1970
Dr. J. Dennis Mull, MPH, is a professor at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. He, along with colleagues from Tanzania, has started a self-funded community health project near Lake Victoria in Tanzania. The project, now in its second year, is using preventive medicine to fight infectious diseases that are rampant in the region, such as malaria, schistosomiasis, and tuberculosis. Students and health care professionals from the Los Angeles area have been enthusiastic participants. Inquiries are welcome at dmull@sbcglobal.net.
1971
Connie Evashwick, SD ’74, was appointed dean of Saint Louis University’s School of Public Health. She previously served as professor of health care administration at California State University-Long Beach.
Dr. Kathy Gaffney, MPH, has joined the faculty of the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University as Clinical Professor of Health Policy and Managment. After 25 years in public health administration, she retired from Nassau County in 2000. She has been involved in health and gardening volunteer activities and is enjoying downhill skiing after a 12 year lapse. She looks forward to teaching and mentoring new recruits to public health.
1972
Dr. Roger I. Glass, MPH, AB '67, MD '72, was appointed last spring as the new director of the Fogarty International Center and as associate director of the National Institutes for Health for international programs. Previously he was chief of the Viral Gastroenteritis Unit at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he worked for nearly 20 years. As a researcher, Glass investigates the rotaviruses and noroviruses that trigger outbreaks of gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and adults. He has been instrumental in the development of rotavirus vaccines and their inclusion in routine childhood immunizations in the United States and abroad, including India, Bangladesh, China, and Brazil.
Dr. Rice Leach, SM, recently retired from his position as the commissioner of Kentucky's Department for Public Health. Leach, a Kentuck native, held the post since 1992. In 2003 , Leach won the McCormack Award from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
Dr. Jim Felsen, MPH has published a book entitled "De-Spamming Health: Reforming the Health System from the Bottom Up," to be released on July 11, 2008, by American Book Publishing.
1973
Dr. Bethania Blanco, SM '73, is a senior advisor for public health at Salus Corporation in Venezuela, and a councilor of the Harvard School of Public Health Alumni Council (Fall 2005-08). In July 2006, her family gathered for a reunion coming from Brazil, Spain, Boston and Miami.
1974
Dr. Albert Henn, MPH, died in a Kenya Airways plane crash on May 5, 2007. He was a lecturer in international health at HSPH from 1983-1992. Henn dedicated his life to improving health in developing countries, particularly in Africa. He served as a medical officer for the Peace Corps in Togo and in Washington, D.C, beginning in 1968, and joined USAID in 1974. At the time of his death, he was director of Liverpool VCT, a British-based non-governmental organization in Kenya that provides HIV/AIDS counseling, testing, and support services.
Dr. Louis Pizzarello, MPH, is leading an international effort (VISION 2020: the Right to Sight) to prevent avoidable blindness as Secretary-General of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness. Pizzarello has worked in nearly 40 countries and been the recipient of the Spirit of Helen Keller Award and the Honor Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He is associate clinical professor of ophthalmology and health policy and management at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, and adjunct assistant professor of preventive medicine at SUNY/Stony Brook.
1976
Captain Amy C. Barkin, MPH, a charter member of the HSPH Leadership Council, is a commissioned officer with the United States Public Health Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Recently she received the Service's inaugural Excellence in Healthcare Leadership Award and was named Social Worker of the Year in recognition of her expertise in occupational health, HIV/AIDS, bioterrorism, and maternal and child health, as well as her achievements in improving the health and well-being of underserved populations. Barkin has directed and participated in White House, HHS, and cabinet-level initiatives, and has designed and implemented programs for HHS and other federal agencies.
Dr. Gerald S. Charles, MPH, of Lloyminister, Canada passed away on February 28, 2002, after serving as a family/public health dentist for twenty years in Canada.
1979
Debra D. Carey, SM, assumed the new position of Chief Administrative Officer for the University Hospital of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate Medical Center in April 2005. Prior to this, Ms. Carey was the Associate Executive Director and Chief Operation Officer at Howard University since 1999.
Deborah Enos, SM, was named chief executive officer of Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) in December. NHP, a Boston-based HMO, is a nationally recognized leader in delivering managed care systems to underserved populations, including people on Medicaid and those with chronic illnesses and disabilities. In this role, Enos will further NHP's mission of making top-quality health care more accessible by continuing to partner with community health centers in developing new programs and initiatives. Previously Enos served as NHP's president and vice president for business development.