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The Gerontological Society of America announces 2007 Hartford Pre-Dissertation award winners

Grant and Award Announcement

The Gerontological Society of America

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to introduce the twenty recipients of the 2007 Hartford Doctoral Fellows Pre-Dissertation Award. With funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation, the program provides this cohort with the opportunities for successful careers in gerontological social work.

The awards are administered by The Gerontological Society of America and co-sponsored by the Association for Gerontological Education and Social Work (AGE-SW). The program is overseen by National Hartford Fellows Director James Lubben of Boston College and Carmen L. Morano of Hunter College.

Each awardee will be given stipends to attend both GSA's November 2007 Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, CA and The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) January 2008 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. There they will attend workshops designed to develop their research skills.

The recipients are listed below:

Gail Adorno
Florida State University
College of Social Work

Denise Swenson
University of Missouri, Columbia
School of Social Work

Jutte Ataie
Portland State University
School of Social Work

Scott Easton
University of Iowa
School of Social Work

Beth Baca
University of Kansas
School of Social Welfare

Charissa Eaton
University of Minnesota
School of Social Work

Lisa Bancroft
University of Washington
School of Social Work

Kathryn Frahm
University of Central Florida
School of Social Work

Darla Beaty
University of Houston
College of Social Work

Ellen Frank
University of Chicago
School of Social Service Administration

Nicole MacFarland
SUNY Albany
School of Social Welfare

Linda Ginzer
Ohio State University
College of Social Work

Justine McGovern
New York University
School of Social Work

Kelly Knochel
University of Minnesota
School of Social Work

Indira Pintak
University of California Berkeley
School of Social Welfare

Nancy Takahashi
UCLA School of Public Affairs
Dept. of Social Work

Annemarie Redelmeier
University Of Texas, Austin
School of Social Work

Angela Waltz
University of Wisconsin, Madison
School of Social Work

Kristin Scherrer
University of Michigan
School of Social Work

Tyreasa Washington
University of Illinois, Chicago
College of Social Work

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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), founded in 1945, is the oldest and largest national multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research. Its membership includes some 5,000+ researchers, educators, practitioners, and other professionals in the field of aging. The Society's principal missions are to promote research and education in aging and to encourage the dissemination of research results to other scientists, decision makers, and practitioners.


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