Faculty & Staff
Dr. Ora Rice, Ph.D., LMSW
Title IV-E Child Welfare Workforce Development Coordinator and Lecturer
Charles P. Adams Room 310C
riceo@gram.edu
(318) 274-6366
Dr. Ora Lee Gladney Rice is a native of Minden, Louisiana. She holds a doctoral degree from LBU (Shreveport,
Louisiana) in Philosophy with a focus on Christian Counseling. She is a proud graduate
of Grambling State University where she holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business
Administration and a Master’s Degree in Social Work.
She has received a grandeur of specialized training: Mediation, Media Consultant DCFS,
Grief Facilitator, CMI Education, Buffalo, New York, Federal Reviewer for Child Welfare,
Kansas City, MO, Policy Governance (John Carver Model), Atlanta, GA, Leadership Training,
DCFS, Baton Rouge, LA. Retention Training and Competency Base Interviewing (University
of North Carolina).
She serves as Vice President for the Woman’s Auxiliary for the Louisiana Baptist State
Convention, Northwest Louisiana Region. Her career began with the State of Louisiana
immediately after college. Her career was initiated in the Executive Branch of State
government for the Louisiana Public Service Commission. She later began her career
with the Department of Children and Family Services, Shreveport Region. She served
in many capacities and retired as a District Manager for the Bossier, Natchitoches
and Red River parishes. Additionally, she has worked as a Hospice social worker (Shreveport/Bossier
Hospice), a Medical Social worker, (Stat Home Health) and case manager, (Brentwood
Psychiatric Hospital). She retired from the Department of Children and Family Services
and returned to work for this agency where she served as a Child Welfare Consultant
and Trainer. Through her full and part-time employment, she has touched the lives
of many social work supervisors, IV-E students and Child Welfare staff. She culminates
her career and life experiences by pouring back into the lives of social workers through
teaching where she now serves on the faculty for the School of Social Work at Grambling
State
