{"id":2377,"date":"2026-10-23T07:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/awards\/grits-2\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T12:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:36:05","slug":"grits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/awards\/grits\/","title":{"rendered":"GRITS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2377\" class=\"elementor elementor-2377\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d52a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0d52a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3109498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3109498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GRITS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ce29f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9ce29f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gerontologists Rooted In The South<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d1690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5d1690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The award seeks to maintain and stimulate interest in the history of SGS, and perpetuate the legacy of past and present members, including recognition of their achievements in the field of gerontology, their contributions to enhancing the lives of elders in the SGS region, and their service as role models for future generations interested in the advancement of knowledge and practice in the field of aging.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211cc15 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"211cc15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-star-of-life\" viewBox=\"0 0 480 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M471.99 334.43L336.06 256l135.93-78.43c7.66-4.42 10.28-14.2 5.86-21.86l-32.02-55.43c-4.42-7.65-14.21-10.28-21.87-5.86l-135.93 78.43V16c0-8.84-7.17-16-16.01-16h-64.04c-8.84 0-16.01 7.16-16.01 16v156.86L56.04 94.43c-7.66-4.42-17.45-1.79-21.87 5.86L2.15 155.71c-4.42 7.65-1.8 17.44 5.86 21.86L143.94 256 8.01 334.43c-7.66 4.42-10.28 14.21-5.86 21.86l32.02 55.43c4.42 7.65 14.21 10.27 21.87 5.86l135.93-78.43V496c0 8.84 7.17 16 16.01 16h64.04c8.84 0 16.01-7.16 16.01-16V339.14l135.93 78.43c7.66 4.42 17.45 1.8 21.87-5.86l32.02-55.43c4.42-7.65 1.8-17.43-5.86-21.85z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Awardees must demonstrate evidence of significant contributions to the field of aging and the development of gerontology in the South through research, teaching, administration, advocacy, or practice.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-star-of-life\" viewBox=\"0 0 480 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M471.99 334.43L336.06 256l135.93-78.43c7.66-4.42 10.28-14.2 5.86-21.86l-32.02-55.43c-4.42-7.65-14.21-10.28-21.87-5.86l-135.93 78.43V16c0-8.84-7.17-16-16.01-16h-64.04c-8.84 0-16.01 7.16-16.01 16v156.86L56.04 94.43c-7.66-4.42-17.45-1.79-21.87 5.86L2.15 155.71c-4.42 7.65-1.8 17.44 5.86 21.86L143.94 256 8.01 334.43c-7.66 4.42-10.28 14.21-5.86 21.86l32.02 55.43c4.42 7.65 14.21 10.27 21.87 5.86l135.93-78.43V496c0 8.84 7.17 16 16.01 16h64.04c8.84 0 16.01-7.16 16.01-16V339.14l135.93 78.43c7.66 4.42 17.45 1.8 21.87-5.86l32.02-55.43c4.42-7.65 1.8-17.43-5.86-21.85z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Awardees must demonstrate evidence of significant contributions to the Southern Gerontological Society.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8ead0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd8ead0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the above criteria has been met and you have all necessary information ready you can submit your nomination for this award by completing the application form below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97b8b8 elementor-alert-danger elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"d97b8b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Nominations For This Award Are Closed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"elementor-alert-dismiss\" aria-label=\"Dismiss this alert.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a971698 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"a971698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">When nominations for SGS GRITS are open, the nomination form will appear here!<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2daf6aa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2daf6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72cb75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b72cb75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The GRITS Hall of Fame<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d4314 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07d4314\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1cb54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb1cb54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db1129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db1129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290171e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"290171e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jennifer-morgan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jennifer-morgan.jpg 299w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jennifer-morgan-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac35804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac35804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jennifer Craft Morgan<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf988d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7bf988d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e4386 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98e4386\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af12359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af12359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457f949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"457f949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-luci-bearon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-luci-bearon.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-luci-bearon-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de700a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3de700a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Luci Bearon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2575685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2575685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380f191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"380f191\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d0e36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d0e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cc070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9cc070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-ishan-canty-williams.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-ishan-canty-williams.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-ishan-canty-williams-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac8323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ac8323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ishan Canty Williams<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d198c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d6d198c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6153d68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6153d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f82c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9f82c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa2cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4aa2cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-candace-kemp-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-candace-kemp-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-candace-kemp-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-candace-kemp.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5943f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5943f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Candace Kemp<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c356c49 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c356c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f65fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25f65fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45c267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b45c267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b6c381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b6c381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02cd38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a02cd38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Donna Wagner<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb313ac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fb313ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbe01f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bbe01f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea0c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea0c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674eeb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"674eeb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-althea-taylor-jones-v2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2434\" alt=\"Althea Taylor Jones\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-althea-taylor-jones-v2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-althea-taylor-jones-v2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1da2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1da2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Althea Taylor Jones<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee02f28 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee02f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0573cc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0573cc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc0c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc0c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9faed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb9faed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c35c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c35c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shirley Travis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6f011 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe6f011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd7122 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dd7122\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad077e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad077e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83ce431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83ce431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72dbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a72dbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jim McAuley<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96fa4de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"96fa4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4e199 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f4e199\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a301074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a301074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9c09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d9c09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-sgs-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b94458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b94458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ronald Aday<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e03b88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e03b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3568b4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3568b4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68da5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68da5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a36ab79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a36ab79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-christine-jensen-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2444\" alt=\"Christine Jensen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-christine-jensen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-christine-jensen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-christine-jensen.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9002cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9002cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Christine Jensen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be54e84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be54e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114d543 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"114d543\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904ea55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"904ea55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a4fd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5a4fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jodi-teitelman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2457\" alt=\"Jodi Teitelman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jodi-teitelman.jpg 217w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jodi-teitelman-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe6b57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fe6b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jodi Teitelman<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93901b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93901b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b077813 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b077813\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bdfd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80bdfd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dee7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38dee7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-malcolm-cutchin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2461\" alt=\"Malcolm Cutchin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-malcolm-cutchin.jpg 217w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-malcolm-cutchin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f45856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f45856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Malcolm Cutchin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-742e64c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"742e64c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4988f7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4988f7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f2f63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f2f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6257b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b6257b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"217\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-carter-osterbind.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2442\" alt=\"Carter Osterbind\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-carter-osterbind.jpg 217w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-carter-osterbind-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e26b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e26b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Carter Osterbind<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74e95e8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"74e95e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268ba13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"268ba13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92e801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f92e801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28238cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28238cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-janice-wassel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2454\" alt=\"Janice Wassel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-janice-wassel.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-janice-wassel-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18ce5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c18ce5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Janice Wassel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3e95f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a3e95f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a343e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7a343e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cecdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73cecdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a45ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1a45ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-richard-tucker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2464\" alt=\"Richard Tucker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-richard-tucker.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-richard-tucker-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b842d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b842d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Richard Tucker<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb3753 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6fb3753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6742f97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6742f97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e4cf7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e4cf7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689f612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"689f612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-rebecca-adams.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2463\" alt=\"Rebecca Adams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-rebecca-adams.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-rebecca-adams-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24083da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24083da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rebecca Adams<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fefe6a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4fefe6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5caa2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5caa2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63292c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f63292c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a0c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63a0c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-dana-bradley.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2446\" alt=\"Dana Bradley\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-dana-bradley.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-dana-bradley-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ff71e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7ff71e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dana Bradley<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa56b4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"eaa56b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1856e87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1856e87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e8dae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7e8dae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50cb77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e50cb77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-thomas-rich.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2466\" alt=\"Thomas Rich\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-thomas-rich.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-thomas-rich-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff0abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aff0abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Thomas Rich<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29353a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f29353a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbfa53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cbfa53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e111f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2e111f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeef926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aeef926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-laura-feldman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2458\" alt=\"Laura Feldman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-laura-feldman.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-laura-feldman-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f420d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f420d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Laura Feldman<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f418d0b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f418d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d42f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8d42f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3784b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3784b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2127513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2127513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-ed-rosenberg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2448\" alt=\"Ed Rosenberg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-ed-rosenberg.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-ed-rosenberg-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce0d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce0d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ed Rosenberg<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cfafe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a3cfafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d2ae0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2d2ae0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47124b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47124b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec7df0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ec7df0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-rosalynn-carter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2465\" alt=\"Rosalynn Carter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-rosalynn-carter.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-rosalynn-carter-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b4e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70b4e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rosalynn Carter<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1384ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1384ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050fdb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"050fdb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c257db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c257db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c41c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c41c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-e-douglas-beach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2447\" alt=\"E. Douglas Beach\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-e-douglas-beach.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-e-douglas-beach-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc61b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc61b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">E. Douglas Beach<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9873088 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9873088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff239fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff239fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2346495 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2346495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffb092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fffb092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-erdman-palmore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2450\" alt=\"Erdman Palmore\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-erdman-palmore.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-erdman-palmore-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e251e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e251e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Erdman Palmore<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcfacf3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bcfacf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee42c55 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee42c55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d145057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d145057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9478d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9478d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-victor-marshall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2467\" alt=\"Victor Marshall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-victor-marshall.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-victor-marshall-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13b7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c13b7d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Victor W. Marshall<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec9954 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bec9954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ababb89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ababb89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608efa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"608efa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efc86f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5efc86f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-frank-whittington.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2451\" alt=\"Frank Whittington\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-frank-whittington.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-frank-whittington-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b208d79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b208d79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Frank Whittington<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d650931 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d650931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a5840 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3a5840\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcc5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fcc5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5454928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5454928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-edward-ansello.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2449\" alt=\"Edward Ansello\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-edward-ansello.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-edward-ansello-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62dc093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62dc093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Edward Ansello<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe436b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4fe436b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d03f092 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d03f092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8bbdc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8bbdc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839929f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"839929f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-priscilla-perry.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2462\" alt=\"Priscilla Perry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-priscilla-perry.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-priscilla-perry-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bde5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79bde5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Priscilla Perry<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3de34e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f3de34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ef9c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6ef9c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b71b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b71b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd1353 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fd1353\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-leonard-poon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2459\" alt=\"Leonard Poon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-leonard-poon.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-leonard-poon-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf737b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaf737b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Leonard Poon<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e586153 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e586153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55d6ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d55d6ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d5d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05d5d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fada97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fada97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-lorin-baumhover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2460\" alt=\"Lorin A. Baumhover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-lorin-baumhover.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-lorin-baumhover-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42ccca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a42ccca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lorin A. Baumhover<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe7a44 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bfe7a44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e49b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49e49b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5e6da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c5e6da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e36aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e36aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-constance-coogle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2445\" alt=\"Constance L. Coogle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-constance-coogle.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-constance-coogle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0df163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0df163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Constance L. Coogle<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8f57c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f8f57c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0be9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d0be9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0e920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b0e920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe04541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe04541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jim-mitchell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2455\" alt=\"Jim Mitchell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jim-mitchell.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-jim-mitchell-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1bc4b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1bc4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jim Mitchell<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b93ad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"17b93ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0977c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad0977c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd107c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd107c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72450f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72450f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-graham-rowles.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2453\" alt=\"Graham Rowles\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-graham-rowles.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-graham-rowles-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540e437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"540e437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Graham Rowles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f59a31 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8f59a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ac528 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80ac528\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6145161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6145161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86b11a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a86b11a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-vira-kivett.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2468\" alt=\"Vira Kivett\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-vira-kivett.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-vira-kivett-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8b5ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c8b5ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vira Kivett<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5535bb0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5535bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728991a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"728991a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efde32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9efde32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8caf12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8caf12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-wiley-mangum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2469\" alt=\"Wiley P. Mangum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-wiley-mangum.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-wiley-mangum-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacdd39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aacdd39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Wiley P. Mangum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29752af elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29752af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1037476 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1037476\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3e258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b3e258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c565f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91c565f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-joann-oquin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2456\" alt=\"Jo Ann O&apos;quin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-joann-oquin.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-joann-oquin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403f59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403f59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jo Ann O&#8217;quin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e2f40 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b1e2f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6be69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d6be69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6ca3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba6ca3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829b5bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"829b5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-gordon-streib.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2452\" alt=\"Gordon F. Streib\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-gordon-streib.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-gordon-streib-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbb855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddbb855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gordon F. Streib<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15ad30 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b15ad30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422956e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"422956e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a81211 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a81211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee8d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ee8d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-barbara-stancil.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2441\" alt=\"Barbara Pittard Payne Stancil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-barbara-stancil.jpg 239w, https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-barbara-stancil-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37339b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a37339b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Barbara Pittard Payne Stancil<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb326a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8eb326a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e923b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34e923b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7574af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7574af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eefac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1eefac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/grits-charles-longino.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2443\" alt=\"Charles F. 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