Social work faculty recognized for teaching and community service

Four faculty members in the School of Social Work were recognized by the Grand Rapids chapter of the Negro Business and Professional Women's Club for their outstanding teaching and community service.

Dianne Green-Smith, Robin Smith-Colton, Lois Smith Owens and Elaine Ragsdale Schott were honored for their individual research and expertise in various areas. They were recognized for work in the areas of HIV and AIDS among African immigrant women, competence and resilience among African American adolescents, African American male adolescent identity formation and ego development, qualitative research regarding African American women suffragettes, and cultural competence and diversity training.



Photo courtesy of Elaine Schott

Pictured are (back row from left) Dianne Green-Smith and Robin Smith-Colton; (front row from left) Lois Smith Owens and Elaine Ragsdale Schott.