Action Center    2009 Generations United Awards

We are honored to present the 2009 Generations United Award to the following individuals and organizations:

Generations United Leadership Award for Outstanding Support of Intergenerational Programs honors a funder whose support has led to significant advances in the intergenerational field.

Recipient: Verizon Foundation, Basking Ridge, NJ

Accepting the Award: Patrick Gaston (second from the left)

Generations United Intergenerational Innovation Award honors an individual or organization that has made an outstanding contribution to advancing the intergenerational field and uniting the generations through creative and exemplary practice.

Recipient: Pamela Smith, County of San Diego, Aging and Independent Services, San Diego, CA

Accepting the Award: Pam Smith (left)

Generations United Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award honors an individual age 23 or younger who has made an outstanding contribution to an intergenerational program or has advocated for older adults and youth.

Recipient: Carrie Ryan, Bridging the Generations, Pasadena, CA

Accepting the Award: Carrie Ryan (middle)

Generations United Outstanding Older Adult Volunteer Award honors an individual age 50 or older who has made an outstanding contribution to an intergenerational program or has advocated for older adults and youth.

Recipients: Phil Gaberman, Family Services of Westchester/Camp Viva, South Salem, NY and Bobbie Seligmann, Hollin Hills Civic Association, Alexandria, VA

Accepting the Award: Phil Gaberman (middle)

Accepting the Award: Bobbie Seligmann (middle)

Generations United Grandfamilies Award honors a professional, relative caregiver or an organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the field of grandparents and other relatives raising children.

Recipient: Gerard Wallace, NYS Kinship Navigator, Rochester, NY

Accepting the Award: Gerard Wallace (middle)

Generations United Shared Site Award honors an individual or organization that has made outstanding contributions to uniting the generations through intergenerational shared sites.  Sponsored by AAHSA.

Recipient: Ebenezer Ridges Intergenerational Program, Burnsville, MN

Accepting the Award: Jody Schumann (left) and Andrea Lewandowski (third from the left)

Brabazon Award for Evaluation Research honors an organization with an existing intergenerational program and has researched and documented the nature of the intergenerational dynamics that occur within it.  Sponsored by Kevin Brabazon.

Recipients: Nancy Morrow-Howell and Stacy McCrary, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Accepting the Award: Jennifer Greenfield (left) and Ernest Gonzales (third from left)

The Jack Ossofsky Award for Lifetime Achievement in Support of Children, Youth, and Older Adults honors the lifetime achievements of an individual whose efforts benefit both the young and the old.  It is a lasting tribute to Jack Ossofsky, who was Executive Director of the National Council on the Aging, and one of the co-founders and early leaders of Generations United.

Recipient: Congressman Danny K. Davis, Illinois

Accepting the Award: Congressman Danny Davis

For a list of previous award winners, click here.

Please contact Leah Bradley at lbradley@gu.org or 202-289-3979 with questions.

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