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In 1979, a diverse group of professionals established a forum to share their ideas on aging. From its beginning, SGS has been dedicated to accelerating the process of getting information from the hands of researchers and academicians to the hands of practitioners for practical application.
Since its incorporation, SGS has worked to proactively envision and respond in strategic and applied ways to problems and issues in aging by engaging the cooperation and interaction between members who reflect a diverse audience of researchers, students, older adults and practitioners. In 2019, SGS adopted its 14th state into its regional identity by adding the great state of Texas. Currently, SGS’s regional representation includes the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.
Today, 40 years later, SGS is a vibrant and thriving regional gerontological membership organization that continues to work towards building bridges between research and practice in the field of aging. As the only regional membership society on aging, SGS focuses on aging related issues, challenges and strengths unique to the Southern region of the United States.
