Nancy Wermuth Francke Memorial Alumni Award

In its second year, the $2,500 award was established by alum, Barb Mather, PhD. The inspiration behind the Award is to support a Fielding graduate whose research is in health education. Dr. Mather, the Wermuth family, friends, and Fielding alumni and staff, contributed to the Award’s fundraising campaign organized in Nancy’s memory. March 26, 2020, would have been Nancy’s 73rd Birthday.

We caught up with Dr. Bardutz, and she told us about her research and receiving the Award:

What would you say is your greatest passion related to your project and why you applied for this Award?

Most people think that as they age, their brain and brain function has to deteriorate. That is not true! Your brain can maintain and even improve brain function as you age. You can make new brain cells even if you are in your nineties!

Read more: https://www.fielding.edu/alum-teaches-people-how-to-take-care-of-their-brain-health/