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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 . 8 . 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.
2006 MSW Hooding & Doctoral Recognition Speech Professor Emeritus, Dennis Saleebey, gave the address at the 2006 MSW Hooding & Doctoral Recognition Ceremony. It was an inspiring speech. We have received several requests for copies of the text. Here are the closing words. “Let me end with an acknowledgement of pride, social work pride. We should be proud of our past. We should be proud of our commitment to social justice. We should be proud of our work with those who labor and live under the burden of oppression. We should be proud of our civic and moral intelligence and imagination. We should be proud of the great variety and diversity of people with whom we work and the incredible heterogeneity of places where we do our work. Most of all, we should be proud of all the people who live a better life and see a brighter day because a social worker came into their lives and worked a little magic. Maxim Gorky, the Russian writer, who lead a troubled and difficult life, said this about his grandmother: Until she came into my life, I seem to have been asleep and hidden among obscurity; but when she appeared she woke me and led me to the light of day. Connecting all by a single thread, she wove them into a pattern of many colors, thus making herself my friend for life, the being nearest my heart, and she built up the strength needful for a hard life. We do no less. To help others build up the strength needful for a hard life could not be more noble, difficult, or gratifying work. We should take great pride in the doing of it.” —Dennis Saleebey, professor emeritus, May 21, 2006 Scholarship Recipients, 2006-2007 Lynn Leban Scholar: Bria Humphrey Shirley Ann Ketchum McDaneld Scholar: Erin Chaput Kyle Glenn & Keith Ernest Smith Memorial Scholar: Lisa Fulton Amy Watskins Memorial Scholar: Susanna Mosher Equal Opportunity First Nations Scholars: Abigail Estes, Joyla Gates, Brian Jones, Rebecca Marshall, Rhoda Schwindt, Marisa Spoonhunter Liane V. Davis Scholar: Theresa Gordon Esther Twente Scholars: Amber Gerstle, Rebecca Gillam, Devon Kariker, Sara Schneberger, Ben Stromberg, Barbara Torgerson Teri Zenner Memorial Scholar: Anastasia Viveros Mildred Webb Sigler Scholar: Katherine Malone Cecilia Robinson Scholars: Kristin Grabel, Sarah Olson, Andrea Pfeiffer Dot Simmons & Dodie Abbott Scholars: Christa Denzer, Sharie Quattlebaum, Karen Rowinsky Aase George Scholar: Casey Spencer Goodwin Garfield Practical Theorist Scholar: Beatrice Magathan Advisory Board Scholars: Chris Brown, Erin Grosier Multicultural Scholars: Vanessa Engelbert, Abigail Estes, Antoyia Fortune, Brian Jones, Rebecca Marshall, Nichole Mays, Teresa Priddy, Jessica Rojas, Kathryn Self, Stefanie Tracy, Alicia Williams, Antwan Winkfield, Kim Yeon KCKCC 2+2 Scholars: Sandra Brewer, Kimberly Keith, Wanda Klaben . 9 .
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