PROGRAM

PROCESSIONAL

INVOCATION
Robert Fullilove, EdD
Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs

WELCOME
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH
Dean and DeLamar Professor of Public Health
Senior Vice President, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD
Vivek Murthy, MD
19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Vivek Murthy, MD

THE JUDSON WOLFE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD
Lisa M. Bates, PhD

THE INNOVATION IN TEACHING AWARD
Paris “AJ” Adkins-Jackson, PhD

THE EXCELLENCE IN ISP AND LEADERSHIP AWARD 
Christian Gloria, PhD

THE CORE TEACHING AWARD
Matthew Neidell, PhD

REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE GRADUATES
Kamiah Brown
MPH Candidate

RECOGNITION OF STUDENT AWARDS 
Michael A. Joseph, PhD 
Vice Dean for Education 
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology 

REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Kyle R. MacDonald, MPH ’19
President, Alumni Board 

PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES 

THE OATH FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH

RECESSIONAL