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Alum Mimi E. Kim Announced as a 2023 Freedom Scholar

September 26, 2023

Mimi Kim, Freedom scholar awardeeOn September 26, alum Mimi E. Kim (PhD, 2014) was announced as a 2023 Freedom Scholar by the Marguerite Casey Foundation:

SEATTLE — Today, Marguerite Casey Foundation announced the 2023 Freedom Scholars, six progressive...

Dr. Venetta Campbell, BASW'78, MSW'80 - DAAB Co-Chair

Dr. Venetta Campbell is an interdisciplinary educator, executive and leader. She holds a PsyD in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, and double degrees from U.C. Berkeley (BS, MSW). Her academic and professional experiences in social work and psychology provide a rich foundation for management, system analysis, program development, and policy formulation practice.

Dr. Campbell was the former Associate Director, Department of Social Work, University of California San Francisco Medical Center. In that executive capacity, she oversaw administrative, clinical, and program...

Dean's Alumni Advisory Board

Appointed for renewable terms and comprising Berkeley Social Welfare and Cal alumni, the Dean's Alumni Advisory Board provides expert guidance and advice to the Dean & the Leadership Team on school climate issues, alumni engagement & programmatic direction.

Interested in learning more about the Dean's Alumni Advisory Board or volunteering your time? Please email swdean@berkeley.edu.

Berkeley Social Welfare Distinguished Alumni Awards

Eligibility:

All Berkeley Social Welfare alumni (BASW, MSW, DSW & PhD) may be nominated. Current Berkeley Social Welfare staff & faculty are excluded.

Nomination Process:

Any member of the Haviland Community (student, alumni, staff and/or faculty) may submit a nomination.

Nomination period for 2023 is TBD.

Selection Process:

Dean's Alumni Advisory Board members (DAAB) will review nominees and make recommendations to the Dean of Berkeley Social Welfare for a final decision. More than one Distinguished Alumni...

2022 Berkeley Social Welfare Distinguished Alumni Awards

September 12, 2022
Recipients of the 2022 Distiguished Alumni Awards: headshot of Dr. Bridge FreisthlerBridget Freisthler, PhD'03 Currently Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development at the Ohio State University College of Social Work, her areas of expertise include child abuse and neglect, drug and alcohol use, drug distribution systems, geographic information systems (GIS...

Beclee Wilson MSW'90

Beclee Wilson is a longtime supporter of the School of Social Welfare, having committed one of the largest planned gifts in the school’s history to promote social justice in the school and at UC Berkeley. Both Beclee and her husband John Wilson have fought for social and racial justice throughout their long careers and deep involvement at UC Berkeley.

Beclee has long been involved in social justice issues regarding women’s rights. She served eleven years as a National Vice President for Church Women United, was a member of a special women’s delegation to Eastern Europe, was sent to...

Mary-Ann Hamamura-Clark, BASW'68 - DAAB Co-Chair

Mary Ann received her BA from UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare, Class of 1968. This time in history was pivotal in the formation of her career going forward. It instilled a desire to serve the public and provided inspiration for positive change. Those values which made such an indelible impression in 1968, hold true today. UC Berkeley continues to play a critical role in shaping awareness of social issues and elevating debate on matters of class mobility and human rights.

Mary Ann is committed to raising awareness of the School of Social Welfare as the nation’s premier...

Louis Labat, MSW'72

Louis Labat is a graduate of the UCB School of Social Welfare class of 1972. He was part of Mary O'Day's 2nd Gerontology focused program. Louis has worked in various positions as a result of his graduate experience, including setting up the first Gerontology program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas' Schoof of Social Services; Program Developer for the Senior Coordinating Council of Palo Alto; and Program Financial Specialist with the Alameda County Area Agency on Aging. He has been retired since 2003 and lives in Emeryville, Calif.

Louis joined the Alumni Board in order to...

Dr. John Wilson

John Wilson is a longtime supporter of the School of Social Welfare, having committed to one of the largest planned gifts in the school’s history to promote social justice in the school and at UC Berkeley. Both John and his wife Beclee Wilson have fought for social and racial justice throughout their long careers and deep involvement at UC Berkeley.

John earned a PhD in Economics at the University of Michigan and then joined the Yale University faculty where he established the Urban Economics Institute as well as the Urban Fellows Program. He became an early participant in the War...