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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gareth M. Green Award

Deadline: Monday April 22, 2013
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: Monday April 22, 2013
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.

Staff Recognition Awards (2)

Deadline: Friday April 26, 2013
Awarded to HSPH staff who have made a significant impact on the lives of students at HSPH.

Edgar Haber Award

Deadline: Wednesday May 1, 2013
Presented annually to one graduating Ph.D. or S.D. student in the Division of Biological Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Teaching Awards (3)

Deadline: May 20, 2013
A certificate to the graduating student voted by his or her fellow students to have been the best teaching assistant of the year.