CALC Awards Program 

The CALC Awards Program annually recognizes the best and brightest of the center's faculty, students, and alumni.

Our awards include:

  • Exceptional Engagement Award
  • Kenneth F. Ferraro Distinguished Alumni Award
  • Outstanding Professor Award
  • Faculty Publication Award
  • Research Excellence Award
  • Student Publication Award

Now accepting nominations for the Research Excellence Award, Faculty Publication Award, and Student Publication Awards. Click for the call for nominations for more information.

The due date is April 3, 2026. 

CALC Awards Recipients

 Year   Recipient  Award Title
 2025  Bohyun Ro, MS Student Publication Award
 2025   Shiro Furuya, PhD Faculty Publication Award
 2025  Markus Schafer, PhD
 Megan Gilligan, PhD		 Kenneth F. Ferraro Distinguished Alumni Award
 2024  Brandon Pitts, PhD Exceptional Engagement Award
 2023   Mary Marshall, PhD  Outstanding Professor Award
 2022  Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., PhD  Research Excellence Award
 2021  Regan Bailey, PhD
 Shelley MacDermid
 Wadsworth, PhD		  Exceptional Engagement Award 
 2020  David J. Waters, DVM  Outstanding Professor Award
 2019  Michele Forman, PhD  Research Excellence Award
2018 Elizabeth Richards, PhD Exceptional Engagement Award
2017  Elliot Friedman, PhD  Outstanding Professor Award
2016 Wayne Campbell, PhD Research Excellence Award
2015 Nancy E. Edwards, PhD Exceptional Engagement Award
2014 Sharon L. Christ, PhD Outstanding Professor Award
2013 J. Jill Suitor, PhD
Megan M. Gilligan, PhD		 Research Excellence Award
2012 Jeffrey Haddad, PhD
Shirley Rietdyk, PhD		 Exceptional Engagement Award
2011 Laura Sands, PhD Outstanding Professor Award
2010 Jessica Huber, PhD
Markus Schafer, MA		 Rising Star Award
2007 Victor G. Cicirelli, PhD Lifetime Achievement Award
2006 Karen L. Fingerman, PhD,
Berner Hanley Scholar		 Star Gerontologist Award
2005 David J. Waters, DVM Great Teacher Award
2005 Joe Boorman, Director,
Westminster Village		 North Star Award
2005 Gerald C. Hyner, PhD First Star Award
2004 Roseann M. Lyle, PhD Engagement Award
2003 Dawn Cooley, DVM Research Award