Jed Metzger, PhD, LCSW is an Assistant Professor of Social Work at Nazareth College.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Emory University, a Masters of Social Work from New York University and a PhD in Clinical Social Work from New York University. He has a 27 year professional history working with children, youth and families involved in the child welfare and children’s mental health systems and currently is actively involved in social work efforts related to international contexts and efforts aimed at decreasing violence directed at youth.

 

 Public Citizen of the Year
Gary Mervis

 A lifelong resident of Monroe County, New York, Gary Mervis is recognized throughout the community for his many accomplishments, both personally and professionally. A product of the State University systems of New York and New Jersey, Mervis holds a Bachelors Degree in Recreation Administration and a Masters Degree in Urban Sociology. In 2005, Mervis was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from St. John Fisher College. Mervis has also been inducted into the Rochester City School District’s Brain Power Hall of Fame and the Monroe Community College Hall of Fame; was a recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Award from Monroe High School; the Award for Outstanding Public Service from the SUNY Brockport Alumni Association; the Outstanding Alumni Award from SUNY Brockport, Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies; and was selected as a Notable Alumni for SUNY Brockport.
In 1979, Mervis’ youngest of three children, Teddi, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Mervis spent months searching for the best possible medical care for his daughter, traveling from Massachusetts General in Boston to the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, and also visiting Columbia Presbyterian, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Roswell Park, MD Anderson, the Mayo Clinic and the National Institute for Health. Despite all of this, he returned home unable to find the answers he had so desperately been searching for. CONTINUE >

Lifetime Achievement Award

Velma Campbell

 

 

 

SUNY Brockport BSW - Amanda Bisig
Nazareth College BSW - Theresa Klice
Roberts Wesleyan College BSW - Sarah Roush
Roberts Wesleyan College MSW - Adrienne Anger
GRC MSW - Jeffrey Footer
University at Buffalo- Rochester Extension MSW - Lynn Ringholz