Office for Studies on Aging

Aging Well Writing Contest

2005 Contest Winners

1st Prize
"A Girl to Jog With" a short story written by Miroslav Penkov
Teaching Assistant
English

2nd Prize
"All Your Life" a poem by Necia Parker-Gibson
Social Sciences Librarian
Mullins Library

3rd Prize
"Anniversary Dance" a poem by Judith Walker
Accounting Tech II
Printing Services

Honorable Mention
"Aging Well" written by Karen A. Walls
Buyer
Purchasing

Honorable Mention
"Can You Play?" a poem by Kathleen Barta
Associate Professor
Nursing

Picture of Award Winners

Back Row (from left): Ro Di Brezzo, Bob Garnett, Louise Garnett, Judith Walker, Necia Parker-Gibson, Barbara Shadden

Front Row (from left): Melissa Powers, Miroslav Penkov

* The 2005 Aging Well Writing Award was funded by a generous gift from Bob & Louise Garnett.