NCOA Leadership Award Nominations Due Nov. 10
October 26, 2009
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 NCOA Leadership Awards. All nominations are due Nov. 10. The awards include:
Arthur Fleming Award
Named for one of the prime architects of Social Security, this award is presented to organizations that have established powerful partnerships that build bridges between the public and private sectors so that older persons are better able to weather the hazards and vicissitudes of life.
Geneva Mathiasen Award
This award is in recognition of Geneva Mathiasen, an NCOA founder and its executive director from 1950-1969. It honors individuals for major contributions to NCOA and its programs.
Jack Ossofsky Award
Also named for a former NCOA president, this award is presented to individuals or organizations that have taken a creative, new idea and developed it into a successful program, service, or policy that helps older people achieve vital aging.
Ollie Randall Award
This award is presented in recognition of Ollie Randall, NCOA founder, who had a distinguished career in the field of aging. It recognizes an individual for "singular and outstanding contributions toward advancing the cause of aging."
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