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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>We celebrate our fellow BFSA members, Drs. Laing and Imler
for their publication and presentation, respectively!!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
font-weight:normal'>If you wish to personally congratulate our members please
email them directly (<a href="mailto:bylaing@ysu.edu">bylaing@ysu.edu</a> , <a
href="mailto:sjimler@ysu.edu">sjimler@ysu.edu</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Bonnie
Young Laing,</span></strong> assistant professor, Social Work, had an article
entitled “<span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Organizing
Community and Labor Partnerships for Community Benefits Agreements in African
American Communities: Ensuring Successful Coalitions” published in the <em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Journal of Community Practice</span></em>
special issue on economic justice, labor and community practice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sylvia J. Imler,</span></strong><span
class=text12> assistant professor, Counseling and Special Education,
presented her research entitled “Becoming Culturally Responsive: A Need
for Pre–service Special Education Teachers” at the Council for
Exceptional Children 2009 Convention and Expo in Seattle in April.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hasheen Wilson, MCIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Software Specialist 1, Youngstown
State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>President-BFSA, Youngstown State
University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>"Exercising Our Voice,
Influencing Change"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>hawilson@ysu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>330.941.2734 office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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