This book is dedicated to the generations of Penn Social Work faculty, staff, and students who advanced the field of Social Work and made Philadelphia, the nation, and the world a better place to live. We are thankful to Susan Molofsky Todres, an Overseer of the School, who generously supported the production of this book. Her commitment to the School and the University is greatly appreciated. And finally our gratitude to Ram A. Cnaan, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education at our School, for his patience and persistence in the planning, supervising and coordinating the details of this volume of institutional history.