Centenarian Research Scientist Named America's Oldest Worker: Dr. Ray Crist, 102, is a Professor at Messiah College
[ARLINGTON, VA - 18 September 2002] At a news conference in Washington, D.C., today, Experience Works, the nation's largest provider of training and employment services for older workers, announced that Dr. Ray H. Crist, 102, professor of Environmental Science at Messiah College, is America's Oldest Worker for 2002. This special recognition is part of the Experience Works(SM) Prime Time Awards Program, the only national program that, each year, honors the contribution of working seniors.
ageing as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.
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