Alumnae/i Achievement Award-2010
On May 28, at a dessert reception following the Reunion weekend
welcoming dinner, four Graduate School of Social Work and Social
Research alumnae/i were honored with the third annual leadership awards.
Nancy Kirby, M.S.S. '65, received a Lifetime
Achievement Award. For more than 30 years, Kirby has served as the
GSSWSR's assistant dean and director of admissions, and advisor to the
School's chapter of the National Association of Black Social Workers.
She was a founding member of the National Association of Deans and
Directors of Admissions of Graduate Social Work Programs and continues
to serve on their steering committee. In addition, Kirby's commitment to
the human services through participation of boards of directors is
legend: in 2008, she was honored by the Inglis Foundation, with the
Annie Inglis Gold Coin Award, the highest honor given by Inglis to
individuals who have provided distinguished service for the benefit of
the organization. In 2010, at the 50th anniversary commemoration of the
Greensboro, North Carolina, Sit-ins, Nancy Kirby was honored as one of
four unsung heroes.
Elizabeth Werthan '73 received an Exceptional
LeaderÂship Award. Werthan, the former executive director of Choice
(Concern for Health Options: Information, Care and Education), for
almost four decades has advocated for women and their families and their
communities through public service and participation on numerous
boards. She is a founding member of the GSSWSR's Board of Advisors.
Sharon Bishop, M.S.S. '70, also received an Exceptional
Leadership Award. Bishop is co-founder of Calibre Associates, a
consulting organization on human services and human resource issues. In
2005, when Calibre Associates was acquired by ICF International, Bishop
became the senior vice president in ICF International's Caliber
practice. Over the course of her 30-year career, Bishop has been
responsible for more than 150 studies for federal, state and local
government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.
Sabina Neem, M.S.S./M.L.S.P. '07, received the Emerging
Leadership Award. Neem, a former Ruth W. Mayden Scholar, served on the
Mayor's Advisory Board on LGBT Affairs for the City of Philadelphia, the
LGBT People of Color Coalition, and the Mayor's Taskforce on Homeless
Services for Sexual and Gender Minorities. She recently relocated to
Seattle, Washington, where she is working for the City of Seattle Youth
Employment Program and has been appointed to the Trans & Queer Health Working Group.
