Nine students at the UNC School of Social Work (SSW) have earned recognition from the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for their accomplishments in 2019–2020. Through this recognition program, these students are being honored for both university and external awards.
“These are students who have worked tirelessly and deserve special recognition,” noted the Graduate School in its announcement on April 28, 2020. Both Master of Social Work and doctoral students were included in the announcement.
These SSW students received awards directly from the Graduate School:
- Sabrina Basquez
Graduate School Leadership Development Scholars
- Stephanie L. Kennedy
Carolina Center for Public Service Community Engagement Fellows (2019)
- Quinny Ruth Sanchez Lopez
The GPSF Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Mentorship
These SSW students received awards from national and state organizations:
- Sabrina Basquez
American Association of University Women Career Development Grant
- Erica Bluford
North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys Sarah Parker Scholarship
- Dina Exavier
National Association of Social Work Foundation Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial Scholarship
- Annie Francis
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar
- Erika Franco Quiroz
Davis Putter Foundation Scholarship
- Jesalyn Keziah
National Association for Social Workers Foundation Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial MSW Scholarship
- Nina Tracy
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Scholarship
Although the Graduate School was unable to host its traditional recognition celebration in real time this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, an alternative virtual recognition will take place in the future.
