Dr. Alice J. Kethley, retired president and CEO of The Benjamin Rose Institute is the recipient of the 2003 Claude Pepper Award for Excellence in Community-based Long Term Care by the National Institute on Community-Based Long-Term Care (NICLC) and the National Council on Aging (NCOA).
A founding member of the National Chronic Care Consortium and a former Chair of the American Society on Aging, Dr. Kethley has gained national renown for her dedication to helping create and improve services for older people.
"She embodies the ideals that made Claude Pepper the champion of the elderly and a champion of mankind," said Foundation President Frances Campbell. "Chief among his ideals was the importance of a person living their life in such a way that it made a positive difference that they had lived. She has a long history of serving others such as being a teacher in Port Arthur, Texas, where she was raised, and then going to Thailand to teach with the Peace Corps. She has also had a clear focus and impact at the national level on U.S. health care policy and planning. All of which makes her a most worthy recipient of this award."
