Calling all students, educators, researchers, practitioners, and administrators in the fields of families and aging! The Ohio Council on Family Relations is cosponsoring a conference on April 15, 2011, with the Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education and the OSU Doctoral Student Association. The theme is "Advocating for Change: Empowering Older Adults and Their Families." The keynote speaker will be Bill Sundermeyer from AARP. The conference will be held at the Ohio Union on The Ohio State University's campus in Columbus. We hope to see you at the conference!

In other OHCFR news, we recently elected the following people to the executive board:
Dr. Audrey Kraynak, Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Grace Chen, Board Member
Dr. Joan Jurich, Board Member
Meghan Lee, Graduate Student Board Member
Felicia Lotspeich, Graduate Student Board Member.

We also recently presented $200 awards to the following Outstanding Ohio NCFR Presenters (pictured above, left to right):
Felicia Lotspeich (Student Award).
Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan (Professional Award)
Theresa McCafferty (Student Award)

Additionally, at the 2010 NCFR conference, OHCFR sponsored a Longaberger basket full of Ohio-made items for the silent auction.