Purpose
The purpose of the Board of Friends is to effect a close working relationship between leaders in the community and the faculty, staff and students in the School of Social Work. The Board also works to influence development and advancement activities for the School.
The objectives of the Board of Friends are to:
- Assist the School in securing financial resources
- Study needs and opportunities for private funding for the School
- Function as an advocacy group for the University and the School
- Assist in the recruitment of outstanding students to the School
- Advise the School on long range planning
For more information about the Board of Friends, please email (sswevents@ua.edu).
2022–23 Board of Friends
Ms. Veronica Elder (Chair)
Program Specialist, Alabama Department of Human Resources
Ms. Pamela Green (Vice Chair)
Instructor, University of Alabama
Dr. Barry Ackerson
Emeritus Professor, University of Illinois School of Social Work
Dr. David Albright
Hillcrest Endowed Chair, Vital Principal Investigator, UA School of Social Work
Dr. Russell Bennett
CEO, Collaborative Solutions
Ms. Linda Bibb
Retired, Alabama DHR; Salvation Army
Ms. Julia Caddell
Retired
Dr. Tom Cook
Retired, Catholic Family Services
Ms. Becky S. Corbett
President, CEO, BSCorbett Consulting, LLC
Ms. Shuryvonne S. Dixon
Retired School Social Worker
Mr. James Dupree
Retired, Alabama Department of Youth Services
Ms. Laurie Faulkner Hereford
Consultant, College Insight
Ms. Marie Garner
Retired, State of Alabama
Ms. Deborah Land
Retired
Ms. Ann Langley
Community Volunteer
Ms. Amy Beaulieu Mansue
CEO and President, Inspira Health
Ms. Carroll Phelps
Coordinator, UA SSW DC Internship Program
Ms. J. Miller Piggott
Executive Director, Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama
Mr. Johnny Prewitt
Retired; Senior Recruiter, Erecruit
Mr. J. Wayne Sellers
Retired Director, Marshall County DHR
Dr. Harold Shambley
Retired, US Army HR/Military Personnel Officer
Mr. Coy Stout II
Vice President, US Managed Markets, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Dr. Karen Thompson-Jackson
Executive Director, Temporary Emergency Services
Mr. Tony Walker
Retired, Social Work at Troy University