Welcome to the California Council on Gerontology and GeriatricsThe California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) is a statewide nonprofit leadership organization that promotes the quality of life of California’s diverse aging population by informing and integrating educational programs, work force development and public policy. CCGG Fall/Winter 2009 NewsletterDownload the Fall/Winter 2009 Newsletter Now! Special Announcements
CCGG Policy Planning Meeting- A Great SuccessSacramento- Legislators, researchers and those implimenting policy, made presentations to a packed house of over 70 students, faculty members, and stake holders at American River College.
Save the date: Our next Policy Event will be Friday, February 4, 2011.
Panelists Included: Susie Smith, Director, Insight Center for Community and Economic
Development
CCGG's Annual Meeting 2011 Save the Date: Our Annual Meeting for 2011 will take place in San Francisco, CA. on Friday, April 8. The call for student and faculty posters for our poster session will begin in early 2011.
Watch our website for more information. Spotlight: 2010 CCGG Awards
CCGBarbara Gillogly, PhD., MFTG
Lifetime Achievement Award
The California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (CCGG) created the Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize and highlight outstanding contributions in geriatrics and gerontology. Dr. Gillogly has been the Chair of the Gerontology Department at American River College for the past 18 years. This program has been awarded the designation of Program of Merit by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education in Washington, DC. American River College is one of only eight colleges and universities in the U.S. awarded this designation. Dr. Gillogly also maintains a private therapy practice working with people of all ages, but especially with seniors and their families in challenges of aging within the family. She has both a BA and MA in psychology from CSUS and a Ph.D. in Human Development with an emphasis on aging from U.C. Davis. Read more about award recipients!
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