Class Notes

Bert Maguire, PhD '79, retired from University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work after nearly 40 years on the faculty. Bert and his wife, Barbara, plan on traveling extensively but mostly visiting their daughters.

Philip McDowell, MSW '68, had his book published, "Thinking about Thinking: Cognition, Science and Psychotherapy". For more information, please visit www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138823969.

Ericka "Ricky" Roberts, MSW '01, an academic adviser in the UGA Honors Program, received the President's Fulfilling the Dream Award for significant efforts to build bridges of unity and understanding while striving to make King's dream of equality and justice a reality.

Thomas Vinca, MSW '71, retired in June 2014. He is now teaching courses in management and parenting classes.

Debra Donahue, MSW '95, was unanimously chosen by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services board to lead the department as executive director. She is the first African American director of the agency.

Richard Smith, MSW '00, was inducted into the 2015 class of Fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research at the society's annual conference in New Orleans.

Karen Lincoln, PhD ’02, MSW ’96, wrote an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal. The article is titled “The Economic Argument for More Aid to the Elderly Poor”.

Kamilah Henderson, MSW '12, joined the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan as a Program Officer.

Marsha Davison, MSW ’13, and Erik Burris, MSW ’13, have been awarded The Ngo Human Welfare Prize 2014 for their article, “Transitioning Foster Care Youth and Their Risk for Homelessness: Policy, Program, and Budgeting Shortcomings”. The article was published in Human Welfare: An International Journal of Graduate Research.

Sirene-Rose Lipschutz, MSW '11, established the Southeast Michigan Doula Project, a nonprofit organization that provides free or low-cost doula services to low-income women. Services also include educational outreach in the SE Michigan community. The aim is to improve the birthing experiences for women.