Commencement Corner

Awards

Each year several awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff at the Harvard School of Public Health. The criteria and nomination processes vary. Please visit each award for more information.

Student Awards

Albert Schweitzer Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
A certificate to one or more graduating students whose past work and current activities exemplify a reverence for life and who have sought, as expressed by Schweitzer, “to make my life my argument.”

Dr. Fang-Ching Sun Memorial Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
Awarded each year to an outstanding graduating student at HSPH who is dedicated to promoting the health of vulnerable people.

Edgar Haber Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
Presented annually to one graduating Ph.D. or S.D. student in the Division of Biological Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Gareth M. Green Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
Recognizes a student team or individual whose project in public health practice contributes to the improvement of health of a defined population and makes a significant contribution to the public health practice knowledge base.

James H. Ware Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
Awarded to a student upon graduation who has demonstrated commitment and achievement and has advanced the cause of public health practice while enrolled as a student at HSPH.

Student Recognition Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
Honors a graduating student who has demonstrated, through student activities and/or community service efforts, a commitment to leadership, volunteerism, and the highest ethical standards.

Teaching Assistant Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
A certificate to the graduating student voted by his or her fellow students to have been the best teaching assistant of the year.

Uwe Brinkmann Memorial Travel Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
Awarded each year to an outstanding doctoral student conducting field research in international health epidemiology.

Faculty Awards

Roger L. Nichols Excellence in Teaching Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.

Teaching Citation

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.

Mentoring Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
Awarded to a faculty member who has enriched your academic, professional, or personal development at HSPH.

Staff Awards

Staff Recognition Award

Deadline: The 2013 nomination period has ended.
Awarded to HSPH staff who have made a significant impact on the lives of students at HSPH.