Growing up with a brother with autism, Zach Lillo explains, “it has been a passion of mine to work in disability services for as along as I can remember.” During his BSW program he chose …
Month: July 2022
Dan Nevers, MSSW
It seems like 50 years would be an adequate amount of time to examine a life, but actually, it is not. At one point, well before now, I realized that the School of Social Work …
William Charles Goehring, MSSW
I began my journey toward an MSSW in the fall of ‘69, however drawing a low draft lottery number; I decided to take a job with Milwaukee County as a Caseworker in May of ’70, …
Barbara Lee Hufschmidt, BA
I was attending summer school in 1970 and was taking an introduction to social work class as a requirement for the school of education. Professor Lee Masters was teaching the class that met every day …
Lisa Imhoff, MSW ’05, Named One of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American Leaders
Lisa Imhoff, MSW ’05, was named one of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American Leaders by Madison 365. Lisa is the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Pharmacy. She …
Wendy Lynn Norberg (Walterbach), MSSW
My time at the School of Social Work seemed to fly by. I thoroughly enjoyed my field work experiences as well as many of the courses that were focused on working with people, others not …
Nancy Erdman Coffey, MSW
Thinking back to my experience in the MSW program brings a kaleidoscope of thoughts and feelings about my life and the culture of our country at that time. I married in September of 1971, the …
Roberta A Gassman, MSSW
My time as an MSSW student at UW was transformational. I made lifelong friends, studied with wonderful faculty & learned much that impacted my entire career, primarily as a macro public policy government official at …
PhD Student Seungmi Cho Receives Fulbright Award for Research Project in Korea
“What does it mean to be human if you are denied access to home, family, and knowledge of your birth?” That’s the opening question from PhD student Seungmi Cho’s (조 승미), MSW ‘07, BSW ’06 …
Marian T (Haas) Stumpf, MSSW
Little did I think that 50 years would roll by so quickly! When I left UW I went to Toronto, Canada to work as a school social worker. After a year there I returned to …