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Daily Newspaper and Travel Guide
for Pecos Country of West Texas
Thursday, May 1, 2003
Farnum recognized in honor society
Amarillo College honored more than 400 top students and recognized the
2003 Distinguished Alumna, former AC board of regents chair Louis Daniel,
at the annual Honors Convocation in the Amarillo (Texas) Civic Center Grand
Plaza on April 27.
Students achieving academic excellence, those in honor societies, outstanding
majors, who's who, and special awards and scholarships were announced.
Mary L. Farnum, of Pecos, was recognized as a Phi Theta Kappa member,
Beta Eta Chapter of the national honor society for community colleges. For
inclusion into the honor society, a student must have earned at least 12
semester hours with a 3.6 or higher grade point average.
Daniel was selected as the distinguished alumna by a committee of AC
faculty, staff and former students based on the accomplishments in her career
and her community services and who was active in AC when she was attending.
Daniel worked for more than 35 years in the Amarillo public schools.
UTPB to offer new degree
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently approved the Bachelor
of Social Work (BSW) to be offered at The University of Texas of the Permian
Basin beginning Fall 2004. U.T. Permian Basin is in the process of hiring
faculty to teach the courses for the degree that affords national licensure
for graduates. "Bachelor of Social Work graduates will fill a vacuum in
the Permian Basin for locally trained persons to work in social service
agencies and other non-profit organizations," said UTPB Dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences Dr. James Olson.
The university currently offers a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Olson
said the BA in Sociology and the BSW are parallel fields. The Bachelor of
Social Work Degree with a major in Social work, however, offers a more specialized
field and national licensing in baccalaureate-level authority in social
work.
Graduates of the program will be prepared for work in hospitals, long-term
care facilities, mental health clinics, family service agencies, Texas regulatory
agencies for children, handicapped persons and the elderly; in schools,
police and sheriff's departments, and in a wide variety of other state,
community and public agencies. Students will learn skills for interviewing,
assessment, case management, program planning/administration/evaluation/ethical
standards, and issue relating to culturally and ethnic diverse populations.
The BSW meets two objectives by preparing graduates for general practice
in entry level social work and to offer licensure. The Texas State Board
of Social Worker Examiners regulates the profession of social work in Texas
and awards the certificate of Licensed Social Worker (LSW).
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently approved the Bachelor
of Social Work (BSW) to be offered at The University of Texas of the Permian
Basin beginning Fall 2004. U.T. Permian Basin is in the process of hiring
faculty to teach the courses for the degree that affords national licensure
for graduates.
"Bachelor of Social Work graduates will fill a vacuum in the Permian
Basin for locally trained persons to work in social service agencies and
other non-profit organizations," said UTPB Dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences Dr. James Olson. The university currently offers a Bachelor of
Arts in Sociology. Olson said the BA in Sociology and the BSW are parallel
fields, the Bachelor of Social Work Degree with a major in Social work,
however, offers a more specialized field and national licensing in baccalaureate-level
authority in social work.
Pecos Enterprise
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