Community Awards
Sponsors:
The Center for Aging (CFA)
Purpose:
The
Robert P. Bynum Award was established in 2005. The award is given
annually to honor and to recognize older adults, age 75 or older at the time of
the award, who remain actively engaged in activities that enhance the health or
well-being of other older adults. It is expected that awardees will have a track
record of leadership and service on behalf of older adults that is illustrated by
the life and work of Robert P. Bynum, for whom the award is named.
Mr. Bynum has spent his entire distinguished career working to improve the health
and well-being of older adults. He has served the UAB Center for Aging as an employee,
consultant, and as a volunteer. He worked for the Social Security Administration
for 32 years, ultimately serving as Deputy Commissioner until his retirement in
1980. Mr. Bynum served the State of Alabama Commission on Aging for two years as
president and two years as vice-president. He remains active as a board member and
volunteer for a number of organizations that focus on older adults.
The New Horizons Award was established
in 2005 and is given annually by the Center for Aging to honor and to recognize
a not-for-profit organization that is providing programs or activities that enhance
the health or well-being of retired persons in Alabama. It is expected that organizations
selected for this award will have a track record of service on behalf of older adults
that is illustrated by the activities of New Horizons at UAB, an older adult community
of learners, for which the award is named.
The New Horizons Program is a membership group of men and women of retirement age
who want to keep their minds active through learning and fellowship. Launched in
January 1989, it is sponsored by the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a self-governing
and member-directed program.
The McCallum Award was established in 2003 to honor persons in
the community who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service on behalf
of the UAB Center for Aging, helping the program achieve its vision of “adding years
to life and life to years” for older adults. The award was named in honor of Dr.
Charles (Scotty) A. McCallum, Jr., who served as the third UAB president from 1987-1993.
During his tenure as president, Dr. McCallum identified the development and support
of programs in aging as one of his administration’s top priorities. After retiring
from UAB, Dr. McCallum became Mayor of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, where he continued
to pursue the development of programs to enhance the health and well being of older
adults. This award is presented annually by the leadership of the Center for Aging.
Nominations for the Robert P. Bynum Award and the New Horizons Award can be
sent to the Director, UAB Center for Aging, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL
35294-2041 or by email to cfa@aging.uab.edu.
When making a nomination, provide contact information and no more than a one-page,
single-spaced description of the nominee’s past, current, and ongoing activities
that would merit selection. The deadline for nominations is June 1 of each year.
Primary Contact Person:
Peter Bosworth, M.B.A.
Assistant to the Division Director
Department of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine
Community Health Services Building
201 CH19
Birmingham, Alabama
(tel) (205) 934-9261
(fax) (205) 934-7354
Leaders and Key Staff:
- Richard Allman, M.D.
- Peter Bosworth, M.B.A.