Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Honors Health Professor

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 8, 2014) — Graham Rowles, Ph.D, professor and chair of the Department of Gerontology in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, has received the 2015 Distinguished Faculty honor from the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). 

The Distinguished Faculty honor recognizes individuals who exhibit exemplary, innovative or impactful teaching in the area of gerontology, the study of aging through the lifespan. Rowles will be presented with this honor at the AGHE Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference held in February.  In addition to receiving the award, Rowles will deliver a lecture at the annual meeting.

Rowles is professor in the Graduate Center for Gerontology and holds joint appointments in a number of departments across campus, including nursing, behavioral science, geography and health behavior.  He is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of American and AGHE and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Gerontology and the Journal of Housing for the Elderly. Additionally, he is the president-elect of the AGHE.

MEDIA CONTACT: Sarah Noble, sarah.noble@uky.edu