Edmund Sherman

So sad to hear about Ed's passing. I always gave him "credit" for recruiting me for the field director position at SUNY Albany in 1986. Having been a student of his, I was honored that he thought me a good candidate for the job. Over the years, he was a wise adviser, teacher, colleague and friend. Even once warning me about a threat from a student angry about their placement! He was always kind, thoughtful and a good listener-the epitome of a social worker! We lost a great one! Warm thoughts...

Dear Arlene and Family,

It is with sadness that I learned today of Ed's death. Ed was one of my mentors at UAlbany when I began my first academic job in 1993. He was an incredibly supportive and helpful colleague, and it was a blessing to have him as a resource during my early years as a faculty member. Just last Wednesday, while reorganizing a bookcase in my office, I walked down the hall to show a current colleague one of the classic books that I inherited from Ed when he retired...

Arleen - I was saddened to see that Ed had passed away. It is a loss to all who knew him personally and professionally. His students held him in high regard even after graduating. His colleagues felt the same.

He was one of several faculty in the School of Social Work that I came to know personally. As you may know, many years ago, he and I, together with three others decided to form a Men's Group. I came up with the idea after my wife (who happened to take a course from Ed)was part of...

Our heartfelt condolences to the Sherman family. My wife and I both benefitted greatly from Professor Sherman's wide ranging knowledge and wisdom. In the doctoral practicum he shared insights on social work history - like Freud's first trip to America - when invited by social workers! He brought social work's place in our society and evolving role into focus for many struggling students.

In memory of an outstanding professor and a supportive colleague.
Shirley J. Jones, colleague at the School of Social Welfare, University at Albany

Dear Arlene and Family,
It is with great regret that I learn about Ed's death. Ed and I worked together at the University at Albany form 1981 until his retirement. I admired Ed's integrity, collegiality and his quiet but always constructive approach to students, faculty colleagues and, seemingly, to life in general. I used many of his scholarly works when I taught the doctoral Practice Theory course following him. He was always a colleague you could trust and and count on. He embodied...

A stand-up guy.Excellent professor who later in my career helped me and our organization establish a statistics/survey methodology system for our addictions programs to determine effectiveness of programmings. As my knowledge of statistics was basic to say the least, he was able to cut through all the jargon without a trace of condescension. And simply just a nice guy to work with. Will always have fond memories.