Background
Bernard, Lola Diane was born on November 9, 1928 in Rockaway Beach, New York, United States. Daughter of Clark C. and Antoinette (Berger) Bernard.
Bernard, Lola Diane was born on November 9, 1928 in Rockaway Beach, New York, United States. Daughter of Clark C. and Antoinette (Berger) Bernard.
Bachelor, Roosevelt University, 1949. Master of Arts, University Houston, 1952. Master of Social Work, Tulane University, 1954.
Doctor of Philosophy, Bryn Mawr College, 1967. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Tulane University, 1989.
Psychometrician counseling and testing department, Roosevelt U., 1948-1949;
Rorshach interpreter, Doctor Ralph J. Wentworth-Rohr, New York City, 1949-1950;
psychometrician, Doctor J. Sanford Davis Vocational Bureau, New York City, 1949-1950;
psychometrician counseling and testing Department, University Houston, 1950;
psychologist, Woman's Federal Penitentiary, Huntsville, Texas, 1951;
social worker, M.D. Anderson Hospital Cancer Research, Houston, 1952;
medical social worker, Bureau Tuberculosis Control, New Orleans, 1954-1956;
director social service department, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, 1956-1960;
instructor, Bryn Mawr College, 1964-1965;
field instructor, Tulane University, 1958-1962;
assistant professor, Tulane University, 1965-1966;
associate professor, Tulane University, 1966-1969;
professor, department chairman social work, Florida State University, 1969-1972;
acting dean, School Social Welfare, 1972-1973;
dean, School Social Work, 1973-1978;
director women's studies, School Social Work, 1978-1979;
professor, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1979-1985;
director doctoral program social policy and social work, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1980-1985;
interim executive director, Council on Social Work Education, 1985-1986;
professor, Southern U., New Orleans, since 1990;
research consultant, U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1988;
Belle Spafford chair, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1988-1990. Visiting professor U. Washington, Seattle, 1978, Smith College, 1988, 90, 91. Chairman national commission on accreditation Council Social Work Education, 1972-1975.
Consultant U. Alaska, Anchorage, 1988.
Member manpower study Florida Board Regents, 1971-1972. Disaster worker American Red Cross, 1965-1969. Member Leon County (Florida) Association Community Services, 1970-1979, Leon County Humane Society, 1970-1979, Tallahassee Urban League, 1970-1979.
Board directors Home for Incurables, New Orleans, 1966-1969, Le Moyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, 1970-1979. Belle Spafford chair University Utah, 1988-1990. Member American Association of University Professors, National Association Social Workers (member national commission casework 1967-1969), Council Social Work Education, National Conference Social Welfare, Southern Regional Educational Board, Psi Chi.