Crea receives AARP Women’s History Month Award

Niagara Wheatfield Tribune, March 23, 2006

The AARP Niagara Falls Area Chapter honored Dr. Maria Crea with its 2006 National Women’s History Month Award during the March 16 chapter meeting at the John A. Duke Senior Citizen’s Center in Niagara Falls. The award recognized Crea’s long-standing dedication to women and the Western New York community as a renowned pediatrician in private practice and as medical director for area hospitals and health facilities. In addition to being a medical inspector in the Niagara County school system, Crea also served as the chief executive officer of the Medical Societies of Genesee, Niagara and Orleans counties, and as board member of HANCI. Shown in the above photo (left to right) are Joe Paonessa, AARP Niagara Falls Area Chapter vice president; Trudy Christman, AARP Niagara Falls Area Chapter treasurer; Dr. Crea; Mary Malvestuto, AARP Niagara Falls Area Chapter president; and Isabel Messing, AARP Niagara Falls Area Chapter secretary.