Fordham University            The Jesuit University of New York
William Meezan Installed as the Inaugural Quaranta Chair
Contact: Tom Stoelker (212) 636-7576  William Meezan, Ph.D., a
professor of social work and an expert in child welfare, was
installed as the inaugural Mary Ann Quaranta Chair for Social
Justice for Children on April 15.   William Meezan accepts the
Quaranta chair. Photo by Bruce Gilbert Meezan receives the chair
named after the late Mary Ann Quaranta, Ph.D., former dean of
the Graduate School of Social Service, widely considered a giant
in the field of social work.  While he never knew Quaranta
personally, Meezan said he remembered her as someone who “never
lost sight of the mission and values” of the profession. As such
he said he was “honored and humbled” by being named as the
chair.  Meezan’s inaugural lecture detailed the dismal state of
child welfare in the United States today. As he ticked off
harrowing statistics and zeroed in on what he believed to be the
cause, several social wor