The Dr.
David R.Wekstein Centenarian Award
“Honoring Kentuckians who have reached 100”
This award is given in honor of Dr.
David R. Wekstein, professor emeritus of physiology and
biophysics, UK College of Medicine, and former associate director of
the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. It honors individuals who have
reached the age of 100 and maintain an active lifestyle.
The BRAiNS project, (Biologically Resilient
Adults in Neurological Studies) the nation’s most extensive research
collection of high quality brain tissue, was initiated by Wekstein
in 1989. He also started the Centenarian Program while he was at the
Center on Aging.
In 2008, the foundation selected Essie Barned,
100, of Louisville as the first recipient of the new Dr. David R.
Wekstein Centenarian Award.
2010
Centenarians
Peter Frank Koreck, Louisville
Gershon Shulman
Josephine Augusta McKelvey
2009
Centenarians
Hazel Dillon
Catherine Ledford Duff
Pearl Greer
To make a nomination for 2011, please contact the
SBCoA Foundation at (859) 323-5374 or
lisa.greer@uky.edu
2011 Award Guidelines
2011
Centenarian Nomination Form
