Student Recognition Award

This award honors an HSPH student who demonstrates, through student activities or community service, a commitment to excellence, leadership, and volunteerism.  Please submit all nominations to Amy Wooldridge in the Office for Student Affairs (Kresge G-20) by Friday, April 11, 2008.  Nominations can be in e-mail form describing why (with examples) you feel this person should be nominated.

Nominees will be notified and asked to submit the following materials by Friday, April 18, 2008:

1. a brief personal summary of student/community service activities for his/her academic tenure at HSPH (résumé or curriculum vitae)
2. an essay (maximum 500 words) that describes the nominee's public health vision and how his/her activities have exemplified this vision.

This award will be presented at the Class Party.

Award Details:

Q: Who is eligible to receive the HSPH Student Recognition Award?
A: HSPH students graduating in the 2007-08 academic year.

Q: Who is eligible to submit a nomination?
A: HSPH faculty, staff, and students.  Students can nominate themselves.

Q: Deadline for nominations?
A: April 11, 2008

Gareth M. Green Award

The Gareth Green Award for Excellence in Public Health Practice is given to a student or student team for a practice project conducted while enrolled at HSPH. The project must contribute to the improvement of the health of a defined population and make a significant contribution to the work of the organization, agency or community in which it is conducted. The award is presented at graduation. The award is sponsored by the Division of Public Health Practice and the Office for Educational Programs, and is given in memory of Gareth M. Green, M.D. Dr. Green served as HSPH’s Associate Dean for Professional Education from 1990-1998 and as the first chair of the Advisory Council of the Division of Public Health Practice.

Eligibility: Graduating students from any departments and program, who have engaged in a significant practice project during their time at HSPH, are encouraged to apply for this award. Generally, projects that have been completed as part of a required practicum course (e.g. HPM 290, ID261, ID 263, ID 264, ID 265, SHH 294, etc.) are the most appropriate for consideration. Also considered are practice projects completed in the summer as a degree requirement as well as practice projects completed in other courses or outside of the classroom (in conjunction with a course).

Process: Nominations may be made by faculty or students, and students may nominate themselves. The award includes a plaque presented at graduation as well as a $500 prize. For application requirements and prior winners go to: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/student-life/educational-programs/student-resources/practice/index.html

Nominations for the Gareth Green Award for Excellence in Public Health Practice Deadline: May 2, 2008

Questions about the award and/or nomination process can be directed to: Roberta Gianfortoni by phone (617) 432-0090 or email Roberta@hsph.harvard.edu

Sun Award

The Award Committee for the Dr. Fang Ching Sun Memorial Award invites you to nominate students for this award to be presented at graduation.

The award is in memory of Dr. Fang Ching Sun, MPH ’84, who had a brief but exemplary career improving the health and wellbeing of underserved populations in the rural mountains of his native Taiwan. The award, monetary and a plaque, will honor an outstanding student who is graduating in 2008 and has demonstrated a commitment to promoting the health of underprivileged people.

To nominate a student please send the student’s name, a statement why you are nominating this student, and any other information you think would be helpful.

Send your nominations to:

Trish Lavoie
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Kresge 624a
or e-mail tlavoie@hsph.harvard.edu.

The deadline for nominations is April 8th.

If you have any questions about the award please contact one of the award committee members.

The Award Committee
Jane Gardner at gardner99@juno.com
Marc Mitchell at mmitchel@hsph.harvard.edu
Rima Rudd at rrudd@hsph.harvard.edu
Nancy Turnbull at nturnbul@hsph.harvard.edu

Who can be nominated?
Any student graduating in November 2007, March 2008 or June 2008
Who may nominate graduates?
Any faculty or staff member. Students may also nominate other (graduating) students
When are nominations due?
April 8th

Albert Schweitzer Award

The Albert Schweitzer Award is given annually to a graduating HSPH student whose past work and current activities have been marked by a "reverence for life" and who has sought, as expressed by Schweitzer, to "make my life my argument." The selection committee gives special emphasis to service activities undertaken by nominees during the course of their studies at HSPH.

Nominations should be in the form of a letter, describing in detail the relevant work and qualities of the nominee. Please submit all nominations to Amy Wooldridge in the Office for Student Affairs by Friday, April 11^th, 2008. (Nominees will be asked to submit any additional information, such as a resume, by Monday, April 14^th, 2008.)  Members of the selection committee will interview finalists. This award will be presented at the HSPH Commencement Ceremony.

Award Details:

Q: Who is eligible to receive the Albert Schweitzer Award?
A: HSPH students graduating in the 2007-08 academic year.

Q: Who is eligible to submit a nomination?
A: HSPH faculty, staff, and students.  Students cannot nominate themselves.

Q: Deadline for nominations?
A: April 11, 2008

Teaching Award 

The Harvard School of Public Health Teaching Awards represent a unique opportunity for students to reward instructors and teaching assistants who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, as characterized by commitment, preparation, quality of presentation, time for questions, and other factors related to instruction. The awards will be presented at the final faculty meeting of the year.

Teaching Awards and Teaching Assistant Awards will be determined based on your course evaluations. In order to have your evaluation be a part of the determining process, it must be completed by Monday, May 26th. (Please note that students may complete their course evaluation after May 26th, but feedback after that date cannot be considered as part of the Award process.)