Dr. Charlotte Dunmore
Former MSW program director Dr. Charlotte Dunmore passed away this year. In addition to her role at Pitt, she served the profession by sitting on many Council on Social Work Education reaffirmation teams and helped to facilitate the accreditation of many BASW and MSW programs acrossthe country.
She was recognized as a poverty scholar and an advocate for women and children and was well-respected for her knowledge.
Dr. Dunmore’s legacy is reflected in the students she mentored and the lives she touched. She will greatly be missed.

Dr. Kenneth Jaros
Dr. Kenneth Jaros played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the joint MSW/MPH program, creating opportunities for social work students to gain interdisciplinary expertise that empowera them to address complex public health and social work challenges. His contributions live on through graduates whose work improves the well-being of countless communities.

James P. McDonald
Jim McDonald was a Pittsburgh icon whose passion and commitment to nonprofit work left an indelible mark on our community. We are grateful that Pitt Social Work was among his many passions. For decades, Jim served on the School of Social Work Board of Visitors, offering guidance to two deans and helping to shape the future of Pitt Social Work. His legacy of leadership and service will continue to guide and inspire generations to come.

1960s

Joseph P. Miller, Jr. (BASW ’61; MSW ’74)

Linda M. Hagerty (MSW ’64)

Bernice A. Parlak (MSW ’66)

Paul D. Cronin (MSW ’67)

Charles S. Hobgood (MSW ’68)

Marvin A. Batten (MSW ’69)

1970s

Evaleen Johnson (MSW ’71)

Linda L. Miller (MSW ’71)

Melanie J. Russell (MSW ’72)

Edmund F. Sliman, Jr. (MSW ’72)

Michael A. Brubaker (MSW ’73)

Kathleen M. Connolly (MSW ’74)

The Honorable Raymond A. Novak (MSW’74)

Cynthia W. Melamed (MSW ’75)

Cynthia L. Goodman (MSW ’75)

Ruth S. Zober (MSW ’76)

Marsha H. Grahame (BASW ’77; MSW ’79)

Lucille M. Kases (BASW ’78)

Pamela A. Blackwood (MSW ’79)

1980s

Deborah G. West (PhD ’82)

James P. McDonald (MSW ’82)

Linda Broker (MSW ’82)

Mary C. Saunders (BASW ’84)

Mary R. Randal (BASW ’84)

Judy K. Spahr (MSW ’85)

Gary R. Lounsberry (PhD ’85)

Joan F. Humphrey (MSW ’86)

Kieran F. Stenson, III (MSW ’88)

1990s

Patricia R. Lehnhardt (MSW ’93)

Suzanne Kowalczyk (MSW ’94)

Laurie A. King (MSW ’96)

Regina H. Nicosia (MSW ’98)

2000s

Vicki L. Nesta (BASW ’01, MSW ’03)

Courtney P. Caudill (BASW ’03)

Jerry B. Daniel (PhD ’03)

Gayle K. Clark (MSW ’05)

Robert L. Filipovich, Sr. (MSW ’07)

2010s

Keely L. Thompson (BASW ’11)