis F. Alfano, BS ’43
Patricia Allard, MSW ’03
Jeanne McCarthy Allbee,
BS ’61
William J. Allen, MSP ’71
Carol Freiberg Almasi, MSW ’65
Amy Amatangelo, MSW ’93
Jennifer Amaya, MSW ’04
Ilana Amrani-Cohen, PHD ’99
Jeane W. Anastas, MSW ’78
Janice B. Anderson, MSW ’79 &
Thomas J. Anderson, MA ’75
William F. Appicelli, MSW ’70 &
Maryann Reilly Appicelli,
BS ’64
Richard Appleyard, BA ’63
Laura B. Archambault, MSW ’82
Maximo Arias, Jr., MSP ’79 &
Dolores May Arias, MSW ’79
Barbara Harmonay Armiento,
MED ’75
Douglas G. Babkirk, MSP ’77
Paul F. Bailey, MSW ’62
Gregory Bayse, MSW ’03
Diane A. Bica Bedell, MSW ’78
Kathleen K. Bedula,
MSW ’82
Robert N. Belle, MSP ’76
Deborah S. Benjamin, BS ’84
Li W. Bensley, MSW ’01
Nicole F. Bernstein, PHD ’76
Christopher Ellis Berry, MSW ’89
Steven Berube, MSW ’98
Horace M. Besecker, Jr., MSW ’60
Denise Gearan Bilotta, MSW ’84
Mary Bilotta, MSW ’94
Elizabeth R. Bishop,
MSW ’76
Rita M. Bleakney, MED ’58
William L. Blout, MSW ’75
Eugene W. Boehne, Jr., MSW ’64
L. Michael Bohigian, BA ’99
Marcia King Boiros, MSW ’69 &
George J. Boiros, MSW ’68
Edward A. Bonenfant, MSW ’62
Sara S. Booth, MSW ’79
Patricia D. Boynton, BA ’76
Mary T. Brackett, MSW ’74
Jeanine Brescia, PHD ’81
Patricia M. Broderick, MSW ’59
Roxanna Brophy, MSW ’03
Donna R. Brown, MSW ’85
Maureen Kleponis Brown,
MSW ’79
Patricia Ann Bruno, MSW ’88
Edward C. Bryant
Julie Buckley, MSW ’01
Leo S. Buckley, BS ’50,
MSW ’52 & Pauline Hurley
Buckley, MSW ’50
Patricia Daley Buckley, MSW ’71
Kimberly Handel Bulkley, BA ’83
Joseph Burack, MSW ’50
Dianne Lockhart Burke, MSW ’73
Lois A. Burke, BA ’79
Mary Crudden Byrne, MSW ’55
William Joseph Cadigan III,
BA ’99 & Noreen Siobhan F.
Cadigan, BA ’99
Adrianne Cady, MSW ’76
Peter M. Caesar, MSW ’82
Joseph Leo Caffrey III, BA ’80
Jacqueline C. Caisse, MSW ’06
Ambrose R. Canty, MSW ’64
Barry J. Capella, MA ’73
Leida Cartagena, MSW ’04
Virginia A. Carter, MSW ’77
Nancy A. Cartier, BA ’83 &
Mark P. Cartier, BS ’81
Matthew G. Caruso, MSW ’84 &
Elyse Cotton Caruso, MSW ’84
Wendy Bosworth Case,
MSW ’74
Kevin M. Casey, MSW ’86
Anne S. Castelline, MSW ’83
Winnie Chan, MSW ’02
Stella A. Chao & Roberto Chao
James Stewart Chaplin, MSW ’88
Marcel Charpentier, MSW ’73
Geraldine Chase, MSW ’73
Seana Kelley Chase, MSW ’95
James Ciaccio, BS ’74
Amy Cohan, MSW ’97
Diana S. Cohen, MSW ’87
Anita Lanciaux Collins, MSW ’65
John P. Collins, MA ’58,
PHD ’73
Joseph M. Collins, MSW ’86
Clement E. Constantine, MSW ’48
Elizabeth O’Neal Conway,
MSW ’88
Mary T. Cook, MSW ’80
Wendy Cordeiro, MSW ’94
Joseph M. Costa, MSW ’86
Barbara M. Cotter, MSW ’66
Myrtle Rivers Crawford, MSW ’57
Tara Maureen Cristalli, BA ’94
Leigh A. Cronin, MSW ’94
Lillian Helen Cronin, MSW ’80
Diane Casey Crowley,
MSW ’97
Karen T. Cummings Lilly &
Everett A. Lilly, MSW ’70
Margaret M. Curran, MSW ’92
Cindy Bibbo Currier, BA ’78
Kenneth A. Cwikla, MSW ’67
James V. D’Agostino, BA ’60
Noelle M. Daigneault,
MSW ’99
Peter Danek, MSW ’70
Stanley A. Dash, BA ’71
Gary A. Dauer, MSW ’82
Nancy A. Davis, MSW ’02
Patricia H. Davis, MSW ’80
Maureen De Ponte, BA ’81
Anthony F. DeDomenico,
BS ’54
Margaret M. DeFrancisci,
MSW ’91
Eve Erwin Deitch, BA ’81
Kevin P. Delano, BA ’69
Carol Hathaway DeLemos,
MSW ’61
Donald R. Delery, MSW ’73
Denis G. Demers, MSP ’75
Maurice A. Demers, MSW ’68
Susan H. Deschenes, BA ’02,
MSW ’05
Ronald G. Desnoyers, MSW ’81
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Joseph T. Devlin, BA ’45,
MSW ’49
Barbara E. DiCocco, MSW ’71
Peter L. Dionne, MA ’63 &
Mary Frances Dionne,
MSW ’63
Gail L. Doherty, MSW ’79 &
Paul C. Doherty
James N. Doherty, Jr., BA ’91
Alvera E. Donatelle, MSW ’67
Margaret A. Donnelly, MED ’61
Nora M. Donoghue, MSW ’54
Margaret Donovan, MSW ’51
William T. Dowling, Jr., MSW ’71
John E. Doyle, MSW ’68
William J. Doyle, BED ’71
James W. Drisko, DSW ’83 &
Marilyn C. Carey, MSW ’78
Susanne Barrett Dudley, BA ’76
Gloria Spaulding Dugan,
MSW ’64
Kathleen M. Egan, MSW ’85
Patricia Eklund, MSW ’02
Donald J. Emond, MSW ’62
Deborah Wallace Essig, MSW ’78
Michelle Fagnano, MSW ’83
Robin A. Famighetti,
MSW ’80
John F. Farrell, BA ’70 &
Jane Emerson Farrell, BS ’70
Kathleen M. Fay, MSSW ’72
Helen Guiney Feleciano,
MSW ’48
Cheryl A. Ferguson,
MSW ’84
Edouard J. Fernandez, BS ’87
Patricia A. Ferrara &
Philip Ferrara, BA ’71
Jean M. Ferrovia, MSW ’74
Averil C. Fessenden,
MSW ’90
Timothy J. Fidler, BA ’81
Elaine Marie Finneral, MSW ’89
Wayne M. Firstenberg, MSW ’83
Ann McClorey Fisher, MSW ’80
Sarah M. Fisher, BA ’74
John F. Fitzgerald, MSW ’60
John R. Fitzgerald, Jr., MSW ’69
Irene H. Flaherty, BS ’66
Madeleine L. Flynn, MSSW ’72 &
William J. Flynn, Jr., BS ’67,
MBA ’72
Thomas G. Foley, MSW ’62
Carol Senopoulos Forbes,
MSW ’74
Daniel F. Forbes, MSW ’85
Malcolm W. Foster, Jr., BA ’70
Lesley Frederick, MSW ’01
Carol A. Freedman, MSW ’70
Kenneth L. Freedman, MSW ’76
Jill T. Freese, BA ’83
Ellen M. Galligan, MSW ’74
Francis X. Galligan, MSW ’85
Timothy J. Gauntner, Esq.,
MSW ’65
Marylou P. Gauvin, MSW ’79
Victor A. Giallella, MSW ’77
Andrea M. Gieryic, MSW ’00
John F. Giglio, BS ’84 &
Dawn A. Giglio, BA ’86
Jane Gilman, MSW ’92
Richard L. Glossa, BS ’50
Frederick J. Glynn, MSW ’41
Alberto Godenzi
Mary Finn Goggin, MSW ’56
Richard F. Goggin, MSW ’90
Nancy J. Goldberg, MSW ’81
Margaret A. Goode, MSW ’82
Francis Grady, MSW ’73
Elizabeth Cox Gravelle, MSW ’67
Christina Grimes, BA ’97
Katherine Guay, MSW ’02
Amy Chin Guen, MSW ’52
Mary Jolene Guerra, MSW ’69
Francis X. Guilfoyle, MSW ’57
Ann Verdesca Gullion, MSW ’53
Thomas M. Gunning, MSW ’84
Joanne Guthrie, MSW ’97
Leila J. Habib, BS ’74
Felicia A. Hagberg, MSW ’85 &
Peter K. Hagberg
Cyrus Hagge & Patricia H. D.
Hagge, MSW ’88
Mary Jo Burns Haggerty, MSW ’76
Jeremy W. Y. Hall, MSW ’80
Ralph Halpern, MSW ’79
John J. Halvey, BS ’50
Judith A. Hanlon, MSSW ’72
James A. Hardeman, MSW ’73
Linda Harder, BA ’80
Robert F. X. Hart, BA ’60,
MSW ’62 & Alice Noonan
Hart, MSW ’62
William R. Hart, BS ’54
Sara W. Hartman, MSW ’75
Theresa Hayden, MSW ’94
Jennifer Hayes, MSW ’03
Sharon K. Hays, MSW ’88
Francis J. Helverson, MSW ’63
Paula Henry, MSW ’04
Patricia Hergott, MSW ’98
Kristine S. Hersey, MSW ’93
Eugene P. Hickey, MSW ’71
Diana L. Hilberman, MSP ’76
Mary S. Hockmeyer, MSW ’86
Mary L. Hogan
Ann Bernice Holleran, MSW ’90
Nancy M. Hoover, MSW ’01
Judith A. Houghton, MSW ’80
Jodie A. Hubert, MSW ’86
Paul J. Hulsman, MA ’74
† Frances L. Hurley, MSW ’53
Robert J. Hurley, MSW ’73
Anne Kathleen Hutton, BA ’96,
MSW ’99
Susan A. Ivie, BA ’81
Ziva V. Izenberg, MSW ’65
Joseph F. Janas, MSW ’79
Marie E. Jennings, MSW ’79
Theresa E. G. Jeraldi, MSW ’78
Carol Drewiany Johnson, MSW ’75
David E. Johnson, BA ’81 &
Laurie J. Johnson, BA ’80
Lois M. Jones, MSW ’92
Ann Maguire Joyce, MSW ’47
Leslie M. Kasper, MSW ’91
Lisa R. Kasprzak, BA ’84
Michael E. Kay, MSW ’77
Joan M. Keefe, MSSW ’60
John J. Keegan, MSW ’61 &
Mary G. Keegan, MA ’80
Robert H. Kelley, MSW ’67
Pat Murray Kelly, MSW ’60
William H. Keough, BSBA ’59
Lynda M. Kerdasha, BA ’86
Maryellen Kernen, MSW ’88
Mary O’Toole Kerrigan, MSW ’52
Pauline Keshishian, MSW ’01
Eleanor D. Kilbourn, MSW ’51
Mary Coyle King, MSW ’64
Walter C. King, MSW ’89
William John Kirkpatrick,
MSW ’78
Carol A. Klein, MSW ’66
Theresa Kenny Kline, MSW ’82
Pamela Johnson Kovacs,
MSW ’79
Cynthia B. Kramer, MSW ’84
Jeannine Kremer, MSW ’95
Bernita M. Krueger, MSW ’85
Elaine Kunigonis, MSW ’91
Susan Rodrian Lambert, MSW ’70
Myrna K. Landay, MSW ’95
Robert P. Latkany, BS ’59
Denise M. Lavallee, MSW ’86
Thomas W. Leavitt, BS ’51
Rita Gonzales Levine, MSW ’76
Bruce E. Levison, MSW ’69
Carolyn T. Lewis, MSW ’70
Thomas C. Lewis, BS ’69
Amy H. Li, MSW ’64
Sharon Kay Badgett Lichten,
MSW ’84
Nance Kulin Liebgott,
MSW ’73
Everett A. Lilly, MSW ’70 &
Karen T. Cummings Lilly
Patricia Lindsey, MSW ’04
Bessie Litwack &
Hyman Litwack
Mary Ellen Loar, MSW ’91
Pauline R. Ludwig, MSW ’90
Betsy L. Lundell, MSW ’83
Lisa R. Luxemberg, MSW ’91
Katherine M. Lynch, BS ’74
Lincoln D. Lynch, DED ’76
Carolyn D. Lynes, MSW ’96
Cynthia R. MacDougall, MSW ’76
Donald MacGillivray, MSW ’73
Patricia E. MacKay, MSW ’95
Elizabeth L. Mackler, MSW ’68
Elizabeth A. MacLeod, MSW ’82
John N. MacPhee, MSW ’69
Colleen M. MacVarish, BA ’86
Anne Marie Magill, MSW ’99
Kathleen Magnant, MSW ’91
Elizabeth A. Maguire,
MSW ’48
John J. Mahoney, Jr., MSW ’55
Mary T. Mahoney, MSW ’68
Sally Mahoney, MSW ’93
Liberato Mangione, MSW ’60
David L. Manning, BS ’59
Ellen Manning, MSW ’67
Susan T. Marinaro, MED ’71
Linda M. Marot, MSW ’86
Robert L. Marot, MSW ’60
John F. Marshall, MSW ’95
Beth Westfall Martin,
MED ’89
Sherry Masse, MSW ’01
Carol G. Masshardt, MSW ’82
Frederick G. Masteka, MSW ’82
Carol A. Mastronardi, BA ’76
Laura Matthews, MSW ’01
David W. May, MSW ’99
Helene Caryl Mayer, MSW ’82
& Kenneth E. Virgile
Mary-Elizabeth Maynard,
MSW ’89
Gabrielle B. Mazza, MSW ’82
Anna C. McAuley, MSSW ’61
Margaret Putney McCall,
MSW ’59
Alice O’Hara McCarter, MSW ’97
Carol Lemay McCarter, MSW ’79
& Francis P. McCarter,
MSW ’79
Joseph A. McCarthy, BA ’40
Mildred A. McCarthy, MSW ’40
Moira McCarthy, MSW ’91
John W. McClain, MSW ’72
Edward Vincent McDonald,
BA ’90
Heather A. McDonald, MSW ’85
Dianne McDonough, MSW ’04
Katherine E. McGillivray, MSW ’62
Brenda G. McGowan,
MSW ’66
Mary Ellen Flynn McGowan,
MSW ’68
Joseph W. McGreal, MSW ’64
Paul E. McGuinness, MSW ’65
Mary McLaughlin, MSW ’89
Carmen M. McNamara,
BS ’63
Linda D. Meehan, MSW ’81
Carmen M. Mercer, MSW ’91
Linda K. Mertz, MSW ’90
Eddy R. Mieses, BS ’88
Sylvia I. Mignon, MSW ’75
Ann H. Miller, MSW ’83
John Marmelo Mimoso, MSW ’89
Venise Cote Minkowsky, MSW ’90
Anthony J. Minnichelli, BS ’51
Michael P. Monaghan, MSW ’99
Susan Zebley Morang, MSW ’76
Sarah Morrill, BA ’88
Edward F. Morrissey, MSW ’58
Anna Y. Moynahan, ’04 MSW
Ellen M. Mullane, MSW ’84
Kathleen P. Mullin &
Walter Mullin, PHD ’00
Gwendolyn H. Murphy,
MSW ’63
Jennifer Cowen Murphy, MSW ’94
Kenneth C. Murphy, MSW ’61
Paul M. Murphy, BSBA ’58
Paula M. Murphy, MSW ’81
Thomas M. Murphy, BS ’50,
MSSW ’56
Nancy Elizabeth Myerson,
MSW ’78
Paula Beebe Nannicelli, MSW ’74
Michael A. Nardolillo, MSW ’60
Cathy A. Neidich, MSW ’80
Tema C. Nemtzow, MSW ’86,
MBA ’86
Janet A. Neuhauser, BA ’91 &
Kenneth S. Neuhauser, BA ’91,
MA ’95
Eugene R. Nigro, MSW ’54
James C. Nolan, BA ’55, MSW ’61
Lorraine Noone, MSW ’48
Barbara Nordstrom, MSW ’93
Anne M. Norman, MSW ’79
Gina A. Nunziato-Smith,
MSW ’86
Paul J. Oates, BS ’59
Kimberly H. M. O’Brien,
MSW ’05
Edward J. O’Connell, Jr., MSW ’67
Mark L. O’Connell, MSW ’68
Noreen F. O’Hear, MSW ’87
Phyllis Finnegan O’Keefe,
MSW ’81 & Luke F. O’Keefe
Mark R. Olson, MSW ’69
Gregory R. O’Meara
Jennifer M. Orcutt, MSW ’91
Ellen R. Orlen, MSW ’59
Rodrigo F. Ortiz Meoz, BS ’03
Claire O’Toole, MSW ’49
Pietrina M. Owen, MSW ’86
Walter J. Pacek, MSW ’52
Richard F. Papalia, MSW ’62
Andrea Parada, MSW ’94
Jane M. Parker, MSW ’80
Pamela Rodman Paro, MSW ’83
Anne Voss Pearlstein, MSW ’79
Julie Pearson, MSW ’92
Shirley T. Perry, MSW ’60
Michael R. Petit, MSW ’70
Marilyn Pevear, MSW ’77
John J. Piekarski, Jr., MSW ’76
Sonia T. Pinnock, MSW ’78
Jeanette Polito, MSW ’51
Robert J. Porta, MSW ’99,
MBA ’99
Valerie Marshall Potter,
MSW ’68
Joan Langhorn Power,
MSW ’59
Kathleen O’Brien Powers,
MSW ’70 & Joseph P. Powers,
MA ’81, PHD ’84
Denis P. Pringle, MSW ’95
Francis R. Proctor, Jr., BS ’54,
MSW ’61 & Janet E. Proctor,
MSW ’65
Mary O’Brien Provencher, BS ’63,
MSW ’66 & Paul J. Provencher,
MSW ’64
Marianne Pugatch, MSW ’98
Jesse Quam, MSW ’05
Francis J. Quinn, Jr., MSW ’75 &
Ruth A. Hensley, MSSW ’72
Sara M. Ramirez, BA ’81,
MSW ’84
Kathleen Houlihan Rao,
MSP ’74
Andre Raoul Ravenelle, MED ’90
Nancy Reiche, MSW ’77
Elizabeth S. Reidy, MSW ’52
Marilyn J. Reynolds, MSW ’88
Anthony F. Ricciardi, MSW ’81
Robert J. Ridick, MSW ’59
Scott S. Ritvo
Nancy Patton Robb, MSSW ’72 &
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BCGSSW | DONORS |
Martin J. Robb, MSP ’72
Mayra Rodriguez-Howard,
MSP ’77 & William C. Howard
III, MSW ’76
Dena B. Romero, MSW ’82
Roland L. Rose, MSW ’75
Sandra E. Rosenblum, MSW ’76
Richard C. Roth, MSW ’62
Diana M. Hamilto Rousseau,
MSW ’86
Marie Rowe, BS ’86
Colette M. Rowland, MSW ’95
Anne R. Rowley, MSW ’87
Cynthia Noone Rubera,
BA ’76
Carole Zubicki Rubin, BS ’84
Sherry G. Rubin, MSW ’76
Barbara Naglin Ruchames,
MSW ’72
Mary W. Ruell
Marissa Rumasuglia, MSW ’04
Patrick A. Ryan, BA ’97, MBA ’04,
MSW ’04
Nancy J. Sanders, MSW ’74
Phyllis Ackerman Sands,
MSW ’77
Linda Ann Saucier, MSW ’83
Nancy Dalsheimer Savage,
MSW ’86
Mary M. Scanlan, MSW ’56
Ann F. Schwartz, MSW ’01
Jill Jackson Scoglio, MSW ’82 &
Paul J. Scoglio, MSW ’83
Lynne Davis Scoville, MSW ’96
Dorothy J. Scrimgeour, MSW ’80
Kristy Zajac Seagren, MSW ’03
Nancy S. Segal, MSW ’83
Paul L. Segal, MSW ’66
John Semenuk, BS ’56
Grace Murray Sexton, MSW ’48
Francis B. Shea, MSW ’53
J. Gregory Shea, MSW ’66
Pamela M. Shea, MSP ’72
Mary Elizabeth Sheehan,
MSW ’98
Helen M. Sheerin
† Philip T. Sheerin, MSW ’65
Catherine Fennelly Sherwood,
MSW ’64
Daniel E. Short, MSP ’71
Esther Dickinson Shott, MSW ’47
Harry Shulman, MSW ’69
Mario L. Simeola, Esq., BS ’54,
JD ’59
Kenneth L. Sipe, MSW ’77
Matthew J. Slade, BA ’80
Barbara Franconi Smith, MSW ’76
Katharin G. Smith, MSW ’77
Patricia Collins Smith, MSW ’63 &
James F. Smith, MSW ’63,
BA ’61
Michelle Smith-Packard, MSW ’97
Janet S. Sneath, MSW ’77
Annabelle Chu Snyder, MSW ’93
Michelle M. Sogolow, MSW ’88
Brenda Miele Sores, MSW ’85
Theresa Sweeney Sorota,
MSW ’71
Robert F. Spaziano, MSW ’69
Adeline Hintlian Spivey, MSW ’50
Gerald C. St. Denis, MSW ’53
Margo W. Steinberg, MSW ’04
Alan C. Stewart, MSW ’67
Andrea P. Stidsen, MSW ’81
William Street & Lorraine
Hassan-Street
Florence Vitale Sullivan, MSW ’59
Katherine M. Sullivan, MED ’53
Pamela S. Surratt, MSW ’71
Victoria Ann Sutton, MSW ’96
Louis M. Swan, MSW ’76
Anne S. Sweeney, MSW ’63
Karen L. Swicker, MSW ’81
Mary Trepanier Sylvia, MSW ’56
Gloria Tambor-Smith, MSW ’69
Paul J. Tausek, MSW ’69
John J. Tennant, BS ’84
Jane K. Thompson, MSW ’64
Crystal E. Thorpe, MSW ’96,
MBA ’96
Joann Thrasher, MSW ’76
Mary B. Toland, MSW ’68
James E. Tooley, MSW ’76
Loretta Levins Tracy,
MSSW ’72
Normand Tremblay, MSW ’65
Deborah Lynn Trevarrow,
MSW ’96
Mary A. Turvey, MSW ’76
Dale L. Van Meter, MSW ’65
Rosemarie Sacco Verderico,
MSW ’69
Eva Victor, MSW ’81 &
Steven Lessin
Delores S. Vincent, MSW ’97
Kenneth E. Virgile &
Helene Caryl Mayer,
MSW ’82
Wayne K. Walker, MSW ’69
John T. Wall, BS ’59
Annabelle Q. Wallace,
MSW ’85
Lisa Petra Wallace, MSW ’96
Frank J. Walsh, MSW ’80
John Coleman Walsh, Esq.,
MED ’71
Kathleen A. Walsh, BA ’88
Lois Vachon Ward, MSW ’73
Loretta L. Warren-Barnes,
MSW ’86
Cynthia S. Wasserman, MSW ’80
Mark C. Watson, BA ’83 &
Colleen M. Watson
Mary Weatherley, MSW ’75
Sheila Q. Weimer, BA ’91
Christine Weitzel, MSW ’97
Judith Dio Wentzell,
MSW ’85
Elaine Penn Werby, MSW ’66
Genevieve Madison West,
MSW ’53
Gordon William Wetmore, Jr.,
MBA ’90 & Rosemarie
Wetmore, MSW ’81
Christine M. Whalen, MSW ’84
Francesca V. Wier, BA ’78 &
Peter A. Wier
Jerome J. Wild, MSW ’62
Norline R. Wild, MSW ’03 &
Jason H. Wild, BA ’00
Tracy Wilkes, MSW ’91 &
Paul Wilkes
Joan N. Willard, MSW ’00
Karen Willwerth, MSW ’98
Marianne Willett Wilson,
MSW ’65
William R. Wilson, MSW ’58 &
Patricia Fay Wilson, MSW ’58
Hans Woicke, MSW ’05
Jill M. Wussler, MSW ’93
Joanne D. Zannotti, MSW ’68
Katherine A. Zeisler, MSW ’83
Paul A. Zgurzynski, BS ’91 &
Karen Slattery Zgurzynski,
BS ’91
Ling Zhang, MSW ’92
Elisabeth Zweig, MSP ’77,
MSW ’77, DHL ’02
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Fidelity Investments
General Dynamics Network
Systems
General Electric Company
HSBC
Kennametal Foundation
Northwestern Mutual Life
Residential Funding Corp
United Way of Rhode Island
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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
distinguished alumni awards 2008
Nominate an MSW or Ph.D. alumna/us of the Boston College Graduate
School of Social Work for the 2008 Distinguished Social Work Alumni
Awards. These awards recognize contributions to the practice of social work
made by a BCGSSW alumna/us that include:
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enhancing the profession of social work in the larger community
improving social work education
enhancing an area of public service
supporting practice issues within the profession (clinical and macro)
changing or improving social policy
helping BCGSSW students and alumni, and/or
representing a lifetime of achievement in the profession of social work
The award must go to an alumna/us of the Boston College Graduate School
of Social Work (MSW or Ph.D.). Current BCGSSW Alumni Association Board
members are not eligible. Nominations can be made by alumni, faculty (past
and present), administrators, and current students. Nominations must be
completed and received by 5 p.m., February 3, 2008.
To nominate, submit a resume of the nominee and include
the following:
1. Your name, address, daytime phone, and email.
2. Candidate’s name, address, daytime phone, and email.
Please describe the candidate’s outstanding achievements, and include the
following information: area of contribution, area of practice, educational
history, employment history, personal history, publications, other awards.
Nominations can be submitted in three ways:
Email all of the nomination information to gsswalumni@bc.edu.
Mail the information to:
Boston College
Graduate School of Social Work
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Attn: Alumni Award Nominations
Fax this information to 617-552-2374
Attn: Alumni Award Nominations.
You may also download a nomination form at:
socialwork.bc.edu/alumni.
Questions? Contact the GSSW Alumni Association at
gsswalumni@bc.edu or 617-552-4020.
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