Kesten Memorial Lectureship
The Esther and Isadore Kesten Memorial Lectureship was established in 1973 by Alan Davis, son of Sophie and Leonard Davis, in memory of his grandparents. The funds from this endowed lectureship allow the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and the Andrus Research Center to annually honor an individual whose research in gerontology has contributed significantly to our understanding of the aging process.
The award is designed to recognize prominent scholars in fields related to aging. On the day the award is presented, the awardee presents a public lecture at the Andrus Gerontology Center and meets with Center faculty and graduate students for informal discussions.
| 2019 | GARY RUVKUN |
| 2018 | VINCENT MOR |
| 2016 | DAVID SINCLAIR |
| 2015 | LINDA FRIED |
| 2013 | TERESA SEEMAN |
| 2012 | ARLAN RICHARDSON |
| 2011 | ANDRZEJ BARTKE |
| 2011 | DENISE PARK |
| 2008 | JACK GURALNIK |
| 2006 | LUIGI FERRUCCI |
| 2006 | DAVID BARKER |
| 2005 | LAURA CARSTENSEN |
| 2004 | RUDOLPH E. TANZI |
| 2002 | GLEN ELDER |
| 2001 | JEFFREY HALTER |
| 2000 | ROBERT KAHN |
| 1999 | RICHARD MILLER |
| 1998 | GEORGE MADDOX |
| 1997 | JAMES SMITH |
| 1996 | K. WARNER SCHAIE |
| 1995 | GEORGE MARTIN |
| 1994 | ROBERT BINSTOCK |
| 1992 | DONALD PRICE |
| 1991 | JUDITH RODEN |
| 1990 | JOHN ROWE |
| 1989 | PAUL BALTES |
| 1988 | T. FRANKLIN WILLIAMS |
| 1987 | MATILDA RILEY |
| 1986 | VINCENT CRISTOFALO |
| 1985 | BERNICE NEUGARTEN |
| 1984 | GENE COHEN |
| 1983 | SIR MARTIN ROTH |
| 1982 | JACK BOTWINICK |
| 1981 | ROBERT BUTLER |
| 1980 | JAMES MORGAN |
| 1978 | NATHAN SHOCK |
| 1978 | M. POWELL LAWTON |
| 1976 | CARL EISDORFER |
| 1975 | ETHEL SHANAS |
| 1974 | LEONARD HAYFLICK |
| 1973 | NATHAN SHOCK |
