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  Deborah Sturtevant Elected to NASW-MI Board of Directors

          HOLLAND -- Deborah Sturtevant, associate professor
  of sociology and social work at Hope College, has been
  elected as a Region 2 Board Representative by members of the
  National Association of Social Workers-Michigan Chapter
  (NASW-MI).
          Her term began on July 1, 1997, and will end on
  June 30, 1999.
          Sturtevant has been a member of NASW for 13 years.
  Her previous service to the association includes hosting
  annual meetings at Hope for local members and focusing on
  particular policy issues, such as assisted suicide and
  welfare reform.
          She joined the Hope faculty in 1988.  She is a
  1975 graduate of Hope College and holds an M.S.W. from
  Western Michigan University, and has completed the
  coursework and her dissertation in pursuit of a doctorate at
  Michigan State University.
          NASW-Michigan has nearly 8,500 members statewide,
  and is one of 55 chapters comprising the National
  Association of Social Workers.  The NASW is the nation's
  largest social work association, and has 150,000 members
  nationwide.
          The Michigan members are divided into four
  geographical regions within the state.  Region 2 is
  comprised of 17 counties in western Michigan, including
  Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa
  and Van Buren counties.
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