Peter A. Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP (PI and Director, MCUAAAR) is the Director of the Institute of Gerontology and Founding Director of the Wayne State University Lifespan Alliance. Dr. Lichtenberg is also a Distinguished University Service Professor of Psychology. The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has chosen Dr. Lichtenberg to receive its highest honor, the 2024 Donald P. Kent Award for exemplifying exceptional standards of professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. Lichtenberg has been a member of GSA since 1987 and served as GSA president in 2022. The award ceremony will take place in November at the Seattle GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, and the award includes an esteemed lectureship at the 2025 GSA meeting​.