May 24, 2017 — Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Winners were announced at the Commencement Eve Celebration held on May 24, 2017.
Student Awards
Albert Schweitzer Award
John Jungpa Park
Dr. Fang-Ching Sun Memorial Award
Katie Cueva
Edgar Haber Award in Biological Sciences
Kathleen W. Dantzler
Gareth M. Green Award for Excellence in Public Health Practice
Sidra Naomi Bonner, Ann Crawford-Roberts, Michelle Stephanie Lough, Nana Yaa Misa, Kara Tucker Percival, Nichole Gail Tumaliwan Roxas, Nhi Tu Tran
James H. Ware Award for Achievement in the Practice of Public Health
Theresa Timmes
Robert B. Reed Prize for Excellence in Biostatistical Science
Xihao Li
Harvard Chan Student Recognition Awards
Olufunso Modupe Agbalajobi, Katrina Ann Keegan, Asaad Traina
Teaching Assistant Awards
Avanti Bharat Adhia, Matthew David Thomas Hitchings, Thomas Corbin Madsen, Emily Marie Slade
Uwe Brinkmann Memorial Travel Award
Lingrui Liu
Faculty Awards
Roger L. Nichols Excellence in Teaching Award
Heather Baer
Teaching Citations
William Bean, David Bloom, Ankur Pandya
Mentoring Awards
Günther Fink, Sebastien Haneuse, Sonia Hernández-Díaz, Cassandra A. Okechukwu
Executive and Continuing Professional Education Excellence in Teaching Award
Leonard Marcus
Staff Awards
Sarah K. Wood Award
Catherine Barber
Harvard Chan Staff Recognition Awards
Elizabeth Solomon, Amy Wooldridge
Award to Christine McKeller Mitchell
presented by Linh Nguyen, Student Association President-elect, 2017-18
Photos: Kent Dayton and Sarah Sholes
Additional coverage
Harvard Chan graduates urged to ‘speak truth to power’
Commencement day photo gallery
Commencement eve photo gallery
Commencement slideshow
Storify, a collection of photos taken by students, families, and friends
Dean Michelle Williams address
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy address
Watch a webcast of Gina McCarthy’s address
Student speaker William Seligman address
Alumni Council President Sameh El-Saharty address