Awards For Practice

Each year the Office of Education recognizes students who have demonstrated excellence in the practice of public health.

These Commencement awards are given to a student or student team for either a Practicum project or for demonstrating commitment and achievement and advancing the cause of public health practice while enrolled as a student at the Harvard Chan School. The awards are named for Gareth M. Green and James H. Ware. For more information about these awards, please see below.

Gareth M. Green Award

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

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 the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Recent Award Winners