The David and Darlene Janovy Summer Award for Research on Aging
Purpose:
The Janovy Summer Award for Research on Aging is designed to support a graduate student in Aging Studies or allied discipline to conduct aging-related research under the supervision of a faculty mentor between May and August each year. The intent of the fellowship is to advance research-related skills while providing an opportunity to significantly contribute to the field of gerontology.
Application Information:
Graduate students who are interested in applying for the Janovy Summer Award for Research on Aging can download the application here: Application for the David and Darlene Janovy Summer Award for Research on Aging
The application deadline for Summer 2025 is February 21, 2025.
Past Award Recipients:
2024
Goejoua Thao - Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Interprofessional education experience on Montessori-based approach for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
2023
Stephanie Patt – Clinical Psychology
- Age-Related Microaggressions: An Adapted Descriptive Study
2022
Hannah Lewis – Clinical Psychology
- Age-Related Microaggressions: A Follow-Up Descriptive Study
2021
Luke Gietzen – Clinical Psychology
- Age-Related Microaggressions: A Descriptive Study
2020
Danielle Freitag – Clinical Psychology
- Caregiver Knowledge and Perceptions of Dementia-Specific Nutritional Approaches
Biographies for David and Darlene Janovy
David Janovy, PhD, came to Minnesota State University in 1968 as Chair of the Department of Sociology. In the ‘70s, he founded the Aging Studies Program which grew to offering a minor and a Master’s as well as providing training for future nursing home administrators. He did doctoral work in Sociology at the University of Nebraska and taught at Illinois State University before Mankato. Post-Graduate work in Aging was done at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Southern California. He is Past-President of the Minnesota Gerontological Society, served two terms on the Minnesota Board on Aging as well as on the original R9 Area Agency on Aging board.
Darlene Janovy, EdSp, enjoyed a long career in elementary teaching and administration. She founded the Children’s House educational day-care center (still present on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus) as well as being instrumental in creating other early learning programs in the area. The last 15 years of her career were devoted to the leading of two Mankato elementary schools as Principal.
