RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

On 2025-03-13, Senator Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA) delivered a floor speech titled "RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK" in the Senate. The speech addressed taxes and also covered the environment, civil rights. It referenced legislation: S1740.

RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 48 (Thursday, March 13, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 48 (Thursday, March 13, 2025)] [Senate] [Page S1740] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Mr. WARNOCK. Madam President, today, I pay tribute to the University of Georgia School of Social Work for its 60th anniversary and to Deans Charles A. Stewart (1964-1995), Bonnie Yegidis (1995-2003), Maurice Daniels (2005-2016), Anna Scheyett (2016-2021), and its current dean, Philip Hong (2022-present). For six decades, the School of Social Work has advanced the University of Georgia's teaching, research, and service mission. It has conferred more than 9,000 degrees in social work and nonprofit management and leadership while strengthening the University of Georgia's academic excellence by preparing culturally responsive practitioners and scholars to be leaders in addressing social problems and promoting social justice, locally and globally, through teaching, research, and service. Throughout its history, the University of Georgia School of Social Work has positively impacted the State of Georgia, our Nation, and our world. It established a Center for Social Justice, Human, and Civil Rights; an Institute for Nonprofit Organizations; and a Center on Human Trafficking Research and Outreach, each of which has worked to address practices and policies which affect equal access to resources, international human and civil rights, and the well-being of all populations. It was the first school in Georgia to offer bachelor's, doctorate, and part-time master's degrees in social work; first to offer a master's degree in nonprofit management and leadership; and first to offer dual degrees in social work and law, and social work and public health. Today, the University of Georgia School of Social Work continues its 60-year legacy of building a better world for all by seeking socially innovative solutions to create meaningful change. Its faculty are actively involved in issues such as child safety and family well-being, civil rights and social justice, community health and well-being, culturally informed practice, health and behavioral health prevention and intervention, human trafficking and human rights, social economic policy and development, trauma and violence prevention, and many more. Its students contribute countless internship hours to institutions across Georgia. And alumni of its Athens and Gwinnett campuses, as well as its online program, are engaged in meaningful careers in service to the well-being of our society. On the 60th anniversary of the University of Georgia School of Social Work, I would like to congratulate and thank its faculty, staff, and students--both past and present--for the contributions and impact that it has come to represent in the State of Georgia, nationally, and globally. ____________________