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The Cazenovia visionpage 4

our newspage 2

Mosaics Mosaics News from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work

Volume �, number 3spring 2007

uB’s Lawyer/ soCiaL workerspage 4

our newspage 2

FaCuLTy proFiLe: kaThLeen kosTpage 9

aLumni newspage 10

honor roLL oF donorspage 12

FaCuLTy serviCeBaCk Cover

Social workers with legal tools, lawyers with heart. page 4

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WingingitinSanFrancisco

The11thannualmeetingoftheSocietyforSo-

cialWorkandResearch,“BridgingDisciplinary

Boundaries,”tookplaceinSanFranciscoin

January.SchoolofSocialWorkfacultypresent-

ersincludedTomNochajski,MansoorKazi,

BarbaraRittnerandWooksooKim.Current

andpastPhDpresentersincludedBrian

Pagkos,HeidiMilchandNicoleTomasello.

DeanNancySmythhostedareceptionfor

alargegatheringofUBSchoolofSocialWork

friendsandalumni,whoenjoyedtheevening

rememberingBuffalodays,withinspiration

suppliedbysomeAnchorBarchickenwings

shippedtoSanFranciscofortheoccasion.

ClinicalsupervisionconferenceTheThirdInternationalInterdisciplinary

ConferenceonClinicalSupervision,hostedby

theUniversityatBuffalo,willbeheldJune7–9

attheMarriottHotelinAmherst,N.Y.

Theconferenceisdevotedtoclinical

supervisiontheory,practiceandresearch,and

focusesoncoreissuesinclinicalsupervision

thatcutacrossprofessionaldisciplines.The

conferenceisanopportunityforpractitioners

andresearchersfromseveraldisciplines—

psychologists(includingschool,counseling

andclinicalpsychologists),socialwork-

ers,nurses,marriageandfamilytherapists,

psychiatrists,substanceabusecounselors,

counseloreducators,speechtherapists,and

othermentalhealthprofessionalsandeduca-

tors—tomeetandtolearnfromeachother

aboutcurrentissues,practiceandresearch

findingsrelatedtoclinicalsupervisionof

studentsandpractitioners.

Therewillbepreconferenceworkshops

onJune7presentedbyFrederickReamer

(RhodeIslandCollege)on“EthicalandRisk-

managementIssuesinClinicalSupervision:

ProtectingClients,SupervisorsandAgencies”;

ThomasNochajski(UniversityatBuffalo)on

researchgrantwritingforNIHagencies;and

DiAnneBorders(UniversityofNorth

Carolina-Greensboro)onnetworkingforclini-

calsupervisionresearchers.

Theconferenceoffersthreestreamsof

sessions:clinicalsupervisionpractice,clinical

supervisionresearchandmattersofinterestto

graduatestudentresearchers.

Plenarysessionswillincludepresenta-

tionsbyFrederickReamer(“TheEthicsof

Supervision:WhatEveryClinicalSupervisor

NeedstoKnow”);DavidPowell(“Evidence-

BasedPracticesandtheClinicalSupervisor”);

andSandraA.Rigazio-DiGilio(“Towardsthe

OperationalizationofCulturalandContextual

CompetenciesinClinicalSupervision:AMar-

riageandFamilyTherapyModel”).

MosaicsMosaics,thenewsletteroftheUBSchool

ofSocialWork,isproducedthreetimesa

yearbytheNewslettersUnitoftheUni-

versityatBuffaloOfficeofNewsServices

andPeriodicals,DivisonofExternalAf-

fairs.April2007.07-SOC-002.

www.socialwork.buffalo.edu

TheUniversityatBuffaloisapremier

publicresearchuniversity,thelargest

andmostcomprehensivecampusinthe

StateUniversityofNewYorksystem.The

SchoolofSocialWorkisoneof12schools

thatmakeUBNewYork’sleadingpublic

centerforgraduateandprofessional

education.

editorial team

LisaGame

GraduateAssistant

SchoolofSocialWork

JonathanHavey

DirectorofCommunications

SchoolofSocialWork

BarbaraRittner

AssociateDeanforExternalRelations

SchoolofSocialWork

JudMead

NewslettersCoordinator

OfficeofNewsServicesandPeriodicals

design

CelineTan

OfficeofNewsServicesandPeriodicals

Cover Photo: Kevin Brusie

OurNews

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Catherine Dulmus, associate professor and di-rector of the Buffalo Center for Social Research, chats with UB alumni Paul Smokowski (MSW ’95), associate professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, and John Bricout (MSW ’94), who holds a joint appointment as an assistant professor of social work and occupational therapy at Washington University in St. Louis.

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The graduation issueGraduation is a joyous time at the School of Social Work. We say good-bye to a whole class of students, they say hello to the world.

In the next issue, we’ll look “under the mortarboard” and profile a few members of the class of ’07.

We’ll introduce you to some extraordinary men and women whom we think you’ll be proud to welcome into the ranks of your fellow alumni.

From dean nancy J. smyth

Engagementinthecommunitymaybean

importantpartofeveryprofessionalschool,

butitisthedrivingforcefortheUBSchool

ofSocialWork.Inthisissue,wehighlightthe

vitalcontributionstothecommunitymade

bygraduatesofourJD/MSWprogram.This

uniquegroupofalumniblendtheireducation

insocialworkandlawtopracticeinavariety

ofsettingsandinarangeofcapacitiesas

advocatesforresponsivepoliciesandpractices

forthemostvulnerableanddisenfranchised

membersofsociety.

Webelievethatifweaskourstudentsto

committochangingcommunities,thenwe

mustbeactiveinchangingthecommunity.

Everymemberofourfacultyandprofessional

staffinfluencescommunitiesinmultipleways:

sharingexpertiseonanagencyorprofessional

associationboardofdirectors,conducting

researchprojectsinpartnershipwithcommu-

nityagencies,reviewingandeditingarticlesfor

socialworkersandotherprofessionalsallover

theworld,writingbooksthateducatethenext

generationofsocialworkersintheU.S.and

abroad(forexample,inChina!),amongmany

otheractivities.

Inthesamewaythatwegivetoour

communities,ourcommunityofdonorsand

friendsgivestous.Wehavereceivedmany

generousgifts(seepages12–15)frompeople

whoareengagedwiththeSchoolofSocial

Workandwhomakeitpossibleforusto

continuetomakeadifferenceinpeople’slives.

NancyJ.Smyth,PhD,LCSW

Therewillalsobeapresentationof

juriedpaperswithanemphasisonempirical

findings,theoryconstructionandsupervi-

sionpractice;postersessionsandworkshops

onclinicalsupervisionpractice;andinfor-

malroundtablediscussionson“HotTopics

inClinicalSupervision.”Fortheschedule,

programinformation,continuingeducation

credits,hotelinformation,etc.,gotowww.

socialwork.buffalo.edu/csconference.

VISACenteraddressesbehaviors

TheSchoolofSocialWorkhasenteredinto

anagreementwiththeBuffaloPublicSchools

toprovidespecializedgrouptreatmentand

violence-preventionprogramstohelpstudents

whohavebeensuspendedreturntotheir

regularclassrooms.

Theprogramswillbeofferedthroughthe

VISACenter(Vision-Integrity-Strategy-

Accountability)atBuffalo’snewAcademy

School@44,whichopenedinSeptember

toservestudentswithsocial,emotionalor

educationaldifficultiesthatpreventthemfrom

succeedingintheirregularclassrooms.

TheVISACenterbuildsoneightyearsof

UBresearchintothecausesofandsolutions

todisruptiveandattimesviolentbehavior

intheclassroom.Itispartofaprojectofthe

recentlyestablishedUBCenterfortheStudy

andPreventionofSchoolViolence,headedby

LawrenceShulman,professorofsocialwork.

Inadditiontotheiracademicwork,

studentsreferredtotheVISACenterreceive

structuredindividualandgrouptreatment

programsthatincludeinstructioninconflict

resolution,angermanagement,self-esteem

andotherpersonalissuesthatpreventthe

studentfromsucceedingintheclassroom.

Individualandfamilycounselingorreferrals

tocommunityagenciesalsoareprovided,

whereappropriate.

TheVISACenterisstaffedbyaviolence-

preventionspecialistandanMSWgroup

therapist.Inthefall,graduatestudentsinthe

SchoolofSocialWorkwillbeplacedasinterns

intheschooltoassistwithstudenttreatment

andcounseling.Priortobeingadmittedtothe

VISACenter,bothstudentsandparentsor

guardiansmeetwiththeVISAstafftodiscuss

theprogramaspartofanintakeprocessthat

identifiesstudentproblemsandstrengthsand

tosetgoalstobeachieved.

Buffalo Public Schools’ new Academy School @ 44 is the site of the School of Social Work’s VISA Center.

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TrainedforgoodDual degree in law and social work produces varied careers

UB’sfour-yearJD/MSWprogramtrainspersonstopracticelaworsocialwork—orboth—withtheexpectationthattheircareerswillbeinformedbyadeepunderstandingofbothlawandsociety.Herearesixaccountsofwhatourdual-degreegraduatesaredoingwiththeirtwo-edgededucation,beginningwithattorneyAndrewRadack,above.

By Lisa Game and Jonathan Havey

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two skill sets—with a bright line between them

AndrewRadack(JD/MSW’97,opposite

page),thoughthehadtochoosebetween

lawandsocialwork—thatitwasoneor

theother.WhenhearrivedatUBtostudy

law,hediscoveredtohisamazementthat

hecouldhaveboth.

“IhadworkedatJobCorps.I

hadworkedatachildren’shome.Ihad

workedatChangingSeasons—analcohol

anddrugfacility—asacriminaljustice

specialist.IworkedwithMICA(Mental

IllnessandChemicalAddiction)clients,

prostitutes,criminaljusticeclients,and

caseswithalcoholanddrugaddicts.Ialso

didayearinapsychiatrichospitalastheir

addictionsspecialist.”

Radackdecidedtoroundhimselfout

withanMSWconcentrationinChildren

andYouth.Buthe’snotentirelyoutofthe

addictionsfield.

Besidesbeinganattorney,heisalsoa

villagejusticeforSilverCreek,NewYork,

andheseesdrunkdriversinhiscourt-

room.“Itrytointegratemysocialwork

degreeintomyprofessionwiththeaddic-

tionspiece.I’mabletohelpdefendantsin

frontofmeaswellasmyclients.Ipush

alotofpeopleintogettingthetreat-

menttheyneedandgettingonprobation

insteadofgoingtojail.”

Thechildrenandfamilyaspect

comesintoplayinRadack’sroleasa

lawguardianwhereherepresentsboth

neglectedchildrenandchildrencharged

withcrimesinfamilycourt.

HavinganMSWmakescommuni-

catingwithclientseasier,althoughRadack

isfirmabouttheboundariesbetween

socialworkandlegalwork.“Idon’tplay

theirtherapist,butIcanreferthemto

counseling.IcantellthemwhatIthink

theyneedandIcangetthemhelpifthey

wantit,andiftheydon’t,that’sfinetoo.

Ialwayssuggest,though,thatit’sintheir

bestinteresttostayoutofjailiftheycan

showthecourtthatthey’redoingsome-

thingregardingcounselingortreatment.”

Asmuchasheenjoysit,Radack’sjob

doeshaveitsdrawbacks.Heexplainssome

ofthenegatives:“Myareasoflaw—crimi-

nallawandfamilylaw—aretwoofthe

mostemotionallydemandingareas.Usu-

ally,nobody’shappywithyou.Incriminal

law,they’redisillusionedwiththesystem,

theyhatethejudges,andtheyhatethe

legalsystem.Infamilylaw—especiallyin

casesofneglect—they’regoingtobeupset

withthesocialworker,thecaseworkers,

childprotectionservices,thejudge,and

me,sothat’salittlediscouraging.”Radack

addsthatafteraboutsixmonthsofinsom-

niahelearnednottotakeitpersonally.

“Fromaprofessionalstandpoint,you

needtobeonestepaheadofyourclients,”

hesays.Hebelievesthatsomeoneisalways

outtheretohelpwhenneeded.“Ithink

thatwhenthepupilisready,theteacher

willappear—that’struewithself-help

groups,law,socialworkandcounseling.”

policy wonk and Justice

CarolynSiegel(JD/MSW’99),

seemeddestinedforhercurrentjobasa

coordinatorofpolicyservicesatErie1

BOCES.Notlongaftershegraduatedfrom

thejointdegreeprogram,shehappenedto

seeanadinthepaperseekingacertified

teacherwithknowledgeofeducationlaw

and/orschooldistrictoperation.

“I’macertifiedteacher,”shesays.

“IwaspresidentofSpringville-Griffith

Institute’sschoolboardandamemberfor

15years,andeducationlawwasn’tgoing

tobeaproblem.Thiswasaperfectfit.My

handwentupintheairandIsaid,‘Oh,

thatjob’sforme.’”

Workingwithfivepolicyassociates,

Siegelhelpsdevelopschooldistrictmanu-

alsformorethan340schooldistrictsin

thestate.Siegelenjoystheresearchand

writingherjobrequires,butlikesthepeo-

plebest.“They’rejustfantastic,”shesays.

“They’refromalloverthestate,andyou’d

thinktherewouldbesomedifferencesor

conflicts,butitallrunsverysmoothly.”

Siegelsaysbothsidesofherdual

degreeprogramareimportantinher

work:“Myeducationalpreparationfrom

thecommunityconcentrationgavemea

deeperunderstandingofhowthedevelop-

mentofpoliciesatthelocal,stateand

nationallevelsimpactsindividualsaswell

assystems.Thisunderstandingofthe

mezzoandmacroimpactofpolicydeci-

sion-makingencouragesmetoanticipate,

asmuchaspossible,theunintendedcon-

sequencesofpoliciesIdevelopforschool

districts.Mycoursesinorganizational

developmenthelpedmeunderstandthe

structureofvariousorganizationalentities

andhelpedmeappreciatethechallengesof

dealingwithlargeandsmallbureaucracies.”

AthomeinthetownofColden,

Siegelservesasapart-timetownjustice.

Carolyn Siegel ‘99

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TrainedforgoodDual degree in law and social work produces varied careers

UB’sfour-yearJD/MSWprogramtrainspersonstopracticelaworsocialwork—orboth—withtheexpectationthattheircareerswillbeinformedbyadeepunderstandingofbothlawandsociety.Herearesixaccountsofwhatourdual-degreegraduatesaredoingwiththeirtwo-edgededucation,beginningwithattorneyAndrewRadack,above.

By Lisa Game and Jonathan Havey

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Shedealswithtrafficcasesandanoc-

casionalcriminalcase.Hersocialwork

backgroundhasaroleinthisworktoo.“I

trytodosomedegreeofrestorativejustice

ratherthanjustpenalizingpeople.Incases

withaddictions,suchasDWIs,wedohave

theabilitytosendpeopletodrugcourt

inAmherstorLackawanna.Butwhenthe

problemdoesn’tseemasserious,Ihave

themmeetwithmemonthlysoIcan

checkinandseehowthey’redoing.”

Arecentcareerhighlightwasher

participationinagroupadmissiontothe

U.S.SupremecourtbarwiththeNewYork

StateWomen’sBarAssociation.Siegeleven

hadthechancetomeetJusticeRuthBader

Ginsbergaftertheadmissionceremony.

Siegelhasnosecondthoughtsabout

herlate-careerdecisiontoinvestinaJD/

MSW.“WhenIapplied,IfiguredIwould

eitherendupasasocialworkerwithclout

oranattorneywithaheart—andinmy

jobatBOCESandmypositionasajudge,

Isometimesgettobeboth,”shesays.

a hand For the hopeless

JorienBrock(JD/MSW’03),anattorney

forNeighborhoodLegalServices,gotthe

bestoftwoworldsintheJD/MSW

program:“Socialworkprovidedaheart

forlawandlawprovidedsomeofthe

authorityforsocialwork.”

Shesaysthat,unfortunately,social

workersstillrunintoobstaclesbecause

ofoldbiasesabouttheprofession.“The

combinationofthetwodegreesseemed

likeagoodfitforwhatIwantedtodo.”

Brockcompletedthecommunity

concentrationinherMSWprogram.

“That’swheremyheartis,”shesays,

“focusingonsystemic-levelsocialchange

andorganizedsocialchange,butmak-

ingsuretokeepthemacrolevelissuesin

mind.Withthelaw,Ifocusedonsocial

justiceissues.”

Inlawschool,Brockworkedona

largeclass-actionlawsuitregardingpoor

elderlypeopleinnursinghomeswhowere

beingtakenadvantageoffinancially.This

helpedherrealizethatshewantedtofocus

onissuesofpoverty,homelessnessand

marginalizedpopulations.Thatledherto

NeighborhoodLegalServices.

BrockworksontheSSI(Supplemen-

talSecurityIncome)HomelessOutreach

Projectthathelpshomelesspeoplefinda

stablesourceofincomeandthenusethat

incometomakenecessarychangesintheir

lives.Therearetwomainpiecestoher

job:“Wegoouttothevarioushomeless

sheltersintheareaandtalkwithpeople

whothinkthattheymayhaveSSIclaims.

Wealsoworkonhelpingpeoplesecure

publicassistancebenefitsthroughthe

DepartmentofSocialServicessotheyhave

somethingtoliveonwhilethey’rewaiting

fortheirSSIclaimtocomethrough.”

Brockspendstimewithclientsto

ensuretheyarereceivingtherightbenefits

intheamountthey’reentitledto,and

helpsthemresolveissuesorproblemsthat

mayarise.

Shesaysshewishespeopleinher

professionalcommunities,whetherthe

legalcommunityorthesocialworkcom-

munity,weremoreawareofthepossibili-

tiesofworkingwithaJD/MSW.

“Theskillswebringfromasocial

workperspectiveareinvaluable

forfacilitatingthecommunica-

tionpartoflegalwork,”shesays.

“Whetheryou’reworkingwith

clientsorinstitutionsorgovern-

mentagencies,theMSWportion

providesamuchbroaderrange

ofpossibilitieswithinthework

community.”

Brockisfrustratedbythe

injusticeofhomelessnessand

poverty,butshestayspositive.

“It’swonderfultoseeprogress

beingmadeandthechangesyou

canbringtoaperson’slife.These

peopleareincrisis—sotobeable

tobringreliefandhelpthem

securetheresourcestheyneed

isapowerfulthing.Whenthey’reableto

secureabenefitforthemselvesorthey’re

abletomoveintoanewapartmentand

outoftheshelters,orwhentheytakethe

nextstepintheirSSIapplication—it’sa

bigdealandit’snicetobeapartofthat.”

where improVement is

‘Job one’

“Iwasn’teverplanningonbeingyour

typicallitigatingattorney,andthereason

IoptedfortheJD/MSWprogramwasso

thatIcoulddosomethingmorecreative

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withbothdegrees,”saysChristaFoschio-

Bebak(JD/MSW’01),CourtImprove-

mentProject(CIP)coordinatorforthe8th

JudicialDistrict.“Ireallywantedtofocus

onpolicyinitiatives,grass-rootsorganiz-

ingandplanning.”

Nowshe’simprovingchildwelfare

outcomesinacollaborative,systematic

waythatallowshertousebothlawand

socialworkskills.

TheCourtImprovementProject,

incollaborationwithErieCounty’s

DepartmentofSocialServices,worksto

improveboththewaythecourthandles

suchcasesandthesystemitself.“We

identifychildwelfareissuesanddevelop

projectsaroundthem,”Foschio-Bebak

says.“Rightnowwe’reworkingona

projectwiththechildwelfarecommunity

andtheBuffaloPublicSchoolsregarding

fostercareyouthandtheimpactoffoster

careontheireducation.”

CourtAttorneyRefereesisanother

oneofCIP’sprojects:therefereesreview

casesevery30to60daysinordertolessen

theburdenonfamilycourtjudgesand

makethingseasieronthefamiliesinvolved

inthecases.

TheCIPalsoservesasacommunity

liaison.“Wetrytoimproverelationships

inthecommunitysothatpeoplecanrec-

ognizethatfamilycourt,whilesometimes

punitive,isadvantageousinmanyrespects

tothefamiliesinvolved,”shesays.

Foschio-Bebakfocusesonchild

welfareandpermanency;hercommunity

outreacheffortsincludefostercareand

adoptionagencies,regionalofficesfor

ChildrenandFamilyServices,theDepart-

mentofSocialServices,andtheBuffalo

PublicSchools.

Oneofthemostrewardingaspects

ofherworkisbeinginvolvedinacause

thatcangeneratepositiveoutcomesfor

fostercareyouth.“Alotoftimes,people

attachastigmatofostercareandassume

thatthesekidsarebadordidsomething

wrong,whenthey’vecomeintothesystem

becauseoftheadversecircumstancesof

theirfamilysituation,”shesays.

Foschio-BebakchosetheJD/MSW

programinordertocombinecommunity

outreachwithpolicy,butshesaysthatthe

combinationwasn’tseamless.“Thehard

partisbeingabletonegotiatewhoyouare

andwhereyoufitwithinbothdegreepro-

gramsandappreciatingthat,attimes,the

twoschoolsmayhaveanentirelydifferent

approachtothesameissue.”

cherish the children

WhenSaraMeerse(JD/MSW’96)arrived

inPresqueIsle,MaineonMay7,1995,to

beginasummerinternshipinrurallegal

serviceswithPineTreeLegalAssistance

(PTLA),astatewidenonprofitcorporation

providinglegalassistancetolow-income

Mainers,therewerethreeinchesofsnow

ontheground.Itwasthefirstofmany

surprises,mostlywelcome.

Ironicallyitwassnowthatstarted

Meerse’sjourneytolawschoolwhenit

forcedhertodetourthroughO’BrianHall,

homeofUBLaw,onherwaytotheSchool

ofSocialWork.Asshewalkedthroughthe

LawSchool’scorridors,shesawinterest-

ingcoursetitlessuchas“Terrorisminthe

Home.”Itwasn’tlongbeforesheapplied

totheJD/MSWprogram.

Inlawschoolsheacquired“asense

ofoutrage”atlawsthatwereunfair,and

shelearnedthatyoucanfightback.She

alsolearnedhowtopersuade.IntheMSW

program,shetooktheopportunityforin-

depthexplorationofcriticalandcontro-

versialissuesinchildwelfare.

Meersewasawardedahighlysought

two-yearfellowshipfromtheSkaddenFel-

lowshipFoundation,whichfunds“gradu-

Christa Foschio-Bebak ‘01

Sara Meerse ‘96

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atinglawstudentswhowishtodevote

theirprofessionallivestoprovidinglegal

servicestothepoor…,aswellasthose

deprivedoftheircivilorhumanrights.”

ReturningtoPresqueIsle,sheworked

withfamiliesonlegalissuesinvolving

housing,healthcareandeducation.She

eventuallymovedsouthtoPTLA’sBan-

goroffice,andthenfarthersouthtothe

Portlandoffice.

InPortland,Meersewasoneofthe

creatorsofKidsLegal,aprojectwithin

PTLA,andhasbeenitsdirectingattorney

sinceitsinceptioninMay2004.KidsLegal

focusesexclusivelyonissuesimpacting

Maine’slow-incomechildrenandyouth

andrepresentsteensandparentsincases

whereanattorneyisnotprovidedbythe

state.Casesmayaddressaccesstoand

participationinappropriateschoolpro-

grammingforspecial-education,truant,

ordisciplinedstudents;homelessand/or

unaccompaniedyouth;health-related

matters,andotherissuesonthemarginof

socialworkandlaw.

KidsLegalhasbecomeacenterfor

Mainecommunityprovidersandat-

torneystocontactforconsultationsand

trainings.Meerseisalsoresponsiblefor

amedicalpartnershipwiththeBarbara

BushChildren’sHospitalinPortland,

trainingmedicalproviderstoscreenfor

environmentalfactorsimpactingachild’s

healthandthentoreferthosepatientsto

KidsLegalforrepresentation.

Meerseconsiderslawandsocialwork

aperfectmatch—notonlybecauseofthe

sharedskillsetsinworkingwithpeople

butbecausetheirvaluesalsointersectto

asurprisingdegree.“Socialworkisabout

improvingqualityoflifeforindividu-

als,familiesandgroups,”shesays.“Law

isaboutensuringnotonlythatlawsare

enforcedbutalsothatcitizensknowwhat

theirrightsare,whichisdefinitelya

quality-of-lifeissue.”Shesaysthatlegal

serviceshastobeaboutaccess,“otherwise,

it’sasystemofhavesandhave-nots.”

Meerseparticularlyenjoyswork-

ingwith“hardteens.”Shesays,“Manyof

thekidsIrepresentdon’tlookdesirable:

they’reincourt,theyusedrugs,theyfight,

arehomeless,theyhavechildrenthem-

selves.”Sheuseshersocialworkskillsto

developrelationshipswiththesekidsand

herlegalskillstoadvocateforthem.“Ican

say,‘Hey,thiskidissalvageable.Thiskidis

partofyourcommunity.Here’swhatyou

cando;andhere’swhatyouneedtodo.’”

HerdetoursthroughO’BrianHall

andNorthernMainefinallyledMeerse

toexactlywhereshewantstobe.Shesays

thatpursuingthecombinedtrainingin

lawandsocialwork“wasthebestdecision

Ievermadeformyself.Thisisreallymy

calling.KidsLegalismydreamjob.Igetto

workwithkidsandpoorpeople.Itkeeps

meonmyedge,makesmefeelalive.Even

onahardday,Ilovethiswork.”

and now, the Future

“MostpeoplewithaJD/MSWdegreego

intopublicservice,forobviousreasons,”

StacyTromblesays.Butherpathwillbe

different.“Icameherefrompublicservice,

soIwanttoseethecorporatesideof

thingsandthenmaybegoback.”

Asconstituentrelationsassociatein

theErieCountyExecutive’soffice,Trom-

blesawalotofclientswhohadprofound

problemsandchallengesintheirlives.She

wasn’tequippedtohelpthemasmuchas

shewouldhaveliked,soshedecidedtogo

backtoschool.Actually,twoschools.

TromblechosetheHealth/Men-

talHealthconcentrationintheMSW

program;tobalancethat,shepursuedthe

litigationconcentrationintheLawSchool.

“Agreatassetofhavingbothlegal

andsocialworktrainingisthatonedis-

ciplineshedslightontheother,”Tromble

says.“Forinstance,Iwasabletostudy

healthlawwithinsightintohowtheletter

ofthelawandthepoliciesbehindthatlaw

impactpeoples’lives.”

Thedual-degreeprogramhashelped

opensomedoorsforTromble.Shewillbe

workingforatop-50lawfirminWash-

ington,D.C.,beginninginthefallof2007,

andsheemphasizestheimportanceofthe

dualfocusinhercareer.

“ThefirmthatI’mjoiningtakespro

bonoworkveryseriouslyanddevotesa

lotofresourcestorepresentingthosewho

areinneed,”shesays.“Thispastsummer,I

wasabletoworkonseveralprobonocases

andmysocialworkbackgroundreally

cameinhandy.Ilookforwardtohaving

theopportunitytopracticehealthcare

litigationwhileatthesametimegiveback

tothecommunity.Forme,thisisthebest

ofbothworlds.”

Stacy Tromble ‘07

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athleenA.Kost,associateprofessorandassociatedean

foracademicaffairsanddirectoroftheMSWprogram

fortheSchoolofSocialWork,wasworkingasavol-

unteerdirectorofacommunity-basedhospiceprograminBoyne

City,Mich.,whenshewentbacktoschooltogetasocialwork

degreeandamaster’sinpublicaffairs.

“DuringthosedegreeprogramsIhadtotakealotofclasses

withPhDstudentsand,boy,wasthatalotoffun,”shesays.Soshe

didthatnext,attheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.Shejoined

theUBfacultyin1994andbecameassociatedeanin2005.

ThefocusofKost’sresearchistheneedsofnonprofitsand

howtheydeliverservicestodisadvantagedgroups.“Themajority

ofmyworkiscenteredonapopulationthatistheworkingpooror

theverypoor,”shesays.“Ihavefoundthat,veryoften,theagen-

ciesthatservethesegroupsdonothavesufficientinfrastructure

support.”Inotherwords,agenciesservingthemostneedymaybe

themostneedythemselvesinsuchareasasgrantwriting,auditing

orstrategicplanning.

“Theyhavealotofgoodintentions,butlittleexperiencein

managementoradministration,”Kostsays.Theseproblemsledto

anexaminationofhowtheUBSchoolofSocialWorkmaybeable

toprovidetraining,supportandconsultingservices.Fromthis

ideacametheInstituteforNonprofitAgencies,initiallyfunded

bytheJohnR.OisheiFoundationandspearheadedbyLawrence

Shulman,professorandformerSchoolofSocialWorkdean,and

bytheUBSchoolofManagement.

Kosthasbeendirectoroftheinstitutesince2001.Inadditionto

assistancewithgrantwriting,administration,humanresourcesand

financialmanagement,theinstitutehelpstoraiseawarenessabout

waysnonprofitscancreativelypoolmoneyandbringinresources,

howtheycancollaboratewithothernonprofitstosharethedeliv-

eryofservicesandhowtoshareneededactivitywithinanagency.

Theinstitutehasalsoinformedtheschool’sjointdegreeprograms:

“Ihavehadtheopportunitytoestablishrelationshipswiththe

facultyinthelawandmanagementschools,andwestartedtolook

atwhatwecouldreallydotoinfusethose

disciplineswithasocialworkperspec-

tive,”Kostsays.TheMBA/MSWprogram

isdesignedtoallowgraduatestotakeon

roles,suchasexecutivedirectorofanon-

profitagencywhiletheJD/MSWprogram

integratesahumanserviceperspectiveinto

thelegalprofession.

“Socialworkershaveaveryholistic

viewofindividualsandcommunities,and

aremorelikelytoseeconnectionstoaneed

oropportunitythansomeoneinanother

disciplinemightbeableto,”shesays.“In

therealmoftheMBA/MSW,it’saboutsafeguardingthedeliveryof

servicesthataresorelyneededbutthatmaynotbecost-effective.

WiththeJD/MSWit’stheabilitytoprobebeyondthelegalissues

toseewhatmaybeacontributingfactortothoselegalissues.”

Despiteadministrativeresponsibilities,Koststillconducts

researchprojects.She’scurrentlyworkingwithaformerPhD

student,RobinErsing,nowanassistantprofessorattheUniver-

sityofSouthFlorida,onsurvivingdisasterandtheroleofsocial

networks.SheisalsofinalizinganarticleontheInstitutefor

NonprofitAgencies’workwiththecommunity.

Asanexpertonwhatorganizationsneedinordertothrive,

Kostlikestheonesheworksin.“UnderDeanNancySmyth’sguid-

anceanddirection,we’vebeenabletocreateaculturethatreflects

thebestofourprofession—onethatissupportive,thatholds

peopleaccountableinareasonablefashion,andthatallowsthem

tohavetimetothinkthe‘big’thoughts.”

K

FacultyProfile

ManagingtoMakeaDifference

By Lisa Game

Kathleen A. Kost

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Irecentlyhadthepleasureofhelpingtoorganize

aDr.MartinLutherKingJr.memorialobservance

fortheWesternNewYorkregion,heldonJanuary

12,2007ontheBuffaloStateCollegecampus.This

annualeventchallengesAmericanstoremember,

celebrate,and—mostimportantly—actto

addressthoseissuesforwhichDr.Kingandothers

gavetheirlives.UBPresidentJohnB.Simpson,thekeynote

speakerthisyear,assistedusinmakingthecelebrationof

Dr.King’sbirthdayanaffirmationofnonviolenteducation,

communityserviceanddiversity.

FewAmericanshavehadasmuchimpactuponour

country’sconsciousnessasDr.King.Histeachingscontinue

toinspireustochooseimportantcoursesofactionthat

improveourcommunities,suchasvolunteerismandother

formsofcivicservice.Ourobservanceceremonycontinues

toimproveitsgoalofhelpingpeoplelearnaboutDr.King’s

historiccivilrightslegacyandhisprinciplesofnonviolence.

Aspartoftheobservanceevents,weinvitedareaschool

childrentoparticipateinanessaywriting/fineartscontest.

Thecontestwasaneducationalopportunitythatencouraged

studentstoapplyDr.King’ssixprinciplesofnonviolenceto

theirlives.

Associalworkers,weexemplifyDr.King’sbeliefin

thepotentialandchallengesofindividualsincommunities.

Muchlikehim,weapplyourprofessionalknowledgeand

skillstohelppeoplemakeeffectiveuseoftheirstrengths.

Membershipinouralumniassociationisanotherform

ofcommunity-building.Iencourageyoutojointhealumni

associationifyouhaven’talready,ortorenewyourmember-

ship.Doingsowillhelpfurtherthemissionofourschool

andtheuniversity.Pleasefeelfreetocontactmeat

(716)[email protected].

PeoplePeopleAlumniAssociationNews

Greetingstoall...

rita m. andolina chair, ub school of social work alumni committee

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I’mtheSchoolofSocialWork’snew

directorofrecruitmentandalumni

relations.Thisismythirdrolewith

theschool.

Myfirstsocialworkemploy-

mentwasattheinpatientmental

healthunitofWoman’sChristian

Association(WCA)HospitalinJamestown,N.Y.,where

IworkedwithMaryBosek,MSW’88,andCarolWright,

MSW’92.ThereIwasintroducedtocrisisintervention,in-

andoutpatientmentalhealthservices,andthevalueofaUB

MSWdegree(I’maproud1995alumna).

IeventuallybecamecodirectorofWCAHospital’s

out-patientmentalhealthclinic,andthenmovedontothe

BuffaloPsychiatricCenterinasharedstaffpositionassigned

totheChautauquaCountyDepartmentofMentalHygiene

(CCMH).AtCCMH,Ifoundmypathcrossingwiththe

SchoolofSocialWorkonceagainwhenIbeganteaching

asanadjunctinUB’soff-campusprograminJamestown,

coordinatedbySandraAnderson,MSW’90.

MyUBstorydoesnotendthere.AfterSandraretired,

Ijumpedattheopportunitytoserveascoordinatorofthe

Jamestownprogram.ForthenextthreeyearsIhappilytoiled

away,andthen,inthefallof2006,Ibecamethedirectorof

recruitmentandalumnirelations.

NowIfindmyselfgearingupformybiggestchallenge

yet—you!Wehaveover4,400graduates,andIwanttohear

fromeachofyou.Whereareyouliving,whatareyoudoing,

whatdoyouwantyouralmamatertodoforyou?IfIarrive

atmyofficeonMondaymorningandfind4,400e-mails

waitingforme,fantastic.Sofireaway!Mye-mailaddressis

[email protected]’llbethere.

...frombothofus!

kathryn kendall director of recruitment and alumni relations

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Elaine Hammond (mSw ’02

Jamestown)

Elaine joined the UB SSW team last fall

as the Jamestown off-campus coordina-

tor. Elaine’s most recent position was

as a psychiatric social worker for the

Chautauqua County Mental Hygiene

Department in Jamestown, N.Y.

Carna Chamberlin (mSw ’05

Jamestown)

Carna accepted a position with Hospice

of Chautauqua County in August 2006.

She continues to volunteer at Family

Services as facilitator for the Friend-to-

Friend Grief Support Group.

Kenneth J. Herrmann (mSw ’75)

According to the foreign affairs depart-

ment of the Da Nang City, Vietnam,

Web site: “Standing People’s Committee

vice-chairman Tran Phuoc Chinh had

talks with Prof. Kenneth J. Herrmann

Jr. from the U.S.’s SUNY-Brockport and

director of SUNY-Brockport program on

9 January 2007. On this occasion, vice-

chairman Chinh presented the certifi-

cate of merit of the Da Nang People’s

Committee chairman to Prof. Herrmann

for his great contributions to the city’s

socioeconomic development.”

Eugenia (Jeannie) Steven (mSw ’08)

Jeannie has published a commentary

in the journal Social Work on the book

The Careless Society: Community and

Its Counterfeits by John McKnight.

Jeannie’s article, “Perspective Analysis:

McKnight’s ‘Careless Society’ and the

Strength-Based Approach to Social

Work,” compares the strength-based

approach with McKnight’s assertions

that helping-industries supplant family

and community; that often helping-

professionals hold themselves out as

the experts in clients’ lives; and that

clients are merely passive recipients in

the helping process. She points out that

in strength-based models, clients are

actively involved in goal-setting and

treatment planning, and that family and

community resources are utilized when-

ever possible. Her article also reminds

us that “the service industry” consists of

individuals who cannot be stereotyped

any more than other groups of people

who share a certain commonality.

c l a s s n ot e s

Tell your fellow alumni what

you’re doing through Mosa-

ics’ Classnotes section. Please

send your news to ssw-alum@

buffalo.edu.

contact us!

UBMSWappointedNewYorkState“crimeczar”InJanuary,NewYorkGov.EliotSpitzer

appointedDeniseO’Donnell(MSW’73)

criminaljusticedirector,tooverseeallthe

state’slawenforcementagenciesandbe

Spitzer’stopcriminaljusticeadvisor.She

willmanage40,000peopleinagenciesthat

haveatotalbudgetof$4billion.Inaddi-

tiontoherMSW,O’DonnellalsohasaUB

lawdegree.

In1998,PresidentBillClintonnomi-

natedO’Donnelltobethefirstwomanto

serveasU.S.AttorneyfortheWesternDistrict

ofNewYork.Sheheldthepostuntil2001.

InaJanuary12,2007articleabout

theappointment,The Buffalo News

quotedformerU.S.AttorneyPatrick

NeMoyer,nowaNewYorkStateSupreme

CourtjudgewhoO’Donnellservedas

chiefassistant,sayingthatshebringsmore

thanaprosecutor’sperspectivetothejob:

“Shebringsarealhumanisticapproach.”

ThearticlealsoquotedO’Donnellsaying

thathersocialworkbackgroundwill

helpeffortstoreducerecidivismrates

bycriminalsandwithprogramstohelp

youngpeopleavoidturningtocrime.“So

manyofthoseareasthatIworkedon

[asasocialworker]playsuchapivotalrole

inthecriminaljusticesystem,”O’Donnell

toldtheNews.

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2004–2005

Friends

Leadership society

Mrs.ErinD.Bailey

elizabeth C. Harvey society

Ms.GertrudeJ.BonimeRuthKahnStovroff

Benefactors

Mrs.LanaD.BenatovichMs.CatherineA.CarfagnaDr.NancyJ.Smyth

Organizations/Corporations

TheAllstateFoundationTheBrunFamilyFoundationExxonMobilFoundationTheFoundationforJewish

PhilanthropiesGerontologicalSociety ofAmericaTheHaworthPressJohnson&JohnsonSistersofSocialService NewYorkStateChapter

ALumni

Leadership society

Mr.LeslieA.Brun’74 EstateofMs.PatriciaA. Hines’75

elizabeth C. Harvey society

Ms.MaryFrances’63 Mr.CosimoD.Mautone’67 Mr.WilliamJ.McFarland’56 Mrs.PhyllisVogt’84

dean’s Circle

Dr.EllenE.Grant’79Mrs.KirstenM.Milbrath’72Dr.ThomasH.Nochajski’90Mrs.GloriaC.Stulberg’49Mr.andMrs.RobertE. Touhsaent’77

Benefactors

Mr.RichardL.Alexander’73Dr.PaulaG.Allen-Meares’70Ms.MargaretA.Awald’87Mr.JosephO.BakerJr.’91Ms.PatriciaC.Campbell’95MissBeverlyJ.Caruso’69Ms.ShevanthiK.Collure’02Mrs.MarianE.Corsi’84Mr.AndrewV.CoughlinJr.’71Mr.RobertL.DeiszJr.’93

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Ourgraduatespossessuncommonabilityandacommitment

toimprovinglives.The4,400alumnioftheUBSchoolofSocial

Workmakeadifferenceinthelivesoftheirclientsandthecom-

munitiesinwhichtheyliveandwork.

Westrivetoproduceinnovative,theoreticallybasedand

empiricallytestedpolicyandpracticeandtoprovideprofessional

leadershipinresolvingcriticalsocial,economicandpoliticalchal-

lenges;wehonortheinherentdignity,rightsandstrengthsofall

individuals,familiesandcommunities.

ThroughoutthehistoryoftheSchoolofSocialWork,gifts

fromgenerousalumniandfriendslikeyouhavebeencritical

tooursuccess.Asthecostofqualityeducationrises,andwith

decreasingaidforpublicschoolslikeours,yoursupportismore

importantthanever.Inresponsetothesecriticalneeds,Iwill

workharderthanevertomakeourfund-raisingeffortssuccessful.

Werecognizethedifferenceyouaremakingintheworld

eachday—wewantourstudentstoappreciateyouasrolemodels

whohavehelpedmaketheirsocialworkeducationpossible.

Inannualfunddrives,thepercentageofalumniwhogive

something—whetheronedollarorathousanddollars—

isconsideredareliablemeasureofauniversity’sorschool’shealth

andwell-being.Corporations,foundationsandindividualslook

athowmanyofyousupportuswhendecidingwhethertomake

capitalgifts;collegerankings,suchasthoseinU.S.News & World

Report,includealumni-givingpercentagesintheirformulas.So

yourgifttotheschool,largeorsmall,isveryimportanttous.

InthisissueofMosaics,wehonorouralumniandfriends

whohavesupportedusinthepasttwoyears.Whetheryourgift

wasintendedtofundgroundbreakingresearch,orwasdirected

tostudents,facultyorspecificprograms,yoursupportwillhavea

lastingimpactontheschool’sscholarshipandprogramming.

PrivatesupportisincreasinglyimportanthereatUBandthe

SchoolofSocialWork.Thankyouforhelpingusfulfillourmission.

DevelopmentNews

Youmakeusproud

h o n o r r o l l o F s u p p o rt e r s

school oF social work giFt clubs

Leadership society:$2,500andabove

elizabeth C. Harvey society$1,000andabove

dean’s Circle$500–$999

Benefactors$100–$499

supporters$25–$99

sincerely, minnie wyse, director oF deVelopment

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Ms.DeborahEbel’79Mrs.RoseM.Furman’85Ms.JeanneM.Glair’76Mr.RobertV.Gorman’64Ms.JeanneM.Gregory’76Ms.LisaM.Harnden’03Mrs.LaPearlHaynes’88Mrs.BethM.Heath’74Ms.FaithL.Hoffman’93Mrs.MarionKulik’66Mrs.AnnI.Lawson’84Ms.ConstanceE.Miller’59Ms.FernM.Moskowitz’72Mrs.DonnaM.O’Mara’76Mr.DeanF.Priore’83Ms.GeorgeannW.Redman’65Mr.GabrielT.Russo’67Mr.JosephJ.Scaravillo’66Mr.JamesD.Sorrentino’74Mr.SidneyG.Spector’50Dr.BeverlyR.Steinfeld’76Mrs.EllynG.Stevenson’73Mr.DavidL.Trachtman’67Dr.SandraR.Wexler’73Mr.LewisR.Woodham’61Mr.EricS.Yalowitz’86MissAnnetteM.Zaccari’83

supporters

Mr.PaulF.Ahlquist’68Ms.SandraL.Anderson’90Ms.CherylAnnArena’97Mrs.ReneeArmenia Muscato’90Ms.ElizabethA.Armes’88Ms.MichelleL.Bailey’03Ms.BrendaBarclay’93Mr.LarryL.Barwick’73Mrs.EvaL.Bauman’56Ms.NancyPamela Bleichfeld’87Ms.TerriM.Brennan’01Dr.GaryC.Brice’93Mr.JohnBricout’94Mrs.RuthS.Brock’64Ms.SusanC.Budney’02Mr.andMrs.JohnT.Burke’72Ms.ChristineM.Bylewski’77Mrs.KathleenA.Callan’03Mrs.DaleW.Cameron- Kody’88Ms.VelmaB.Campbell’71Mrs.ElizabethM.Cannon- Bailey’83Ms.KimberlyE.Capriotti’98Mrs.JenniferM.Carlson’94Dr.MaryB.Carney’86Mrs.CarvaR.Cash’91

Mrs.CynthiaG.Cassidy- Gould’87Mr.JohnR.Castellani’98Mrs.ElizabethA.Catalano’80Mr.GeraldCheplowitz’77Mrs.EleanorB.Cobb’72Mrs.CarolK.Coles’79Ms.MildredI.Colon’01Mr.DennisM.Conheady’67Ms.MarjorieA.Connors’60Ms.PatriciaM.Conolly’01MissMaryLouCostanzo’63Ms.KathleenR.Cox’77Mrs.NancyC.Coyle’90Mrs.PatriciaMaloneCraig’92Mrs.AmyM.Crocker’96Ms.NatalieCuddahee’99Mrs.AlvaK.Daffner’67Ms.LaurelS.Daise’97Mr.TomA.DeFrancesco’77Mr.G.RobertDean’60Ms.NancyJ.Delaney- Winans’89Ms.BarbaraA.Demerest’78Mr.PatrickJ.Dexter’72Mrs.BarbaraJ.Donohue’82Ms.CarolV.Dubin’97Ms.MargaretDunn’89Mr.JeromeM.Endres’66Mrs.DonnaM.Fahrenholz’81SisterMaryJ.Fenyvesi’68Mrs.MaryAnnFerguson’67Ms.ErinC.Ferrentino’94Mrs.AlleneH.Fissler’66Mr.TheodoreT.Fletcher’95Mrs.NoreenR.Flynn’87MissKarenH.Forbes’86Ms.BonaP.Fox’94Mrs.ShelleyB.Fox’76Ms.KristenFranklin-Rosser’95Mrs.NormaC.Frech’73Mr.BruceJ.Fried’73Mr.GentreL.Garmon’71MissAnnetteA.Gawronski’59Mr.AlbertE.Gentle’77Mr.EdwardN.Giannino’88Mrs.LauraP.Glasner’88Mrs.EileenD.Glazer’76Ms.AmyMargaretGorman’94Ms.MaryP.Grace’94Ms.SharonA.Green’78Mrs.EvelynGriffis’90Mrs.RobinG.Hamlisch’77Ms.GayleA.Hanley’83Ms.LeeD.Hannan’91Mrs.MargaretK.Hauser’73Mr.KeithA.Hayman’59Mrs.DianneS.Healey’88Mr.DennisP.Heffern’97

Mrs.AnneE.Herod’73Mr.MarkPaulHeron’93Ms.EileenM.Hoffman’82Ms.PatriciaA.Hohl’89Ms.KathleenA.Holmes- Morris’02Mrs.LuraJ.Huckabone’82Ms.CamilleL.Huggins’93Ms.AlissaL.Hughes’92Mrs.NancyL.Imhoff-Smith’84Ms.CynthiaP.Iversen’86Ms.ConstanceG.James’94Ms.YvonneJames’01Mr.StevenE.Jeffrey’91Mrs.AudreyM.Johnston’98Ms.MaryKayJou’96Ms.JudithM.Kallett’74TimothyandEllenKennedy’84Mrs.EllenR.Kirsch’75Ms.ReneeM.Klein’02Mrs.CathyA.Klein-Scheer’76Dr.AudreyW.Klick’68MissMargaretM.Klipfel’63Mrs.PamelaB.Koon’90Ms.FrancesA.Lanza’97Mrs.SarahE.Larson’88Ms.PhyllisA.Lemoine’73Mrs.JoanM.Liggetto’00Mr.ThomasM.Lillis’79Ms.SandraE.Lomker’88Mrs.GloriaC.Longo’68Mrs.JuanitaJ.Look’66Mrs.HelenP.Lowell’40Ms.CarolJ.Ludwig’02Ms.SharonM.Ludwig’89Ms.JenniferM.Machucki’01Ms.RebeccaH.Mack’92Mrs.JoanA.Magin’90Mr.JamesM.Maloney’54Ms.CynthiaL.Manne’93Mr.AllegroMarafon’72Mrs.EileenS.Markzon’75Mr.GaryW.Masline’73Ms.LaurenC.May-Jones’90Mrs.JoanT.McCarley’76Mr.RossE.McCarthy’63Ms.LillisC.McLean’85Mrs.BethAnneMiller’94Mrs.LisaS.Misiti’75Ms.SaraMontz’80Mrs.LorraineV.Moran’82Mr.MichaelM.Moran’63MissSaraA.Murphy’67Mrs.PatriciaM.Musial’74Mr.TedMyers’53Mr.RobertNegron’97Ms.ChristineM.Newton’94Mrs.AnnetteB.Nicosia’79Ms.DeborahA.Noble’99

Ms.AnnE.Oakes’85Mrs.StephanieS.O’Brien’69Mrs.CarolG.O’Connor’83Ms.MichelleL.Olandese’98Ms.DonnaO’Neill-Kuna’79Ms.MariaM.Ortiz’96Mr.BernardOrzel’54Mrs.MareeL.Painter- Benedict’71Dr.BruceAlanPaly’77Mr.MarcC.Panepinto’97Mrs.AliceB.Penner’63Mrs.MaryH.Pepper’79Mrs.JudyA.Perkowski’70Mrs.RosaliaPerotto’48Mr.FrederickA.Perra’67Ms.DianeC.Pesch-Savatteri’89Ms.DonnaPhillipsBaker’82Ms.SarahJ.Phillips’02Ms.CherylA.Pieczonka’94Ms.MaryElainePierce’69Ms.JulianaPlune’02Ms.MarieA.Porter’91Mr.GeraldE.Powers’67Mr.AndrewT.Radack’97Ms.KathleenM.Reddish’00Col.WallaceD.Redman’42Mrs.ClaudiaM.Reeves’69Mrs.AnnE.Reigle’88Mr.FrankJ.Rinere’62Ms.MaryM.Ring’80MissKathleenM.Romano’93Ms.SheilaT.Rosewhite’72Mrs.CeceliaMarieRosiek- Bauer’87Ms.LindaS.Rumbaugh’02Mr.KennethA.Sass’83Ms.MarianSatriani’73Mr.JosephVincent SbarbatiJr.’74Ms.MarleneA.Schillinger’77Mrs.MarionE.Schmidt’89Mr.RobertS.Schwartz’77Mrs.AmyannP.Sicienski’00Mr.DonaldA.Simon’65Mr.WilliamSingletonJr.’74Mrs.CatherineK.Skerker’77Mrs.MaryM.Skibinski’80MissDawnM.Skowronski’84Mr.WarrenR.SkyeJr.’93Ms.TamekiaT.Slaughter’02Mrs.VirginiaE.Smaczniak’85Mrs.MarciaA.Smart-Exner’00Ms.MargaretR.Smith’94MissArleneT.Smyntek’88Mrs.MaryE.Smythe- Williams’82Ms.DarlaSpafford-Davis’99Mr.DaneR.Sprague’77

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Mr.CharlesW.Stannard’81Ms.MaryM.Steenberg’01Mr.AnthonyJ.StefaniakJr.’70Mr.JohnC.Stimmel’61Mrs.KarenL.Stocki’77Mrs.GailSunshine-May’91Mrs.BrendaJ.Tapia’02Mrs.RosannaTresca’78Mr.FranklinJ.Tuchols’85Mrs.AudreyJ.Tucker’68Ms.RitaM.Turkiewicz’04Ms.WendyMcDonald Turner’82Mrs.EmilyE.Vaccaro’70Mrs.EllenK.VanderWilt’72Ms.VirginiaM.Vaughan’95Mrs.SharonM.Vincent’71Mr.JosephW.Walker’77Mr.DennisA.Walsh’65Mr.WilliamF.Walsh’49Mr.AnthonyJosephWalters’90Mr.WilliamM.Walz’68Mrs.BarbaraS.Ware-House’76Ms.PatriciaE.Watson’78Ms.GaylWeinheimer’94Mr.MelvinJayWeinstein’69Ms.MarleneJ.Weller’86Dr.ElisabethA.Weston’95Ms.CarenWhaley’93Mr.DennisJ.Wiess’75Mrs.JoanneB.Wieters’69Mr.RobertM.Williams’92Mr.DavidW.Winnie’68Mrs.RosanneM. Wisniewski’74Ms.CatherineJ.Witherow’91Mrs.NancyG.Wohl’83Mr.PaulE.Zimmerman’94

2005–2006

Friends

Leadership society

Mrs.ErinD.BaileyEstateofMr.PaulJ.EdwardsMr.GeraldJ.Miller

elizabeth C. Harvey society

RuthKahnStovroff

dean’s Circle

Dr.BarbaraandMr.Peter H.RittnerDr.NancyJ.Smyth

Benefactors

Ms.GertrudeJ.BonimeMs.CatherineA.CarfagnaMr.CraigColdwellDr.HowardJ.Doueck

Dr.WooksooKimMr.EugeneMeeksDr.ShermanMerle

supporters

Mrs.KarenM.AikmanMs.AnnaR.CerratoMr.andMrs.EugeneEusanioMs.LesaL.FichteMs.DorothyM.HowlandMs.DeniseKrauseMs.JodieC.Pearson

Organizations/Corporations

TheAmericanBoardof ExaminersAnonymousTheBrunFamilyFoundationCouncilonSocialWork Education,Inc.FidelityCharitableGiftFundTheFoundationforJewish PhilanthropiesGerontologicalSocietyof AmericaTheHaworthPressRobertWoodJohnson FoundationTheScholarshipFoundation

ALumni

Leadership society

Mr.LeslieA.Brun’74Mr.MarkPaulHeron’93

elizabeth C. Harvey society

Ms.MaryFrancesDanner’63EstateofMs.PatriciaA. Hines’75Mr.CosimoD.Mautone’67Mrs.PaulineS.Riemer’57Mrs.GloriaC.Stulberg’49Mrs.PhyllisVogt’84

dean’s Circle

Dr.CatherineN.Dulmus’99Mr.JohnandDr.Toby Laping’82Mrs.KirstenM.Milbrath’72Dr.ThomasH.Nochajski’90Mrs.SusanM.Touhsaent’77

Benefactors

Ms.BrendaBarclay’93Ms.JudithA.Bieniek’04Mr.JohnBricout’94Ms.KimberlyE.Capriotti’98Ms.DebraCasaceli’97Mrs.MarianE.Corsi’84Mr.RobertL.DeiszJr.’93Mrs.MaryG.Giangreco’50

MissMarilynJ.Gibbin’61Mr.RobertV.Gorman’64Ms.JeanneM.Gregory’76Ms.LisaM.Harnden’03Mrs.TamaraB.Harris’70Mrs.LaPearlHaynes’88Mrs.SharonA.Herlehy’90Ms.MarilynL.Hillman’69Ms.FaithL.Hoffman’93Ms.MaryM.Horrigan’66Ms.MaryC.Kaplan’74Ms.NancyR.Krtek’00Mrs.MarionKulik’66Dr.ElaineM.Maccio’04Mr.ArthurH.Mason’89Ms.GeralynMcGinn’76Mr.andMrs.MichaelM. Moran’63ReverendDavidJ.Morris’72Mrs.DonnaM.O’Mara’76Mr.WilliamP.OsmerIII’67Mrs.RosaliaPerotto’48Ms.MaryElainePierce’69Ms.GeorgeannW.Redman’65Ms.ShirleyReiser’76Mr.GabrielT.Russo’67Mr.JamesM.Sampson’73Mr.JosephJ.Scaravillo’66Dr.BeverlyR.Steinfeld’76Mr.DavidL.Trachtman’67Dr.SandraR.Wexler’73Mrs.JoanneB.Wieters’69Mr.LewisR.Woodham’61

supporters

Mrs.SigridAdler’87Mr.PaulF.Ahlquist’68Mrs.PeggyGunzburger Altman’39Ms.CherylAnnArena’97Mrs.ReneeArmenia Muscato’90Ms.ElizabethA.Armes’88Ms.SandraA.Austin’72Mrs.DianeH.Aviles’75Ms.MargaretA.Awald’87Ms.BeverlyP.Baglio’79Mr.JosephO.BakerJr.’91Mr.LarryL.Barwick’73Mrs.EvaL.Bauman’56Mrs.LeeA.Beebe’86Ms.AmyJ.Beeman’99Ms.B.JoAnneBeggs’98Ms.NancyPamela Bleichfeld’87Dr.LizbethJ.Booth’99Ms.MaryFrancesBosek’88Ms.TerriM.Brennan’01Dr.GaryC.Brice’93

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s u p p o rt i n g s c h o l a r s h i pFuture students seeking a degree from the School of So-

cial Work will have access to more scholarship assistance,

thanks to a recent bequest of more than $400,000 from

alumna Jean Schumacher Cook. She passed away on

Nov. 23, 2005.

Cook, a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., earned bache-

lor’s and master’s degrees in social sciences in 1939 and

1957, respectively. She established the scholarship fund

in memory of her late husband, Col. William G. Cook,

a 1927 graduate of UB. Col. Cook was the recipient of

a scholarship when he was a student, and the couple

wanted to ensure that future social work students re-

ceive scholarship assistance.

“We are grateful to Jean Cook for the foresight she

showed in planning for this gift,” said Dean Nancy J.

Smyth. “Because of her generosity, more graduate stu-

dents will receive financial help.”

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diane elzeMember,CommissionforDiversityandSocialandEconomicJustice,CouncilonSocialWorkEducation

Member,BoardofDirectors,MenofColorHealthAwarenessProject,BuffaloandRochester,N.Y.

Chair,EvaluationCommittee,MenofColorHealthAwarenessProject

Member,AbstractReviewCommittee,SocietyforSocialWorkandResearch

Member,2006GAYLACommittee,GayandLesbianYouthServicesofWesternNewYork

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denise KrauseMember(ex-officio),BoardofDirectors,AIDSNetworkofWNY

Barbara rittnerMember,BoardofDirectors,Mid-ErieCounselingandTreatmentServices

Member,SteeringCommittee,GroupfortheAdvancementDoctoralEducation(GADE)

Patrick shannonMember,BoardofDirectors,CommunityServicesfortheDevelopmentallyDisabled

nancy smythMember,BoardofDirectors,ErieCountyMentalHealthAssociation

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deborah WaldropMember,BoardofDirectors,AmherstCenterforSeniorServices

Member,NationalAdvisoryandProgramCommittee,HartfordDoctoralFellows

NationalResearchMentor,HartfordFacultyScholarsProgram

Hilary WeaverChair,AmericanIndianCaucus,NationalAssociationofSocialWorkers

Member,CommissiononProfessionalDevelopment,CouncilonSocialWorkEducation

President,AmericanIndianAlaskaNativeSocialWorkEducators’Association

President,BoardofDirectors,NativeAmericanCommunityServicesofErieandNiagaraCounties

Member,NativeAmericanLeadershipCommissiononHealthandAIDS

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