News and Announcements
2012-2013 Scholarship Winners
The 2012-2013 Gerontology Scholarship recipients were announced and honored on May 3 at the Gerontology Scholarship Reception, which were attended by scholarship donors, scholarship winners, and Gerontology faculty. The three gerontology scholarships awarded by CSUF Gerontology Academic Program are considered prestigious and widely recognized in the field of aging study.
Winners of Beverly and Arnold Miller Gerontology Scholarship
- Erin Blanchard
- Elizabeth Bisong
- Franchesca Cortez
- Robin Trachy
- Melissa Sharpe
- Eric Torres
Winners of Donna and Kirt Spradlin Gerontology Scholarship
- Elizabeth White
- Anna Garzya
Winner of Mary Lois Ayres Gerontology Scholarship
- Heather Anderson
Product & Service Design for the 50+ Consumer
(Posted by Academic Affairs on 04/19/2012)
The Department of Marketing is hosting a Speaker Seminar titled Product & Service Design for the 50+ Consumer Date: Friday, May 4, 2012 Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Location: SGMH 1506 Featured Panelists: Don DiCostanzo, CEO, PEDEGO Electric Bikes Bonnie Barchichat, Bonnie Barchichat's Senior Comedy Afternoons, Executive Producer Sang June Oh, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, CAT Lab, CSUF Steven Lefler, Vice President, Modular Lifestyles, Inc., On & Off Grid Senior Houses Sina Azari, Regional Director Associate, Bankers Life and Casualty
2011-2012 Scholarship Winners
The 2011-2012 Gerontology Scholarship recipients were announced and honored on May 6 at the Gerontology Scholarship Reception, which were attended by scholarship donors, scholarship winners, Gerontology faculty, and Gerontology alumni. The three gerontology scholarships awarded by CSUF Gerontology Academic Program are considered prestigious and widely recognized in the field of aging study.
The Gerontology graduation celebration was held in conjunction with the Scholarship Reception and quite a success. The Gerontology Alumni Association (represented by the Association's President Linda Ormes and its alumni officers) and the Sigma Phi Omega student group co-sponsored the event with the Gerontology Academic Program.
Winners of Beverly and Arnold Miller Gerontology Scholarship
- Danielle Silva
- Elizabeth White
- Firoozeh Panshaee
- Jane Neglia
- Jesus Macias
- Lindsay Schroeder
Winners of Donna and Kirt Spradlin Gerontology Scholarship
- Alexandra Senkevich
- Kristin Purcha
Winner of Mary Lois Ayres Gerontology Scholarship
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Desiree Ogilbee
CSUF Gerontology Faculty Peggy Weatherspoon Honored: Received the Extraordinary Internship Coordinator Award
Many Gerontology students, alumni and faculty attended the Center for Internships and Community Engagement Awards ceremony on May 4, 2010 at the CSUF Marriott Hotel to celebrate with Peggy Weatherspoon. Professor Weatherspoon, a faculty and the internship course instructor for the CSUF Gerontology Academic Program, won the Extraordinary Internship Coordinator award. Peggy ended her acceptance talk with an enthusiastic “Gerontology Rocks!!!” Congratulations to Peggy!
Michelle Yerke (MSG, 2010) Honored for the Mayor’s Award for Exemplary Service of Huntington Beach
Michelle Yerke, graduating this Spring from CSUF Gerontology Master Program, is a Social Worker with Huntington beach Social Services. On April 19th, Michelle was awarded the Mayor’s Award for Exemplary Service. This award is presented in recognition of outstanding public service to the people of Huntington Beach. Michelle indicated that receiving this award was a direct result of earning an MSG at Cal State Fullerton. Michelle did her thesis on older adult hoarding behavior and was recognized as having one of the top theses in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences.
CSUF Gerontology Program Received a Research Grant from the Philanthropist Dr. Arnold Mille
CSU Fullerton Gerontology Academic Program is pleased to announce receiving a new grant from Dr. Arnold Miller, a long-time champion for gerontology education. The grant has a specific purpose and that is to promote assistive technology for aging in place, in the honor of Beverly Miller, Dr. Miller’s late wife, beloved long-time supporter of CSUF Gerontology Academic Program and generous donor of Miller Scholarship in Gerontology with her husband.
This grant, in the name of Beverly Miller University Assistive Technology User Research project, is at the center of the new CATLab Initiative of the University. The Miller grant provides funding to start a user research project that aims to identify older adults’ and their caregivers’ perception, acceptance, usage patterns, and unmet needs in using assistive devices to enhance older persons’ daily function. Miller grant stipulates that this research has to be conducted by an interdisciplinary team of CSUF faculty, lead by a gerontologist. Gerontology faculty member Dr. Echo Chang is coordinating this research project. This pilot project, centered on research, has satellite activities to initiate partnerships with device providers, and to facilitate students service-learning through an assistive device education center for the community, and eventually to catalyze the establishment of CATLab ---California Assistive Technology Laboratory for new product incubating and prototype testing---on CSUF campus.
The Miller grant is set up as a challenge grant; the University will match donation received. Please spread the words and encourage support for the challenge grant. Anyone interested in joining to help move the project forward with research and outreach is welcome to contact Dr. Echo Chang at echang@fullerton.edu.
