Asa Honors Two Aging Spirits

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The Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging (FORSA) of the American Society on Aging (ASA) announced its inaugural Religion, Spirituality and Aging Awards at AS A's national conference in Chicago in March. Sharing honors were Patrick Cullinane, ASA director of special projects, and James W. Ellor, director of the Center for Gerontological Studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Ellor, who has been involved with FORSA from its inception in 1988, is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Baylor. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, USA, he is on the pastoral staff of First Presbyterian Church of Waco. Previously, Ellor was professor of gerontology …