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Join the Alumni Advisory Committee

The SSW Alumni Advisory Committee seeks to:

• Connect alumni through planning annual events
• Assist with fundraising for student scholarships
• Inform the SSW on current social work practice
• Select annual Alumni Award Recipients

The committee meets monthly during the academic year and more frequently when planning events. To inquire about committee membership, email sswalumni@salisbury.edu

Attend Events

Catch up with former classmates and professors at our alumni events. Held annually in March for Social Work Month and October during Homecoming Weekend, come out and have fun networking and socializing. Details about these events can be found on the or by email. Not sure if your contact information is up to date? .

Learn with Continuing Education

The Office of Continuing Education hosts a robust array of board approved trainings for social workers. Visit the webpage to learn more, including when events are happening, how to get on the mailing list and becoming a presenter.

Teach for the School of Social Work

The SSW regularly recruits diverse adjunct faculty to teach in all of our course content areas. Teaching options are available in both online and hybrid formats with opportunities at our 91¶ÌÊÓƵ Campus, satellite campuses and our online MSW option. To express interest in an adjunct teaching position, contact Letha Moszer at lfmoszer@salisbury.edu.

Become a Field Supervisor

Looking for a way to give back to the profession? Love to mentor students? The SSW Field Education Office is looking for field supervisors to provide supervision within their place of employment to our BASW and MSW students. For more information, view our Field Education webpage or contact Jennifer Schermerhorn, Director of Graduate Field Education at jlschermerhorn@salisbury.edu or Brenda Jorden, Director of Undergraduate Field Education at bjjorden@salisbury.edu.

Graduates of 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s School of Social Work are consistently making a difference both in the profession and their communities. Each year we will recognize two alumni whose remarkable contributions stand out among their peers for excellence in the field of social work.

Nominations will be accepted until January 15th for the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Rising Professional Alumni Award. The criterion for each award is listed below. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominators are not required to be SU SSW Alumni. Two letters of recommendation, the nominee’s resume/CV, and any other supporting documentation should be attached to the .

The Alumni Advisory Committee will forward the top 2 nominees for each award will to the SSW Director for final selection. Each winner will receive a $500 award. Winners will be announced and celebrated during the annual Social Work Month Alumni Event in March.

Questions can directed by emailing sswalumni@salisbury.edu

Distinguished Alumni Award

This award recognizes BASW and MSW graduates from 91¶ÌÊÓƵ's School of Social Work. These are alumni who graduated more than ten years prior to the award year. Recipients of the award demonstrate outstanding contributions to the social work profession and the broader society.; Such contributions may include but are not limited to: direct practice with individuals, families, and/or groups; field supervision of social work students; social work education; advocacy; community organization; social policy; research; administration; and program development. These alumni possess strong leadership skills, demonstrate a high standard of professional values and ethical behavior and are innovators in their practice.

Distinguished Alumni Award Award Recipients

• 2023: Katrina Dixon Patterson, BASW '07 & MSW '08
• 2022: Susan Truitt, MSW '06

Rising Professional Alumni Award

This award recognizes BASW and MSW graduates within the past ten years from 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s School of Social Work. Recipients of the award are those alumni, who in a short period of time since degree completion, have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the social work profession and the broader society.; These alumni exemplify innovative practices, professional values and are making remarkable impacts in one or more of the following areas: direct practice, advocacy, research, administration, community organizing, social policy and program development.

Rising Professional Alumni Award Award Recipients

• 2023: Jenna Haines, MSW '19 
• 2022: Samantha Wilt, MSW '12