News Release

Nominate Outstanding Individuals for DeFriese Awards

October 8 , 2007

The UNC Institute on Aging is currently accepting nominations for the 2007-2008 Gordon H. Defriese Career Development in Aging Research Awards until December 17, 2007. These annual awards honor Dr. DeFriese's thirty-year distinguished career in the conduct and development of research to improve the quality of lives of older North Carolinians, and especially to his unwavering commitment to developing and supporting the careers of his colleagues.

The awards are given to one junior faculty/staff member and one doctoral student from UNC Chapel Hill who demonstrate outstanding promise and a commitment to aging research. Last year's awardees were Kelly S. Giovanello, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; Research Scientist, Biomedical Research Imaging Center and Tyson Brown, MA, Department of Sociology; Predoctoral fellow, Carolina Population Center.

Get more information on the awards and download nomination materials from the DeFriese Awards page.