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Richardson, Green, SAMHSA Doctoral Fellows
Three Program Grads Serve Together on AAMFT Board
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Kimberly Flemke, PhD, '03, on "Today," CBS News

First year student Tenille Richardson and second year Narkia Green have won inaugural Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Doctoral Minority Fellowships.  The SAMHSA Doctoral Fellowships, awarded in Psychology, Social work, and Marriage and family Therapy, are among the most prestigious national honors doctoral students can win.  Read more about them here.

AAMFT BoardVT MFT Program Director Scott Johnson ('91, center), University of Oregon MFT Coordinator John Miller ('96, left), and Seattle Pacific MFT Internship Director Scott Edwards ('01, right) are all serving together on the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Board of Directors. Johnson is the 2007 and 2008 AAMFT President, and will serve as Past President in 2009.  Edwards is Chair of the Council of Division Presidents and will serve on the Board through 2010.  Miller was elected to serve as a Board member from 2009-2011.  AAMFT represents 25,000 members in the U.S., Canada, and other parts of the world.  It has led the fight for MFT licensure in 48 states, the District of Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec.

Kimberly Flemke, 2003 graduate, has recently appeared twice on NBC's "Today" show discussing motherhood, as well as being featured as an expert on The Learning Channel and other television outlets.  She also recently appeared on CBS discussing celebrities who have publicly embarrassed themselves and then sought some form of treatment.  Kimberly is an assistant professor in the Couples and Family Therapy program at Drexel University and a therapist at the Relationship Council of Philadelphia. See her "Today" appearance here.

LayneLayne Prest, '91, was elected Member at Large of the Association of Marital & Family Therapy Regulatory Boards.  Layne is head of Behavioral Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Read more about Layne here.
FredFred Piercy, former Human Development Department Head, has been appointed by Dean Sue Ott Rowlands as Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research for the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.  Read more about Fred's success here.

Megan Dolbin-MacNab, Internship Coordinator and Assistant Professor, received the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Certificate of Teaching Excellence for 2007-2008. Learn more about Megan's teaching success here.
 
 
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