News Release

Nominate Outstanding Individuals for DeFriese Awards

January 27, 2009
April 1, 2009 updated

The UNC Institute on Aging is currently accepting nominations for the 2009 Gordon H. Defriese Career Development in Aging Research Awards until April 13, 2009 (extended). 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 Lea Watson, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine, and Cherie A. Rosemond, PT MS GCS, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education in the School of Public Health.

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