PROGRAM

PROCESSIONAL

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

WELCOME
Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH
Dean and Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine
Senior Vice President, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER WELCOME
Katrina Armstrong, MD
Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences
Harold and Margaret Hatch Professor of the University

VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD
Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH’92, FACC
CEO and Board Chair of FlyteHealth

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
Cheryl Pegus, MD, MPH’92, FACC

THE JUDSON WOLFE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD
Gina Wingood, ScD, MPH

THE INNOVATION IN TEACHING AWARD
M. Claire Greene, PhD, MPH

THE EXCELLENCE IN ISP AND LEADERSHIP AWARD 
Stephen S. Morse, PhD

THE CORE TEACHING AWARD
Rachel T. Moresky, MD, MPH, FACEP

REMARKS ON BEHALF OF THE GRADUATES
Christopher J. Collado
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
Dorcas Adedoja, MPH’20
President, Alumni Board 

PRESENTATION OF DEGREE CANDIDATES 
Michael A. Joseph, PhD, MPH

Sandra Bernal Garcia, MA, MBA
Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

THE OATH FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH

RECESSIONAL