Colleagues, former students, partners, family, and friends gathered at the UMass Club in downtown Boston on May 30 to pay tribute to Nina M. Silverstein, PhD, as she retires from UMass Boston’s Department of Gerontology.
Julie Frenkel, one of Nina’s two daughters, welcomed guests and introduced the evening’s guest speakers.Cecilia Rivera Casale, former director, Priority Populations & Health Equity, Agency for Healthcare Research & QualityLillian Glickman, former Massachusetts Secretary of Elder Affairs and co-director, Management of Aging Services graduate program at UMass BostonBarbara Berkman, professor emerita, Columbia University School of Social WorkCarroy “Cuf” Ferguson, former dean, College of Public & Community Service, UMass BostonJoan Arches, professor emerita, College of Education & Human Development, UMass BostonNina and her husband, Irwin, enjoy the reminiscing and tributes.Rita “Kiki” Edozie, interim dean, McCormack Graduate School of Policy & Global Studies, UMass BostonJeffrey Burr, professor and former chair of gerontology, UMass BostonBei Wu, PhD ’00, dean’s professor and vice dean for research, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York UniversityDana Burr Bradley, dean, Erickson School of Aging Studies at University of Maryland Baltimore CountyNina tries on crown, one of five gifts from Dana Bradley to represent her best traitsMichael Splaine, owner & principal, Splaine ConsultingJames Wessler, CEO, Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire ChapterNina and Jim Wessler hugElin Schold Davis, coordinator of Older Driver Initiative, The American Occupational Therapy AssociationNina and Irwin Silverstein head to podium to thank guestsIrwin Silverstein, Nina’s husband, shares thoughts on his wife’s careerNina and Irwin SIlversteinEilon Caspi, PhD ’00, presents his former professor with a wood carving he made of the brain hemispheres.Susan Somers, JD, secretary general of the International Network of Prevention of Elder Abuse, and NinaNina with Ramraj Gautam, professor, UMass LowellIrwin Silverstein with his granddaughterNina and Marc Cohen, co-director of LTSS Center at UMass BostonLillian Glickman and NinaEllen Birchander, director of MAS program at UMass Boston, with Marc, Nina, and LillianNina and Len Fishman, professor emeritus and former director of Gerontology Institute at UMass BostonMarc, Len, and NinaIrwin and LillianBei Wu and Susan SomersJoan Arches, Cuf Ferguson, and Kiki EdozieUMB doctoral student Janelle Fassi and Mike SplaineOne of Nina’s grandsons takes to the floor during the presentations
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