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For Immediate Release |
Contact: Todd Kluss |
Grammy Award-Winning Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra To Perform at GSA’s Meeting
Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) are slated to take the stage for a special lecture-performance at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside during The Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA) upcoming Annual Scientific Meeting. This unique presentation — scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, November 22, in the Grand Ballroom at the Hilton — will be part of an evening gala celebrating GSA’s 65th anniversary.
Mayfield will discuss the inspiration behind the making of NOJO’s debut album, “Book One,” which was named Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards. The recording explores post-Katrina stagnation, the ongoing financial crisis, and falling in love.
“Hurricane Katrina forced GSA to cancel plans to hold our meeting in New Orleans in 2005, and we are very enthusiastic about following through on our original commitment to the Crescent City,” said GSA President Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, PhD. “As part of that commitment, it is important that we show support for the local community and its cultural institutions.”
Mayfield, a proponent of linking jazz with academia, founded the NOJO in 2002 and currently serves as its artistic director. He also is a professor of professional practice and the artistic director of the New Orleans Jazz Institute at the University of New Orleans. Additionally, he is the artistic director of jazz for the Minnesota Orchestra.
An estimated 3,500 professionals are expected to attend GSA’s meeting — the country’s largest interdisciplinary conference in the field of aging — from November 19 to 23. The theme for 2010 is “Transitions of Care Across the Aging Continuum” and the program schedule contains more than 500 scientific sessions featuring research presented for the first time. Many of the meeting’s papers, posters, and symposia will explore Hurricane Katrina’s impact on older people in the New Orleans area.
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation's oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. The principal mission of the Society — and its 5,200+ members — is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public. GSA’s structure also includes a policy institute, the National Academy on an Aging Society, and an educational branch, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Mildred M. Seltzer Distinguished Service Recognition
Presented to C. Joanne Grabinski, PhD, Eastern Michigan University, and Mary Alice Wolf, PhD, Saint Joseph University.
This award honors colleagues who are near retirement or recently retired. Recipients are individuals who have been actively involved in AGHE through service on committees, as elected officers, and/or have provided leadership in one of AGHE’s grant-funded projects.
Administrative Leadership Award
Presented to Tammy M. Bray, PhD, Oregon State University
This award honors administrators on AGHE member campuses who have made exceptional efforts in support of gerontology or geriatrics education.
David A. Peterson Gerontology & Geriatrics Education Best Paper of the Volume Award
Presented to Nina M. Silverstein, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston; Elizabeth Johns, MS, University of Massachusetts Boston; and Judith A. Griffin, MA, MS, University of Massachusetts Boston, for the article “Students Explore Livable Communities.” Honorable mention is given to Emily J. Robbins, MS, Miami University; Jennifer M. Kinney, PhD, Miami University; and Cary S. Kart, PhD, Miami University, for the article “Promoting Active Engagement in Health Research: Lessons Learned from an Undergraduate Gerontology Capstone Course.”
The purpose of this award is to recognize excellence in scholarship in academic gerontology in AGHE’s official journal, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.
Graduate Student Paper Award
Presented to Deborah Gray, MBA, University of Massachusetts Boston, for the paper “Weight and Wealth: The Relationship between Obesity and Net Worth for Pre-Retirement Age Men and Women.”
This award acknowledges excellence in scholarly work conducted by an AGHE Annual Meeting student attendee.
Book Award for Best Children’s Literature on Aging
Presented to Caitlin Dale Nicholson and Leona Morinn-Nelson for “Niwechihaw/I help” in the primary reader (pre-K to 2nd grade) category, and Ann Grifalconi and Jerry Pickney for “Ain’t Nobody A Stranger to Me” in the elementary reader (3rd to 5th grade) category.
This award recognizes portrayals of meaningful aging in children’s literature.
