‘Overwhelming gratitude’: VCU honors Marc Cheatham as one of 15 Alumni Stars
Marc Cheatham (B.S.W.’05) puts his social work background to use every day as director of constituent services and casework for Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine. It’s service in the background, working with “people facing the most critical and challenging problems. Their level of frustration has long surpassed normal capacity,” he says. So it is no wonder […]
Katelynn Jarrells, Viola Vaughan-Eden win prestigious alumni honors
VCU School of Social Work alumni Katelynn Jarrells (B.S.W.’16, M.S.W’17) and Viola Vaughan-Eden (Ph.D.’03) have earned prestigious honors this fall from VCU’s Office of Alumni Relations. Jarrells, the program head and associate professor of human services and mental health at Brightpoint Community College, in September was named one of VCU’s 10 Under 10 award honorees […]
Congratulations to 2022 VCU Alumni Stars Kimsey, Yeatts
Disrupted by COVID, the VCU Alumni Stars celebration skipped a year, but the wait was worth it for two School of Social Work graduates. The recently biennial recognition returned for the first time since 2019, and Karen Elizabeth Kimsey (M.S.W.’96/SW; Cert.’96/HP) and Emily Yeatts (B.A.’09/WS; B.A.’09/WS; Cert.’09/WS; M.S.W.’12/SW; M.P.H.’12/M; Cert.’12/GPA) were both honored Sept. 29 […]
Jeanine Harper Maruca shines brightly as 2019 alumni star
When it comes to advocating for children in the Richmond community, VCU School of Social Work alumna Jeanine Harper Maruca‘s commitment and accomplishments are out of this world. And now, fittingly – and officially – she’s a star. A VCU 2019 Alumni Star, that is. Maruca was one of 17 alumni to be honored Nov. […]
2017 Macro Brew
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work invites friends of the school to join them for Macro Brew.
Bob Peay selected to be the 2017 VCU School of Social Work Alumni Star
Bob Peay earned his M.S.W. from VCU and served as a field instructor and liaison, an adviser to the Black Student Association and helped establish the Social Work Administration, Planning and Policy Practice Scholarship.
School of Social Work Alumni Star nomination
The career of Stephen W. Harms (M.S.W.’82/SW) exemplifies the limitless possibilities for macro-level social work. Beginning with the first master’s-level position with the Virginia General Assembly’s Joint Audit and Legislative Review Commission, to deputy positions for two state governors and a deputy chief administrative officer position for the city of Richmond, Va., his successes affect change through social […]