All of us in the Dept. of Biostatistics are delighted to announce that Dr. Melissa Begg is the first recipient of the newly established Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Begg will deliver a lecture and be presented with the inaugural award on Friday, September 28, 2012, preceding the kickoff of the 2012 HSPH Alumni Weekend.

Dr. Begg was graduated from the Department of Biostatistics at Harvard in 1989, and currently serves as Professor of Clinical Biostatistics and Vice Dean of Education at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Begg is also the Co-Director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. The award recognizes Dr. Begg's accomplishments in education, scientific collaboration, and statistical methodology as well as her leadership role in academic administration.

The lecture and award ceremony will take place on September 28, 2012 at 3:00 pm in FXB G12, with a reception to follow. All are invited. Further talk information will follow. Click to RSVP.

Alumni are also encouraged to stay for the kickoff of the HSPH Alumni Weekend 2012: Women and Health, directly following the lecture. The weekend will include a symposium for CME credit, alumni association awards, an all-class reunion dinner, and several other networking opportunities.

The Lagakos Distinguished Alumni Award has been established in memory of Dr. Stephen Lagakos, a faculty member and former chair of the Department of Biostatistics who passed away in a tragic automobile accident in 2009.

Professor Lagakos was a leader in the Department, the School of Public Health, and more broadly, in the international community of quantitative biomedical researchers. Steve’s qualities of commitment, passion, intellectual brilliance, and personal generosity had a direct personal impact on our lives; and his contributions to biostatistics and to AIDS research were fundamental. 

This award serves to honor Steve’s distinguished career, and to recognize Department alumni whose research in statistical theory and application, leadership in biomedical research, and commitment to teaching have had a major impact on the theory and practice of statistical science.

 

Nominations

Nominations for the award are welcome and should be sent to the following address or made by e-mail to Shaina Andelman:

Nominations should include contact information for yourself and your candidate, and the candidate's curriculum vita if available. If possible, please include a letter describing the contributions of the candidate, specifically highlighting the criteria for the award. Supporting letters and materials would be extremely helpful to the committee, but are not required.

All nominations must be received by April 20, 2013.