SOUTHERN GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 2018-2019 PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT Ishan Williams, Ph.D. Office: 434-924-0480 University of Virginia School of Nursing Fax: 434-982-3275 PO Box 800782 e-mail: icw8t@virginia.edu Charlottesville, VA 22903-3388 SECRETARY Pending Confirmation (7/3/2018) TREASURER Leland Bert Waters, Ph.D. Office: (804) 828-1525 Virginia Geriatric Education Center/Virginia Center on Aging email: lhwaters@vcu.edu TREASURER ELECT To be elected in 2019-2020 elections PAST PRESIDENT R. Turner Goins, Ph.D. Office: 828-227-3515 Western Carolina Univ., Dept. of Social Work e-mail: rtgoins@wcu.edu Health & Human Services Bldg. 4121 Little Savannah Road Cullowhee, NC 28723 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Sierra Nicely Phone: 256-390-0986 e-mail: snicely3@student.gsu.edu 3454 Rockbridge Rd SW Apt B Avondale Estates GA 30002 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ELECT To be announced SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE Caroline Westerhof New Port Richey, FL 34655 Phone: e-mail: csw18@hotmail.com
MEMBERS-AT- LARGE YEAR ONE OF TWO YEAR TERM Connie Coogle, PhD Office: 804-828-1525 VCU-Virginia Center on Aging Fax: 804-828-7905 e-mail: ccoogle@vcu.edu Ethlyn Gibson, DNP, MSN, RN Office: 804-828-9291 Virginia Commonwealth University e-mail: emcqueengibso@vcu.edu 1100 East Leigh Street, Room #3099 Richmond, VA 23298 Chivon Mingo, PhD Office: 404-413-5215 e-mail: cmingo2@gsu.edu Elizabeth Libby Yost, PhD Office: 205-540-3376 Washington College email: eyost2@washcoll.edu 300 Washington Ave Chestertown, MD 21620 MEMBERS-AT- LARGE YEAR TWO OF TWO YEAR TERM Jaye L. Atkinson, PhD Office: 404-413-5668 Georgia State University e-mail: jla@gsu.edu 25 Park Place, Suite 1128, Dept. of Communication Atlanta, GA 30303 Malcolm P. Cutchin, PhD Office: 313-577-9956 Wayne State University e-mail: mpc@wayne.edu 259 Mack Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 Leisa Easom, PhD, RN Office: 229-928-1234 Georgia Southwestern State University e-mail: Leisa.Easom@gsw.edu Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving 800 GSW University Drive Americus, GA 31709 Becky Watson, MBA, Board Certified Music Therapist Office: 757-563-3488 Music for Wellness, LLC email: becky@music4wellness.net 1632 Morris Avenue Norfolk VA 23509 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lee Ann Ferguson, M.A. Office: 866-920-4660 PO BOX 160 Fax: 866-920-4649 Taylorsville, NC 28681 e-mail: admin@southerngerontologicalsociety.org
SGS STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS AWARDS COMMITTEE (co-chairs) LaVona Traywick, Ph.D. Office: 501-671-2027 University of Arkansas Div. of Agriculture Fax: 359-323-5747 2301 S. University Ave., Room 3011 e-mail: ltraywick@uaex.edu Little Rock, AR 72204 Christine J. Jensen, Ph.D. Office: 757-220-4751 ext. 16 Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging Fax: 757-220-4756 3901 Treyburn Dr., Suite 100 e-mail: cjensen@excellenceinaging.org Williamsburg, VA 23185 BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE Leland Bert Waters, Ph.D. Office: (804) 828-1525 Virginia Geriatric Education Center/VCOA email: lhwaters@vcu.edu BY-LAWS COMMITTEE Ed Rosenberg, Ph. D. Office: 828-262-6146 Appalachian State University Fax: 828-262-2294 Chapell Wilson Hall e-mail: rosenberge@appstate.edu Boone, NC 28608 COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS (FUTURE DIRECTIONS COMMITTEE) Christine J. Jensen, Ph.D. Office: 757-220-4751 ext. 16 Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging Fax: 757-220-4756 3901 Treyburn Dr., Suite 100 e-mail: cjensen@excellenceinaging.org Williamsburg, VA 23185 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Graham Rowles, Ph.D. Office: 859-218-0145 University of Kentucky, Gerontology Fax: 859-323-5747 401C Multi-Disciplinary Sciences Building e-mail: growl2@uky.edu Lexington, KY 40536-0082 ENCORE COMMITTEE Caroline Westerhof New Port Richey, FL 34655 Phone: e-mail: csw18@hotmail.com EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE (co-chairs) Denise Scruggs, MA, MS, CADDCT Office: 434.544.8456 Lynchburg College, Beard Center on Aging e-mail: scruggs.dr@lynchburg.edu 1501 Lakeside Drive Lynchburg, VA 24501 Sherry Lind Office: 513-529-1968 PO Box 783 e-mail: lindsr@miamioh.edu Oxford, OH 45056 NOMINATING COMMITTEE R. Turner Goins, Ph.D. Office: 828-227-3515 Western Carolina Univ., Dept. of Social Work e-mail: rtgoins@wcu.edu Health & Human Services Bldg. 4121 Little Savannah Road Cullowhee, NC 28723 PROGRAM COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE (Co-Chairs) Connie Coogle, Ph.D. Office: 804-828-1525 VCU-Virginia Center on Aging Fax: 804-828-7905 e-mail: ccoogle@vcu.edu Candace Kemp, Ph.D. Office: 404-413-5216 e-mail: ckemp@gsu.edu EDITOR, JOURNAL OF APPLIED GERONTOLOGY Julie Robison, Ph.D Office: 860-679-4278 Center on Aging, UConn Health Fax: 860-679-1309 263 Farmington e-mail: robison@uchc.edu Farmington, CT 06030 EDITORS, SOUTHERN GERONTOLOGIST Sherry Lind Office: 513-529-1968 PO Box 783 e-mail: lindsr@miamioh.edu Oxford, OH 45056 Kelly Munly, Ph.D. Office: 814-940-3105 Penn State, Altoona e-mail: kellymunly@gmail.com 267 Hawthorn, 3000 Ivyside Park Altoona, PA 16601 Chih-Ling Liou, Ph.D. Office: 330-244-3551 6000 Frank Avenue NW Fax: 330-494-6121 North Canton, OH 44720 email: cliou@kent.edu
SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE Dana Bradley, Ph.D. Office: 270-745-2356 Western Kentucky University, Center for Gerontology Fax: 270-745-7073 Tate Page Hall 241 e-mail: Dana.Bradley@wku.edu 1901 College Heights Blvd. Bowling Green, KY 42101 SPECIAL INTEREST COMMITTEE (Co-Chairs) Lee Ann Ferguson, M.A. Office: 866-920-4660 PO BOX 160 Fax: 866-920-4649 Taylorsville, NC 28681 e-mail: admin@southerngerontologicalsociety.org Becky Watson, MBA, Board Certified Music Therapist Office: 757-563-3488 Music for Wellness, LLC email: becky@music4wellness.net 1632 Morris Avenue Norfolk VA 23509 STUDENT COMMITTEE Sierra Nicely Phone: 256-390-0986 e-mail: snicely3@student.gsu.edu 3454 Rockbridge Rd SW Apt B Avondale Estates GA 30002 WEB-SITE DEVELOPER Lorne Moon Office: 757-565-0867 First InSites Fax: 757-565-0867 131 Quaker Meeting House Road e-mail: lorne@firstinsites.com Williamsburg, VA 23188