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Homeless persons are among the most marginalized in the United States, suffering alarming morbidity and mortality rates. Homelessness afflicts the young and the old, individuals and families, and intersects with issues of serious mental illness, substance use and a host of other health risks—all of which pose serious challenges to providing adequate service. These concerns are especially acute in Southern California.
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Each year, the USC School of Social Work Dean’s Recognition Ceremony honors those faculty and graduating students who have made significant achievements in their academic careers and contributions to the USC and at-large communities. This year’s event recognized scholarship winners, new and past student leadership, Dean's Scholars and Dean's Honorable Mentions, and inductees into the Phi Alpha Honor Society Omicron Epsilon Chapter. Below are those who received awards at the ceremony.
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The California Social Welfare Archives hosted its annual awards luncheon on April 4 at the Galen Center to honor Native American children’s advocate Rose-Margaret Orrantia, families and children proponent Yolie Flores, and policy expert and USC School of Social Work professor Bruce Jansson for their commitment to the advancement of social welfare.
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Marilyn Flynn, dean of the USC School of Social Work, has received the International Rhoda G. Sarnat Award for her efforts to advance the public image of professional social work.
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The Hutto Patterson Charitable Foundation has endowed a scholarship at the USC School of Social Work for students pursuing careers to help families cope with the stresses of military life.
The $50,000 gift established the Catherine Hutto Gordon and Eileen Clare Hutto Scholarship for Military Social Work, which will aid students studying this growing field of the social work profession. Many military social work students at the School of Social Work are veterans themselves who are keenly aware of how issues such as deployment and frequent relocations affect military families.
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The Network of Korean-American Leaders (NetKAL) Fellowship Program, which promotes community leadership among successful second-generation Korean-Americans, heads north this year. The program, now in its sixth year, will host weekend leadership retreats in San Francisco for its new class of 26 distinguished fellows selected for their professional success and desire to connect with other motivated individuals from different backgrounds.
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Scarlett Powers Osterling, a recognized leader in nonprofit management and fund development, has joined the USC School of Social Work as senior associate dean of advancement to lead the school in its external relations and the Campaign for the University of Southern California, the university’s most ambitious fundraising effort to advance its academic priorities and expand its positive impact on the community and world.
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USC School of Social Work Board of Councilor member Richard (Dick) Thor died on Dec. 18, 2011 at his home in Redondo Beach, Calif., after a battle with cancer. He was 80.
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The USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work has received nearly $1 million in funding from Prudential Financial, Inc.
CIR is one of 10 organizations to benefit from Prudential’s initial $6.2 million in grants to groups that help U.S. military veterans and their families transition back into civilian life.
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The California Social Work Hall of Distinction inducted six new members, three posthumously, Oct. 29 at a ceremony in Burlingame, Calif., that honored their significant contributions to the profession.
These social work pioneers join a list of 67 existing Hall of Distinction members, all of whom have made course-altering decisions that have uniquely affected the direction of social welfare in California.