Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the USC School of Social Work honors the late Rep. Edward R. Roybal, a visionary leader in establishing aging services and a champion for civil rights and equal justice, at the Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture.
2012 Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture
Henry G. Cisneros, executive chairman of CityView and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), discussed issues surrounding aging in place.
Awards were also presented to the recipients of the Pearmain Prize for Excellence in Research on Aging and the USC Roybal Institute Community Partnership Award.
News About the Event: Former HUD Secretary Gives Roybal Memorial Lecture
Speakers
The Roybal Institute has invited distinguished speakers to deliver the Edward R. Roybal Memorial Lecture.
2012: Henry G. Cisneros, executive chairman of CityView
2011: U.S. Rep. Karen Bass
2010: U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Awards
The Roybal Institute fosters and recognizes excellence in research and community partnerships that further the needs of minority older persons, particularly those from underserved backgrounds. Recipients of the Pearmain Prize for Excellence in Research on Aging and the USC Roybal Institute Community Partnership Award are honored at the Edward R. Memorial Lecture.
Pearmain Prize for Excellence in Research on Aging
The Pearmain Prize for Excellence in Research on Aging honors a scholar who best exemplifies outstanding contributions to the field of translational aging research and its import to issues directly relating to older people.
Past Honorees
2012: Ronald J. Angel
2011: James S. Jackson
2010: Kyriakos S. Markides
USC Roybal Institute Community Partnership Award
The USC Roybal Institute Community Partnership Award recognizes practitioners who have fostered and excelled in establishing partnerships benefiting older persons, particularly those from low-income and multiethnic backgrounds.
Past Honorees
2012: Laura Trejo
2011: Slettie M. Jones
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