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Senior living community developer Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), parent company of Querencia at Barton Creek retirement resort in Austin, has named Dr. Wayne Holtzman to the board of directors of the SQLC Charitable Foundation. The announcement was made by Cary Clayborn, president of the SQLC Charitable Foundation.  

Dr. Holtzman is a resident at Querencia and upon retirement served as president and member of multiple boards and organizations.  A long time faculty member of The University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Holtzman is currently Hogg Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education.  During his tenure with the school, he held positions as president of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, dean of the College of Education, chairman of the university’s Faculty Computer Committee and chairman of the Laboratory for Computer-Assisted Instruction. 

“Dr. Holtzman is one of the most respected members of the Austin community, and he brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the SQLC Charitable Foundation” said Clayborn.  “His lifelong involvement with various organizations makes him the ideal person to help take the foundation to the next level of service to local seniors.”

Dr. Holtzman’s distinguished career also allowed him to serve as president of the Interamerican Society of Psychology, the Texas Psychological Association and International Union of Psychological Science.  He was chairman of the board of The Menninger Clinic and has been a trustee of The Menninger Foundation since 1982.  He was also director of the World health Organizations’ Texas-Mexico Collaborating Center in Mental Health.  Dr. Holtzman is the author of over 210 articles in scientific journals and served as editor of the Journal of Educational Psychology.  He is married to the former Joan King and has four sons.    

Querencia at Barton Creek is a premier life care senior living resort located at Barton Creek Boulevard and Chalk Knoll Drive in Austin, Texas, less than a mile from Barton Creek Resort & Club.  The 400,000-square-foot senior living resort features 167 independent living residences, including 10 villas, on 38 acres.  Residences are available in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 830 square feet to more than 2,200 square feet.  The Plaza at Querencia features assisted living apartment homes in one- and two-bedroom designs, memory support suites, private nursing rooms for long-term care, and Medicare-certified private suites for short-term rehabilitation.

Querencia at Barton Creek is 501(c)3 not-for-profit senior living community sponsored by Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation (SQLC), a Texas-based nonprofit organization that sponsors sister communities Edgemere in Dallas, The Buckingham in Houston, Mirador under construction in Corpus Christi, and The Stayton at Museum Way under construction in Fort Worth.  For information, visit www.QuerenciaBartonCreek.com, or call (512) 610-9401.