Ronald was recently recognized as a "USC Featured Scholar".  Congratulations Dr. Pitner! 

Ronald Pitner, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work, and is in the Faculty Excellence Initiative (FEI) position for African-American Health and Social Disparities.  He holds a PhD in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Michigan. 

Sadye Logan has been appointed an Advisory Editor on the Editorial Board of the Encyclopedia of Social Work Online.

Congratulations Sadye!

Dr. Nicholas Cooper-Lewter was honored on April 4, 2012, by receiving our Pyramid Award at our forty-fourth National Conference that was held in Atlanta Georgia.  The Pyramid Award is the highest award within the organization and in our history we have assessed the work of our recipients, so very few are given. 

Through his work in the community, his scholarship, writings and teachings, we felt that Dr. Cooper-Lewter exemplifies that which is good in Social Work.  The list of recent recipients includes, Congressman John Lewis, Dr. Patricia Reid-Merritt Social Work Professor, and National Lecturer, Savannah State University President and Social Work Educator, Dr. Cheryl Dozier and Ambassador Andrew J. Young.  This short and exemplary list demonstrates the high esteem and recognition of Dr. Cooper-Lewter's work in Soul Therapy, which provides a unique method of curing the ills of the Black community.  Additionally, Dr. Cooper-Lewter was our keynote speaker for the opening Plenary.  The opening Plenary, in our tradition is both thought provoking and controversial in its content so as to start the thinking process in our individual attendees.

Our 800 participants was encouraged and challenged by his thoughts, work and words.

Suzi D. Baxter, PhD, RD, LD, FADA was recognized as the 2012 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year by the South Carolina Dietetic Association at its annual meeting in April in Charleston, SC.  This award recognizes demonstrated competence, involvement in professional and community activities, and contributions to the South Carolina Dietetic Association through participation and commitment to the

 Congratulations to Teri Browne and to Cheri Shapiro of IFS for being awarded an ASPIRE I grant, and to Aidyn Iachini for being co-PI (PI Mark Weist) on an awarded ASPIRE II grant!

Dr. Arlene Andrews has been selected by the Governor’s Office to receive the 2012 Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner’s Award.  This prestigious award honors one person from each state for making an exceptional contribution to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect in his/her state.  Dr. Andrews will receive her award during the 18th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington D.C. on April 18th.

This is a tremendous honor and we should all be very proud to have our colleague Dr. Andrews recognized for her work in this way.

Teri Browne, social work, and D. Pooler, “Benefits and barriers: An exploratory study of  nephrology social work field education,” Journal of Nephrology Social Work.

Arlene Andrews, social work, and Lynn McMillan, “Evidence-Based Principles for Choosing Programs to Serve Parents in the Child Welfare System,” Administration in Social Work.

Congratulations to Aidyn Iachini for the acceptance of her article:

Iachini, A., Buettner, C., Anderson-Butcher, D., Reno, B. (in press). Exploring students’ perceptions of academic disengagement and re-engagement in a dropout recovery charter school setting. Children & Schools.

Congratulation s Aidyn!!