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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Fall 2004
CONNECTIONS
A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS OF THE UMB SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Connections is a joint publication of the
University of Maryland School of Social
Work and its Alumni Association. It is
produced by the School’s Office of
Communications. Articles and news
items should be sent to the Office of
Communications at the School.
Board of Advisors
Carolyn G. Billingsley, Chair
Mark G. Battle
Jane S. Baum
Edward J. Brody
Barbara Cahn
James W. Campbell
Alvin C. Collins
Pamela F. Corckran
Erica Fry Cryor
Greg DesRoches
Margot W. Heller
Barbara L. Himmelrich
Lenwood Ivey
Jean Tucker Mann, Secretary
James W. Motsay
James R. O’Hair
Shina W. Parker
Mary G. Piper
Alison Richman
Hector L. Torres
Meadow Lark Washington
Stanley E. Weinstein, Vice Chair
Susan A. Wolman
(list of officials continued on page 25)
Connections is published each fall by the
University of Maryland School of Social
Work. Send comments to:
Universitry of Maryland
School of Social Work
Alumni Affairs Office
Louis L. Kaplan Hall
525 West Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
E-mail us at:
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CONTENTS
2 School News Including Commencement 2004
6 Are Social Workers Ready for the Aging Boom?
14 2003-2004 Honor Roll of Donors
20 Legacies: Two Families - One Shared Vision
22 Support in Action: Mother & Daughter Benefit
from Your Giving
23 Class Notes
24 Closing Comments
Editors:
Matt Conn
Sharon A. Hodgson
Assistants:
Bonnie Burke
Rennette Cowan
Contributing Writers:
Donna Howard
Rosalia Scalia
Photographers
Bill Denison, Peter Howard, Bob Lenz

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school
News
SSW Lectures Touch on Alzheimer’s, Child Welfare,
and the Peace Corps Today
Poverty, child welfare, and the Peace Corps
were the subjects of three exceptional
community lectures at the School of Social
Work during the spring semester.
Alex Kotlowitz, author of the critically
acclaimed book There Are No Children Here,
a look at the lives of two Chicago children
growing up poor in a housing project, was
the featured speaker at the annual Louise
Rainer and Abraham Makofsky Memorial
Lecture on Child Welfare. Kotlowitz
presented an eye-opening look at growing
up poor in the world’s wealthiest nation.
There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two
Boys Growing Up in the Other America was
published in 1991. The book received
numerous awards including the Helen B.
Bernstein Award for Excellence in
Journalism, the Carl Sandburg Award, and
a Christopher Award. The New York Public
Library selected There Are No Children Here
as one of the 150 most important books of
the century. In the fall of 1993, it was
adapted for television as an ABC Movie-ofthe-Week
starring Oprah Winfrey. His latest
book, Never a City So Real, was published
last June.
Diagnosing the early signs of
Alzheimer’s Disease was the subject of this
past year’s Dr. Ephraim T. Lisansky Lecture.
Dr. Marilyn Albert was the keynote speaker.
She is currently director of the Division
of Cognitive Neuroscience in the
Department of Neurology at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine
and Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. She
moved to Johns Hopkins after having been
on the faculty of the Harvard Medical
School for 22 years, where she directed
the Gerontology Research Unit at
Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Albert is also the chair of the
Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee
of the national Alzheimer’s Association,
which oversees the largest non-governmental
grant program in Alzheimer’s research. In
2002, Dr. Albert and her husband, Dr.
Guy McKhann, published a book for the
general public about the aging brain titled
Keep Your Brain Young.
The celebration of Social Work Month
is a tradition at the School of Social Work.
This year, the School was delighted to
welcome back one of our own to deliver a
lecture. Dr. Jody Olsen, who received her
MSW degree from the UMB SSW in
1972, is deputy director of the Peace Corps.
Olsen returned to the School for the first
time in many years and talked about the
changes taking place and opportunities
available to social workers in the Peace
Corps today. You may recall that Olsen
was profiled in the 2003 edition of
Connections as one of America’s most
influential social workers.
Following the presentation, Olsen spent
time with current students and alumni who
had also invested time helping others
through the Peace Corps.
These are just three examples of
the caliber of events the School hosts
throughout the year. To be notified of
future events via e-mail, please visit our Web
site at www.ssw.umaryland.edu and sign up to
be placed our events e-mail list.
Alex Kotlowitz
Dr. Marilyn Albert
Dr. Jody Olsen

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE, MIXED IN WITH A LITTLE EXTRA PERSEVERANCE
Rain did not prevent the School of Social
Work from presenting diplomas this year to
368 MSW and 6 PhD
students. Camille Adams
and Jane O’Leary served as
the student speakers. Adams
is a native of Laurel,
Maryland and O’Leary calls
Baltimore home. The two
spoke on the “Power of
Social Work: Pass It On.”
Among the many awards
given, two students were
honored with the first Julee
Kryder-Coe Awards for
Outstanding Achievement in
Advocacy and Social Action.
Graduates Heather
Chapman and Mark
Donahue were lauded for
best exemplifying the spirit of
the late Kryder-Coe, who, until her death in
late 2003, was the School’s Assistant Dean
for Continuing Professional Education.
While the journey to earn an advanced
social work degree and to walk across the
stage to receive the diploma takes just one
or two years for most, some people travel a
different and much longer road to arrive at
the same destination.
One such person is Laura Phipps. Phipps,
who hails from Arnold, Maryland,
The 2004 edition of Who’s Who Among
Students in American Universities and
Colleges includes the names of 28
students from the University of
Maryland School of Social Work who
have been selected as national
outstanding campus leaders. The
28 are:
Ronda Behr; Rebecca Bovaird;
Heather Chapman; Ronald Christian;
Mary Collins; Luciana DeSouza;
SCHOOL NEWS
specialized in Families and Children within
the Clinical concentration. She knows the
Laura Phipps, Class of 2004
value of determination and hard work and
never forgets that inside every social worker
is a person who needs care. Laura’s journey
began in 1988, just a few years after one of
her sons was born with severe medical
problems. Throughout the years, countless
surgeries, and the mounting medical bills
that followed, Laura never lost sight of her
goal to become a social worker. Faced with
the dilemma of finding suitable child care
for her son, Laura, who has the attitude
that “anything is possible no matter the
situation,” took time off from school to
28 STUDENTS HONORED WITH WHO’S WHO RECOGNITION
Michele DiFatta; Lauren Gleit;
Deborah Harburger; Lisa Kay;
Ashley Klapper; Elissa Levine; Aminah
Long; Danielle Morgan; Carolyn Morris;
Inahi Nichols; Diana O’Donnell;
Jane O’Leary; Donna Ostlund Woodward;
Jennifer Pearce; Rachael Schultz;
Kenneth Shapiro; Sarah Shaton;
Jennifer Short; Brooke Templeton;
Erin Weiss; Kristin Whiteman; and
Amy Zandarski-Pica.
start her own pre-school for students with
light-weight special needs.
Other challenges in life kept
pulling Laura away from her
studies, but the power of
social work kept pulling her
back. Unlike other people
who might find themselves in
a similar situation, Laura
would not quit. Giving up is
not an option for Laura.
Laura persevered. She met
each obstacle placed before
her with grace, dignity, and
determination--all wonderful
qualities in a social worker.
In addition to finding time
for family and school, Laura
has done advocacy work for
parents in Anne Arundel
County and organized
efforts to collect furniture and household
items for families in need or crisis. Upon
graduation, Phipps plans to return to
her role as director of the pre-school
she created.
The journey was long, difficult, yet still very
rewarding. After 16 years, Laura stands as a
very proud graduate ready to use all she has
learned in the classroom, and in her life, to
help benefit and serve others. She, like the
rest of the Class of 2004, is a social worker
of exceptional talent.
Campus committees and editors of the
directory have included the names of
these students based on their
academic achievement, service to the
community, leadership in
extracurricular activities, and potential
for continued success.
They join an elite group of students
from more than 2,300 institutions of
higher learning in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and several
foreign nations.
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SCHOLARSHIP
SSW Faculty: Setting The Example for Excellence in Scholarship and Commentary
Drs. Llewellyn Cornelius, professor, and
Larry Ortiz, associate professor, had their
chapter “ Is Being the ‘Largest’ Latino
Ethnic Group Enough to Ensure Mexican
American Equity of Access to Health Care?”
published in a text titled The Color of Social
Policy, edited by King E. Davis & Tricia B.
Bent Goodley.
Drs. Paul H. Ephross, professor, and
Thomas V. Vassil, associate professor, have
co-authored the chapter “Group Work with
Working Groups” in the Handbook of Social
Work With Groups, edited by Charles D.
Garvin, Lorraine M. Gutierrez, and Maeda
J. Galinsky.
Dr. Geoffrey L. Greif, professor and
associate dean for the master’s program
(shown above), had his co-authored article
“Common Themes and Treatment
Approaches in Working With Families of
Runaway Youths” published in the March
2004 issue of American Journal of Family
Therapy. Dean Greif, along with Dr.
Daphne McClellan, assistant professor in
the Department of Social Work at the
University of Maryland Baltimore County,
had their article “Organizing to Amend
Antidiscrimination Statutes in Maryland”
published in Journal of Gay and Lesbian
Social Services.
Dr. Aminifu R. Harvey, associate
professor, and Dr. Robert B. Hill had
their article “Africentric Youth and Family
Rites of Passage Program: Promoting
Resilience Among At Risk African American
Youths” published in Social Work. Dr.
Harvey, along with co-authors G. K.
Loughney and J. Moore, had their article
“A Model Program for African American
Children in the Foster Care System”
included in Disability and the Black
Community by S. D. Miller.
Dr. Karen M. Hopkins, associate
professor, and Dr. Michael Austin,
University of California Berkeley, have had
their co-edited book Supervision as
Collaboration in the Human Services: Building
a Learning Culture published by SAGE
Publications, Inc.
Dr. Cheryl Hyde, associate professor, had
her article “Multicultural Development in
Human Service Agencies: Challenges and
Solutions” published in Social Work and her
article “Multicultural Organizational
Development in Nonprofit Human Service
Agencies: Views from the Field” published in
the Journal of Community Practice. Dr. Hyde
and co-authors Dr. Joshua Miller, Smith
College, and Dr. Betty Ruth, Boston
University, had their article “Teaching
about Race and Racism in Social Work:
Challenges for White Educators” published
in Smith College Studies in Social Work .
Dr. Melissa Littlefield, assistant professor,
had her article “African American
Intergender Relationships: A Theoretical
Exploration of Roles, Patriarchy and Love”
selected as the lead article in the May 2004
issue of the Journal of Black Studies. Dr.
Littlefield and co-author Dr. Elizabeth
Bertera had their article “Evaluation of
Electronic Discussion Forums in Social
Work Diversity Education: A Comparison
of Anonymous and Identified
Participation” published in the Journal of
Technology in Human Services.
Dr. Jacqueline Lloyd, assistant professor
(shown above), and co-author Dr. James
Anthony had their article “Hanging Out
with the Wrong Crowd: How Much
Difference Can Parents Make in an Urban
Environment?” published in the Journal of
Urban Health: Bulletin of The New York
Academy of Medicine.
Dr. Carmen L. Morano, associate
professor, and Dr. Bruce DeForge,
research associate professor, had their
article “The Views of Older Community
Residents Toward Mental Health Problems”
accepted for publication by the Journal of
Aging and Mental Health.
Dr. Elizabeth Mulroy, associate professor,
had her article “Community as a Factor in
Implementing Interorganizational
Partnerships: Issues, Constraints, and
Adaptations” published in Nonprofit
Management & Leadership.
Dr. Larry Ortiz, associate professor, and
Dr. Melissa Littlefield, assistant professor,
had their co-authored chapter “An
Approach to Teaching Spirituality for
Practice to the Older Adult” published
in Aging Education: Teaching and Practice
Strategies.

photo by Bill Denison
SCHOLARSHIP CONTINUED
Dr. Howard A. Palley, professor, had his
article “The Federal Judiciary, the Supreme
Court and the Issue of ‘Death with Dignity’
in the United States: The Interface of
Public Law and Bioethics” published in the
International Journal of the Humanities.
Dr. Shoshana Ringel, assistant professor,
had her article “Therapeutic Dilemmas in
Cross Cultural Practice with Asian
American Adolescents” accepted for
publication by the Child and Adolescent
Social Work Journal.
Salvatore Seeley, shown above and a
2004 graduate of the School of Social
work from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,
was chosen as a finalist for the
Presidential Management Fellows (PMF)
SCHOOL NEWS
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Dr. Diane DePanfilis (shown to the left)
spoke with Maryland radio station WEAA
on how the SSW prepares students for
work in child welfare. Dr. DePanfilis also
spoke with the Baltimore Sun on the report
that Maryland child abuse deaths exceed the
national average. Dr. DePanfilis is associate
professor and assistant dean for research at
the School. She is also director of the
Institute for Human Services Policy and
co-director of the University of Maryland
Center for Families.
Dr. Geoffrey L. Greif, professor and
associate dean for the master’s program, was
interviewed by local television news stations
about the Baltimore case of an allegedly
abandoned child who was left with a family
friend while her father, a single parent, was
incarcerated and not allowed to make
contact with family or the friend.
Dr. Jesse J. Harris, dean and professor,
participated in a panel discussion on WYPR
88.1 FM radio, the local NPR affiliate, on
the topic of the abuse of Iraqi prisoners of
war. Harris was also interviewed by
WMAR-TV on ways families with relatives
in Iraq can best cope with stress.
Salvatore Seeley: A Graduate of Presidential Magnitude
Program’s Class of
2004, and became
eligible for an
appointment as a
PMF Fellow. While
obtaining an
appointment with a
Federal Agency
within the Executive
Branch is not
guaranteed with
the award,
reaching finalist
status is quite an
achievement.
According to
officials with the
PMF program, “Since the inception of
the original Presidential Management
Intern Program in 1977, over 3,500
alumni continue to serve in all cabinet
departments and in more than 50 federal
Dr. Melissa Littlefield, assistant professor,
discussed with Maryland radio station 92-Q
FM coping mechanisms that African
Americans can use when dealing with issues
in their families such as verbal abuse, rape,
and other forms of sexual abuse. She also
discussed the role counseling can play in
helping these families.
Dr. Larry Ortiz, associate professor, spoke
to several Baltimore television news
broadcasts after the brutal murders of three
children in Baltimore, children whose
parents were undocumented immigrants
from Mexico. “Since the legal immigration
process can often take at least 5 years for
foreigners who wish to reunite with family
members in the United States, many are
forced to choose the option of entering the
country without legal papers,” said Ortiz.
Ms. Gisele Ferretto, faculty field liaison
with the Title IV-E Education for Public
Child Welfare Program, also spoke with the
local news media on the subject of talking to
children about such violence.
Dr. Steven Soifer, associate professor, was
interviewed by radio stations, newspapers,
and Internet sites across the country, and
even internationally, to discuss a case in
which an employee was fired for not being
able to take a drug test. The employee
suffers from paruresis.
agencies. Many are now high ranking
federal officials who are changing
policies and directing programs to meet
the needs of our times. Because of the
excellent reputation of these men and
women, many federal agencies are
making the Presidential Management
Fellows Program a cornerstone of their
succession planning.”
The School of Social Work has had other
students earn this prestigious honor.
Graduates to have earned this honor
include: Dominick L. Stokes ’02;
Savitri Belizaire ’00; Ellen Blackwell ’00;
Aimee Darrow ’00; Kara Lampasone ’00;
Lori Stalbaum ’00; Daniella Stanley ’00;
Margaret Davis ’99; James Eddie, Sr. ’99;
Tamara Farmer ’99; Diana Froley ’99;
Holly Schumann ’97; Barbara H.
Guest ’97; Eileen M. Hearty ’97; and
Paul D. Kelly ’97.
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Are Social Workers Ready
for the Aging Boom?
Carmen Morano
from the School of Social Work,
and other social work professionals,
examine the issue
COVER STORY
By Matt Conn
They were born between 1946 and 1964 by
the millions. They are the famed “baby
boom” generation of children born after
the end of World War II. They witnessed
the dawn of television, saw a man go to the
moon, and grew up to change the social and
political landscape of America.
When the boom started, hospitals were
not ready. Reports of maternity room
waiting lists and makeshift delivery rooms
were common. Companies rushed to fill the
exploding need for diapers, formula, toys,
clothing, and more. These baby boomers
were stuffed into classrooms as unprepared
school systems worked to face the challenge
of such growth. Doctor Spock became an
overnight sensation.
Today, as baby boomers approach age
60, there is no Doctor Spock to tell them
how to take care of their parents, or
themselves. There isn’t a talk-show expert to
explain how they should plan for their
future health and emotional needs. There
are, however, professional social workers at
the forefront of meeting the challenge. Will
these social workers be prepared to handle
the increasing demands placed upon them
by healthy and health-challenged seniors?
Will social work educators be able to meet
the education needs of students desiring a
career in, or a career change to, the aging
field? These are critical questions, and
answering them is a priority at the University
of Maryland School of Social Work.
“How we craft services to serve a
healthier older population is really going to
be a prime challenge for social work in the
future,” says Carmen L. Morano, PhD,
associate professor and chair of the aging
specialization at the UMB School of Social
Work. He adds, “I don’t think we fully
understand how this growing number of
young, healthy, older adults is not only
going to need services, but a very different
type of service than what we see developing
in the aging network today.”
Crafting services to meet the
changing and growing needs will require,
at a minimum, three essential ingredients:
good research; responsiveness; and
manpower.
Fortunately, Morano sees positive signs
in terms of research. “There is more
research that looks at healthy aging and
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those predictors that
contribute to healthy
aging. We are starting to
consume that research,
understand it, and look
at it from different
perspectives.” Getting the research into the
hands of faculty and social workers “on the
street” is where an accomplished UMB SSW
alumna plays a significant role.
Joan Levy Zlotnik, who earned her
PhD from the School in 1998, is the
executive director of the Institute for the
Advancement of Social Work Research
(IASWR) in Washington, DC. She says
“Aging is a key issue we are really looking at
and the amount of research on aging has
increased.” Some of the areas they are
exploring include: what will healthy aging
look like; careers after retirement; family life
transitions; mobile families; long-term
caregiving; lifestyle and housing issues;
nutrition; etc. Zlotnik believes strongly
that “We need social workers who are
studying what the best interventions are
and how will they work best as a member
of a team of physicians, psychiatrists, and
family members.” Also joining the team
are more and more corporations,
institutes, and other funders. The
National Institutes of Health, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, the
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, and many others are all funding
social work research in what Zlotnik
describes as a “huge range of areas.”
The IASWR has worked closely
with the National Association of Social
Workers to spotlight research on the
NASW Web site (www.naswdc.org) for
all to see. The research section of this
Web page, according to Zlotnik, “helps
social work practictioners be more aware
of the cutting edge research and where
more information can be found on
the subject.”
In addition to increased
opportunities to learn about and from
research, Dr. Morano sees other
promising indicators in the field. If you
visit a senior center today you will see
people taking Tai Chi, modern language
classes, and computer technology
instruction. This means, according to
Morano, “that senior centers are actually
starting to understand this need to serve
healthy elders. If (social workers) can get
people engaged early on, when they are still
healthy, and get them familiar with the
service setting and the aging network, when
they do have that acute incident later in life
they will be more likely to use the network
and feel comfortable using it.”
However, there is a huge wall many
social workers encounter when trying to get
the oldest of baby boomers into the aging
network. Getting a healthy adult who is
reluctant to face the inevitability of aging to
begin thinking about senior services and
taking part in a Tai Chi class at the local
senior center is a difficult challenge. Again,
Morano is seeing a trend that is a positive
sign. “AARP is leading the way. Modern
Maturity magazine now focuses on that
younger age group -- the 50-year old baby
boomer. Modern Maturity has many more
stories on life-long learning,
elder-hostels, etc.”
The effort to change the perception of
aging not only rests on magazine stories and
non-credit offerings at a local community
college though, it also rests with social
workers. “I think changing the whole
perception of those social workers who are
in the work force is needed,” says Morano.
One area of perception change is evident in
the employee assistance field. Social workers
in that specialty area are working
collaboratively with social workers in aging
to engage with the older workforce before
retirement. Cooperation with a broad
spectrum of social workers is key to changing
perceptions says Morano, “We are still
learning how to engage. I do not think we
Assistant Professor Dr. Mitsuko Nakashima is part of the world-class team of faculty
members at the School of Social Work preparing students for work in aging.
Nakashima has been honored by the John A. Hartford Foundation by being named a
Hartford Faculty Scholar in Geriatric Social Work. The award provides Nakashima
the time and resources to work on aging-related projects, create professional
development plans, and attend faculty development institutes and workshops. The
award is for two-years and $100,000.

have all the answers.”
Besides addressing the concerns of the
aging population, another key concern is the
“oldest-old” population—the baby boomers’
parents. The ability to meet the needs of
this population is important because,
according to Morano, “those needs will be
significantly different.” Until recently, there
have usually been three or four family
members for every one person in the “oldestold”
group to provide help when needed.
That will not be the case with baby-boomers
who historically had fewer children. “By the
time baby boomers reach the ‘oldest-old’
population there is only going to be one
family member caregiver for every adult.
This reality is going to tax the aging network,”
Morano expresses with some
concern. Morano’s concern is tempered
by his optimism. “I do not think it is
impending disaster for social workers. I
think the projected shortage of social
workers in aging might lead to improvement
in salary and wage structure due to basic
supply and demand. I think those social
workers equipped to work with older
adults are more sought after and have
the opportunity for greater growth in
the profession.”
The University of Maryland School of
Social Work is seeing strong growth in the
number of students specializing in aging. In
2000, there were 13 students at the UMB
SSW who specialized in aging. Today there
are 30.
Schools of social work are faced with
the growing demand for social workers who
specialize in aging. The way schools have
responded to this change runs the gamut.
Some schools have closed their aging
programs due to lack of interest, and
others, like the UMB SSW, have embraced
the challenge.
Dr. Catherine Tompkins, program
director for the bachelor of social work
program at George Mason University in
Virginia, a MSW and PhD graduate of the
UMB School of Social Work, and a
nationally respected expert in infusing aging
content into the social work curriculum, is
actively working with the John A. Hartford
Foundation and the Council on Social
Work Education to address the shortage of
social workers involved in aging and long-
David LaMason ’04, spent his final year in the MSW program working directly with the
Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Office of Aging to help find ways the county can
better address the ever-changing housing needs of its elderly population. The project
was a joint effort between classes LaMason had with Dr. Carmen Morano and
Associate Professor Dr. Elizabeth Mulroy.
term care. According to Tompkins, “Social
work educators are increasingly getting the
message that the demand for human services
and for organizations and social policies
that meet the needs of aging populations will
be unprecedented. This reality makes it
imperative that each and every student
graduating with either an undergraduate or
graduate degree in social work have some
level of competence in providing quality
services to the older members of our
society.”
The joint project between the Hartford
Foundation and CSWE is titled CSWE
SAGE-SW, which stands for the Council on
Social Work Education’s Strengthening
Aging and Gerontology Education for
Social Work. Tompkins explains the project
she, along with Dr. Nancy P. Kropf from
the University of Georgia, worked on
“CSWE, funded by the John A. Hartford
Foundation, developed a Teaching
Resource Kit to help social work faculty
across the country infuse aging content into
the foundation courses at both the BSW
and MSW levels. Faculty Development
Institutes have been run at national
conferences and regional and state meetings
of social work educators and practitioners
to provide hands-on experience with using
the Teaching Resource Kit.” Out of the
project, 65 competencies that social work
students should know prior to graduating
and, according to Tompkins, “over 900
resources that can be used and tweaked to
meet the needs of faculty teaching specific
courses were developed.” The Teaching
Resource Kit, and other valuable resources
Will there be a bust after
handling the Baby Boom
generation? Not necessarily.
Births in the United States
exploded in the 1990s at a
rate not seen since the 1940s
and 50s.
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PhD Student Kelsey Simons Looks At Burnout Among
Elderly Service Providers
As a Hartford Doctoral Fellow in geriatric social work, UMB SSW PhD student
Kelsey Simons is conducting a national study of nursing home social workers to
identify factors influencing their levels of job satisfaction and quitting intention.
According to Simons, “Job dissatisfaction and turnover are major concerns
across the ‘helping professions’ and are especially challenging problems in
long-term care environments due to their negative impact on continuity and
quality of care. My work will address the need for knowledge regarding social
workers’ job experiences in long-term care and, more specifically, the quality of
nursing homes as a practice environment. This is a concern given the need for a
stable workforce of social workers across all gerontological settings and in work
with the frail elderly.”
Simmons hails from Rochester, New York and is planning on graduating
later this fall or spring of next year.
In November 2003, The John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City and
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) selected six outstanding doctoral
students for the Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program in geriatric social work. They
were chosen from a strong pool of applicants. Doctoral Fellows receive a $20,000
a year dissertation grant plus $20,000 in matching support from their home
institutions that will enable them to concentrate more fully on their dissertation
research projects over next two years.
In addition to the dissertation research grants, the Hartford Doctoral
Fellows program provides academic career development and leadership training
for promising doctoral students like Simons. Hartford Doctoral Fellows attend
the annual meetings of the GSA and the Council of Social Work Education
where special pre-conference institutes are offered. The Hartford Doctoral
Fellows program is designed to cultivate the next generation of geriatric social
work faculty who will become teachers, role models, and mentors for future
generations of social workers caring for older persons and their families.
on the topic, are available at the CSWE
SAGE-SW Web site located at
www.cswe.org/sage-sw.
Curriculum alone cannot address the
pressing need for different thinking about
educating future social workers in aging. “It
is imperative that social work faculty at both
the BSW and MSW levels understand the
importance of ensuring that every student
graduating from a social work program is
knowledgeable, at some level, of aging
issues,” says Tompkins. She adds, “This
understanding among faculty will lead to the
infusion of aging content across the
foundation social work courses. It is
important not only to infuse the content in
the classroom but also important for
schools of social work to develop more field
placements that expose students to the
broad issues and concerns that social
workers address when working with older
adults and intergenerational families.”
Like Morano, Tompkins has much
hope but some disappointment regarding
the future staffing of social workers in aging
and long-term care. “It is disheartening
to see some schools of social work
discontinuing their specializations in aging/
gerontology. However, with this national
effort to infuse aging content throughout
the curriculum, I am optimistic that more
students will be exposed to the positive
impact they can make when working with
older adults and intergenerational families,
and will, by choice, explore job opportunities
in longterm care.”
Optimism regarding the bright future
of social workers in aging is tempered by
reality. “I don’t think (social workers) are
ready,” says Joan Zlotnik from the IASWR.
“I think we need a lot more people to be
interested in aging. We need to make aging
much more of a mainstream issue. We need
stipends that will attract people into the
field. We need a good cadre of placements
that are aging specific. There is a real lack of
attention to the mental health needs of
older people. We really have a need for
interdisciplinary connections working
together for older people.”
From challenges spring forth
opportunities to those with initiative. “I
have more faxes and e-mails from agencies

in the field looking to hire social workers
with gerontological training than I have ever
had before,” exclaims Dr. Morano. “I
hear more mid-level social work managers
complaining that they just can’t find good
candidates with seasoned experience.” This
demand is a boon to those even with little or
no experience. Morano says, “While
we still have a low entry-level salary, once
the social worker is out there and has one
or two years of experience, that salary jump
becomes rather marked for those with aging
experience. I also know private settings and
companies are offering a lot more now to
get a seasoned social worker with
gerontological experience.”
The challenge for the School is to meet
this need with excellence. Morano states the
School is “on the cutting edge of looking at
new programming and course work. The
Continuing Education program at the
School has significantly increased the
number of continuing education seminars
in order to attract practicing social workers
back to the School to become trained to
work with older adults. We have more
advanced clinical practice classes starting
to emerge that target specific concerns of
older adults, we have expanded the aging
program, and we offer aging classes during
the day and at night for the first time. We
are also enhancing the field placement
opportunities in aging to offer less
traditional settings.” Morano concludes, “I
think students here are starting to get it.
They realize there is demand out there. I
also think students understand that aging
does not mean you are only going to work
in a nursing home setting. They see there are
a lot of opportunities.”
Online Resources:
Gerontological Society of America &
Geriatric Social Work Initiative
www.geron.org/Hartford/hartfordggsw.htm
GGEaR: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Education and Research Program
gerontology.umaryland.edu/ggear.html
IASWR: Institute for the Advancement
of Social Work Research
www.iaswresearch.org
NASW: National Association of
Social Workers
www.naswdc.org
PhD Student Eunice Park Lee Looks At Elderly Koreans
in America
Eunice Park Lee, like Kelsey Simons (see page 10), is also a 2003 Hartford
Doctoral Fellow in geriatric social work. Eunice received a $40,000 grant from
Hartford, plus $20,000 in matching support from the University of Maryland
School of Social Work, to support her dissertation research project. Her
dissertation topic examines Korean elderly in America and their everyday life
experiences and subjective well-being.
According to Eunice, “In spite of the fact that Korean immigrant elderly is
one of the fastest growing ethnic groups within the elderly population in the
U.S., very little empirical research has been conducted on their life experiences
and subjective well-being. By understanding what Korean elderly immigrants’
everyday life experiences are like and how these experiences influence their
perceptions of life quality, this study will provide social work practitioners and
policy makers culturally competent knowledge to develop appropriate
intervention. This study will explore the meaning of ‘well-being’ or ‘the good life’
from the perspective of Korean older adults living in the United States. In
addition, this study will examine the appraisal process that these older adults
employ to create meanings of the good life from their diverse life experiences
and how variation in individual perceptions of well-being is produced.”
Born in the United States, Eunice traveled extensively between the U.S. and
Korea, earning her college degree there before returning the America for her
advanced degrees in social work. She hopes to finish her doctoral work and
graduate later this fall.
It is estimated that there are over 600,000 practicing social workers in the
United States. While most social workers report that geriatric knowledge is
needed in their professional work, less than 5% of all master’s level students in
social work, and approximately 7% of doctoral level students specialize in aging.
The Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program is a $2.45 million dollar program to ensure
that the country will have the necessary pool of trained and skilled geriatric
social workers by recruiting, sustaining, and training a cadre of talented doctoral
students who will become tomorrow’s social work faculty.
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Barbara Cahn ’75 & ’82
Lasting Legacies
Elizabeth Cahn Goodman ’94
“The fact that my daughter embraced my career choice is very
meaningful to me,” says Barbara Cahn, a 1975 MSW and 1982
PhD graduate of the UMB School of Social Work. Her daughter,
Liz Goodman, graduated with her MSW degree in 1994.
Barbara Cahn came to the Baltimore area in the 1960s wanting
to “change the world.” A summer internship with the First
Baltimore City Commission on Aging piqued her interest in social
policy. After having her first child, Barbara enrolled here at the
School of Social Work. According to Barbara, “Ruth Young
inspired me to explore social policy while Jules Berman captivated
my interest in health policy.” Today, Barbara is a business
development executive with Schaller Anderson in Columbia, MD.
“My basic interests,” says Barbara, “have always been policy and
health care, whether it was at Maryland’s aging programs, University
of Maryland Medical System, mental health policy programs,
managed behavioral health, or now, working in medical management
for Medicaid and other low income populations.”
Barbara is quite pleased to share a unique relationship with her
daughter Liz, “I find our mutual interest in social policy, health,
and aging in particular, to be a great bond between us as adults. I
am awed by her accomplishments!”
Liz Goodman took a slightly different path to the social work
arena. “I was in the University of Maryland Law School’s health
law program. I was not getting enough insight into the real world
of the health care system. The dual degree program in social work
and law that the School of Social Work provided offered me that
opportunity.”
“I have always been interested in health care and politics,” says
Liz. “I finished the health law program in 1994 and was hired in
1995 by the Florida State Legislature to serve as staff director of
the State’s Commission on Long-Term Care. Since that time, I have
worked in and around health care, law, and politics.” Today, Liz
serves as director of governmental affairs for Wellcare Health Plans
in Florida.
Liz found the field work to be the most interesting and enjoyable
part of her time at the School of Social Work. She says, “The
other special part was studying with Dr. Stanley Wenocur, who also
taught my mother. I feel I better understand my mother and her
commitment to social work having received similar training at the
UMB School of Social Work.”
Continued on Page 20
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Dorothy Hurwitz ’72
Betsey Hurwitz-Schwab ’79
“Social work was in the blood,” says 1979 MSW graduate Betsey
Hurwitz-Schwab. “My father was a social welfare administrator and
my mother, Dorothy, did a lot of community service and social
work.”
Living in the White Oak area of Maryland, Dorothy and Betsey
chose the UMB SSW because of its proximity.
Dorothy started pursuing her graduate degree while her children
where in school by taking classes during the day. She graduated
in 1972.
Dorothy worked for Montgomery County doing information
and referral services, then she went into private consultant work
that was instrumental in establishing the Family Service Centers for
the U.S. Navy. She traveled to Alaska and elsewhere to train
people to establish and run these centers.
“When I was at UMB,” says Betsey, “a group of us began playing
volleyball on the rooftop gym. That group became very tight. We
spent a lot of time and did a lot of things together. That was a lot
of fun. It was also fun, in a way, to be able to talk with my mother
about having some of the same teachers and to talk about what we
liked and disliked about a class. Obviously, we could also talk
about social work issues.”
Dorothy passed away earlier this year and today Betsey works
in the infant clothing field as a result of her field placement at
the SSW.
“In 1977, former Dean Ruth Young announced that the
AHEC program needed social work students to go out to western
Maryland for their field placements. Four of us came to
Cumberland, MD to do our field placements. One day while I was
in Cumberland, we happened to walk into a carnival going on and
my future husband was there and we started talking and we had a
lot of similar interests. The clothing company is his family’s
business (Schwab Company). I did social work for about 8 years
and then the clothing company decided that they needed someone
to handle personnel. I said ‘why don’t you give me a shot at it?’
I have developed the HR function for the company. I still
consider myself a social worker. I often talk about my social work
background and how it has helped with what I do.”
Her sister, who died in 1994, was a UMB Law School grad and
was one of the first attorneys for the House of Ruth, a social service
agency for families, women, and children.
“My parents both tried to make a difference in what they were
doing. It is ingrained in all of us and we feel committed to it.”

“I always knew I wanted to work with people
– I love the interaction. As a teacher in
Nigeria, students would come to me for
advice and counsel about their futures and
about the day-to-day concerns of adolescent
life. This experience gave me tremendous
satisfaction.
In 2002, I gained admission to the School
of Social Work’s clinical program,
specializing in Employee Assistance. My
own personal experience with a layoff fueled
my interest in the need for human services
in the workplace.
The program opened my eyes and gave me
the intellectual foundation I needed to
understand human behavior and social
work methodologies which prepared me for
a clinical career that continues to inspire me.
I am grateful for the scholarship I received.
It helped reduce my financial burden and
gave me the freedom to pursue a career in
social service. I look forward to finding
work that will allow me to give back – not
necessarily to the masses – but rather, to one
person at a time.”
by Peter Ayodapo Oyelana ’04
The goal of the Clinical program is to educate a
practitioner who works to improve the quality of
life and enhance the social functioning of
individuals, families, and small groups through
direct service. Clinical social workers are active
in the promotion, restoration, maintenance, and
enhancement of the functioning of their clients
and clients’ systems, in the prevention of
distress, and in the provision of resources.
The Gift of Giving Back
By Edward J. Brody
I experienced the impact of
the School immediately when
Dean Jesse Harris, who was
then a new professor at the
School, galvanized a cadre of
clinical faculty to provide
counseling to a parents’
support group Barbara and I
formed when two of our three
sons were in the first Persian
Gulf conflict – Desert Shield/
Desert Storm.
The group met at our home
on Sunday afternoons to hear
remarks by Pentagon
personnel, a Johns Hopkins
University professor whose
expertise was the Middle
Ed & Barbara Brody
East, and chemical weapons
experts from Aberdeen
Proving Ground. We would then break into small discussion groups led
by University of Maryland professors to address any concerns that parents
had concerning their children. We learned a lot from the experience, and
thankfully, our sons arrived home safely. For Barbara and I, the support
group intervention signaled the beginning of a new relationship between
our family and the University of Maryland.
We see our financial support as a way of giving back to the School, but
also as a way of honoring President Ramsay’s vision — that outstanding
students have the financial support they need to achieve advanced
degrees in social work, dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.
Barbara and I benefited first-hand from the innovation and excellence
that has come to define a University of Maryland education. We want to
ensure that young people who are interested in entering the profession
of social work have the financial support they need to obtain a quality
education.”
Edward J. Brody is a member and immediate past chair of the School of
Social Work Board of Advisors and valued Trustee of the UMB Foundation.
His wife Barbara is a social worker and long time social justice pioneer.
The scholarship they have created will be awarded based on academic
achievement and financial need to alleviate the debt load of SSW graduates
and to ensure that outstanding students have the financial support they need
to achieve advanced degrees.
For more information on how you may participate in the Presidential
Scholarship Campaign to benefit the School of Social Work, please call
Donna Howard, Director of Development, at 410.706.2357.
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Honor Roll of Donors
The following pages recognize the many
philanthropic gifts of alumni, parents, friends,
foundations, and organizations that supported the
people and programs of the University of Maryland
School of Social Work with new pledges and gifts
received between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004.*
Every gift to the School is important, is very much
appreciated, and makes a difference. The entire
School of Social Work family extends its thanks to
its donors for their beneficence, confidence, and
support of the School’s mission of excellence in
education, research, and community service.
Although every effort has been made to ensure
accuracy, we apologize in advance for any errors or
omissions. To report a discrepancy or for more
information, please contact the Office of
Development at 410-706-2357 or at
alumni@ssw.umaryland.edu. Corrections will be printed
in a future issue of an alumni publication.
* Pledge payments made towards an existing
pledge (one made in a previous fiscal year) that
were received between July 1, 2003 and June 30,
2004, are not included in this annual listing. Only
new pledges and gifts made this year are
reflected. For example, if a donor made a $500
pledge in November 2002 and is paying $100 a year
for five years, only the original gift pledge of $500
is listed, once, in the Honor Roll of the fiscal year
within which the pledge was made.
$100,000 and above
Associated Black Charities
Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc.
$25,000 to $99,999
First Federal
Goldseker Foundation
John A. Hartford Foundation
Institute for Social Advancement
Mrs. Sara Miller McCune
Mr. Harry W. Miller, Jr.
Sage Publications Inc.
Mrs. Hadassah N. Thursz
$15,000 to $24,999
Gerontological Society of America
$5,000 to $14,999
Anonymous
Baltimore Community Foundation
Douglas Lee Becker
Ms. Jane Brown
Ms. Sandra Dalsheimer
DePelchin Children’s Center
Maryland Charity Campaign
Mr. John A. Feinblatt
Mr. Jack Kay
John H. Somerville, Esq.
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South East Community Organization, Inc.
Aber D. Unger Foundation Inc
Whiteford, Taylor and Preston, LLP
$1,000 to $4,999
Mr. Mark Battle
Mrs. Jane S. Baum
Mr. Edward J. Brody
Dr. Barbara W. Cahn
Mr. Charles Cahn, II
Child & Family Services of Tennessee
Children’s Institute International
Mr. Richard V. Cook
Corckran Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. John C. Corckran, Jr.
Mrs. Pamela F. Corckran
Dr. Diane E. DePanfilis
Mr. Richard W. Friedman
Mrs. Betty Golombek
Dr. Geoffrey L. Greif
Dr. Jesse J. Harris
Ms. Margot W. Heller
Ms. Barbara L. Himmelrich
Mr. Samuel K. Himmelrich, Sr.
Jewish Community Fed. of Baltimore
Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg
Mrs. Evelyn Kays-Battle
Ms. Sylvia C. Lisansky
Dr. Abraham Makofsky
McCune Foundation
Mr. Michael E. Melody
Ms. Sally Michel
Mr. James W. Motsay
Dr. Julianne S. Oktay
Dr. Vincent Perry
Mr. James Piper, III
Ms. Mary G. Piper
Mrs. Alison C. Richman
Mr. Arnold I. Richman
Special Services for Groups
Dr. Frederick H. Strieder
WBAL Kids Campaign, Inc.
Ms. Susan A. Wolman
$500 to $999
Dr. Anthony J. Abbondandolo
Desroches & Associates, Inc.
Mr. Gregory I. DesRoches
Mr. Ted Felix
Ms. Lily Gold
Ms. Karen Hopkins
Ms. Cheryl A. Hyde
Mr. M. R. Kirk
Dr. Mary L. Leach
Ronald J. Leach, PhD
Ms. Barbara Lubran
Mrs. Jean Tucker Mann
Mr. Mel Martin
Mr. John N. McConnell
Mrs. Nancy S. McConnell
Dr. Carmen L. Morano
Ms. Maggie Mudd
National Philanthropic Trust DAF
Dr. Larry P. Ortiz
Mr. Seymour D. Reich
Ms. Jan Rothschild Sachs
Mrs. Arlene Saks-Martin
Ms. Francine B. Sheppard
$250 to $499
Joanne M. Althoff, LCSW-C
American Cancer Society
Mr. Earl W. Anderson
Mrs. India S. Anderson
Ms. Barbara Bainum
Mrs. Carolyn G. Billingsley
Mr. Bruce I. Bleiweis
Mrs. Deborah T. Bleiweis
Ms. Ann-Marie Bond
Ms. Shirley A. Brown
Ms. Caroline L. Burry
Mrs. Sharon N. Covington
Mr. William P. Crockett, Jr.
Ms. Erica Fry Cryor
Mrs. Patricia Bailey Davis
Ms. Tisha S. Edwards
Electrograph Systems, Inc.
Ms. Carol L. Frank
Mr. Jerry Franklin
Mrs. Marlene Z. Franklin
Gary Consulting Group, Inc.
Gervis-Lubran Fund
Mr. David Giegerich
Dr. Muriel C. Gray
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
Mrs. Dottie Goldmeier
Nancy E. Hall, MSW, PhD
Donna Harrington, PhD
Mrs. Myra L. Hettleman
Dr. Terry H. Hilt
Mr. Pablo S. Jusem
Mr. Gary L. Leva
Ms. Valerie L. Leyva
Ms. Pamela M. Love
Ms. Melanie L. Martin
Dr. Megan B. Meyer
Dr. Edward V. Pecukonis
Mr. David W. Pitts
Ms. Nancy N. Reitz
Dr. Tracy Rosenhand
Mrs. J. Sandra Schoenfeld
Ms. Robin L. Semas
Mrs. Beth A. Slepian
Mr. Stuart A. Tiegel
Ms. Sally W. Vermilye
Ms. Meadow Lark Washington
Ms. Debra S. Weinberg
Ms. Anita G. Wiest
$100 to $249
Dr. Jack Abarbanel
Estela Abosch, LCSW-C
Ms. Jeannette Abramson
Mr. Craig G. Adams
Mrs. Gayle Johnson Adams
Mr. George E. Adams
Dr. Riaz Ahmad
Ms. Janet P. Akman
Mrs. Joan E. Albin
Ms. Betsy Fyfe Amey
Ms. Anne Dobbin Bailliere
Ms. Wanda J. Bair
Mr. Clayton Ball
Dr. Angeline Barretta-Herman
Mrs. Karin Batterton
Ms. Barbara P. Beach
Ms. Jane K. Beller
Ms. Sylvia B. Beren

Mrs. Rosalyn J. Beroza
Dr. David E. Biegel
Mrs. Lynn Birdsong
Mr. Scott K. Birdsong
Mrs. Jennie D. Bloom
Ms. Mary A. Blotzer
Claudia E. Bolcik, LCSW-C
Ms. Barbara J. Bonnell
Dr. Catherine E. Born
Mr. George S. Bowden
Mr. David E. Brainerd, III
Ms. Priscilla L. Brown
Ms. Barbara S. Buck
Ms. Martha E. Cage
The Honorable James W. Campbell
Ms. Susan M. Cavanaugh
Dr. Barbara F. Cephas-Dorsey
Dr. Harris Chaiklin
Mrs. Sharon Chaiklin
Ms. Judy C. Claborn
Rose & Sidney Closter Philanthropic Fund
Mr. Sidney Closter
Mr. Enrique Codas
John C. Coe
Ms. Deborah R. Cohen
Ms. Margaret C. Cohen
Comprehensive Housing Assistance Inc
Mr. Nicholas P. Conti
Ms. Mary A. Cooney
Ms. Kristin E. Council
Mr. Barry T. Covington
Dr. Richard T. Criste
Ms. Frieda L. Cronhardt
Ms. Leslie A. Cruger
Mr. Joseph T. Crymes
Ms. Lisa L. Cyr
Mr. Joseph T. Crymes
Mr. Gorman B. Davis
Ms. Mary L. Davis
Dr. Virginia S. Davis
Mrs. Randalou H. Deacon
Ms. Kathleen Deal
Mr. Walter R. Dean, Jr.
Mr. Russell A. Dick
Mrs. Bernice DiMichael
Ms. Sheri L. Dudley
Mr. Robert M. Eaton
Mr. David E. Edell
Mrs. Marsha Edell
Ms. Charlotte N. Edelsack
Mr. Edgar A. Edelsack
Dr. Angela V. Elkins
Dr. Mary Ellen Elwell
Ms. Sharon S. England
Dr. Paul H. Ephross
Dr. Joy S. Ernst
Ms. Lynne A. Farbman
Ms. Lisa R. Ferentz
Mrs. Jodi Ferretti-Shochet
Ms. Jane S. Fick
First National Bank and Trust Company
Ms. Adele B. Free
Mrs. Irene L. Freedberg
Dr. Roger S. Friedman
Mr. Kenneth N. Gelula
Mr. Charles H. Geser
Dr. Claire Gilbert
Ms. Gertrude H. Ginsburg
Mr. Richard Glaser
Ms. Nina Glasner
Kathleen M. Goldsmith, LCSW
Ms. Linda G. Goodman
Ms. Patricia Gorman
Ms. Barbara L. Gradet
Mr. William P. Granger
Ms. Joan M. Grey
Mr. Dana S. Grubb
Ms. Wanda M. Hadley
Mrs. Suzanne Curtin Haley
Ms. Penelope Hammel
Mr. David N. Hansen
Mr. David Hardcastle
Ms. Caroline L. Harmon
Dr. Oliver C. Harris
Ms. Sylvia A. Haydash
Mrs. Judith A. Hefner
Ms. Linda M. Heisner
Ms. Alicia Y.T. Henderson
Mr. Leon Henderson, Jr.
Mr. W. R. Herman
Dr. John A. Hermann
Ms. Beth Amster Hess
Ms. Catherine L. Hiersteiner
Mrs. Virginia A. Hines
Ms. Sharon A. Hodgson
Ms. Donna J. Howard
Ms. Maxie P. Howlett
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurwitz-Schwab
Mindy R. Jacobs, Ph.D.
Ms. Barbara A. Jaquette
Johns Hopkins University
Mrs. Teresa Jones
JSA Healthcare Corp.
Mrs. Ann H. Kahan
Mr. David A. Kandel
Ms. Joan F. Katz
Mr. Daniel M. Kavanaugh
Mr. Randy Drew Kay
Ms. Katherine Kendall
Ms. Rebecca A. T. Kepner
Ms. Carol L. Kershner
Ms. Mary Jo Kirschman
Mrs. Karen J. Koch
Ms. Betsy L. Krieger
Miss Joan S. Krinsly
Dr. James L. Kunz
Ms. Nancy R. Kutler
Ms. TingYin Teresa Kwok
Ms. Margie Lance
Mr. Daniel W. Land
Ms. Margaret C. Land
Dr. E. Virginia Lapham
Mr. Neil I. Leva
Ms. Susan M. Leva
Ms. Carol Leventhal
Katharine W. LeVeque, LCSW-C
Mr. Stephen H. Levitt
Mr. Dennis E. Lewis
Mrs. Debra A. Linsenmeyer
Dr. Samuel B. Little
Ms. Emily D. Londos
Mrs. Martha F. Lurz
Mr. Paul J. Lurz
Ms. Harriet Mandell
Ms. Nancy C. Markoe
Ms. Lillian W. Marshall
Ms. Brenda L. May
Mrs. Judith A. Mayer
Ms. Shari P. Mayer
Ms. Kimberly McCorr
Dr. John C. Mc Millen
Ms. Diane L. Bell McKoy
Mrs. Josephine H. B. Merrill
Dr. Michal N. Merritt
Ms. Anita B. Millison
Ms. Patsy Milner
Mr. Dennis R. Mobley
Ms. Gabriele M. Moravec
Ms. Pearl Moulton
Ms. Carol A. Mumma
Dr. Carlton E. Munson
Ms. Donna M. Murphy
Ms. Mitsuko Nakashima
Ms. Sharon L. Nathanson
Mrs. Winifred I. Nelson
Ms. M. Frances Newman
Ms. Julia L. O’Brien
Dr. David M. O’Hara
Dr. Jody K. Olsen
Ms. Barbara J. Oppenheimer
Mrs. Barbara G. Orman
Mr. William M. Ortiga, Sr.
Ms. Mary Pabst
Dr. Howard A. Palley
Ms. Constance Y. Parker
Paul’s Place, Inc.
Mrs. Patsy M. Perlman
Ms. Carol A. Peter-Tabone
Mrs. Katherine A. Detrich Phillips
Ms. Elizabeth Graham Pickus
Mr. Martin J. Piepoli, III
Dr. Patricia R. Powers
Ms. Carol Press Pristoop
Ms. Elaine S. Ralph
Mrs. Seska Ramberg
Mr. Gerald A. Reed, Jr.
Mrs. Susan M. Rekedal
Ms. Rafaela P. Richardson
Mr. Glenn A. Richter
Ms. Elaine W. Rifkin
Ms. Marilynn A. Ringquist
Mrs. Phyllis G. Robinson
Mrs. Dotty Rodbell
Mr. Stanley L. Rodbell
Mr. Micha Roublev
Ms. Judith B. Rudolf
Ms. Kathryn K. Rushing
Ms. Lucia Rusty
Mr. John P.S. Sandy
Mr. John J. Sangiovanni
Ms. Elizabeth H. Schneewind
Mr. John J. Sedlevicius
Ms. Sue A. Shaffer
Ms. Margaret F. Shank
Ms. Kelley A. Shannon
Ms. Sarah H. Shapiro
Ms. Denise C. Shauer
Ms. Wendy R. Sherman
Dr. Serge M. Shewchuk
Mrs. Susan Lum Shewchuk
Mr. Gary M. Siepser
Mrs. Mary Agnes Silberstein
Ms. Cheryl A. Smith
Mr. Fred Souk
Mrs. Sarah W. Straus
Mr. John Sullivan
Mr. Brian C. Sumerwell
Ms. Phoebe S. Tobin
Ms. Nancy H. Thode
Universal Counseling Services, Inc.
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Ms. Susan J. Vaeth
Ms. Sarah W. Vermilye
Dr. Betsy S. Vourlekis
Mr. Michael P. Wall
Mr. James G. Walker
Ms. Jane A. Walker
Ms. Susan A. Walker
Ms. Catherine D. Watson
Catherine S. Weber, LCSW-C
Dr. Stanley E. Weinstein
Mrs. Donna C. Wells
Dr. Stanley Wenocur
Ms. Camille B. Wheeler
Mr. Timothy F. Whelan
K. Nancy Wilson, L.C.S.W.
Mr. Ronald J. Wilson
Ms. Margot J. Wolman
Ms. Barbara M. Woodward
Mrs. Audrey K. Zimmer
Dr. Joan L. Zlotnik
Up to $99
A Family Place Counseling Center
Mr. Kidane Abraham
Ms. Jacqueline A. Adams
Mr. Robert E. Adams, Jr.
Mrs. Alisa S. Adler
Mrs. Coralie A. Adler
David L. Adler, DO
Mr. Leonard S. Adler
Mr. David Agger
Ms. Deborah A. Ahern
Ms. Ann T. Albrecht
Ms. Sonja L. Alcon
Ms. Petranda Alevrofas
Mrs. Rosinda N. Alexander
Ms. Regina S. Alston
Mr. Elliott B. Alterman
Dr. Howard Altstein
Ms. Toni L. Aluisi
Mr. Luis Alvarez
Ms. Janet Bear Ander
Mr. A. Jack Anders
Ms. Bernadette Anderson
Ms. Donna M. Anderson
Ms. Rosemary Anderson
Ms. Marsha G. Ansel
Ms. Angelina M. Anthony
Anxiety & Stress Management Center, Inc.
Ms. Peggy Archambault
Ms. Muriel G. Arenberg
Ms. Margot R. Aronson-Levin
Ms. Carol M. Asch
Ms. Deadra C. Atkins
Mrs. Janet Atkinson
Mr. Joseph Atkinson
Ms. Eva P. Austin
Ms. Deborah E. Averill
Dr. Gloria M. Avrech
Mr. Robert L. Bacharach
Mrs. Janet A. Bachur
Ms. Eileen A. Backe
Celeste E. Baar, LCSW
Ms. Cynthia K. Bailey
Ms. Karen L. Bailey
Ms. Michelle R. Baker
Mr. James Bakule
Mr. Clayton Ball
Baltimore Washington
Ms. Jeri Barker
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Ms. Edwina K. Barton
Ms. Diane W. Baum
Mrs. Ellen P. Bauman
Ms. Eva V. Beavan
Ms. Doris E. Bebee
Ms. Laura C. Beck
Mrs. Ann R. Beckerman
Mr. Philip G. Bellios
Dr. Mary I. Benedict
Mrs. Christine Bennett
Mr. William W. Bennett
Ms. Donna M. Berg
Ms. Francine S. Berger
Ms. Linda R. Bergofsky
Ms. Roni Goss Berkowitz
Ms. Susan M. Berkowitz
Ms. Norma B. Berlin
Dr. Wendy M. Berlinrood
Mrs. Susan E. Berman
Mrs. Michele H. Better
Mrs. Carole A. Bickford
Mr. John L. Biesecker
Ms. Elizabeth J. Biliske
Ms. Mary E. Blass
Mr. Marc N. Blattner
Ms. Nina Blendman
Ms. Donna L. Bliss
Ms. Deborah R. Bloch
Ms. Shari D. Bloomberg
Ms. Rhona L. Bluman
Mrs. Janice A. Board-Hoyt
Ms. Vera M. Boardley
Ms. Gail D. Bober
Mrs. Faye G. Bodenstein
Ms. Julianne Bodnar
Ms. Terezie S. Bohrer
Mrs. Diane M. Bolger
Mrs. Ruby M. Bond
Ms. Chonita A. Booker-Tindall
Mr. Mark H. Borris
Ms. Mary L. Botticelli
Mr. Andrew B. Bourke
Ms. Joyce P. Bowers
Ms. Dorothy C. Boyce
Ms. Ann Boyer
Ms. Judith Vaden Branham
Ms. Patricia A. Braun
Ms. Wilma S. Braun
Ms. Rebecca Russel Brenner
Eloise A. Bridges, PhD
Ms. Suzanne B. Brocklebank
Ms. Rosemary F. Bronzert
Mrs. Ruth L. Brotman
Mrs. Janet K. Brown
Ms. Karen Siedner Brown
Mr. Charles K. Brumley
Ms. Anne Rohman Brusca
Daniel L. Buccino, LCSW-C
Mr. Michael J. Bucierka
Mr. Richard M. Burger
Mrs. Susan F. Burger
Ms. Susan M. Burgess
Ms. Anne P. Burrows
Rev. C. G. Butta
Ms. Janet I. Butts
Ms. Michelle A. Byers
Ms. Mary Ellen C. Brady
Ms. Bonnie D. Caffray
Mrs. Ursula Cain-Jordan
Mr. Robert A. Cameron
Mrs. Christine S. Campbell
Ms. J. Simone Campbell-Scott
Mrs. Courtney G. Capute
Ms. Lucy K. Carey
Ms. Byrla L. Carson
Ms. Lauren Carter
Dr. Toni A. Cascio
Mrs. Ingrid A. Castronovo
Ms. Teresa L. Catucci
The Center for Social Gerontology
Dr. Muammer Cetingok
Ms. Elizabeth A. Chaffee
Ms. Gail N. Chalew
Ms. Jean L. Chappell
Ms. Vanessa Chappell-Lee
Ms. Kristina L. Charles
Ms. Charlette C. Charles-Ringgold
Mrs. Carine Chen-McLaughlin
Ms. E. Maria H. Chianos
Ms. Janice L. Chippendale
Ms. Marcine Chmielewski
Mrs. Lisa F. Chodnicki
Ms. Marie C. Choppin
Ms. Jean Christianson
Ms. Janice Cicconi
Mrs. Susan A. Claggett
Mrs. Blanche S. Coady
Mr. Joseph J. Coffey
Mr. Christopher Cofone
Mrs. Jennifer E. Cofone
Ms. Fern Weiner Cohen
Ms. Rachel J. Cohen
Mr. Alvin Coldtrain
Ms. June L. Cole
Ms. Geraldine B. Coleman
Ms. Jan K. Coleman
Ms. Carolyn J. Colwell
Ms. Nancy M. Commisso
Ms. Anita L. Comstock
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Conley
Mrs. Joan D. Cooper
Mr. J. Churchill Cowell
Ms. Christine F. Crabill
Ms. Lou Ann Craner
Ms. Paula K. Crippen
Ms. Kathleen L. Cromwell
Ms. Christine A. Cronin
Ms. Linda L. Cronin
Ms. Patricia Cronin
Ms. Faith V. Crosser
Ms. Helen C. Crump
Ms. Martha M. Culley
Ms. Marjorie A. Cuneo
Mr. Virgil R. Curry
Mr. Thomas Curtin
Ms. Barbara T. Cutko
Ms. Marcia E. Dahne
Ms. Janice S. Dansicker
Mr. Nathaniel S. Davies
Ms. Bonnie K. Davis
Mr. John T. Davis
Ms. Sherry N. Davis
Ms. Wilma Davis
Ms. Marci Van De Mark
Ms. Susan J. De Quattro
Rosemary A. Dehn, LCSW-C
Mrs. Mona Deighan-Volante
Dr. William J. Demeo
Mrs. Sheila Slaten Dennis
Ms. Rosemarie Dennison

Ms. Claudia J. Denton
Ms. Lora J. Desmond
Mrs. Carol Deutsch
Dr. Milton Deutsch
Ms. Anne Little DeVaughn
Mrs. Yvonne C. Diggs-Davis
Ms. Pamela Dipesa
Doctor-Driven Systems, Inc.
Ms. Ann M. Leman Domenici
Ms. Linda Plitt Donaldson
Dr. Josephine A. Donovan
Mr. Timothy C. Donovan
Ms. Beulah M. Downing
Ms. Carole S. Downing
Mr. James M. Drey
Mrs. Jo Anne S. Dudeck
Ms. Leslie C. Dunham
Ms. Betsy D. Dunklin
Ms. Suzanne M. Dyer-Gear
Mr. Cedric C. Easter
Mr. William F. Eastman
Ms. Elaine E. Eckert
Ms. Anne H. Edwards
Ms. Phyllis S. Ellenbogen
Ms. Sally E. Eller
Mr. Stephen M. Eller
Ms. Isabel R. Ellis
Ms. Donna R. Era
Ms. L. Carole Ergin
Dr. Karen G. Eskow
Ms. Catherine M. Ettenhofer
Mr. Franklin Everett, Jr.
Ms. Joann Fagan
Ms. Madeleine Fagan
Dr. Donald V. Fandetti
Mr. Kent M. Fangboner
Ms. Sylvia A. Faragalla
Ms. Michelle L. Farr
Ms. Mindy C. Fast
Ms. Andrea M. Fay
Mrs. Ilene Miller Federman
Ms. Anita L. Feith
Ms. Stefanie Dan Feldman
Mrs. Debra Brown Felser
Mr. James M. Fensterwald
Dr. Kevin S. Ferentz
Ms. Gisele R. Ferretto
Ms. Nicole Raddu Ferry
Ms. Joan H. Fessler
Mr. Brad P. Fields
Ms. Susan W. Filbert
Ms. Jennifer D. B. Fink
Ms. Patricia Fischer
Mr. James D. Fitzpatrick
Mr. James J. Flaherty
Mr. Patrick Fleeharty
Mr. Charles A. Fleming, Jr.
Ms. Juanita J. Fletcher
Mrs. Donna L. Folkemer
Mr. John G. Folkemer
Mr. Ross N. Ford
Ms. Frances A. Forstenzer
Ms. Mary Anne Foster
Ms. Mary A. Freeman
Ms. Cynthia Brown Friant
Ms. Rachael J. Fried
Ms. Lenore L. Friedlander-Baier
Mrs. Coleen E. Friedman
Ms. Judy Friedman
Ms. Sharon E. Friedman
Friends School of Baltimore
Mr. William J. Fussell, Jr.
Ms. Kimberly A. Gado
Mr. John C. Galzerano
Mrs. Mary Faith Gardiner-Ferretto
Ms. Carla O. Gardner
Mrs. Nancy K. Garfinkel
Ms. Judy Weiler Gartner
Mrs. Jean C. Gavel
Mr. Spencer L. Gear
Ms. Stephanie L. Geller
Ms. Jane F. Gerber
Ms. Jessie S. Gertman
Mr. Robert H. Gibson
Ms. Pamela E. Gifford
Ms. Stephany E. Gilbert
Dr. Heather L. Girvin
Ms. Paula E. Gish
Ms. Flor D. Giusti
Ms. Marie D. Givner
Mrs. T. Sue Gladhill
Ms. Rachael B. Glick
Mr. William A. Glover
Ms. Rita A. Gloyd
Ms. Jean L. Gnip
Mr. Aurelio F. Goicochea
Ms. Leatrice C. Goldberg
Ms. Deena Goldsmith
Ms. Cindy Goldstein
Ms. Nancy B. Goldstein
Ms. Evelyn M. Gonzalez-Mills
Ms. Margaret Goode
Mr. Christopher J. Gooding
Ms. Rose A. Goodman
Ms. Valerie Goodman
Mrs. Hadassah C. Gordis
Mrs. Marsha L. Gorth
Ms. Barbara M. Graebener
Mrs. Marion T. Graham
Mr. Delroy G. Grant
Mrs. Rosalie O. Grant
Mrs. Barbara Greeley
Mr. Mark E. Greenberg
Ms. Erika R. Greenfield
Ms. Marsha B. Greenstein
Ms. Leslie Greenwald
Ms. Wendy Greenwald
Mrs. Suzanne H. Gross
Ms. Kathleen L. Guernsey
Ms. Sylvia S. Gundy
Ms. Patricia M. Haggerty-Veitch
Ms. M. Joan Hagigh
Ms. Jean H. Hake
Ms. Karen L. Hall
Ms. Debra A. Hammen
Ms. Patricia A. Hansen
Ms. Margaret L. Hardy
Mr. Philip M. Harford
Mr. Larry S. Harper
Ms. Barbara A. Harris
Ms. Kamala-Vathy Harris
Aminifu R. Harvey, DSW
Mrs. Sara E. Haus
Ms. Nancy E. R. Hay
Mrs. Linda Schwartz Hayden
Ms. Rochelle U. Hayward
Mr. Stephen D. Hein
Ms. Sarah Hefling
Ms. Janet Heller
Mr. John D. Herron
Ms. Patricia A. Hill
Ms. Victoria D. Hirsch
Ms. Sonia L. Hoffman
Ms. Elizabeth A. Holdridge
Ms. Amy L. Holtz
Mr. Gary S. Honeman
Mr. James Hooper
Dr. Douglas C. Horner
Ms. Elena W. Houston
Ms. Stephanie A. Hull
Ms. Omayra Hunt
Mr. Michael L. Hurney
Roslyn M. Hyman, LCSW-C
Ms. Sharon M. Iannacone
Ms. Marie C. Ickrath
Ms. Anne G. Imboden
Ms. Nancy B. Ingersoll
Ms. Beth A. Isen
Margaret Isenstein, MSW
Ms. Patricia W. Ivry
Ms. Rosalyn S. Jangdharrie
Ms. Brenda S. Jaudon
Ms. Jodi E. Jenson
Ms. Susan A. Johns
Ms. Bonnie J. Johnson
Ms. Christie L. Johnson
Mr. Gary V. Jones
Ms. Gertrude S. Jones
Ms. Martha L. Jones
Ms. Vonzella L. Jones
John E. Hiland, Jr.
Ms. Ellen B. Kagen
Ms. Debbie L. Kaigler
Mr. Jonathon G. Kaiser
Mrs. Rebecca B. Kaiser
Ms. Sara K. Kalt
Ms. Pamela M. Kaminska
Ms. Chaya M. Kaplan
Ms. Eva G. Kaplan
Mr. John F. Kardys
Ms. Emily H. Katzen
Mr. Seth J. Katzen
Ms. Myra J. Keel
Ms. Elizabeth B. Kehoe
Dr. Gerard R. Kelly
Ms. Sandra L. Kemp
Ms. J. Christine Kendall
Mr. Dean Kenderdine
Ms. Lucy B. Kerewsky
Ms. Jane A. Kerns
Ms. Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel
Mr. George I. Kidwiler, Jr.
Mr. Jerome M. Kiewe
Ms. Lisa M. Kim
Ms. Michele J. Kirby
Mrs. Elaine Sapperstein Kitt
Dr. Eleanor Klau
Ms. Louise J. Klein
Ms. Cathy A. Klein-Glover
Mrs. Sara B.S. Klompus
Ms. M. Kathaleen Klotz
Dr. Carolyn Knight
Ms. Elaine D. Koblin
Ms. Dale V. Koch
Mr. Richard A. Koch
Ms. Kathy A. Kopf
Mrs. Gladys Kraft
Mr. Vernon A. Krause, Jr.
Ms. Ellen S. Krieger
Ms. Mary F. Krieger
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Mr. Sheldon J. Krieger
Ms. Linda G. Kuzmack
Ms. Susan T. Kvech
Ms. Cyd T. Lacanienta
Mr. Robert A. Lagas
Ms. Sheri G. Laigle
Ms. Hazel D. Laing
Ms. Kathleen A. Lake
The Hon. Catherine M. Lane
Ms. Nancy Large
Mrs. Yvette S. Larkin
Ms. Suzanne Thomas LaRocca
Ms. Louise E. Laska
Ms. Valarie Lasota-Brown
Ms. Sara C. Latrobe
Mrs. Melanie E. Lavine
Ms. Marcia W. Lavine-Greenberg
Mr. Ernest E. Law
Ms. Marianne E. Law
Ms. Sandra L. Lember
Mrs. Connie LeMire
Ms. Donna J. Letzsch
Mr. Allan M. Leventhal
Ms. Lori C. Levey
Dr. Martin A. Levin
Ms. Rhona L. Levin
Ms. Tina R. Levin
Mr. Michael B. Levine
Ms. Debra G. Levy
Mr. Marc R. Levy
Ms. Joanne H. Lewis
Ms. Joan K. Lieber
Ms. Joanne C. Lindsay
Ms. Joanne Lofstrand
Mrs. Doris Loftin
Ms. Nancy B. Lohman
Ms. Estela M. Long
Ms. Genobia M. Long
Mrs. Delores A. Long-Coleman
Dr. Peter F. Luongo
Ms. Claire P. Lyon
Ms. Sandra L. Mac Kenzie
Ms. Janet E. MacFarlane
Ms. Janice L. MacGregor
Ms. Elaina L. Mackenzie
Ms. Cari Mackes
Mrs. Marjorie H. MacMurray
Ms. Kathryn Maday
Ms. Katherine Pinto Maddox
Ms. Phyllis S. Magnus
Ms. Shauna H. Main
Ms. Deborah B. Malberg
Ms. Alison L. Malkin
Mr. Thomas Mall
Ms. Patricia M. Mannion
Mr. Michael S. Marcus
Ms. Sylvia T. Marcus
Mr. Ralph N. Markus
Dr. Martha A. Marsden
Ms. Constance S. Marshall
Mr. Michael W. Marshall
Ms. Ruby H. Marsteller
Mrs. Monica M. Martin
Mrs. Wanda M. Martin
Ms. Claudia A. Maskeroni
Ms. Barbara E. Maury
Mr. Kenneth R. Maury, Sr.
Ms. Tequilla M. Mc Arthur-Jones
Ms. Margaret J. Mc Keon
Mrs. Meredith A. McAdam
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Ms. Rosalie S. McCabe
Mr. Allan B. McClary
Ms. Colleen Connolly McCusker
Ms. Nancy L. McElwain
Mrs. Melody M. McEntee
Dr. Margaret L. McFarland
Mr. John M. McGough
Mr. Thomas M. McGrath
Ms. Michael J. McKenna
Ms. Maureen A. McKinley-Gutowski
Regina McMahon
Ms. Margherita C. McMullen
Ms. Mary B. McNally
Ms. Mary J. McNeish-Stengel
Ms. Sarah E. Mead
Mr. Thomas P. Mee
Dr. Lori S. Melman
Ms. Carole L. Menetrez
Mr. James B. Meredith
Mrs. Beth P. Merz
Ms. Deborah K. Meyer
Ms. Jane B. Meyer
Ms. Katherine Meyer
Ms. Thelma L. Meyer
Mrs. Kathryn W. Miller
Mrs. Kelly H. Miller
Mr. Nathan Miller
Mrs. Pamela Hiske Miller
Mrs. Linda S. Millison
Mr. Martin B. Millison
Ms. Robin B. Minkoff
Mr. Ralph J. Mirarchi
Mr. Benton S. Mirman
Ms. Linda L. Mogol
Ms. Patricia K. Molineaux
Mrs. Brigit Molony
Ms. Cathy F. Mols
Mr. Thomas F. Monahan
Miss Amenidad M. Monteiro
Mr. Ryan L. Moore
Mr. Stanley G. Moore
Ms. Wanda W. Moore
Ms. Debra D. Morris
Mrs. Teru M. Mottley
Mr. Wilfred J. Mottley
Celeste T. Senechal, MSW, JD
Mrs. LaFrance K. Muldrow
Ms. Norma E. Muller
Mrs. Joan E. Munson
Ms. Patricia L. Murphy
Mrs. Karen Murphy-Keddell
Mr. Frank V. Mussare
Ms. Meredith J. Myers
Miss Donna J. Naberhuis
Mrs. Beverly C. Nackman
Ms. Laverne G. Naesea
Ms. Elaine K. Nahai
Ms. Natalie Katz Nash
National Association of Legal Services
National Assn. of Social Workers
Ms. Kathy G. Nauman
Ms. Marjorie D. Nelson
Ms. Linda M. Nemiroff
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Ms. Esther K. Newman
Ms. Gale H. Nigrosh
Mrs. Margaret F. Nikola
Mrs. Carole A. Norris-Shortle
Ms. Joan K. O’Brien
Mr. John P. O’Brien
Ms. M. Kim O’Connor
Ms. P. A. O’Connor
Ms. Mary H. O’Leary-Embs
Mrs. Lesly T. Ogungbemi
Ms. Karen M. Olsen
Mr. Richard E. Omorogbe
Ms. Diann K. Onsted
Mr. Brian A. Opert
Mr. Edward J. Orzechowski
Ms. Janice A. Osmann
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Ms. Harriet L. Panitz
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Ms. Robin W. Patton
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Ms. Janet D. Raffetto
Ms. Emma V. Ramirez
Mrs. Kelly C. Ransom
Ms. Judith H. Ratliff
Ms. Barbara H. Rawn
Dr. Howard M. Rebach
Mr. Arthur C. Redding, Jr.
Mr. Raymond Reed
Mr. Robert A. Rees
Mr. Richard L. Reiches
Ms. Charlene M. Reilly
Ms. Janet M. Reinsel
Ms. Barbara J. Reisner

Mrs. Rosalie Renbaum
Ms. Cornelia F. Reynolds
Ms. Wanda Y. Richardson
Ms. Michele W. Richtsmeier
Ms. Regina A. Ritenour
Ms. Anne M. Roessler
Mrs. Marjorie Rogasner
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Mrs. Marilyn Hooper Rohlfing
Mr. Frederick C. Rohlfing, III
Ms. Shirley A. Rohrbaugh
Mrs. Lisa L. Rolle
Ms. Sharon G. Rose
Ms. Ellen L. Rosen
Mr. Arthur J. Rosenbaum
Mr. Henry M. Rosenbaum
Mr. Amiel Y. Rosenbloom
Ms. Ilene W. Rosenthal
Ms. Minerva V. Rosenthal
Mrs. Marie P. Ross
Ms. Stacy C. Rudin
Mr. Paul E. Ruffer
Mrs. Barbara W. Rusinko
Mr. John D. Rusinko
Ms. Pamela Yarus Russell
Mr. Theron I. Russell
Ms. Cecilia M. M. Ryan
Mr. James A. Ryan
Mr. William Ryan
Mrs. Christine A. Sabatino
Ms. Jane K. Sahmel
St. Francis Xavier Church
Ms. Patricia L. Salas
Ms. Elizabeth M. Salett
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Ms. Ann W. Saunders
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Ms. Terri B. Schindler
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Ms. Karen Schneier
Mrs. Alice A. Schreiber
Mrs. Janet Schutzman
Ms. Amy L. Schussheim
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Mr. Theodor Schwartz
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Rob Scuka, PhD
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Ms. Lisa S. Sohigian
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Dr. Barbara A. Soniat
Dr. Jennifer L. Soule
Sources for Human Resources, Inc.
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United Charity Campaign of Maryland
Uno Restaurant Corporation
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Mrs. Gretel D. Weiss
Mr. Leo Weiss
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Ms. Stella P. Yousem
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Ms. Rebecca A. Zeligman
Ms. Marjorie A. Zimmerman
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Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation
Morton K. & Jane Blaustein Foundation
Dr. Jesse J. Harris
Richman Family Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Alison L. Richman
Mr. Arnold I. Richman
Thursz Chair
Mr. Craig G. Adams
Mrs. Gayle Johnson Adams
Mr. George E. Adams
Dr. Howard Altstein
Ms. Eva P. Austin
Dr. Gloria M. Avrech
Ms. Barbara P. Beach
Douglas Lee Becker
Mrs. Carolyn G. Billingsley
Mrs. Lynn Birdsong
Mr. Scott K. Birdsong
Mr. Bruce I. Bleiweis
Mrs. Deborah T. Bleiweis
Claudia E. Bolcik, LCSW-C
Mr. David E. Brainerd, III
Dr. Harris Chaiklin
Mrs. Sharon Chaiklin
Rose & Sidney Closter Philanthropic Fund
Mr. Sidney Closter
Mr. Richard V. Cook
Ms. Kristin E. Council
Dr. Richard T. Criste
Ms. Frieda L. Cronhardt
Ms. Marjorie A. Cuneo
Ms. Janice S. Dansicker
Mr. Gorman B. Davis
Mrs. Patricia Bailey Davis
Mr. David E. Edell
Mrs. Marsha Edell
Ms. Charlotte N. Edelsack
Mr. Edgar A. Edelsack
Dr. Mary Ellen Elwell
Ms. Lynne A. Farbman
Mr. Ted Felix
Mr. Jerry Franklin
Mrs. Marlene Z. Franklin
Mr. Richard W. Friedman
Gervis-Lubran Fund
Mr. Richard Glaser
Ms. Lily Gold
Ms. Cindy Goldstein
Mrs. Marion T. Graham
Mrs. Hadassah C. Gordis
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
Dr. Geoffrey L. Greif
Mrs. Suzanne H. Gross
Mr. Dana S. Grubb
Mrs. Linda Schwartz Hayden
Ms. Leslee S. Hecht
Ms. Linda M. Heisner
Ms. Beth Amster Hess
Dr. Terry H. Hilt
Ms. Sharon A. Hodgson
Ms. Donna J. Howard
Mr. Michael L. Hurney
Mindy R. Jacobs, PhD
Mr. Gary V. Jones
Mrs. Teresa Jones
Mr. Jack Kay
Mrs. Eileen Kelly-Bohan
Ms. Katherine Kendall
Ms. Rebecca A. T. Kepner
Ms. Mary Jo Kirschman
Mr. Steven M. Klein
Mrs. Gladys Kraft
Miss Joan S. Krinsly
Ms. Marcia W. Lavine-Greenberg
Dr. Mary L. Leach
Ronald J. Leach, PhD
Mr. Allan M. Leventhal
Ms. Carol Leventhal
Mr. Stephen H. Levitt
Mr. Dennis E. Lewis
Ms. Sylvia C. Lisansky
Ms. Barbara Lubran
Mrs. Marjorie H. MacMurray
Mrs. Jean Tucker Mann
Ms. Rose G. Margolis
Ms. Shari P. Mayer
Mr. John N. McConnell
Mrs. Nancy S. McConnell
Mrs. Sara Miller McCune
McCune Foundation
Mrs. Carolyn S. McQuiston
Mr. Thomas P. Mee
Mr. Michael E. Melody
Mr. Benton S. Mirman
Mr. Thomas F. Monahan
Mr. Ryan L. Moore
Ms. Maggie Mudd
Dr. Carlton E. Munson
Mrs. Joan E. Munson
Ms. Elaine K. Nahai
Ms. Nancy M. Neves
Ms. Gale H. Nigrosh
Mrs. Carole A. Norris-Shortle
Dr. Howard A. Palley
Mr. Gerald B. Pavloff
Sharon A. Penland, LCSW-C, PA
Ms. Wendy Pressoir
Ms. Emma V. Ramirez
Mr. Seymour D. Reich
Ms. Cornelia F. Reynolds
Mr. Micha Roublev
Mr. James A. Ryan
Ms. Jan Rothschild Sachs
Sage Publications Inc.
Ms. Amy L. Schussheim
Mrs. Susan Hoffman Schwartzfarb
Celeste T. Senechal, MSW, JD
Ms. Sue A. Shaffer
Ms. Francine B. Sheppard
Mrs. Mary Agnes Silberstein
Mr. Christopher A. Sillars
Ms. Sheril Simas
Ms. Casandra R. Singleton
Ms. Cheryl A. Smith
Ms. Jane P. Snider
John H. Somerville, Esq.
Sources for Human Resources, Inc.
Mrs. Sarah W. Straus
LTC Lawrence I. Strauss
Ms. Sylvia G. Strumpf
Mrs. Hadassah N. Thursz
Ms. Sharon K. Tufaro
Ms. Zahava Velder
Ms. Toni M. Volpe-Sillars
Whiteford, Taylor and Preston, LLP
Ms. Curtisha L. Wilson
Mrs. Joan H. Wise
Mr. William B. Wise
Mr. Gary C. Wyatt
Ms. Sandra M. Wyatt
Mrs. Audrey K. Zimmer
Legacies continued from pg. 12 - Cahn
“When I was growing up,” Liz concludes,
“my mother worked as an advocate in the
Maryland State Legislature for an array of
issues related to social work. It was through
her advocacy and activism that I learned the
importance of advocacy as a part of effective
social work. If we as a profession do not get
involved in the process, we will undoubtedly
be dissatisfied with the policies and
programs that governments choose to
implement; policies that impact our
personal and professional lives and those
of our clients.”

SCHOLARSHIPS HELP BREAK THE CYCLE FOR ONE FAMILY
Lydia Santiago LGSW, CAC-AD, CCS earned her MSW in
mental health from the School of Social Work in 2002, but it
almost didn’t turn out that way. Santiago, a single mother
supporting a grandchild, her daughter, and son-in-law, found
that paying the bills and tuition at the same time was a tall
order. She was determined to have education help break the
long history of drug-dependency and financial hardship that
shadowed her neighborhood growing up. The odds were
against her. She needed help and turned to the School of
Social Work’s Associate Dean Lily Gold for guidance.
Dean Gold was able to help Lydia, shown here on the left with
her daughter, find scholarships to help support her educational
dreams. Dean Gold connected Lydia with the Bou Family
Foundation, who provided Lydia with much needed tuition
support that allowed her to continue her education and as
Lydia puts it, “maintain my household needs.”
Today, Lydia Santiago is a great success story. She serves
as the clinical director of the Avery House, a halfway house
located in Rockville, Maryland, for addicted women and their
children. She loves the career choice she has made and
while she still has student loans she is paying, the burden is
lessened thanks to the support from the School’s alumni
and friends.
Motivated by her experience at the School, Lydia Santiago
encouraged her daughter to continue her education. Her
daughter took her advice. Lydia Holloway will graduate from
the School of Social Work in 2005 with a MSW degree
specializing in families and children. Holloway works as a unit
supervisor for the Baltimore County Board of Child Care. She,
too, received financial assistance through a scholarship funded
by supporters of the School.
In the case of Lydia Santiago, scholarships changed her life and the lives of her family. However, not everyone is as fortunate
as Lydia Santiago and her daughter. The School of Social Work has many students who would benefit greatly from scholarship
support but the dollars are just not there to meet the need.
To find out how you can support scholarships at the School of Social Work, please contact the School’s Director of
Development, Donna Howard, at 410.706.2357.
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Class
Notes
1970
Barbara Cephas-Dorsey, MSW
In May 2004, I was appointed director of
the Training Department at the UMB
School of Social Work. I have served as a
faculty member in the department since
1993.
1971
John M. McGough, MSW
In May 2002 I married my wife, Alice
Duncan, in Columbia, MD. I met Alice at
her husband’s funeral, and being a widower
myself, we soon became close.
1973
Sonja L. Alcon, MSW
I am a retired medical social worker with
three children and six grandchildren. For
several years I’ve been featured in “Who’s
Who.” I am active in Masonically-affiliated
Orders and travel frequently.
1974
Marion Graham, MSW
I graduated in 1974 and am now retired.
1975
Michal N. Merrit, MSW, PhD
I am CAO for a group home called Corey’s
Place which focuses on resocialization of
male delinquents in Baltimore City. I am
also founder and CAO of Bridge Centers
Transitional Day Care for children who
have been abandoned and need placement.
The Center provides support and
encouragement to help children progress
from feelings of confusion and anxiety to
those of understanding and peace.
Stuart A. Tiegel, MSW
After 25-1/2 years, I retired from the
University of Maryland School of Medicine
in June of 2004. I was an assistant
professor and director for education and
training at the Division of Alcohol and
Drug Abuse and Associate Addiction
Psychiatry Fellowship Director at the
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University of Maryland Department of
Psychiatry.
I will continue in my practice and on the
faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine.
1977
Catherine L. Hiersteiner, MSW
I completed a PhD in social work from the
University of Kansas in 2003. I continue to
teach as an adjunct in local MSW programs,
consult with local agencies, and maintain a
private practice.
1978
Susan London Russell, MSW
I have worked at the Maryland Department
of Aging for 14 years. My focus is on serving
special populations including refugees,
immigrants, and grandparents who are
raising their grandchildren.
In the latter capacity, I compiled Resources for
Grandparents: A Guide for Relatives Raising
Children. If you would like a copy of this
guide, please contact me at 410.767.6032 or
visit the Web at www.mdoa.state.md.us.
I became a grandmother two years ago. The
time I spend with my grandson is strictly for
pleasure and is a highlight of my life.
1980
Margherita McMullen, MSW
I work at the Metropolitan Transition
Center Correctional Facility in Baltimore. I
have been here for 10 years, and this
November marks my 23 rd year in state
service. I do groups, individual counseling,
and release planning with individuals with
HIV. I also work with other disabled
inmates, including the mentally ill. My job
keeps me busy, but I really enjoy helping
people, and this is a good place to do it!
1981
Marsha G. Ansel, MSW
After 30 years I retired from the
Springfield Hospital in the state of
Maryland as the director of social work.
I am currently a psycho geriatric consultant
and work part time with the local mental
health authority.
1983
Vanessa Chappell-Lee, MSW
I have been interested in social work since
serving as a youth counselor when I was a
teenager.
After formal education, I became a
community organizer where I assisted
low-income families with energy-assistance
applications. I have also worked as a child
protective services worker, policy specialist
and trainer, project manager, and am
currently the deputy director for
programs at the Department of Human
Services. I have completed the course work
for my doctorate with a specialization in
strategic planning and organizational
development and am preparing to submit
my dissertation for examination and
evaluation.
1985
J. Simone Campbell-Scott, MSW
I am now in private practice in Baltimore
and have completed my training as a
Jungian psychoanalyst at CG Jung Institute
of New York. I recently presented a paper
on insomnia at the North American
Conference of Jungian Analysts and gave
one on The Rothko Chapel: Abstract
Painting at the Edge in Barcelona this
past August.

1989
Mary Y. Ayers, MSW
I married 1979 UMB School of Social
Work graduate, Richard Ninters, and in
2003 published a book titled, Mother-Infant
Attachment in Psychoanalysis: The Eyes of
Shame, by Brunnor-Routledge, Ltd.
Renee Workman, MSW
I am celebrating the 10 th anniversary of
Geriatric Care Counseling, a private care
management service, which provides
assessment, consultation, and on-going
case management for older adults in
Montgomery County and northwest
Washington, DC.
1990
Laura L. Minnick, MSW
I was recently selected to serve on the
Medical Advisory Board for the National
Kidney foundation of North Texas. I have
worked for Tarrant Dialysis Center-Fort
Worth for the past 6 years. I am married
and have two children, Timothy, age 2-1/2
and Alexander, who is 6 months old.
Mary Katherine Theis, MSW
Since August 1999, I have been director of
social work at Hillhaven, a small family
owned and operated nursing home and
assisted living facility. My husband is nearing
retirement from the federal government. My
son is a senior at Shepherd College, and my
daughter is a first-year student at the College
of Art and Design at Montgomery College.
We make our home in College Park,
Maryland with one dog, Jack, and three cats,
Mable, Molly, and Isabelle.
1992
Jack Powell, MSW
My article, titled “Five Stages of
Responsible Behavior,” was published in the
International Journal of Reality Therapy in
spring 2004. say hello to your
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Nancy Reitz, MSW
I continue to work at Stanford University at
the Help Center which provides counseling
to faculty and staff.
1994
Laura M. Thorpe, MSW
After a decade of providing direct care,
advocacy, and serving as director at multiple
psychiatric rehabilitation and assisted living
programs, I have left agency work. I am now
in private practice as a psychotherapist, life
and executive coach, and organizational
consultant. I continue my advocacy efforts
through serving on the Board of Unitarian
Universalists for Social Justice.
Curtisha L. Wilson, MSW
In May of 2003 I passed the licensing exam
for clinical social work and am now a
LCSW-C.
1995
Margaret Hardy, MSW
I began working as a SAR Corp employee at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in June
2004. I had been working in Baltimore at
the Good Shepherd Center RTC for
Adolescent Girls for the past five years.
Joan K. O’Brien, MSW
I am a social worker III at Montgomery
1990
Ann W. Saunders, MSW
Since 1995 I have been a
Professional Organizer rather than
a clinician. I love seeing immediate
positive results by teaching clients
new ways to handle their time, paper
flow, finances, and relationships.
Since many organizers are interested
in mental health issues that affect
their clients, I have given national
teleconferences and workshops on
anxiety disorders (with an emphasis
on OCD), mood disorders, AD/HD,
brain function, and appropriate
interventions at various stages of
change. Since I work with clients in
their home or work environment,
I serve as the “eyes” for many
therapists.
County Department of Health and Human
Services, administering to the needs of the
homeless and providing emergency services
to those experiencing crisis in their lives.
Deborah R. Snyder, MSW
I am living in Loudoun County, Virginia
and am currently the director of Loudoun
CSB’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Emergency Services.
1996
Tracye Polson, MSW
I recently left my position as director of the
therapeutic nursery program and assistant
director of the parent child clinical program
for the Reginald S. Lourie Center for
Infants and Young Children to take a
part-time position as school counselor at
the Norwood School in Bethesda,
Maryland. I am also pursuing my PhD in
clinical social work at Smith College and
will begin a private practice in Poolesville,
Maryland this fall.
1997
Cheryl A. Moore, MSW
In addition to my position as a social
worker at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center, I continue to handle a small
private practice.
1998
Helena Santos-Collins, MSW
I worked in foster care for two years before
I married in August 2000. I moved to
Cleveland at that point because my husband
was completing his education there. While
in Cleveland, I worked with children and
adolescents in the area of community
mental health. We have now relocated to
the Washington D.C. area where he will
begin his residency in internal medicine. I am
taking a little break while we relocate, but
will soon start working again.
2000
Sylvia Faragalla, MSW
Since January 2001, I have been working as
a medical social worker in pediatrics at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital Children’s Center.
2002
Mary M. Dougherty, MSW
I was married on August 3, 2002.
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closing
Comments
Significant Curriculum
Changes Enhance Students’
Preparation for the Profession
After three years of study that began with
the reaccreditation of the School of Social
Work, the faculty voted to shorten the 30
credit foundation year to 24 credits and
lengthen the Advanced year to 36 credits
from 30 credits. Influenced by student
feedback and graduates’ responses to
surveys, the faculty wanted to construct an
educational experience that would offer
more options to students and enhance the
understanding of diversity content. One
of the consistently expressed regrets of
graduates is that they could not avail
themselves of as many electives as they would
have liked. They also felt there was some
repetition among courses in the foundation
year. Various curriculum committees, aided
by field instructors, met over a period of
time and presented the new plan to the
faculty for implementation with the
incoming 2004 class.
The change involves the combination
of the Human Behavior and Social
Environment I and II classes with the
Racism and Diversity class into two courses,
a shift from nine to six credits. Content
from Racism and Diversity as it applies to
the individual will be taught in Human
Behavior I and as it applies to the broader
social system will be taught in Human
Behavior II. In addition, a new requirement
for taking a course that has significant
content on diversity working with and
oppressed groups (as defined by CSWE)
is now required in the advanced year. Two
examples of new courses that fulfill this
requirement are the Qualitative
Ethno-cultural Research course and the
Multi-cultural Practice in Communities
and Organizations course. A specific
advanced Racism and Diversity course is
being developed.
The change also involves the
combination of the three practice courses,
Practice with Individuals, Practice with
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Groups and Families, and Practice with
Communities and Organizations into two
practice courses, also a shift from nine to six
credits. These significant cornerstones of
social work practice will be taught by teams
of faculty in ten week modules. For the first
time in years, students will stay with their
practice class throughout the year. It is
hoped that this will also build a sense of
community for Foundation students.
In the Advanced year, students will
now be able to take two electives of their
choosing. In addition, advanced standing
students are required to fulfill 36 credits
towards graduation during the Advanced
year, rather than 30 credits. Students may
have a secondary concentration without
taking extra credits. The increased use of
electives has also meant that faculty can
develop more specialized courses. Three
Cephas-Dorsey Honored by Towson University
Dr. Barbara
Cephas Dorsey,
director of
the UMB
SSW Training
Department, was
awarded the 2004
Distinguished
Black Marylanders
Award in Social
Sciences by
the Office of Diversity Resources,
Towson University.
Prior to joining the faculty of the
Training Department in 1993, Dr.
Dorsey served for nine years in supervisory,
administrative, and direct service positions
with Baltimore County Department of
Aging. She was also on the faculty of the
University of Maryland School of Medicine
for 12 years.
In addition to her full-time position
with the Training Department, Dr. Dorsey is
an adjunct instructor at the School of
that will be offered in 2004-2005, in
addition to the advanced Racism and
Diversity course, are Clinical Social Work
with Gay and Lesbian Clients; Clinical
Social Work in Forensic Settings; and
Clinical Social Work in Relation to Death,
Dying, and Bereavement.
Marianne Wood, assistant dean for
admissions, is already finding that the new
curriculum is attracting students who are
considering other schools of social work,
as well as corollary master’s degrees in
psychology and counseling. Dr. Geoffrey
Greif, professor and associate dean of the
MSW program, says of the changes, “We are
very optimistic that these changes will prove
highly beneficial to the students’ education
and to their later contributions to the social
work profession.”
Social Work and an adjunct instructor
with the Department of Social Work
and Mental Health, Morgan State
University. She also develops and presents
workshops for M.A.R.F.Y., The Maryland
Association of Resources for Families
and Youth.
Dr. Dorsey is a psychotherapist with
Pathfinder Health Services, specializing in
individual, couples, family and group
therapy. She has been a professional social
worker for 30 years.
Her doctorate is in gerontological
social work; she has presented at several
national and local conferences on issues
related to the elderly. Her professional
organization memberships include the
National Association of Social Workers
and the National Caucus and Center on
Black Aged, Inc., where she served as Vice
President of the Morgan State University
Chapter. Her community involvement
includes serving on the Board of Trustees,
People’s Community Health Center, Inc.