Southern Gerontological Society

the southern gerontological society is a network of the south's most respected gerontology professionals. southern gerontological society (sgs) members are educators, aging network personnel, researchers, health professionals, and policy makers. sgs provides the bridge between research and practice, translating and applying knowledge in the field of aging. the southern gerontological society had its roots in the southern conference on gerontology. this informal organization, founded in 1951 under the leadership of staff from the university of florida’s institute on gerontology, was comprised of pioneer individuals interested in and concerned with aging issues. this organization was the first regional and one of the first national aging interest groups organized in the united states. it was organized ten years before the handbook of social gerontology was published and fourteen years before the older americans act of 1965 was enacted. in 1982, sgs envisioned the need for a new scholarly