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.

Sarah Branoff

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

Jasmin Raquel Martinez

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.

Afia Azizul Haque

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.

Janice Lee

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.

Jazmyne Eboni-Naté Bullock, Kayla A. Diggs

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

Aarushi Hiren Shah

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.

Sara Jane Samuel

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.

Tyson Thomas Kirsch-Holtz, Elena Page Montgomery

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

Ruth Tamara Shefner

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.

Hana Leilani Suliman

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.

Sarah Branoff

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.

Krishna Priya Arunkumar, Amanda Pham

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.

Aman P. Saiju

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.

Emma Luna Marguerite Guyonnet, Aleya Rose Khalifa

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

Sam Dawn Gardner, Tonguç Yaman

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

Cailyn Emma Clemons, Erynne R. Jackson

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.

Katherine Powers, Erik Scott Jorgenson

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

Melanie Mayer

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.

Wenbo Fei

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.

Hongyi Chen, Zhuodiao Kuang, Xinyi Shang

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.

Ryan Wei

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.

Qin Huang

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.

Laura Elizabeth Bulmer, Shraddha Sriram

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

Alexandra Pohl

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.

Olivia Dunn, Srinidhi Murali

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.

Julie Chris Kinoshita

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.

Naomi Simon-Kumar

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.

Jocelyn Dicent

THE I. BERNARD WEINSTEIN AWARD FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLECE 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.

Sarah Maxine McLarnan

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.

Alexis Rae Grayon

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.

Craig Joseph Heck, Adithi Kumar

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.

Emily C. Fortman, Garrett Denison Melby, Gabriela Del Carmen Santos Revilla

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.

Shehlina Arshad, Artemis Berberyan

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.

Natnari Natalie Linwong

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.

Brian Troy Shaw