Herman D. Stein, DSW (August 13, 1917 – October 2, 2009)[1] was Dean of the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and University Professor Emeritus at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. A pioneer of social work profession, he excelled as an educator, scholar, internationalist, university administrator, and leader in a variety of professional associations in his long career, spanning more than sixty years.[2] Stein served as Provost of Case Western Reserve University during the turbulent years of the 1960s and continued teaching as a full professor. He was asked to serve as Provost again in 1985. He was twice a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.