Elected to the Board of Regents 2018
Personal
- Born in Lincoln, Nebraska
- Married to Wally Weitz, three children, 6 grandchildren
- Retired UNO Faculty member
Education
- Westside High School
- Carleton College, BA, 1970
- New York University, MPA, 1973
- University of Nebraska at Omaha, MSW, 1991
- Mandel School at Case Western Reserve University, 1993- ABD
Professional Life
- First female summer substitute mail carrier summer of 1969
- Administrative Assistant, Governor’s Office, Minnesota, 1970
- Assistant for Graphics Firm, Headliners, New York, 1971-1973
- Research Secretary, G.A. Saxton, New York, 1973-1974
- Office Manager
- Christian Education Director, Presbyterian Church of the Master
- Graduate Assistant, UNO School of Social Work, 1987
- Full time Instructor, School of Social Work, 1991-2007
Community Activity
- Treasurer, Methodist Hospital Gift Shop
- Volunteer Newsletter Editor, Methodist Hospital
Church-related:
- Elder and Deacon, Presbyterian Church
- Chair, Peace Education Committee
- Chair, Refugee Resettlement Committee
- Chair, Counseling Ministry Committee
- Founding Board Chair
- Samaritan Counseling Center of the Midlands
- National Board Member, Samaritan Institute
Community Leadership
Board Leadership
- Camp Fire Girls
- Methodist Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary Board
- Social Settlement
- Planned Parenthood
- All Our Kids
- Carleton Parents Organization
- Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha
- Building Bright Futures
- Avenue Scholars
- University of Nebraska Foundation
- Chair Grants Committee
- Executive Committee
- Omaha Girls Rock
- Foundation for Community Encouragement
- Member of National Advisory Board
- Co-Chair, Omaha Ongoing Community
- Nebraska Families and Children Foundation
- Omaha Social Settlement Advisory Committee
- Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Advisory Committee
- Omaha Women’s Fund Giving Circle
- Co-Chair, Carleton College Capital Campaign
- University of Nebraska at Omaha Capital Campaign Committee
- Urban League of Nebraska
- UNO CPACS Advisory Committee
- UNO Community Engagement Center Advisory Committee
- Carleton College Capital Campaign, Advisor
Awards/Honors
- Four Year Regent Scholarship 1966
- Graduate Dean Thesis Award 1991
- Lifetime Member of United Presbyterian Women
- UNO Outstanding Teaching Award
- College of Public Affairs and Community Service
- Greater Omaha Women’s Fund Women’s Spirit Award
- UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service
- Outstanding Alumni Award
- Theta Epsilon Phi Alpha Honor Society Inductee
- Life Saving Research Association Award with Wally
Publications
- “Research: Infusing Service Learning into Research, Social Policy and Community-Based Practice” in Social Work and Service Learning, 2007, Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.
- “Engaging Students in Macro Issues Through Community-Based Learning: The Policy, Practice and Research Sequence” in The Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Vol 27(3/4) 2007.
- Women and Leadership Report, 2007, Omaha Women’s Fund of Greater Omaha.