May 22, 2018 — 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 a celebration held in the Kresge Courtyard on May 22, 2018.
Student Awards
Albert Schweitzer Award
Benjamin Ohios Aiwonodagbon
Dr. Fang-Ching Sun Memorial Award
Mary Melissa Wesley
Edgar Haber Award in Biological Sciences
Wesley Wong
Gareth M. Green Award for Excellence in Public Health
Daniel Myran
James H. Ware Award for Achievement in the Practice of Public Health
Kia L. Byrd
Robert B. Reed Prize for Excellence in Biostatistical Science
Helian Feng, Johnathon Lee Loque Larson
Student Recognition Award
Allyson Morton
Teaching Assistant Award
Kaitlyn Ann Cook, Jacquelyn Lorraine Jahn, Lyndon Paul Colm Ellis James, Kevin Hughes Kensler, Lauren Jacqueline Tanz
Uwe Brinkmann Memorial Travel Award
Allison Claire Portnoy
Faculty Awards
The Roger L. Nichols Excellence in Teaching Award
Marcia Castro, Professor of Demography, Department of Global Health and Population
Teaching Citations
E. John Orav, associate professor in the Department of Biostatistics; Pamela Marie Rist, assistant professor of medicine, instructor, Department of Epidemiology; Elizabeth Seeley, adjunct lecturer on health policy and management
Mentoring Awards
Jessica Cohen, associate professor of global health; Laura Kubzansky, Lee Kum Kee Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, co-director of the Center for Health and Happiness; Janet Rich-Edwards, associate professor, Department of Epidemiology
The Outstanding Teaching in Executive and Continuing Professional Education Award
Edward Maher, adjunct lecturer on environmental science
Staff Awards
The Sarah K. Wood Award
Catherine M. Giles, program manager, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Staff Recognition Award
Mark Corte, Sebastian’s Café, Harvard Dining Services; Tiffany Sarkissian, research assistant, Department of Environmental Health
Community Engagement Award
Rebekka Lee, research scientist, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences; David Hemenway, professor of health policy, Department of Health Policy and Management
Photos: Kent Dayton