In 1994, Anne Louise Stanford Chastain of Thomasville established a scholarship at Valdosta State University for future Division of Social Work students and funded it each and every year. When she died on Oct. 21, 2010, she remembered the program and provided enough funds to maintain it.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Her recent bequest endows the scholarship,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Sandra Fletcher, VSU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s director of planned and major gifts. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The scholar ship is for students pursuing a master\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s degree in social work, with preference given to Thomas County residents.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Dr. Louis Levy, former provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, said Chastain was instrumental in helping VSU organize support for a Master of Social Work Program. He described her as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153very determined lady.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The Division of Social Work at VSU began in 1995 and has educated roughly 300 social workers who currently practice in Georgia and beyond.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She has given monetary gifts and supported the social work program throughout its history,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Levy added. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This most recent bequest is a gift to our students. It will allow them to come out of the program without the heavy burden of loans.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Chastain, who was 102 years old when she died, earned her master\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s degree from Columbia University\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s School of Social Work in New York City, when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and went on to become the first social worker in Thomas County. She served as director of welfare at what is now known as the Division of Family and Children Services for three decades, and she served as the director of social services at Southwestern State Hospital for seven years.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She was a delightful and practical person,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Fletcher said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I always enjoyed visiting with her.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153She lived a nice long life of contributing to the happiness and welfare of others,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d added Levy. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We will always be indebted to her.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, VSU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Division of Social Work offers a Master of Social Work Program that focuses on multi-level, advanced generalist practice. Students learn about both clinical and community practice and are able to develop the requisite skills to practice in many settings, from schools to hospitals, law enforcement to hospice. Students in the program can attend classes on campus full time or part time, or they can take advantage of an innovative web-based program that requires them to meet face-to-face only five weekends a semester.<\/p>\n
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