A Simmons College School of Social Work student wins National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) scholarship award

Kecia Lopes, a first year SSW student, has been awarded the Selena Danette Brown Book Scholarship. This distinguished award was presented at the 2010 National Association of Black Social Workers Conference, in Philadelphia. It honors the life and memory of Selena Danette Brown, a social work student from the University of Michigan who was tragically killed.

Before entering graduate school to seek her master’s degree, Kecia Lopes worked and volunteered in the human services field for many years. She is currently completing her Year I placement at Friends of the Children in Boston and is looking forward to her Year II placement at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts.