Upcoming UofL Geriatrics Events
Upcoming Events:
Gold Standard Award for Aging Luncheon and Awards Ceremony
October 4, 2011 11:30 AM
Location: The Olmsted, 3701 Frankfort Ave/ Louisville, KY 40207
The first annual Gold Standard Award for Optimal Aging will be awarded to an individual who will be age 80 by Oct. 1, 2011, who exemplifies optimal bio-psycho-social-spiritual aging, and who is an outstanding model for optimal aging.
Luncheon Speaker: Tori Murden McClure, President of Spalding University, will speak on her experiences as an explorerand adventurer and how the lessons learned in the wild have served her as a civic and educational leader in her professional life. McClure was the first woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and her adventures are depicted in her memoir, A Pearl in the Storm (Harper, 2009). Her other adventures have taken her to Kenya, Antarctica, Mt. Rainer, and as well as to downtown Louisville, where she became president of Spalding University in July 2010. She previously served as a trustee and then a vice-president of the institution. She holds degrees from Smith College, Harvard University, University of Louisville, and Spalding University.
Tickets for the luncheon are $50 per person or $450 for a table of ten. For reservations, contact UofL Geriatrics at 502-852-1998 or by email at UofLGeriatrics@louisville.edu
