By Collin B. Jno-Finn
GSU Media Bureau

 

 Grambling State University’s Keisha Laville, a junior social work major from Dominica, has won the National Association of Black Social Workers of North Louisiana award for outstanding work as an undergraduate student.

The award is bestowed on a student with a GPA of 3.0 or above, who excels in academic work, participates and contributes to community and or academic organization affairs, plans to pursue social work as a profession and intents to focus on a specific area of interest in social work.  Additionally, the nominee had to submit a 500-word essay including future plans and specific interest in the field of practice of social work.

Clarence Williams, Bachelor of Social Work program director, nominated Laville for the award.  “She (Laville) is an extremely hard worker and is always willing to go above and beyond the call of duty.  Moreover, she has conducted research and made presentations off campus with me on several occasions,” he said.

Upon graduation, Laville plans to work primarily with juveniles. Laville said the problems with juveniles start at a young age, “however, my plan is to develop programs and policies that will enable them to better cope with the difficulties they encounter.  As social workers we cannot say that we will totally eliminate all of society’s problems but my plans is to help them deal with their difficulties.”

Laville plans to pursue further studies by obtaining a masters in social work and is pondering enrolling in a doctoral degree in social work or related field.

This is the fifth time that a Grambling student has won the award in the last six years.

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