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Kyker honored with Trailblazer Award
By ROY A. JONES II
Senior Staff Writer
Chris Kyker of Abilene, a champion of the aging for three decades,
was honored Tuesday with the Trailblazer Award by the Texas Joint
Conference on Aging.
JCOA's Leadership Award went to Poppy Hulsey of Tulia.
The two women were honored at the organization's "Denim
and Lace" banquet at the Abilene Civic Center. Featured speaker
was Dr. James P. Firman, president and CEO of the National Council
on the Aging.
The Trailblazer Award is presented to one who has made a significant
contribution, with statewide impact, to aging services, conference
committee chairman Walter C. Graham of Abilene explained.
Kyker has been executive director of the Abilene Mental Health
Association, founding director of the West Central Texas Council
of Governments Area Agency of Aging, coordinator of aging for
the Governor's Committee on Aging, founding executive director
of the Texas Department on Aging, program specialist for Family
and Children Services for the Texas Department of Human Services,
and founding president and chief executive officer for Disability
Resources. She currently serves as a consultant for organization
and development for Rainbow Omega.
She has been a representative to the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature
and was the Texas state coordinator for the 1981 White House Conference
on Aging.
Hulsey was honored for many significant contributions to her
community and state. She has been recognized for her work with
the Salvation Army, National Missions of the Presbyterian Church,
Amarillo College, Tulia Senior Center and Swisher County Archives.
She served 12 years on the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission
and four terms in the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature. She has
been an AARP volunteer for nine years and just completed a term
as state director. She is a senior volunteer for the attorney
general's office and served on the Texas Department on Aging's
Elder Rights Committee.
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