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For many, “Baylor social work” and “Diana Garland” were virtually the same thing even\u00a0before the school was named in her honor in 2015<\/a>. Almost 10 years after her passing, Dr. Garland remains a titan in the world of social work — at Baylor, and beyond.<\/p>\n Garland and her husband, Dr. David Garland<\/a>, joined the Baylor faculty in 1997 — Diana in the College of Arts & Sciences, where social work was still just a degree track, and David at Truett Seminary. Two years later, social work became its own department, and Diana was named department chair two years after that. When the School of Social Work was officially established in 2005, Garland was named its first dean — a role she would hold until pancreatic cancer forced her to step down in April 2015. (She would pass away just a few months later.)<\/p>\n Today, the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work<\/a> has grown to include more than 300 students across its undergraduate<\/a>, master’s (both in-person<\/a> and online<\/a>) and doctoral<\/a> programs. The graduate program was ranked No. 51 nationally<\/a> in U.S. News<\/em>‘ most recent rankings.<\/p>\n But more important than the accolades and achievements is the school’s identity — a vision developed largely from Garland’s leadership<\/a>, focused on infusing social work with Christian faith:<\/p>\n