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1970s Janet Buckworth (MSW ’79) associate professor of exercise science at Ohio State University, is coauthor with Rod Dishman, Patrick O’Connor and Phillip Tomporowski of Exercise Psychology, Second Edition. In January 2014 Bruce Thyer (MSW ’78) professor and former dean with the College of Social Work, Florida State University, was elected a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and also joined the inaugural class of Fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research.
The popular online music guide service Allmusic.com named The Bright Spots, an album written and recorded by Randall Bramblett
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Tom Reis (MSW ’85) recently authored the book Headwinds: The Dead Reckoning of the Heart, the story of a solo, crosscountry bicycle trip he took at age 22 from Oregon to Virginia. Reis is a social services instructor at Inver Hills Community College, Minn. In April 2013, David P. Talley (MSW ’85) of Alpharetta, Ga., was named Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta by Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus. 1990s
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In May 2013 Nancy D. Bryan (BSW ’80) was named executive director of Ruth’s Cottage, a shelter for victims of domestic violence that serves clients in the Georgia counties of Worth, Irwin, Turner and Ben Hill.
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Christina “Cris” Adams (MSW ’95) was interviewed in May 2014 on the Sue Ellen Sanders Radio Show, WPSL AM 1590 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Adams, vice president of community impact for United Way of St. Lucie County, spoke about a program she started in 1996 to collect school supplies for grade school students. The 52-minute interview may be viewed at bit.ly/CrisAdams. Sue Genaro Legacy (MSW ’91) authored The Joy of Nada (Create Space, 2013) a humorous memoir of how she overcame negative thinking patterns.
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Evelyn Wynn-Dixon (MSW ’95) mayor of Riverdale, Ga., was the subject of the March/April 2013 cover story of Southern Journal magazine and an article in the March 2013 issue of Georgia Magazine. Peter Frey/UGA
Cecil Cornwell (MSW ’68) retired, was named Artist of the Month by the city of Newnan, Ga., which displayed his work at the city hall in May 2013. Cornwell specializes in landscape painting and wood carving.
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2000s Samson Chama (MSW ’03) coauthored a retrospective study of young people’s perceptions of group home efficacy that was published in the June 2014 issue of Residential Treatment for Children and Youth. In 2013 Chama joined Oakwood University in Huntsville, Ala., as an associate professor of social work. In July 2013 Lemuel LaRoche (BSW ’02, MSW ’03) selfpublished Hidden Ripples: Life’s Unspoken Language, a collection of short stories. He was also the subject of a new documentary, Life the Griot, which premiered in January 2014 in Athens. The film documents LaRoche’s activities as a poet, activist and director of Chess & Community, a nonprofit created by LaRoche to teach kids to “think before you move.” See more at www.lemuellaroche.com. J.D. (Dawn) Milford (MSW ’08) was named 2014 Case Manager/Social Worker of the Year by All About Seniors.org, a South Carolina-based nonprofit. J.D., a UGA Gwinnett Campus graduate, was recognized for “caregiving excellence to seniors.” Jane Skinner (MSW ’09) co-authored a scholarly article on retirement communities published in the April 2013 issue of The Journal of Housing for the Elderly. Skinner is adult programs coordinator at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center in Foster City, Calif.