Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Positive Images of Aging
Purpose
The Positive Images of Aging Award was established by the Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging to recognize individuals, groups, agencies, or businesses in the private and/or public sector who have presented a positive image of older individuals through their efforts in advertising, hiring practices, etc. This is a non-competitive award, which may be presented to any number of nominees, as approved by the Board.
Selection of Recipients
- Nominations may be submitted at any time during the year and will be reviewed by the SE4A Awards Committee during the next regularly scheduled Board meeting following receipt of the nomination.
- Recommendations will be brought before the full Board for approval.
- Upon approval, the SE4A 1st Vice President will send a letter of notification to the nominating AAA. The nominating AAA is to notify the award recipient.
POSITIVE IMAGES OF AGING AWARD
1987
1988
1989
- Days Inn of America
- Super D Drug Company
1993
- Choice Hotels International
- Tennessee Valley Authority-Health Services Division
- North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
1994
1995
- Aiken Regional Medical Centers, Aiken, SC
- Leadership for an Independent Future for the Elderly, Memphis, TN
- NationsBank, Columbia, SC
- Radcliffe Elementary School, Aiken, SC
- WMC Stations, Memphis, TN
1996
- Eastern NC Alzheimer's Chapter, Raleigh, NC
- Southern Piedmont Alzheimer's Chapter, Charlotte, NC
- Triad NC Alzheimer's Chapter, Winston-Salem, NC
- Western NC Alzheimer's Chapter, Asheville, NC
- Project LOVE, Columbia, SC
- St. Petersburg Times, FL
- Wal-Mart Store #630, Florence, SC
- WKNO-TV, Memphis, TN
1997
- Kellogg Company
- Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN
1999
- The Golden Life Newspaper
- Senior Leaders, Inc.
- Kensington Foundation
- Sun Trust Bank
- Brandon Wilde
2000
- Wal-Mart Super Center
- Edens Garden and Aiken Elementary
- Tropicana Product, Inc.
2001
- Mattie C. Hall Health Care/Center Camp Wee Journey Intergenerational Day Camp
- Andy Rooney, CBS News
- South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature
- Roy E. Mathis, Speaker, Kingsport Senior Center/Omega Challenge
2002
2003
- North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature
- Chad Buffkin-Golden Life Newspaper of Hartsville, SC
- Joel Stoner and Daniel Curry - Kentucky Legal Aid
2004
- Tom Smith, TimesDaily from AL
- Main Street Cafe and Catering from TN
- Joyce Kidd from Johnson County, TN, Senior Center
- KIPDA AAA Division of Social Services from Louisville, KY
- Greenville, SC Sherriff's Office
- Georgia Generations Magazine
- Northern Services Volunteer Behavior Health Care System of TN
2005
- Northwest Piedmont Medicare Lookout Senior Theatre Troup of NC
- Highlands Community Ministries Outreach Program of Louisville, KY
- Barren River Family Cargiver Support Program of KY
- Rogersville, TN, Senior Citizens Center
2006
- North Carolina Regional LTCO Association for "Faces of Long Term Care"
- Senior Lifestyles – WBZT 1230 AM, Ron Kauffman, Host
- News Connection USA for Mature Lifestyles and Senior Connection
- Tri-County Elder Abuse Council
- Covenant Senior Health
- Baptist Regional Medical Center
2007
- Dr. Melissa Hakman & Western Kentucky University; Connie Hodges & United Way of NE Florida; Harriet Friedlander & Elder Services Inc. ; Retirement Living Television
2008
- WALB-TV, Albany, Georgia; Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency & Ind. Living, Louisville, Kentucky; Kentucky Power Company, Hazard, Kentucky; Pennyrile Area Agency on Aging Ombudsman Program, Hopkinsville, Kentucky;
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