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Awards & Recognition

Lifetime Achievement

Joseph L. Ruby, M.A.
President & CEO
Area Agency on Aging, 10B

Award of Honor

Georgia Anetzberger
in “Appreciation for
Outstanding Leadership
and Dedication as
President of OAGE.

Outstanding Gerontology
Researcher of the Year

David M. Bass, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Senior Research Scientist II
Margaret Blenkner Research
Institute of Benjamin Rose

Outstanding Gerontology
Practitioner of the Year

Paula E. Hartman-Stein, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist

Outstanding Gerontology
Educator of the Year

Raymond Matura, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology
Rio Grande University

Outstanding Student Paper
on
Conference Theme

“Translating Research into Practice in Nursing Homes: Applying Principles of Innovation Diffusion, Dissemination, and Implementation”

Anna Rahman, MSW, ABD
Doctoral Associate
Department of Sociology & Gerontology
Miami University

Jerome Kaplan Graduate Award
for
Best Graduate Paper

“I guess I just did what I had to do: Investigating the experiences of older, rural widows.”

Myra C. Carter
Undergraduate Honors Student
Child & Family Studies
Ohio University

Best Graduate Paper
Honorable Mention

“Sexual Offenders in Long-Term Care Facilities: A discussion of prevalence, notification & supervision”

Pamela A. Falkenberg
Department of Gerontology
Youngstown State University

Arnedia Smith Award
for
Best Undergraduate Paper

“The Application of the Theory of Selective Optimization with Compensation to Assisted Living”

Noelle L. Fields, MSW, LISW-S
Doctoral Student
College of Social Work
The Ohio State University

Best Undergraduate Paper
Honorable Mention

“Difficult Diagnoses: Examining Caregivers Experiences with Dementia Diagnosis”

Allison K. Gibson
MSW Student
College of Social Work
The Ohio State University