Rosalie S. Wolf

INPEA International Rosalie Wolf Memorial Award
The International Rosalie Wolf Memorial Award is presented at the international level, annually by INPEA to "an individual who has demonstrated dedication and commitment to the ideals of Rosalie Wolf to prevent and reduce elder abuse and promote awareness through one or more of the following: research, education, policy, practice."
Nominations for the 2008 Awards are now closed.
Download blank nomination form for 2008.
Further information may be obtained by sending e-mail to
rswolf-award@inpea.net

Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Award Honorees

2008 - Ariela Lowenstein, PhD, Professor of Gerontology and Head Center on Aging Research, Haifa University, Haifa,Israel, has been selected by her peers to receive the 2008 International Rosalie S. Wolf, Memorial Award in Elder Abuse. Ariela is recognized world wide for her personal dedication to and profound impact in the area of Elder Abuse research and practice. The award was bestowed on her at the Global Celebration of WEAAD 2008 held in Ottawa, Canada on June 16, 2008, by her long time friend and colleague, INPEA President, Lia Daichman.
(Click here for Ariela Lowenstein's Bio and Pictures)
2007 - Toshio Tatara, Ph.D., announced as INPEA 2007 International Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Award recipient. Dr. Tatara is INPEA Regional Representative for Asia (Click here for Dr. Tatara's Biographical Sketch)
2006 - T. Nhongo, Ph.D., (Bio), Helpage Intl., Africa, and Jenny Andrade (Bio), Bolivia, of HelpAge International, LA, jointly share the International Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Award presented at the FVSAI Conference in San Diego, California (USA), September 16, 2006. (Download the announcement) Dr. Nhongo personally received his award at the AARP Global Aging Briefing luncheon at UN Headquarters in NY, February 2007. (Click here for photos of Dr. Nhongo) For an article about Dr. Nhongo in HelpAge International's March 2007 Ageing in Africa newsletter Issue 29, click here, then see page 8.
2005 - Gloria Gutman, Ph.D., SFU, Canada, awarded International Rosalie Wolf Memorial Award at FVSAI Conference in San Diego, California (USA), September 19, 2005. (Download the announcement)
2004 - Dr. Lia Daichman, Argentina, received the Rosalie Wolf Memorial Award at the FVSAI Conference in San Diego, California (USA). (Download the announcement)
2003 - Gerry Bennett received the Rosalie Wolf Memorial Award. (Click here to visit Gerry's memorial page.)
2002 - The World Health Organization (WHO) Violence and Injuries Prevention Department and Aging and Life Course Program share the honor of receiving the 2002 award in the international category, with Ms. Charlee Lambert being the 2002 honoree in the national category. (Click here for the announcement)


IAGG and INPEA International Student Awards

2006 - Hilary Buri, a second-year medical student in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, was chosen as the first recipient of the Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Award for the Best Student Paper/Poster. (Click here for further info)
2005 - IAGG and INPEA Inaugural Rosalie Wolf Memorial Award for Best Student Paper on the issue of Elder Abuse at the 18th Congress on Gerontology, Rio de Janerio, Brazil (Click here for information on first and second awardees).


NCPEA (USA) RS Wolf Awards and other Honorees

2006 - Professor Rebecca C. Morgan, recipient of the National Rosalie Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Prevention Award, is the Boston Asset Management Faculty Chair in Elder Law and Director of the Center for Excellence in Elder Law at Stetson University College of Law. (Click here for further info)
2005 - Georgia Anetzberger, PhD, ACSW, LlSW, Assistant Professor for Health Care Administration at Cleveland State University and a consultant in private practice, is the 2005 recipient of the Rosalie Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Prevention Award in the national category. (Click here for further info)
2003 - Aileen P. Kaye, Protective Services Program Coordinator for the Department of Human Services Seniors and People with Disability, Washington County, Oregon, USA, was chosen for The Rosalie Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Prevention Award. (Click here for further info)
2002 - Paula McClain Mixson, LMSW-AP, of Austin, TX, USA receives the Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Award. She works as division administrator of Adult Protective Services (APS) Strategic Planning and Program Support for the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (PRS). (Click here for further info)


NAPSA RS Wolf Awards

2006 - Laura Mosqueda, MD received the Rosalie S. Wolf Award in recognition of her significant contributions to the knowledge and development in the fields of abuse of elders, persons with disabilities and/or Adult Protective Services. Learn More.

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