Betty J. Havens

(1936-2005) born in Omaha. Gerontology researcher, policy maker, educator, author, known for the design and conduct of the Aging in Manitoba longitudinal studies initiated in 1971, which is the longest and most comprehensive series of aging studies in Canada, she has advanced the quality and usefulness of research for health-system policymakers and managers; author or co-author of almost 80 books and book chapters, 50 journal articles, 60 abstracts, and 200 papers presented at conferences worldwide; a consultant to the United Nations and other world organizations, she has received many honors, including the 2003 Health Services Research Advancement Award from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation; received in 2005 the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian award for lifetime achievement. Consult Who’s Who of American Women, 11th ed (1979-80) 350 and The World Who’s Who of Women, 10th ed (Melrose Place, 1990) 373 and Profiles in Gerontology: A Biographical Dictionary (Greenwood Press, 1995) 156-158 and for obituaries, see Research Committee on Sociology of Aging, Spring Newsletter 2005, pp. 4-8.

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