Meet Generations United's 2015 Award Recipients

This week, we introduce our Brabazon Award for Evaluation Research recipients (Alan Lai and Matt Kaplan), Generations United Pioneer Award recipient (Sandy Kraemer) and Generations United Intergenerational Champion Award recipient (Nancy Henkin)!

Professors Matt Kaplan and Alan Lai developed an intergenerational English as a second language (IG-ESL) guidebook and curriculum that enlists older adult volunteers to be instructors in college-based ESL classes. The curriculum was implemented at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, taking advantage of the area’s high number of highly educated older adults. Learn more.

Sandy Kraemer founded the Intergeneration Foundation 27 years ago. The foundation’s most significant accomplishment was in creating Intergeneration Day in 2000. Intergeneration Day is now celebrated in communities across the country as part of Intergeneration Month in September. Learn more.

Nancy Henkin is the founder and former executive director of the Intergenerational Center at Temple University. Under her leadership, the center developed a wide range of innovative cross-age programs, from older adult mentoring programs targeting a wide variety of groups including refugees, teen mothers, and oral historians to youth ESL and respite care programs. Learn more.

Check out ‘Intergenerational Action on a Global Scale Conference’ held in July in Hawaii.