Dr. Jerome Kaplan, Outstanding Graduate Paper

The OAGE Outstanding Graduate Student Paper award honors Dr. Jerome Kaplan, Ph.D., M.S.W (1922-2009), who was a major leader in gerontology at the local, state, national and international levels for over 50 years. Dr. Kaplan was the founding president of the Ohio Network of Educational Consultants in the Field of Aging (ONECA, formerly OAGE), the president of the Gerontological Society of America, the president of the Ohio Research Council on Aging, and the editor of The Gerontologist. Dr. Kaplan was affiliated with the Ohio State University and the University of Akron Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology.

Eligibility criteria:
Nominations must be made by an OAGE member. Submit an online nomination with:

Graduate students whose abstracts are accepted for presentation at the OAGE annual conference and have registered for the conference.
Students must be the lead author on the paper. If a student co-authors with a faculty member, only the lead author (student) will be considered for the award and the faculty member must state that the majority of the work is that of the student’s. If a student co-authors with another student(s), only the lead author will be considered for the financial award, but all co-authors will be provided a certificate.
Submission Process:
Submit an online application with:

A full paper (limit of 20 pages following the APA 7th edition format) demonstrates:
• Importance of the topic, research problem, question, or issue.
• Adequacy of the methodological approach and/or logic of the argument.
• Adequacy of the implications.
• Clarity and style of writing.
A letter of support from the faculty advisor.
Nature of Awards:

The awardee presents at the annual conference.
The awardee receives a certificate and a cash award.
The awardee is recognized at the annual conference.

Isha Karmacharya
Dr. Jerome Kaplan Outstanding Graduate Paper 2025
Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University