Harold And Anne Brody to Receive Senior Citizen Award

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Harold Brody, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University at Buffalo, and his wife, Anne, will receive the Lynn Millane Community Service Award from the Amherst Senior Citizens Foundation, Inc. at a noon luncheon April 23 in the Park Country Club, 4949 Sheridan Drive.

The award is presented to individuals who, through volunteer and/or professional involvement, have helped maintain and support senior programs that provide socialization, educational and cultural activities, social support and wellness.

The Brodys were selected to receive the award for their many years of dedication to improving the quality of life for senior citizens.

A graduate of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a faculty member in the school since 1954, Brody is world-renowned for his research in anatomy and gerontology.

He has lectured around the world and published widely in scientific journals devoted to gerontology or anatomy.

In addition, he has been active in such organizations as Legal Services for the Elderly, Handicapped and Disadvantaged of Erie County and Western New York; Meals on Wheels for Erie County and Western New York; the Town of Amherst Advisory Committee for Senior Citizens, and the Western New York Alzheimer's Disease Society.

Anne Brody has lectured on pre-retirement planning and served on the board of the Amherst Senior Center, and is secretary of the board of Hillel.

She also has served on the board of the UB Women's Club -- chairing the club's Grace Capen Awards Committee -- and been involved in the international cookbook and other club activities and events.

The Brodys are co-chairs of the Town of Amherst Advisory Committee for Adult Day Services

They are residents of Eggertsville.

For more information about the luncheon or to reserve a $20 luncheon ticket, call 626-4462 or 634-5475.