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ÂÌñÒùÆÞ Associate Professor of Sociology, Susan Haworth-Hoeppner, Ph.D., has been honored with the Jane Addams Outstanding
Service Award for her outstanding contributions to the Girls Empowering Together (GET)
program as well as for her work with the Jane Hibbard Idema (JHI) Women’s Studies Center at Aquinas. She was presented with the award by the Midwest Sociological Society
(MSS) on April 4, 2014 at the MSS Annual Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.
Created by the JHI Women’s Studies Center and Grand Rapids Public Schools, GET is
year- long after-school leadership program that addresses the related fields of educational
success, civic engagement, leadership, self-empowerment, and discrimination among
socially and economically at-risk 9-12th grade high school girls from a local public
schools. With the leadership of Dr. Haworth-Hoeppner, students of ÂÌñÒùÆÞ
work as mentors for the young women enrolled in the GET Program. As part of the Jane
Addams Outstanding Service Award, a contribution to GET will be made from the MSS
in Dr. Haworth-Hoeppner’s name.
The Jane Addams Outstanding Service Award is one of the top awards given by the Midwest
Sociological Society. This award honors and makes visible the efforts of individuals
who serve the cause of girls and women. It highlights positive role models who advance
girls’ and women’s issues, causes, and status through personal involvement in service
activities. The Jane Addams Outstanding Service Award recognizes and highlights those
who embody the passion, dedication, and activism of Jane Addams.