School honors excellence for 2021-22 school year
The VCU School of Social Work is pleased to recognize the academic and service excellence of nearly 100 students (plus faculty and staff) as we close the 2021-2022 academic year.
Honors include our annual student awards, scholarship recognition and/or induction into our Phi Alpha Honor Society; 12 students received multiple honors.
In addition, Hollee McGinnis, Ph.D., assistant professor, was named the winner of the school’s annual Social Justice Award; and Cinnamon Francis, M.Sc., field education enrollment and agreements manager, received the Outstanding Staff Award.
Rosa Jimenez-Vazquez Adelante Scholarship: Sirviendo La Comunidad Hispana
Cynthia Ramirez, M.S.W. student
Frank and Patricia Baskind Gift-Giving Scholarship for Students with Special Needs
- ChaQuena Coleman, M.S.W. student
- Oscar Kemp, B.S.W. student
Dr. David P. Beverly Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Bradley Carney, M.S.W. student
- Jeremy Yacovone, M.S.W. student
Black History in the Making
Elicia Carter, M.S.W. student
Campbell Merit Scholarship in Social Work
Keegan Ross, B.S.W. student
Joanne Kerbs Caramanica Scholarship
- Lorena Brennan-Castro, M.S.W. student
- Diana Santos, M.S.W. student
Thomas Carlton Memorial Fund
Erick Lainez-Villanueva, M.S.W. student
Emmett W. Cocke, Jr. Scholarship
Gabrielle Beaven, M.S.W. student
Hans S. Falck Scholarship
Sarah Lineberry, Ph.D. student
Rick and Brenda Faulkner Scholarship
- Madison Bunce, M.S.W. student
- Rebecca Davidsson, M.S.W. student
Field Impact Award
- Danielle Briggs, B.S.W. student
- Isabella Kitzman, M.S.W. student
- Fabiana Flores Manning, M.S.W. student
- Haley Williams, B.S.W. student
Anne Fischer Scholarship Fund in the School of Social Work
- Tyler Holder, M.S.W. student
- Latasha Jones-Patterson, M.S.W. student
- Loudres Sandoval, M.S.W. student
Fostering Success Scholarship
- Allison Clough, M.S.W. student
- Doris Patterson-Brown, M.S.W. student
Kimberly K. Giancaspro Scholarship
Diana Santos, M.S.W. student
Dr. Grace E. Harris Merit Scholarship
- Catherine Kudiabor, B.S.W. student
- Madison Murphey, B.S.W. student
- Rachel Zahradka, B.S.W. student
Hatcher Merit Scholarship in Social Work
- Trinity Gillison, B.S.W. student
- James McCormick, B.S.W. student
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Social Workers in Aging
- Alexis Hipp, M.S.W. student
- Roseanne Ross, M.S.W. student
- Ashley Staton, M.S.W. student
Hurtado Family Endowed Scholarship
Hope Hack, M.S.W. student
Gaye Shinall Jones Merit Scholarship in Social Work
- Charlene Agustin, B.S.W. student
- Meghan Beckman, B.S.W. student
Robin M. McKinney Dissertation Honor Fund Endowment
Britney Pitts, Ph.D. student
Pamela B. Nystrom Memorial Scholarship Fund
Miles Kenny, B.S.W. student
Peace & Justice for Distance Education Scholarship
Jasmine Neverson, M.S.W. student
Phi Alpha Honor Society
- Daphne Allen, M.S.W. student
- Denise Allen, B.S.W. student
- Sydney Biondi, B.S.W. student
- Mackenzie Brown, M.S.W. student
- Caitlin E Buchanan, M.S.W. student
- Emily Cooley, M.S.W. student
- Season Janay Dailey, M.S.W. student
- Edline Lena Evans, B.S.W. student
- Jarman Fagalde, M.S.W. student
- Mary Falter, M.S.W. student
- Hillary Getsey, M.S.W. student
- Daniel Baine Gillespie, M.S.W. student
- Ashley Golden, M.S.W. student
- Emily Harris, M.S.W. student
- Erin Lee Henshaw, M.S.W. student
- Summer Jones, M.S.W. student
- Jennifer Tweel Kelly, M.S.W. student
- Grace Antonia Landolt, M.S.W. student
- Marlene Laynez-Loarca, B.S.W. student
- Sara E. Lieser, M.S.W. student
- Kelly Loss, M.S.W. student
- Caroline Richards, M.S.W. student
- Angela-Marie Rone, B.S.W. student
- Kaitlyn Abigail Rose, M.S.W. student
- Jonathan Lao Seng, M.S.W. student
- Benjamin Shenal, M.S.W. student
- Kayla Simpkins, B.S.W. student
- Felicia A. Smith, M.S.W. student
- Mindy Snyder, M.S.W. student
- Michaela Stam, M.S.W. student
- Taylor Marie Steffan, M.S.W. student
- Carole Thomas, M.S.W. student
- Melissa Tran, M.S.W. student
- Rachael Wesolowski, M.S.W. student
- Jasmine M. Willey, B.S.W. student
- Daniela Patricia Zuleta-Sarmiento, M.S.W. student
Radical Alliance for Anti-Racism, Change and Equity Fellow
- Rebecca Davidsson, M.S.W. student
- Oscar Kemp, B.S.W. student
- Vanessa Martinez, B.S.W. student
- Jennifer Murphy, Ph.D. student
- Francesca Spencer, M.S.W. student
- Ruth Tiguh, M.S.W. student
Elaine Z. Rothenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund
- Leah Bouchard, Ph.D. student
- Anastasia Gerdes, M.S.W. student
- Oscar Kemp, B.S.W. student
David N. Saunders Legislative Internship Fund
Sophia Booker, M.S.W. student
Rita Schleuter Memorial Scholarship in Social Work
Jeff Quinanola, B.S.W. student
School of Social Work – Phi Kappa Phi
- Leah Bouchard, Ph.D.
- Trinity Gillison, B.S.W.
- Dillon Mathew-Gilmore, M.S.W.
Cesare and Ida Sclarandis Fund
Deborah Katz, M.S.W.
Martin S. Schwartz Scholarship
Ashley Staton, M.S.W. student
Service & Leadership Award
- Emily Bickford, B.S.W. student
- Anastasia Gerdes, M.S.W. student
- Jennifer Murphy, Ph.D. student
- Kayla Riddick, M.S.W. student
- Cameron Tomlinson, Ph.D. student
- Nicole Trainum, M.S.W. student
Social Justice Award
Vanessa Martinez, B.S.W. student
Social Work Administration, Planning, and Policy Practice Scholarship Fund
- Taylor Easley, M.S.W. student
- Amanda-Jane Holland, M.S.W. student
- Alina Pantano, M.S.W. student
Judy M. Thomas “Dr. T.” B.S.W. Scholarship
Kristina Houghton, B.S.W.
Virginia Council on Social Welfare Scholarship
- Allison Clough, B.S.W.
- Anna Harris, B.S.W.
We Are Why: A Scholarship Centering Black Community and Supporting Black Liberation
- Cathleen Atkinson, M.S.W.
- Le’Keyshia Bracy, B.S.W.
Katharine McCardell Webb Merit Scholarship Fund
Sharon Tamayo, B.S.W.
Mel C. Whipple Scholarship
Sharika Bivens, M.S.W.
Rachel Wilkerson Memorial Scholarship
Alexis Hipp, M.S.W.
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