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Amasa B. “Buzz” Ford, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Associate Dean Emeritus of geriatric medicine, passed away October 8, 2007. Dr. Ford performed pioneering research in geriatrics, heart disease, work physiology, health services and community health. He was instrumental in the founding of the University Center on Aging and Health in 1978 and was a strong supporter of interdisciplinary geriatrics and gerontology. He participated along with Sidney Katz in developing the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale, the classic landmark assessment instrument for older adults.
Dr. Ford was the recipient of a number of prestigious awards including the Arnold L. Heller Memorial Award for Excellence in the Field of Geriatrics, the Golden Achievement Award for Gerontology, and Case Western Reserve University’s Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize for exceptional achievements in teaching, research and scholarship that benefit humanity.
Dr. Ford and May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Dean of the Bolton School of Nursing co-edited "Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century." This edited volume resulted from a national two-day symposium which was held in 1996.
The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in his name to The Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 E. 185th St., Cleveland, OH 44119, or The Eliza Bryant Village, 7201 Wade Park Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103. Memorial Services will be held on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 AT 4 P.M. in THE AMASA STONE CHAPEL OF CWRU, 10940 EUCLID AVE., CLEVELAND, OH. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery. For additional information and directions, log online to www.legacy.com BROWN-FORWARD SERVICE 216-752-1200. |
