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PORTLAND, Maine

Social Work Professor Shelley Cohen Konrad honored as one of the 'Great Women of Maine'

Shelley Cohen Konrad, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Social Work, has been named as one of 15 "Great Women of Maine" by . 

"Great Women of Maine are the most influential and accomplished women in the state. They are exceptional at what they do whether it is being a business professional, educator, philanthropist, community leader, or some combination of all of the above."

Among her many accomplishments, Cohen Konrad was a founding member of Kids First, which tries to ease children's trauma after their parents divorce or separate.

Cohen Konrad is also the director of 91AV's Westbrook College of Health Professions InterProfessional Education Collaborative.

Award recipients were honored at an event April 7, 2011 in Scarborough.

Other recipients being honored are: Meredith Strang Burgess, Senator Susan Collins, Susan Conley, Brenda Garrand, Bonnie Holding, Carla Lafayette, Sister Viola Lausier, Marcia McKeague, Melinda Molin, MD, Dianne Nason, Eula Shorey, Senator Olympia Snowe, Dawn Stiles, and Elsie Viles.

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The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.