Share Wynetta Devore (Photo from Syracuse University Archives, Special Collections Research Center) Professor Emerita of Social Work Wynetta Devore was a teacher and scholar whose life focused on serving God, the Syracuse community where she lived and that she loved, and students she taught during her decadeslong distinguished career. She received an undergraduate degree in 1951 from Hope College in Holland, Michigan, pursuing her M.S.W. and doctorate in education at the State University of New Jersey. She worked in several public welfare programs and taught at Kean College, New Jersey. She subsequently joined the faculty at Rutgers University. In 1980, she joined Syracuse University’s School of Social Work where she taught foundational courses including Human Diversity, Human Behavior in the Social Environment and Foundations of Social Work Practice. She was a consistent advocate for ensuring that the School of Social Work was a model program for student success taught by a diverse faculty. She taught at both the main and London campuses, later developing a social work program in Cape Town, South Africa, where she returned in her retirement to volunteer for the Presbyterian Church. She was active in the social work profession, serving on numerous editorial boards and presenting at global conferences on topics and trends of significance.