Eric R. Kingson, Ph.D. has been named the recipient of the 2015 Donald P. Kent Award. This award has been given annually since 1973, “to a member of The Gerontological Society of America who best exemplifies the highest standards for professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society.”
Kingson joins the likes of Bob Binstock, Rob Hudson, Marjorie Cantor, Andrew Achenbaum and Carroll Estes as other notable individuals who have had the honor of receiving this award.