In the News: 2003-4 Academic Year

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Spring Quarter 2004

Diehm Receives Ph.D.

Jun 2004—UW Tacoma Senior Lecturer and Practicum Instructor now has a few more letters to add behind his name. Dr. Thomas M. Diehm defended his dissertation titled, "That Relationship Is Such an Important Piece": The Experience and Meaning of Graduate Social Work Education for Lesbian and Gay Students at Portland State University on March 16th. He received overwhelmingly positive feedback, thus a green light for conferring the Ph.D. degree. Congratulations Dr. Diehm!

Clinical Paper Awarded

Jun 2004—Congratulations go out to recent MSW graduate Danille Miller ('04) who has been awarded the Outstanding Student Clinical Paper Award for 2004 by the Washington State Society of Clinical Social Work. Her winning entry is titled, Helping Individuals to Empower Themselves can Empower Society. Danille was presented with the award at the UW Tacoma's fourteenth annual commencement exercises. A plaque commemorating all past recipients of the award hangs in the UW Tacoma Social Work Program office.

Distinguished Researcher Award

Jun 2004—Dr. Charles A. Emlet UW Tacoma Associate Professor of Social Work is the first recipient of the UW Tacoma Distinguished Researcher Award. The focus of his research is on stigma and HIV in the elderly. He holds a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University and earned both an M.S.W. and a B.A. from California State University, Fresno. He has been a member of the faculty at UW Tacoma since 1999 and was recently appointed to the Governor's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Dr. Emlet will deliver a public lecture or presentation on his research to the UWT community in the fall.

Rod Hagenbuch Award

Jun 2004—The Rod Hagenbuch Award is presented to the graduating senior who, through distinguished volunteer service and commitment to UWT, best exemplifies the University of Washington, Tacoma's ideal of service combined with learning. Valerie Burns, a graduate of Gig Harbor High School, transferred to UWT from Tacoma Community College and has been an active leader among social work students. She served as a volunteer at Rose House, a facility for adults with mental illness. Her work combines the best traditions of social work practice: social justice, ethical practice and a deep respect for diversity. She will graduate June 11 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social welfare. Congratulations Valerie!

NASW Educator of the Year Named

Apr 2004—UW Tacoma Assistant Professor of Social Work, Dr. Marian Harris, was honored at the annual conference for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on April 17, 2004 as the Educator of the Year. Several students (past and present) were on hand to help present the award. Congratulations to Dr. Harris for her commitment to students and to Social Work Education.

Winter Quarter 2004

Governor's Appointment

Mar 2004—Congratulations go out to Dr. Charles A. Emlet has been appointed to the Governor's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS by Governor Gary Locke.

Ogilvie Forms Group

Jan 2004—Dr. A. Myrth Ogilvie helped the Metis group form "Healing Waters: A Metis and Family Preservation Society." She also trains foster parents in British Columbia on attachment and bonding issues for children in foster care.

Autumn Quarter 2003

NIMH Grant

Sep 2003—Dr. Charles A. Emlet has been awarded a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, which will focus on HIV stigma in adults age 50 and over. The one-year grant, in the amount of $75,800 will allow Dr. Emlet to study the degree to which adults age 50 and over experience HIV stigma as well as capturing their qualitative experience of ageism and the intersection of these two phenomenon.

Summer Quarter 2003

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