Dear Friends of GSEAP,
What a fabulous year in GSEAP! We are kicking off a new master of social work (MSW) program and a minor and 5-year program in Special Education this fall along with two fully online certificates that you will enjoy reading all about.
The remainder of my message pays tribute to five colleagues who are retiring this summer: Faith-Anne Dohm, Ginny Kelly, Diana Hulse, Paul Maloney, and Barbara Welles. On behalf of our faculty, staff, students, and Advisory Board, thank you for your many contributions.
Have a great summer everyone!
Bob Hannafin
Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions
Faith-Anne
Mere mention of statistics
Makes many go ballistic
Break into hives or a cold sweat
With great dread and fret
Such was Faith-Anne’s fate
Since 1998
To teach what students love to hate
Supportive but firm, year after year
She helped them conquer fear
And overcome – as teacher, she’s without peer
Justly recognized with the Alpha Signa Nu award this year
But Faith-Anne is so much more
Governance guru, innovative administrator
A level of integrity that is rare
Dare we say stubborn at times, but fair
She’s a cherished colleague and friend
Whose days, she’ll now spend
Enjoying her home in Vancouver again
Ginny
Quick to laugh
Often at her own gaff
A generous friend
Ever an ear to lend
A collaborative spirit
Need a kind word? You’ll hear it
Junior colleagues especially
Mentoring is her specialty
Clients struggling with addiction
Confronting turmoil and friction
She eases their pain
Gives them hope to try again
She jogs, swims, climbs rock walls
Never falls
Tightly does she clench
We’ll miss our friend, the Italio-Irish super mensch
Diana
Counselor, mentor, teacher extraordinaire
Author, scholar, virtuoso, chair
Chair with a flair
And her lemon cheesecake pie is the best anywhere
Ever gracious and charming,
At once determined and disarming
Diana is all these things and more
Accomplishments galore
Leader, innovator
ASN teacher of the year
Helping police to hear
But also listen, and walk the walk
The rest of us too in #CanWeTalk
In 2016, great recognition came
When #1 the Counseling program was named
Diana had vision, and led us toward her aim
She gave her best and from us demanded the same
May her passion always stay aflame
Paul
Man of great character
Good soul, a truly good actor
So generous to the community
Done quietly, with utter humility
A special colleague, it deserves mention
He did it all never wanting attention
His deeds reveal a huge heart
Our thanks are inadequate, but it’s a start
Accomplished businessman and professor
Beloved by his students, they never felt lesser
What will we do without Paul?
Who will bring oat bars for us all?
Who will give us warm daily greetings?
Who will adjourn our faculty meetings?
Always meant what he said, said what he meant
He will enjoy kayaking into retirement
Barbara
World resident and global savant
Sweden is a frequent haunt
An accomplished cross-cultural researcher
Inherently curious, she’s a natural searcher
Honest and direct
Tough questions she won’t deflect
She gets to the point, speaks her mind
Always supportive and kind
Committed to excellence
She has a warm intelligence
Now she’s more than willin’
To spend more time with her grandchillen
