Ms. Veronica Elder (Chair)
Program Specialist, Alabama Department of Human Resources
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).
Current Board Members
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2022–23 Board of Friends
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Ms. Pamela Green (Vice Chair)
Instructor, University of Alabama
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Dr. Barry Ackerson
Emeritus Professor, University of Illinois School of Social Work
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Ms. Amy Beaulieu Mansue
CEO and President, Inspira Health
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Dr. Russell Bennett
CEO, Collaborative Solutions
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Ms. Linda Bibb
Retired, Alabama DHR; Salvation Army
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Mrs. Julia Caddell
Retired
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Dr. Tom Cook
Retired, Catholic Family Services
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Ms. Shuryvonne S. Dixon
Retired School Social Worker
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Mr. James Dupree
Retired, Alabama Department of Youth Services
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Mrs. Laurie Faulkner Hereford
Consultant, College Insight
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Mrs. Susan Goggins
Restoration Counseling Services
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Mrs. Caroline Hodkinson
Principal, Bessemer Trust Co.
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Mrs. Deborah Land
Retired
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Mrs. Ann Langley
Community Volunteer
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Mrs. J. Miller Piggott
Executive Director, Alzheimer’s of Central Alabama
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Mr. Johnny Prewitt
Retired; Senior Recruiter, Erecruit
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Mr. J. Wayne Sellers
Retired Director, Marshall County DHR
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Dr. Harold Shambley
Retired, US Army HR/Military Personnel Officer
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Mr. Coy Stout II
Vice President, US Managed Markets, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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Dr. Karen Thompson-Jackson
Executive Director, Temporary Emergency Services
