Washington University’s Training Course for Social Workers begins
Betty Bofinger Brown endows the Department of Social Work. The department hires its first director of field work; specializations include general casework and hospital social work.
Groundbreaking takes place for George Warren Brown Memorial Hall
Department offers MSW degree
Benjamin Youngdahl joins faculty
George Warren Brown School of Social Work launches on July 1; accredited to award BS in Public Administration and the MSW
GWB becomes first school at Washington University to admit Black students
GWB establishes a professional doctoral program. Pre-professional courses are abolished; GWB offers only graduate-level coursework.
Benjamin Youngdahl delivers “What We Believe” at a general session of the National Conference of Social Work held in Chicago
Benjamin Youngdahl steps down; Wayne Vasey becomes dean
GWB offers certificate program in community development for residents of underserved communities
Dean Vasey leaves to organize the St. Louis anti-poverty program as the first general manager of the St. Louis Human Development Corporation; Richard Lawrence becomes acting dean
GWB partners with Saint Louis University to offer its first course in international social work.
Vasey resigns; Jane Stearns, a GWB alumna, becomes interim dean
Ralph Garber becomes dean; push for more faculty research begins
DSW program converts to PhD program
Ralph Garber resigns; Ronald A. Feldman named interim dean
Shanti K. Khinduka becomes dean
GWB launches Journal of Social Service Research, one of the early social work research journals
GWB gains an 18-member National Council
GWB inaugurates its first research center: the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies
Dean Khinduka receives the President’s Award for Excellence in Social Work Education from NASW
Alvin Goldfarb Hall is dedicated
GWB faculty vote to adopt evidence-based practices as the central organizing theme for MSW curriculum
Edward F. Lawlor becomes dean; appointed inaugural William E. Gordon Professor
Dean Shanti Khinduka retires after 30 years of service; receives the Family Support Network Guardian Angel Award and the President’s Award from GWB.
GWB becomes the nation’s first social work school to receive NIMH funding as an Advanced Center for Interventions and Services Research
Dean Lawlor and National Council Chair B.A. Bridgewater present 10-year strategic plan to Washington University’s Board of Trustees
Mary McKay becomes dean; appointed Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean
Brown School opens the Clark-Fox Policy Institute
Brown School strategic plan, Driving Equity 2030 is launched
Tonya Edmond and Rodrigo Siqueira Reis become interim co-deans of the Brown School
Dorian Traube becomes dean of the Brown School
Centennial and Strategic Growth
The school celebrates 100 years of impact. Milestones include the launch of the Public Exchange initiative, the MSP as a standalone degree, and the graduation
National Leadership in Practicum Support
The Brown School becomes the first social work school to fund both living expenses and educational costs for all students in practicum.
