Alumna and Emeritus Board Member Roberta Gassman Honored by The Hmong Institute
On Saturday in Madison, Roberta Gassman, MSSW ’72 was honored by The Hmong Institute at their “Celebrating the 45th Year of the Hmong Diaspora to Wisconsin Banquet” with their Leadership Impact Award. The award recognizes …
They Helped Him, Now He’s Helping Them
Alum Helps 14 Afghan’s Escape From Their Country In 2018, the school awarded our annual Distinguished Alumni Award to Ben Schumacker, MSW ’06. The award recognized his founding of The Memory Project, a youth arts …
Alumnus Opens School for Creative Music
Wilder Deitz, BA ’17, is a lifelong musician who first learned music on tour with his father, roots musician Ritt Deitz, and later under the mentorship of jazz great and UW-Madison faculty member Richard Davis. …
Kristi Wood, MSW ’13 Named to Board of Directors of the National Association of Social Workers
Congratulations to Kristi Wood, MSW ’13 who was selected to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Social Workers representing Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana for three years. Wood is a lecturer and …
Alumnus Publishes New Book on Self Direction
Dr. Kevin J. Mahoney, PhD ’78 has a new book out covering twenty-five years of work, Self Direction: A Revolution in Human Services with co-author Valerie J. Bradley. In it, the authors discuss the growth of …
In the news: “Patrice Hutchins joins leadership team at Madison East as new assistant principal”
Patrice Hutchins (BSW ’09, MSW ’10) named as assistant principal at Madison East High School.
New Madison center focusing on ‘collective wellbeing’
Social work PhD alum Rebecca Paradiso de Sayu’s work as a co-founder of the Institute for Collective Wellbeing was featured this week in the Wisconsin State Journal.
Caroline Miller Beidler, MSW ’16 Brings Her Commitment to Recovery to Others
During her time in the MSW program, Caroline Miller Beidler was awarded the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism O’Neill Addiction Science Education Award for her research on stigma reduction and social support for recently deployed …
Remembering Edwin “Ed” Steinacker, MSW ’13, 1963 – 2021
Edwin “Ed” Steinacker Obituary. It is with deep sadness that we remember Ed Steinacker. Ed was one of the first potential students to enquire about the UW-Madison MSW part-time program offered on the UW-Eau Claire …
Carol Hand, MSSW ’83, PhD ‘03: Teacher, Advocate, Author
Preparing to write a story about school alumnae Dr. Carol Hand, an enrolled member of the Sokaogon Ojibwe Community, who I have been fortunate to have known from her time at the School of Social …
Alumna’s New Book Draws On 30 Years of Experience Working With Intimate Partner Violence
Congratulations to Jennifer Parker, MSSW ’86, a private practice practitioner in Madison, WI, on her new book, Coercive Relationships: Find the Answers You Seek. In addition to Jennifer’s decades long therapy experience, she has offered …
Celena Roldán, BSW ’98, MSW ’00, Our 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
The Board of Visitors of the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work chose Celena Roldán as the school’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient. Celena is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross of …
Joyce Tucker, MSW ’95, Keeps Moving Forward
Joyce Tucker grew up in Wisconsin. When she returned to the School of Social Work’s MSW program in 1994, she was a 50-year-old single mother of a teenage daughter. Always an athlete, 10 years earlier …
Dr. Yan Searcy, Dean, Educator, and Clothing Store Owner
Just after Yan Searcy finished his MSW degree in the early 1990’s, his entrepreneurial bent and multitasking ability that would be evident throughout his career, led him to open a retail clothing store near the …
In the News: Laura Zimmerman, MSW ’15, on NPR Show
Laura Zimmerman, MSW ’15, was invited to discuss the state of mental health care on the NPR show 1A, after she suggested that they cover the topic. The episode, “The Future Of Mental Healthcare After …
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