By Brad Fisher Oct. 1, 2020 What does it take to achieve the premier accreditation in your industry? For the Presbyterian Home for Children in Talladega, Alabama, it took almost two years of work by a dedicated team led by President Doug Marshall and Vice-President of Program Operations and Services – and University of Alabama…
MSW alumna, author reflects on life in policing, social chasm of 2020 July 16, 2020By David Miller TK Thorne’s first post-MSW job wasn’t what she envisioned: grant writing for a police department. But, at the time, she was keenly familiar with the Birmingham Police Department, which had developed a pipeline in the 1970s for University…
Gilead Sciences VP keen to ‘nurture’ critical alumni support system for students May 29, 2020 By David Miller Coy Stout was working through his undergraduate degree at a feverish pace, hoping to graduate early from the University of Alabama and minimize his student debt. He’d planned to attend medical school and focused on the hard…
MSW alumna began as intern in program May 16, 2020 By David Miller Brianna Jones had identified her “dream job” just one week into her MSW field placement. In the spring of 2017, Jones was one of a handful of interns with Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue, which had formed a partnership with the University of…
UA alumna Jilisa Milton, who earned her MSW-JD degree in May, has been named a 2019 Regional Public Interest Award recipient. Each year, the Equal Justice Works honors eight law students who have demonstrated commitment to public interest law and pro bono work for the prestigious award. In May, Milton became the first student to earn a MSW-JD…
During May commencement, Jilisa Milton became the first graduate of The University of Alabama School of Social Work’s MSW-JD program. Jilisa Milton had just completed her first summer of service with Americorps and was still searching for direction in her social work career. It was 2012, and Milton, a University of Alabama alumna, was doing…
UA social work alumna Shannon Hubbard, coordinator of Alabama REACH at The University of Alabama (UA), has been awarded the 2019 Judy Bonner Presidential Medallion Prize, a UA Premier Award. Premier Awards are the highest honors that The University of Alabama bestows. The Bonner Prize recognizes a member of the UA community who has gone…
June 2018 Born into a historic Alabama farm family, UA Social Work alumna Melanie Bridgeforth is focused on planting her own seeds to fight poverty as the new Women’s Fund CEO . Melanie Bridgeforth is quick to tell you she knows little about farming — at least relative to other family members. The Bridgeforths are…
Alumna Julie Blanks has assumed the duties as Principal Director for Military Community and Family Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She was named in August. A member of the Senior Executive Service, she assists the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy with a broad portfolio that…
Alumna Karen Thompson has been named the new president of the Junior League of Tuscaloosa and is the first black person to hold the position in the group’s 89-year history. Thompson, executive director of Temporary Emergency Services Inc., has been a member of the group for the last eight years. The League is part of…
