The award was established in 2009 in honor of Carroll L. Estes, a distinguished gerontological researcher and advocate for the elderly, and a former GSA president.
鈥淐al Halvorsen鈥檚 research examines how people past midlife pursue new or ongoing forms of paid and unpaid work and later-life entrepreneurship,鈥 said BCSSW Dean Gautam Yadama. 鈥淗e is also breaking new ground through public scholarship to inform the design of social policies for a just society that is inclusive of our older adults. He is most deserving of this award."
The award will be presented in November at the GSA annual meeting in Philadelphia.
University Communications | May 2020