The Joseph L. Parkin Memorial Lecture on Aging
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History
The Parkin lectureship was endowed by a gift from the Retirement Research Foundation of Chicago, Illinois, in memory of Joseph Parkin, a retired Banker’s Life and Casualty Co. executive who had served as president of the Retirement Research Foundation in Chicago. The Retirement Research Foundation of Chicago is the nation’s largest private foundation devoted to aging and retirement issues, since 1986. The foundation makes approximately $6 million in grants each year to support programs, research and policy studies to improve the quality of life for older Americans.
Parkin was born on a farm outside Derby, Iowa in 1923 and attended the UI from 1940 – 1943, when he entered the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served as an aerial navigator until 1945 and again from 1950-1952.
2006 Joe L. Parkin Lecture
The Joe L. Parkin Memorial Lecture on Aging is endowed through The University of Iowa Foundation by a gift from the Retirement Research Foundation of Chicago, Illinois, in memory of Mr. Parkin, former president of the Foundation who attending the University of Iowa. The Parkin lecture focuses on any aspect of research, practice or policy that affects the elderly population.
EVENT: Joe L. Parkin Lecture
DATE AND TIME: October 3, 2006 at 5:00 PM
RECEPTION: 4:00 PM in the Medical Education & Research Facility [MERF] Atrium prior to the lecture
LOCATION: Sahai Auditorium, 1110-A MERF
SPEAKER: Graham D. Rowles, PhD, The University of Kentucky
TITLE OR TOPIC: “The Meaning of ‘Home’ in Rural America”
THE LECTURE IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
HOSTED BY: The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine’s Center on Aging
FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact Julie Bobitt, UI Center on Aging Education Coordinator, at 319-384-4222 or julie-bobitt@uiowa.edu
2006 Rural Aging Conference
EVENT: Rural Aging Conference, View the schedule
DATE: Tuesday, October 3, 2006
TIME: 8:00am to 4:00pm
LOCATION: The Urmilla Sahai Auditorium
2117 Medical Education Research Facility (MERF)
Parking is available across the street from the building at the Newton parking ramp. Get directions. See a map
SPEAKER: Graham D. Rowles, PhD, The University of Kentucky
TITLE OR TOPIC: Aging Boomers in Changing Rural Environments: Perspectives from the Kentucky Elder Readiness Initiative (KERI)
COST: $30
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Made possible by a gift from the Retirement Research Foundation in memory of Joseph Parkin and hosted by The University of Iowa Center on Aging and the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, and the Iowa Consortium of Aging Programs (ICAP). ICAP members include The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, Des Moines University, and Wartburg College. Other contributing University of Iowa departments include Aging Studies Program, School of Social Work, and the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence.
FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Julie Bobitt, UI Center on Aging Education Coordinator, at
319-384-4222 or julie-bobitt@uiowa.edu
Graham D. Rowles, PhD
At the University of Kentucky, Dr. Rowles is Director, PhD Program in Gerontology; and Associate at the Center for Rural Health; and the Associate Director for Social & Behavioral Sciences Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. His research interests include aging in rural environments, elderly relocation and migration, long-term care and nursing home environments, and also the meaning of ‘place.’