AWARDS

THE JOHN AND KATHLEEN GORMAN PUBLIC HEALTH HUMANITARIAN AWARD
is given to students who have demonstrated excellence in commitment to the humane care of individuals
and communities, and in advancing consideration of human rights and values in health care and prevention.

Sebastian Cota

THE CAMPBELL AWARD
is presented to a graduating student at each school showing exceptional leadership and Columbia Spirit.

Laila Gad

THE OUTSTANDING TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD
recognizes exceptional contributions by a teaching assistant who displays peerless dedication to student learning,
remarkable commitment to supporting course operations, and excellence in communication with students.

Shoshana Emily Kaplan

THE ROBERT N. BUTLER COLUMBIA AGING CENTER EXCELLENCE IN AGING RESEARCH AWARD
is awarded to a master’s-level student whose thesis, Integrative Learning Experience report, or completed APEx report
shows outstanding promise for the field of aging and for building health across the life course.

Bon Hee (Stella) Koo

THE OFFICE OF FIELD PRACTICE OUTSTANDING APEX AWARD
is awarded to a master’s student who has demonstrated excellence in the fulfillment
of requirements of the Applied Practice Experience.

Maria Beg, Joan Adair Gomez-Aguilar

THE REGINA LOEWENSTEIN PRIZE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
is awarded to graduating students for highest academic achievement in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

Jessica Ann Aman, Zinnia Finn

THE FOSTER G. MCGAW SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
is given to students in the AUPHA member programs for demonstrating
academic excellence during graduate studies.

Taylor Renay Torgerson

THE HEALTH POLICY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
is given to a graduating student in the Department of Health Policy and Management who demonstrates
exceptional commitment to and promise in the field of health policy.

Anupam Sharma

THE EUGENE LITWAK AWARD IN SOCIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
is given for showing excellence in the preparation of a dissertation research proposal.

Alicia Jen

THE MARISA DE CASTRO BENTON DISSERTATION AWARD IN SOCIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
is given for a dissertation that makes an outstanding contribution to the
sociomedical sciences and is worthy of special recognition.

Tara Roxanne McCrimmon

THE SOCIOMEDICAL SCIENCES DISTINGUISHED MASTER’S THESIS AWARD
is given annually by the Department for distinguished scholarship
and research in the student’s master’s thesis.

Michelle Dai

THE JACK ELINSON AWARD
is given to a student for published articles of outstanding merit
in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences.

Alexander Stanley Borsa

THE DR. ROBERT FULLILOVE COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD
recognizes a graduating Sociomedical Sciences student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership
and innovation in community public health work, mirroring Fullilove’s legacy of service and advocacy.

Diego Antonio Quintana Licona

THE POPULATION AND FAMILY HEALTH AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
is given to graduating students for outstanding academic achievement in
the Department of Population and Family Health.

Lily Larish Coll, Rachel Eve Kantor, Samuel Blake Levitan

THE LYNNE LOOMIS-PRICE HUMANITARIAN AWARD
is given in memory of former Associate Director of Academic Programs Lynne Loomis-Price
to a student for exemplifying Lynne’s spirit and commitment to humanitarian work, her dedication
to the reduction of health disparities, and her actions in pursuit of social justice both domestically and internationally.

Sergio Manuel Ozorio Ramirez

THE TERRY MCGOVERN HEALTH JUSTICE AWARD
is given to a student in the Department of Population and Family Health for demonstrated commitment
to the centrality of human rights, advocacy, and justice to public health.

Mahima Agarwal, Paola Barraza-Camara

THE ANNA C. GELMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN EPIDEMIOLOGY
is given to students in the Department for high academic distinction and
the potential for significant scientific contributions to the field of public health.

Yuyue Ma, Megan Elyssa Marziali

THE DR. JEREMIAH BARONDESS AWARD IN IMPACTFUL EPIDEMIOLOGY
is given to students with unique promise in making transformational change to people’s health.

Erica J. Lee Argov, Yuchun Zhang

THE WILLIAM JENKINS AWARD IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
is given to students for demonstrating great promise in addressing racism and advancing health equality.

Safaa Gaafar Suliman Ahmed, Jaia Symone Wingard

THE SUSAN P. BAKER AWARD IN INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY
is given to students at Columbia University for extraordinary and innovative
research in violence and injury prevention.

Kennedy Jillian Wade

THE SANFORD BOLTON-JOHN FERTIG AWARD IN BIOSTATISTICS
is awarded to the top doctoral dissertation in Biostatistics.

Amy Johnson Pitts

THE JOSEPH L. FLEISS MEMORIAL PRIZE IN BIOSTATISTICS
is awarded to a Biostatistics student for an outstanding dissertation that advances
statistical methods and their applications to biomedicine and public health.

Zexi Cai

THE CHAIR’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING MASTER’S STUDENT
is awarded for outstanding academic and research achievements and anticipated
contributions to biostatistics and public health.

Bon Hee (Stella) Koo, Xuange Liang, Jiawa Zhang

OUTSTANDING MASTER’S TEACHING ASSISTANT IN BIOSTATISTICS
is awarded to a master’s teaching assistant who has demonstrated exemplary commitment to teaching
and has significantly contributed to the academic experience in the Biostatistics department.

Wayne Essex Monical

OUTSTANDING DOCTORAL TEACHING ASSISTANT IN BIOSTATISTICS
is awarded to a doctoral teaching assistant who has demonstrated exemplary commitment to
teaching and has significantly contributed to the academic experience in the Biostatistics department.

Jungang Zou

THE JOSEPH H. GRAZIANO AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES FOR THE MPH DEGREE
is given to a student in the Department for outstanding academic
achievement and promise in the field of public health.

Gillian Sachi Kaneshiro

THE AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY MASTER’S TEACHING ASSISTANT IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
is given to a Master of Public Health teaching assistant going above and beyond basic
expectations for course assistance in interactions both with faculty and with the students in the course.

Marie Ann Caiola

THE AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY DOCTORAL TEACHING ASSISTANT IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
is given to an Environmental Health Sciences doctoral candidate who has excelled as a teaching
scholar in an EHS course. All teaching scholars are expected to be actively involved in
course development, student evaluation, and presentation of materials.
This award goes to an individual who goes above and beyond these expectations.

Grace Victoria Santos

THE I. BERNARD WEINSTEIN AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES FOR THE DRPH/PHD DEGREE
is given to a doctoral student for outstanding academic
achievement and promise in the field of public health.

Sasha Rose Berns

THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES STUDENT SPIRIT AWARD
is given to a student for embodying the spirit of Environmental Health Sciences and representing
the values and core principles of our discipline.

Alexandra Carlin

THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GLOBAL HEALTH
is presented to Master of Public Health or doctoral students for academic excellence
and the potential for future contributions in global health.

Sarah Rehfield Dugan Francis, Eman Ibrahim, Amanda Kathleen Stiffler

THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH
is presented to a graduating student for outstanding academic achievement
as an accelerated and dual degree student.

Rachel A. Beir, Jacob Lee Dubner, Shriya R. Jain

THE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ADVANCED MPH ONLINE PROGRAM
is presented to a graduating student who has excelled in the online learning environment, exhibiting
superior command of all Core and Implementation Science–focused course material.

Kim Insua de la Cruz

THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE IN
THE ADVANCED MPH ONLINE PROGRAM
is presented to a graduating student whose outstanding Applied Practice Experience
project work demonstrates exceptional achievement in applying public health competencies to the benefit of a host.

Shirish Kc

THE BERNARD CHALLENOR SPIRIT PRIZE
is awarded to a graduating student for demonstrating a commitment to building community,
across department boundaries, at the Mailman School of Public Health.

Dalilah Quintana Mora