2016

Charlottesville, Virginia

37th Annual Meeting

The 2016 Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting was held March 31 through April 3, at The Boar's Head Resort in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Theme: Transforming the Landscape of Caregiving: From Research to Practice

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2016 Award Recipients

Applied Gerontologist Award

Ishan Canty Williams, PhD.

This award is given to SGS members in the fields of applied gerontology in the South. Award winners have a sustained record of leadership in the field of aging, are recognized in their fields, and generally, have positively impacted the quality of life of older persons through developing innovative programs such as applications of findings/approaches to research, education, management or services delivery (with emphasis on application).

Gordon Streib Distinguished Academic Gerontologist Award

Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD.

This award is given to SGS members in the academic milieu who have shown excellence in leadership within and contribution to professional organizations and organizations which serve older people, a strong record of scholarly publications, and significant teaching influence with students and/or training of service providers or educators.

Rhoda Jennings Distinguished Older Advocate Award

Richard W. Lindsay, PhD.

Several years ago, we named one of our special awards, the Older Advocate Award, for Rhoda Jennings, longtime SGS member and extraordinary advocate for older adults. Rhoda was the first recipient of the Older Advocate Award in 1987. The SGS Senior Advocate Award is given to recognize an older person whose retirement years have been devoted to community or legislative advocacy.

Media Award

Gail Gibson Hunt, President & CEO of National Alliance for Caregiving

SGS offers Media Awards to recognize an outstanding media contribution to further understanding of aging in the region and to the mission of SGS

Best Practices Award

Lindsay Institute for Innovations in Caregiving

This award is given to SGS members in the fields of applied gerontology in the South. Award winners have a sustained record of leadership in the field of aging, are recognized in their fields, and generally, have positively impacted the quality of life of older persons through developing innovative programs such as applications of findings/approaches to research, education, management or services delivery (with emphasis on application).

Student Scholarship Awards

VAA Scholarship Recipient: Venice Mason
VAA Scholarship Recipient: Razan Al Fakir
SGS Student Support Scholarship Recipient: Christina Barmon
SGS Student Support Scholarship Recipient: Jennifer Bellingtier
SGS Student Support Scholarship Recipient: Alissa Goldstein

The Virginia Association on Aging Student Research Scholarship Award is a grant that was established to encourage the presentation of the results of research or scholarly activity from student members of SGS.

The Southern Gerontological Society Student Support Scholarship Award was established in 2014 to support student members of SGS who have been accepted to present at the SGS annual meeting.

Student Poster Award

Lauren Catlett Photo not available.

Cynthia Southard Photo not available.

Jennifer Bellingtier Pictured below.

In 2010 SGS awarded its first SGS Student Poster Award to encourage student poster submissions. SGS encourages student submissions and offers cash awards to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for the best poster presentation delivered principally by a student.

Student Paper Award

Christina Barmon

This award is given to student members of SGS who have met the submission obligations and have made a significant first-authored contribution to the conference.

Christina Barmon