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| Neena L. Chappell Scholarship Fund We would like to thank the Victoria Gerontology Association for their generous donation to the Chappell Scholarship to honor one of Canada's most distinguished scholars in the field of aging, Dr. Neena Chappell. Their legacy will be an ongoing gift to gerontological research. This is the second scholarship established at the University of Victoria to support graduate students who are focusing on aging. Your donation to this scholarship fund will provide a lasting legacy to support ongoing researchers in the field of Aging. Please consider a gift, pledge or bequest in honor of this distinguished scholar. For further information, please contact Lois Edgar at 250-721-6524or by e-mail at ledgar@uvic.ca. The University of Victoria's reputation for scholarly achievement has been enhanced throughout the years by the generosity of its alumni and friends. Endowment gifts reflect this tradition of generosity perpetuated by people who care deeply about the university's mission. Donations are fully eligible for tax credits. A scholarship can be the deciding factor in the decision to pursue graduate education or in selecting which university to attend. The opportunity to work with world class researchers like Dr. Chappell is also a deciding factor. This scholarship will bring essential elements to the University of Victoria, an institution that has always had a reputation for superior educational opportunities. For further information, or to obtain an application form, please call the centre at 250-721-6369 or e-mail senage@uvic.ca. Neena L. Chappell, PhD, FRSC, CRC Neena L. Chappell, PhD, FRSC, is a Canada Research Chair in Social Gerontology, and a Professor in Sociology and the Centre on Aging at the University of Victoria. She was founding Director of the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba (1982 - 1992) and first Director of the Centre on Aging at the University of Victoria (1992 - 2002), developing both into world-class research facilities while ensuring accessibility to the community. For over 25 years, she has been a leader in gerontological research, focusing on three areas: quality of life for seniors, caregiving, and the health care system and related policy. Her research can be characterized as partnerships with other researchers in the social sciences and with non-researchers in government and community agencies. She promotes scientific rigour and relevance. She has written over 250 academic articles and reports, two edited books and seven authored books. She has attracted well over $20 million in research funding. She has produced groundbreaking research on the extent and importance of informal support for seniors. She is internationally known for her work on home care, supporting the case for government expansion in this area to provide more efficient and appropriate health care for an aging society. Her work has been at the forefront of examining the integration of informal and formal care systems for seniors. She has devised scientific measures of best practices for those with dementia in nursing homes. She argues for recognition of the positive aspects of aging as well as recognition of problems and challenges. Her research on quality of life for seniors led the way to debunking myths about seniors as frail, lonely individuals and demonstrated that most seniors maintain their independence within active social networks. Her research has been recognized by awards such as her appointment as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, as a senior Canada Research Chair in social gerontology, as CUFA/BC's career achievement award recipient, as 'advising professor' at the University of Shanghai (to advise professors rather than students), and as a distinguished visiting scholar at the University of Hong Kong. "It is a privilege to be able to spend one's time doing what one believes in and enjoys so much," says Chappell. "To be recognized for doing so, is an honour and a bonus." |
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