Pauline Abbott — a Shining Star
Pauline Abbott, director of Cal State Fullerton’s Institute of Gerontology, will be honored later this month as a “Shining Star in Education,” by WomanSage, a non-profit, membership organization dedicated to educating, empowering and fostering mentoring relationships among women at midlife.
September 15, 2006
Abbott will
join other honorees at the organization’s Sept. 29 dinner on the eve of
the organization’s third annual conference, “Creating a New Agenda:
2006.” Last year’s recipient of the “Shining Star in Education” was
Marian Bergeson, former secretary of education under Gov. Pete Wilson and member
of the California State Board of Education.
WomanSage
honors women as shining (and rising) stars for contributions in various
fields and industries. Abbott was selected to receive the education
award based upon her contributions to the fields of education and women. She
was specifically cited for her role in developing programs to educate
the workforce about the needs of older adults, as well as volunteering her
time and expertise to various nonprofit agencies that focus on older
adults.
Abbott, who
joined the university in 1999, was a delegate at the 2005 White House
Conference on Aging in Washington D.C. In 2004, Abbott testified before the Joint
Legislative Hearing on Aging and Long-Term Care in Sacramento, urging additional
support to meet the educational needs in dealing with an aging population. She
was honored in 2003 by the Orange County Red Cross as its Woman of the Year in
Education in recognition of her efforts that included incorporating education
into the California Master Plan for Aging.
Produced by the Office of Public Affairs at California State University, Fullerton.