FEATURES
12 FACULTY 12 New Faculty: Emily Nicklett Joseph Ryan 14 Recent Faculty Publications 16 Recent Faculty Awards
18 HAPPENINGS 2 CHW/REACH Detroit Partnership
18 Raising the Profile of SSW on U-M’s Campus 19 Continuing Education 20 Reach Out, Raise Hope, Change Society: A Social Themed Cantata in Ten Movements
23 STUDENTS 6 Fauri Lecture
8 Student Support Challenge
23 Therapeutic Tools Shine at Ann Arbor Art Fair 24 New Students Start the Year with Service to the Community 26 Putting Tent Cities in Historical Perspective 26 A Program of Second Chances 27 Dissertation Defense
29 DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI 29 Donor Profile: Bill Cabin, MSW ’04 30 Alumni Profile: William R. Miner, Class of ’50 31 Class Notes 32 In Memoriam
Winter/Spring 2012 Published biannually by: University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 South University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106 www.ssw.umich.edu ©2012 U-M Regents MMD 110331 DEAN, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Laura Lein EDITOR
Marci Raver Lash DESIGNER
Jim Reitz, Michigan Marketing & Design For information regarding this publication, class notes, and address changes, contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, 734-763-6886 or ssw.development@umich.edu
2012 BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Anita Bohn ’88, President Hazelette Crosby-Robinson ’08, Vice President Mary Ortega ’86, Secretary Blanca Almanza ’86 Bill Cabin ’04 Jerilyn Church ’06 Deborah Cohl ’08 Linda DeVries ’92 Dan Fischer ’84 Stephanie Francois ’07 Alan McBroom ’77 Nan Richter ’09 Randall Ross ’94 Gayle Shier ’08 Jonathan Stern ’84 Erica Solway ’05 Jamila Weathers ’04 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES
Laurie Bueche, ex-officio Dean Laura Lein, ex-officio Lindsey Rossow-Rood, ex-officio John Tropman
10 Adding Resources to the Social Worker’s Toolkit Front cover photos: Kevin Thomas