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For Immediate Release |
Contact: Todd Kluss |
The Gerontological Society of America Elects Newest Officers
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — is proud to announce its newest elected officers. These individuals were chosen by GSA’s membership, which consists of over 5,400 researchers, educators, and practitioners.
The officers are responsible for matters of governance and strategic planning and represent the Society’s four membership sections as well as its Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization.
They will formally assume their new roles during GSA’s 64th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 18 to 22, 2011, in Boston, MA. Full details of this conference are available at www.geron.org/annualmeeting.
GSA President-Elect
Laurence Rubenstein, MD, MPH, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
GSA Secretary
Dana Burr Bradley, PhD, Western Kentucky University
Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Chair-Elect
Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD, Purdue University
Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Secretary-Treasurer
Karen A. Hooker, PhD, Oregon State University
Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Members-at-Large
Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, University of Minnesota
Debra Umberson, DrPH, University of Texas at Austin
Elaine Wethington, PhD, Cornell University
Biological Sciences Section Chair-Elect
James L. Kirkland, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Biological Sciences Section Secretary-Treasurer
LaDora Thompson, PhD, University of Minnesota
Health Sciences Section Chair-Elect
Marilyn R. Gugliucci, PhD, University of New England
Health Sciences Section Secretary
Lois L. Miller, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of California, Davis
Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section Chair-Elect
Larry Polivka, PhD, Claude Pepper Foundation, Inc.
Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section Secretary
Cristina Flores, PhD, RN, University of California, San Francisco
Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Chair-Elect
Katherine S. Hall, PhD, Durham VA Medical Center
Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Secretary
Elizabeth A. Hahn, BS, University of South Florida
Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Communication Chair
Ernest Gonzales, MSSW, Washington University in St. Louis
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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 5,400+ 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.