Mesothelioma Awareness Day: Caring For A Loved One With Mesothelioma
September 26th, 2020 marks the 17th anniversary of Mesothelioma Awareness Day. This is a day dedicated to spreading information about the dangers of asbestos exposure and raising awareness for those diagnosed with this disease. Since the demographic most affected by...
Welcome Back!
Hello everyone! We are officially back on campus and our office is open again! Our hours this semester are 9:00-3:00, Monday-Friday, and our office phone is still 325-674- 2350 . Due to new regulations, if you are to visit our office, we require that you wear a mask....
PGC Welcomes New Director
On June 1st the Pruett Gerontology Center welcomed a new director. Dr. Suzie Macaluso earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Purdue University with specialization in the sociology of religion and survey research methodology. Dr. Macaluso is beginning her eighth year at...
Retirement Celebration for Dr. Pruett
Dr. Charlie Pruett's retirement celebration included tributes, memories, fellowship, and loads of smiles and hugs! Over 70 people visited the windowed atrium of the Williams Performing Arts Center Thursday, April 18 from 11:30am - 1:00pm. Senior Emily Adams,...
This Day in PGC History
On this day in 1984, Dr. Rae Adams, Assistant Professor of the sociology and social work department is asked by 9th President Dr. William Teague to serve as the Director of Gerontology and Social Services Administration. Dr. Adams was also asked to start...
Chris Kyker Memorial Service September 18, 2017
Yesterday, Chris Kyker was honored at a memorial service celebrating her life. Paul Rotenberry, 326th District Court Judge officiated the memorial service at the University Church of Christ. Rotenberry noted that although Chris passed away at age 92 years, she...
Dr. Pruett Celebrates 25 Years of Service at ACU!
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Pruett for 25 years service at Abilene Christian University! Dr. Snider, Dean of the College of Education and Human Services presented Dr. Pruett with his service plaque at our Images of Aging Recognition luncheon earlier this...
Paying Tribute to Chris Kyker April 12, 2017
Yesterday, members of TSHL, the Senior Circle, Abilene Regional Medical Center, The Abilene Area Agency of Aging, Pruett Gerontology Center, and the Chris Kyker family gathered to honor and salute Chris on her many decades of service to Abilene, Taylor County, and the...
PGC Research Indexed by Google Scholar
PGC is excited to announce that a recent research paper presented at the November, 2016 GLearn conference in Washington, DC. has been featured in the Google Scholar alerts for this week! The paper features authorship of four generations and references the 2014 and...
Dr. Pruett on the cover of magazine!
Dr. Pruett was featured on the cover of the Abilene Seniors magazine! Congratulations, Dr. Pruett! (from left: David Hare, Alesha Willis, David Bacon, Dr. Pruett, and Walter Graham)