2007
New Leader Aiming for Stronger Coppin State UniversityReginald Avery, PhD '80, will become the fifth president of the 107-year-old West Baltimore institution in January. →
"I Knew It Was Going to Be a Learning Experience"The Boston Globe interviews Heller alumna Joan Wallace-Benjamin, PhD '80, about her time as chief of staff to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. →
She Took City Job to Bridge Gaps in CareBarbara Ferrer, PhD '94, talks with the Boston Globe about her role as director of the Boston Public Health Commission. →
Learning and GrowingJiway Tung, MA '05, runs The Learning Farm, a program outside Jakarta, Indonesia that helps improve the lives of city youth by teaching them agricultural and other skills. →
Health Director on a Mission: Racial Disparities, Preparing for Emergency Top PrioritiesBarbara Ferrer, PhD '94, director of the Boston Public Health Commission, talks with the Boston Herald. →
Heller Alumna Named to Governor's CabinetJean Flatley McGuire, PhD '96, has joined Mass. Governor Deval Patrick's cabinet as Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs. →
SID Alumni Return to Heller for First-Ever MA/MS Alumni EventApproximately 25 Boston-area alumni attended the gathering, which was the first of its kind for the Programs in Sustainable International Development. →
"I Was Born Strong"The Charleston (WV) Gazette profiles Betty Jane Cleckley, PhD '74. →
AARP Names Heller Alum New Foundation Board MemberFernando Torres-Gil, MSW '72, PhD '76, associate dean of academic affairs at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, has been appointed to the board of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Foundation. →
2006
Heller Alum Named Chief of Staff by Massachusetts Governor-Elect Deval PatrickJoan Wallace-Benjamin, PhD’80, the president and CEO of The Home for Little Wanderers and a former head of the Urban League of Massachusetts, was named chief of staff for Governor-elect Deval Patrick. →
Knowledge Good in Itself -- and at WorkPreparing people to think prepares them to work in today's global economy, writes consultant Thomas Broussard, Ph.D. '06, in the Portland Press Herald's "Forum" page. →
Samantha Eisenstein, MBA '06, Featured in New York Times Article on Childhood Cancer SurvivorsMs. Eisenstein is the Founder and Director of The SAMFund, a charity organization that helps young adults with cancer. →
Phyllis Busansky, M.M.H.S. '78, Running for CongressDemocratic hopeful seeks to capture Florida's 9th Congressional District seat. →
Read what Tampa Bay Online columnist Steve Otto has to say about the 9th Congressional District race here.→
Jeanette Takamura, Ph.D. '85, Dean of Columbia University School of Social Work, Receives Ollie Randall Award From the National Council on AgingPresented annually since 1963, the award honors recipients for "singular and outstanding contributions toward advancing the cause of aging." Dean Takamura is the first female Dean at the nation's first school of social work. →
Betty Jane Cleckley, Ph.D. '74, honored by West Virginia University with its annual Martin Luther King Achievement AwardThe award annually recognizes the West Virginia resident who best embodies the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, the slain civil rights leader. Dr. Cleckley is currently Vice-President of Multicultural Affairs at Marshall University.
Cleckley, the vice president for multicultural affairs at Marshall University, was honored for her leadership, commitment to social justice and service to the university and community. →
