Dr. Marcia Ory receives Outstanding Mentoring Award

The WFN Award Committee is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Mentoring Award: Dr. Marcia Ory from the School of Public Health. Special thanks to Award Committee organizers Chanam Lee, Colleen Petrik, Denise Woodward, and Naomi Nagaya.

Marcia G. Ory, PhD, MPH, is a regents and distinguished professor in the Department Environmental and Occupational Health at the Texas A&M School of Public Health. She also serves as Founding Director of the University-wide Texas A&M Board of Regents Center for Population Health and Aging.  She is best known for her research and practice on the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based programs for older adults.  She is a prolific author and has received many local, state and, national awards. She has been a life-long mentor to many others, set up numerous  scholarship funds  for  students, and is especially gratified to see prior mentees excel in their fields. To learn more about Dr. Ory, please click here.

Please join us at our spring luncheon to honor Dr. Marcia Ory, which takes place virtually on April 25, 2021; more information here.