the Bank Information Center doing advocacy around World Bank policies. (donaldcvd@gmail.com)
AWARDS/HONORS/BOARDS/GRANTS Ruth Brandwein, MSW, PhD’78, served as legislative chair for the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. She received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Puerto Rican-Hispanic Social Workers. In February 2012, Brandwein published an editorial titled “Remember the Women: Inequality Is a Women’s Issue” in Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, V 27:1. (Rbrand24@aol.com) Diane Disney, PhD’89, was elected chair of the Board of the National Academy of Public Administration. She has been an academy fellow since 1997. (Dzd5@psu.edu) M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad Jr., PhD’69, was inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame by the Ohio Department of Aging in May 2012. Also, Menorah Park, a Jewish nursing home in Beachwood, Ohio, announced Hokenstad as the recipient of its annual Dr. Arnold Heller Memorial Award in March 2012. (mch2@case.edu) Siiri Morley, MBA’10, was included in Fast Company’s League of Extraordinary Women alongside Oprah Winfrey, Cherie Blair, Dina Powell, Tina Brown and many others. Morley is a founding partner with Prosperity Candle. (siiri@prosperitycandle.com) Kathleen Popko, MSW’73, PhD’75, received a Lifetime Achievement Award in June 2012 from the Catholic Health Association of the United States, acknowledging her leadership within the health ministry and her impact and influence on the local community and beyond. Her works include extensive involvement with the Catholic health community and manag-
Siiri Morley (second from left), the founder of Prosperity Candle, in Haiti.
ing the operations of the Sisters of Providence Health System. Susan Windham-Banister, PhD’77, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, was named Hero in Health Care by the Visiting Nurse Association for 2012 and also received one of five 2012 Leading Women Awards from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. She has co-authored books and written numerous articles on competition in today’s health care marketplace.
BIRTHS/MARRIAGES Ronald Bernard, MA’12 (SID), and Thuan Tran, MA’12 (SID), married on May 16, 2012, just four days prior to receiving their Heller degrees. (phila@ceevn.org and ronbernard70@ hotmail.com) Steven H. Byler, MBA’08, welcomed a son, Eben Samuel Byler, on Feb. 20, 2010. (smhbyler@gmail.com)
Sarah Figge Hussain, MA’04 (SID), and her husband, Arif Hussain, welcomed a daughter, Aria Figge Hussain, on June 17, 2012. They moved from New Delhi, India, to Cambridge, Mass., in April 2012. (sjfigge@hotmail.com) Linda G. Greenberg, PhD’97, and Michael “Tac” Tacelosky were married on May 12, 2012, in Washington, D.C. (linda.g.greenberg@gmail.com) Colin Holmes, MA’07 (SID), married Wyokemia Joyner in spring 2012. In May, they moved to Kathmandu, Nepal, where Holmes will work in the program office during a twoyear assignment with the USAID Foreign Service. Email him if you are interested in forming a Heller South Asia group for alumni, current students and prospective students. (findcolin@gmail.com) Jenean S. Smith, MA’05 (SID), and Ryan LeBlanc announce the arrival of Violet Anabel LeBlanc, a happy, healthy 8-pound, 6-ounce girl, born on July 5, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. in Antioch, Calif. Mom and Dad are thrilled to have such an adorable little girl in their lives. (jeneansmith@hotmail.com)
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