Kareema Gray (Ph.D., '09) draws upon social work training to change lives

Dr. Kareema Gray, University of Georgia School of Social Work alum, is an advocate of gaining knowledge through a survey of the past, but her love for social work inspires her to change lives in the present and future.  

Dr. Gray received her doctorate in Social Work from UGA in 2009 and her Master of Social Work in 2003. The Philadelphia, Pa., native focused her dissertation research on the history of African American social work during the Progressive Era in Philadelphia.

“My interest in social work history deals with the poverty that we’ve faced in the past and that we’re dealing with in the present,” Dr. Gray says. “When I see opportunities to help serve, to work with a program that seems to make a difference, I definitely take that opportunity and try to implement lessons from the past into the present situation.”

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Eminent SSW professor and social activist Ray MacNair dies at 74

Ray Hugh MacNair died peacefully at home of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) on May 22, at the age of 74 . He is survived by his wife, Nancy MacNair, and children Doug MacNair (wife Valerie and sons David and Jason), Rebecca MacNair-Semands (husband Steve and daughter Allison) and Kathleen MacNair. He was preceded in death by his son Steve MacNair in October, 2011. Ray is also survived by his sister, Tina Hair, and his brother, Wilmer MacNair.

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Dr. Terri Lewinson (Ph.D., '01) named Hartford Scholar

Dr. Terri Lewinson, a 2001 Ph.D graduate from the University of Georgia School of Social Work takes a few minutes to reflect on her UGA training. Lewinson is currently an associate professor at Georgia State University and was recently named a John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Scholar, a prestigious award presented by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). 

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Distinguished Alum Freeman Walker (MSW '69) dies at 71

Freeman Walker, a 1969 MSW graduate of the University of Georgia School of Social Work, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the age of 71.

A native of Columbus, GA, Walker attended Clark Atlanta University and earned his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College. Walker earned his MSW from the University of Georgia School of Social Work in 1969.

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Jane Skinner (MSW '10) named programs coordinator at CA Community Center

March 21, 2012 - Newnan native Jane Skinner and University of Georgia School of Social Work Alum (MSW '10) has been named adult programs coordinator at Peninsula Jewish Community Center in Foster, Calif.

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