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2012 CCHOAA AWARD,
PRESENTED MAY 16, 2013
 The awardee
of The C. Colburn Hardy Older Advocate Award was notified of
her selection in early May, 2013. Presentation of the
award was made in cooperation with the leadership of the
Department of Elder Affairs and the Area Agency on Aging of
Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, Inc. at the Prime Time
Celebration on May 16, 2013 at the Palm Beach Gardens
Marriott.
The award was
presented by Dorcas R. Hardy, Colburn's daughter, and former
Commissioner of Social Security. Following in her father's
path as an advocate for the elderly, Ms. Hardy chaired The 2005 White House Conference
on Aging.
The
Selection Committee was comprised of Mrs. Hardy; Carole
Green, former Secretary of the Florida Department of Elder
Affairs; John Stokesberry, former awardee and CEO of
Alliance for Aging, Inc., Miami-Dade & Monroe Counties;
Austin Curry, former awardee and Executive Director of Elder
care Advocacy of Florida; and
Michelle Coughter, of Humana's Regional Marketing Division.
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2012's CCHOAA
WINNER:
Judith "Judy" G. Thames
Judith (Judy) G. Thames—an extraordinary
advocate for older Floridians for more than 40
years!
An Orlando resident since 1965,
Judy retired in 2000 after decades of planning,
program development and senior service
management including her most recent position as
the Executive Director/CEO of the Senior
Resource Alliance (the Area Agency on Aging for
Central Florida).
Among
her many accomplishments, Judy helped to develop
the first Meals on Wheels program in Orange
County. Judy has continued her advocacy efforts
into retirement as a visible and tireless
community and state volunteer activist.
She is
the Immediate Past Florida State President for
AARP where, among other achievements, she
successfully advocated for social impact issues
such as transportation and mobility programs for
older drivers including obtaining the first ITN
(Independent Transportation Network) program in
Florida with all volunteer drivers. She has
testified before the State legislature on
long-term care and nursing home quality control
issues and on older driver legislation.
Her
leadership on the Board of the Winter Park
Health Foundation, and as Vice President of
Life@UCF, a life long learning program for older
adults at the University of Central Florida (her
alma mater) demonstrate her fervent commitment
to ensuring that older Floridians are able to
enjoy healthy, involved and productive lives.
She has had a lasting positive impact on the
lives of countless older Floridians who have
been affected by policies and programs she has
influenced.
She has
been described by her colleagues as relentless,
earnest and passionate and a champion for the
needs of older persons at local, state and
national levels. She has inspired people of all
ages to serve their communities and to plan
ahead for a longer and better life.
Judy
Thames embodies the true spirit of the C.
Colburn Hardy Older Advocate Award, which is
Florida's highest recognition of volunteer
advocacy on behalf of older persons. We wish her
warm congratulations and many more years of
success and service!
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Fourteenth
Annual Presentation of the
C. Colburn Hardy Older Advocate Award
presented on
May 16, 2013 in Palm Beach, FL |
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Byron
Thames, MD, Austin Curry, John Stokesberry |
The Honorable Dorcas R. Hardy |
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Presentation to Judy
Thames
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CCHOAA Awardee Judy
Thames gives her acceptance speech
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Judy Thames and her
husband, Byron Thames, MD
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Jaime Estremera-Fitzgerald,
CEO Palm Beach/Treasure Coast Area Agency on Aging,
Hon. Dorcas
R. Hardy, Judy Thames
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Austin Curry, Judy
Thames, John Stokesberry, Hon. Dorcas R. Hardy
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Judy Thames is
congratulated by Nancy Squillacioti, Executive
Director Alzheimer's and Dementia Resource Center,
and her mother.
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Michelle Coughter,
Humana Marketing Consultant for Florida Senior
Products, Moya
Thompson, CCHOAA Communications Director, Hon. Dorcas
R. Hardy
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