2007 issue 1 interface.pmd - School of Social Welfare - University of ...

Margo Award Recipients, 2005-2006
The MARGO Awards, named in honor of Professor Emeritus, Margaret Schutz Gordon, who served as Director of Field Education
from 1970-1983. The MARGO Awards recognize outstanding achievement in field education by students and field instructors.
Outstanding Field Instructors:
Laura Breitberg immigrated from to the
US from Russia in 1991 and graduated
with her MSW degree from KU in 1998.
She has been working as a
resettlement coordinator and elder case
manager at Jewish Family and Children
Services overseeing the ElderCare
program. She is always enthusiastic
about doing field instruction and works
to give her students a very solid and
well-rounded experience.
Janet Krueger, LCSW, LSCSW, got her
BA from Valparaiso University in
Psychology and Theology and her MSW
from KU in 1971. She trained under the
Menninger Foundation between 1979-
1981. She spent a decade as a
Psychiatric Social Worker at KU Med
Center and later became a Therapy
Supervisor and Clinical Director at
Marillac Center for Children in the
1980’s. Since 1997 she has been
Clinical Director at Crittenton Behavioral
Health responsible for the Residential
Program and providing oversight of
many of the other programs at Crittenton
(Community Based Services, Addictions
Program, Spiritual Wellness, Student
internships program etc.). Janet has
taught for the KU School of Social
Welfare and has been a die-hard in the
field instruction realm. Janet welcomes
MSW students every year at Crittenton
and pours her heart and soul into the
coordination and instruction of students
at the center. She has been supervising
SW Administration and Advocacy
students for the past couple of years;
and student Reshida Rone nominated
her this year for Outstanding Field
Instructor.
Outstanding Students:
Amitta Davis, BSW Senior, was
valedictorian of her high school in
Bonner Springs, KS. She volunteered
as an advocate for survivors of domestic
violence through WTCS in Lawrence.
She minored in Latin American Studies
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Back row: Carla Wozniak, Emily
Meissen. Front row: Sue Cliff, Margaret
Schutz Gordon, Laura Breitberg.
Reshida Rone received the award for
Janet Krueger. Not shown: Amittia
Davis.
while working on her BSW and is
proficient in the Spanish Language.
She is dedicated to children and
families and completed a practicum
through the Topeka Schools providing
support and counseling to Latino
students and their families. She is
currently pursuing an MSW degree at
the University of Texas in Austin.
Sue Cliff, Clinical MSW student,
received an AA degree from Haskell
Indian Nations University in 1990 and
later went on to get a BSW degree from
KU in 1992. She worked for the
Junction City SRS office for two years
and also served as a maternal and
infant care worker briefly for the Junction
City Health Department. She later went
to Madison Wisconsin where she
worked in correctional services and at
an elementary school. She worked
concurrently on her certification in
Addictions Counseling through KCKCC
while working on her MSW degree. She
is a Native American Scholar and
intends to work with the Native
Community upon graduation. She
completed a foundation level practicum
through DCCCA Outpatient Services in
Lawrence. She completed her
advanced level practicum with the
Topeka Schools for which she was
nominated for Outstanding Clinical
Student.
Carla Wozniak, SWAAP student,
received her BSW degree from KU in
2003. She was an Employment
Specialist and Case Manager for
Kansas Legal Services for 2 1/2 years,
and also did her undergraduate
practicum with KLS. Carla had been a
lead teaching assistant at Brookcreek
Learning Center in Lawrence and also
served as Site Director for the Medallion
School Partnership program. She is
rich with volunteer experiences
including WTCS (domestic violence),
Jubilee Cafe (homeless), and Topeka
Womenade which she co-founded at
KLS to help clients in immediate
financial crisis. She completed her
administration concentration practicum
through the Van Go Mobile Arts program
and was nominated for Outstanding
Administration and Advocacy student.
Emily Meissen, Foundation MSW,
received her BS degree from Kansas
State University in Journalism and Mass
Communication with a minor in
Leadership Studies. She was active as
a student intern with American
Humanics which enhanced her interest
and experience with non-profit and
human services agencies. In fact, she
was the founding member and student
representative of the American
Humanics Student Association in
Manhattan. She spent three summers
as a psychosocial group leader for
children with SED through the Mental
Health Association of Central KS in
Wichita. She was a public relations
intern for the Wichita CASA program and
has also taught leadership classes.
She completed her Foundation level
practicum with ECKAN of Douglas
County serving low-income families and
coordinating food drive efforts. She is
preparing for an advanced level SWAAP
practicum with the Department of Health
and Human Service’s Office of
Evaluation and Inspection.