On May 2, 2023, the IU School of Social Work honored graduating BSW students on the Fort Wayne campus with a recognition reception and awards presentation.
“We celebrated our second IU Fort Wayne BSW class, affectionately named Double Good Trouble. This group is double the size of our first class last year,” said Aisha Smiley, BSW Program Director, IU School of Social Work, Fort Wayne campus. “They are highly supportive of one another through life and professional challenges while activating their voices throughout the community and on campus. I have challenged them to be aware of their position and privilege in the world. Understanding the same does not always exist for others, including their peers. I have challenged them to call out inequities and systemic issues while remembering their role as social workers to serve in the lives of others is in itself a privilege, a ‘get to’, not a ‘have to’.”
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Ryan Blair
Melisa Guzman
Megan Haley
Sheree Matthews-Chattman
SheKinah McClellan
Morgan Pfeiffer
Sarah Rayle
Kim Rose
Alexis Vallejo
Amanda Wolverton
Excellence in BSW Research Award
Kim Rose
Megan Haley
BSW Student Award for Commitment to Social Justice and Human Rights
SheKinah McClellan
Morgan Pfeiffer
Spirit of IUSSW BSW Award
Ryan Blair
Melisa Guzman
Sheree Matthews-Chattman
Amanda Wolverton
Excellence in BSW Scholarship Award
Ryan Blair
Sarah Rayle
Outstanding BSW Student Service and Leadership Award
Alexis Vallejo
SheKinah McClellan
Outstanding BSW Student Field Education Award
Melisa Guzman
Outstanding BSW Student of the Year
Megan Haley
Children’s Health Collaborative-Antoinette Francher-Donald
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2023 Building Bridges Award
Alexis Vallejo
BSW Social Work Leadership
Alexis Vallejo
Social Work Culture Shifter
SheKinah McClellan
BSW Child Welfare Scholars
SheKinah McClellan
IU Fort Wayne Diversity and Equity Scholarship
Sheree Matthews-Chattman