On April 14, the School of Social Work held its Phi Alpha Honor Society, Zeta Gamma Chapter, induction ceremony at Maxwell Auditorium. Nineteen undergraduate and 17 graduate social work students joined Phi Alpha this academic year. Professor of practice, Tracey Marchese, was the keynote speaker. Awards were presented by Bette Brown Thoreck, director, Baccalaureate social work program. The concept of a National Social Work Honor Society came from a group of undergraduates at Michigan State University. In November, 1960, a National honor Society Committee was formed and in 1961 the society came into being. The Syracuse University Zeta Gamma Chapter was founded in 1996 as part of the School of Social work’s 40th Year Anniversary Celebration. The charge and purposes of the Phi Alpha Honor Society are:
- To recognize and encourage scholastic achievement among the students who are majoring in social work.
- To improve and further the goals and objectives of social work by encouraging objectivity and awareness of current developments and practices in the various fields of social work.
- To improve and further the goals and objectives of social work by stimulating research in preparation for a career in social work.
This year’s inductees are:
Undergrads:
Tasha Benjamin
Joshua Berman
Jessica Ciemniecki
Cora Cool-Mihalyi
Richard Dobbins
Erica Dutelle
Colleen Downey
Rachel Gewirtz
Gabriella Goodsell
Hannah Hauser
Jessica Landsman
Sara Miller
Frederick Morse
Kyle Pooler
Davina Przygoda
Raymond Simmons
Della Smith
Breanna Turner
Tatiana Williams
Graduates:
Shannon Alvord
Sally Ames
Gina Brewer
Jane Bumgarner
Jenna Curtain
Monette Goodridge
Sharon Gordon
Joann Kaisa
Amber Lassally
Matthew Lowery
Caitlin Moody
Jessica Root
Matthew Scheuer
Melissa Snizek
Sheila Weaver
Vanessa Watts
Stephanie White