2012 Commencement
THE BELL TOWER FRONT COVER PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: MASTER’S STUDENT AMY REID; THE OLD WELL IN SPRING; MASTER’S STUDENT RACHEL BLAND (FAR RIGHT); MINORITY HEALTH CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS TURQUOISE C. GRIFFITH (LEFT) AND KEA TURNER (RIGHT) FLANK STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR LAURA GERALD, MD, MPH.; STUDENT GOVERNMENT CO-PRESIDENTS TRENT JOHNSON AND CLAYTON VELICER
G i l l i n g s Sc h o o l of G l o ba l P u b l i c H e a lt h
Commencement M AY 1 2 , 2 0 1 2
The University of North carolina at chapel hill
Message from the Dean BARBARA K. RIMER, DrPH, MPH
that, you held leadership roles in Student Government, Student Global Health Committee, Minority Student Caucus and other organizations. You served on our Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. You led the 33rd annual Minority Health Conference, an awesome event with 900 attendees in Chapel Hill and nearly that many who participated virtually. You were key leaders in launching Shared Tables, a Triangle-wide symposium on food. You accomplished much! We hope you will continue to volunteer. You will be important members of your communities. Nelson Mandela said that education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. You now are armed with the knowledge, skills, passion and
Dear Graduates and Guests,
commitment to change the world for the better — to make it safer, healthier and more just. Public health is a noble
Congratulations, new graduates of the UNC Gillings
profession, and we can make a difference. You will make a
School of Global Public Health! You did it! We welcome
difference in the world!
you as alumni and colleagues and are proud of your
Wherever you go, this School is your home forever. Tell
accomplishments. Thanks to the parents, faculty members,
us what you are doing, let us know how we can help you,
staff, relatives, classmates and friends who helped you. Their
mentor our students, support the School, and please, come
support undoubtedly made a big difference in your success!
back and visit.
Celebrate your accomplishments! While the future is not certain, our world has become acutely aware of the need for
I have really enjoyed getting to know you. We will miss you! With best wishes for your journey forward,
public health. Never have you been needed more than today. Natural and human-made disasters, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, water and sanitation, obesity — the world is full of problems you can help to solve. As a group, you are amazing. You make things happen; you solve problems. Like our School, you accelerate
Barbara K . R i mer, DrPH
solutions to public health problems in North Carolina and
Dean and Alumni Distinguished Professor
around the world. You conducted inspiring research. You mastered courses, passed difficult exams, presented at major conferences, authored and co-authored papers that were published in peer-reviewed journals, and wrote master’s theses and doctoral dissertations. You competed in student academic case competitions and took home prizes. You were recognized by your departments, School, University and communities. Many of you also worked one or more jobs. On top of 4 | Th e U n i v e rs it y o f N o rth C a ro li n a at C h a pe l H i l l
C o m m e n c e m e n t Sp e a k e r h o w ard k . ko h , md , mph
Professor of the Practice of Public Health and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he also directed the school's Center for Public Health Preparedness. Prior to that, he served as the Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Health from 1997 to 2003, becoming a well-known advocate of disease prevention. “That was a life-changing experience in terms of developing a broad perspective,” Koh stated in a 2010 Department of Health and Human Services video. He added that it was a great honor to be asked in 2009 to serve the federal government and the entire nation. “We have so many areas where prevention can make a huge difference and relieve suffering and save lives.” When U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh,
Dean and Alumni Distinguished Professor Barbara
MD, MPH, received his medical degree from Yale University in
K. Rimer said Koh is one of the most exemplary figures
1977, he dedicated his career to meeting the health care needs
in public health today. "His intellectual breadth is awe-
of individual patients. And although he continued to see and
inspiring. Dr. Koh's work on tobacco control and health
care for patients for the next 30 years, he became more and
disparities is important and widely cited. His leadership
more passionate about public health as time went on. “When your patients are suffering from preventable
of the health department in Massachusetts was among the finest in nation. His current leadership in HHS is setting
illnesses and dying preventable deaths, you can only
a new standard for excellence. He is a visionary who has
conclude there must be a better way," Koh said.
written thoughtfully about public health in the 21st century."
Koh, appointed to his current post in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by President Barack Obama
Koh has earned many awards and honors, including the Distinguished Service Award from the American Cancer
in 2009, oversees 14 core public health offices, including
Society. He is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine
the Office of the Surgeon General, the U.S. Public Health
of the National Academies and has published more than 200
Service Commissioned Corps, the Office of Minority Health
articles in medical and public health literature.
and the Medical Reserve Corps. He also oversees 10 regional
Koh received board certification in internal medicine,
health offices across the nation and 10 advisory committees
hematology, medical oncology and dermatology and
in addition to a number of interdisciplinary programs that
crowned his degrees with a master's in public health in 1995.
focus on adolescent health, HIV/AIDS, fitness, nutrition, bioethics, blood supply, research integrity and other topics. "Whether it's advancing health reform or working to implement the critical prevention programs in the Recovery Act, I am confident that Dr. Koh will work tirelessly on behalf of the American people," Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH DR. HOWARD KOH RECEIVES HIS ANNUAL FLU SHOT. PHOTO COURTESY OF DHHS.
upon his confirmation. Before his appointment, Koh was the Harvey V. Fineberg G i l li n g s Sc h o o l o f G lo ba l Pu b li c H e a lth | 20 12 Co m m e n c e m e nt | 5
The Commencement Program
Ac a demic Procession
Please stand for the procession of the Official Party, Faculty and Candidates for Degrees. The Official Party The Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees The Candidates for Master’s Degrees The Candidates for Doctoral Degrees
Pr esiding
Barbara K. Rimer Dean, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Welcome R ecognition of Awa r ds
Barbara K. Rimer Anna Maria Siega-Riz Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Charletta Sims Evans Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
In troduction of Com mencemen t Spe a k er
Clayton Velicer Co-President, SPH Student Government
Com mencemen t A ddr ess
Howard K. Koh U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health
R ecognition of Degr ees
Barbara K. Rimer Peggy Bentley Associate Dean for Global Health
Congr at ul atory R em a r ks
Closing R em a r ks Ac a demic R ecessiona l
Priscilla Guild President-Elect, Alumni Association Barbara K. Rimer Please remain in place while the Official Party, Faculty and Candidates for Degrees exit. After the recessional, we invite everyone to a reception at the Michael Hooker Research Center, Gillings School of Global Public Health. Buses will be available in front of Carmichael Arena for people who want to ride. Music by the Amalgam Brass Quintet
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T h e Off i c i a l P a r t y
Ceremony Participants
Chairs
Other Honored Guests
Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH
Michael Kosorok, PhD
Suzanne Maman, PhD
Dean
Biostatistics
Associate Professor
Anna Maria Siega-Riz, PhD
Michael Aitken, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Charletta Sims Evans, MEd
Andrew Olshan, PhD
Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Clayton Velicer
Jo Anne Earp, ScD
Co-President, SPH Student Government
Health Behavior and Health Education
Health Behavior and Health Education McGavran Award for Excellence in Teaching
Pranab Sen, PhD
John E. Larsh Jr. Award for Mentorship
Faculty
Health Behavior and Health Education
Peggy Leatt, PhD Trent Johnson
Health Policy and Management
Co-President, SPH Student Government Health Behavior and Health Education
Herbert B. Peterson, MD Maternal and Child Health
Howard K. Koh, MD, MPD Assistant Secretary for Health
June Stevens, PhD
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Nutrition
Peggy Bentley, PhD
Anna Schenck, PhD
Associate Dean for Global Health
Associate Dean for Public Health Practice Director, Public Health Leadership Program
Priscilla Guild, MSPH
Director, N.C. Institute for Public Health
President-Elect, SPH Alumni Association
Undergraduate Student Representative Teresa Long Highest Undergraduate GPA Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Patty Wang, Amy Herring, William Zelman and Jacky Rosati participate in the PROFESSORS NED BROOKS, JOHN PAUL AND SANDRA GREENE GATHER BEFORE COMMENCEMENT IN 2011.
School’s 2010 Commencement Ceremony.
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N o t e s o n Ac a d e m i c D r e s s
The following information, condensed from An Academic Costume Code and Ceremony Guide published by the American Council on Education, identifies academic attire worn during today’s ceremony. The bachelor’s gown, designed to be worn closed, has pointed sleeves. The master’s gown, which may be worn open or closed, has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist, that hangs nearly to the ground; the back part of its oblong shape is cut square and the arc in the front is cut away. Bachelors’ and masters’ gowns are untrimmed. The doctor’s gown may be worn open or closed, and has bell-shaped sleeves. Doctors’ gowns are usually faced with black velvet, with three bars across the sleeves, although the color of the velvet may vary according to the field of study. Some doctoral candidates may wear a unique Carolina blue gown that features dark blue facings and crossbars outlined in white piping and bearing the University’s shield supported by torches of learning. Hoods, which differ in length for the three degrees, are lined with official colors of the university or college that conferred the degree, usually with one color forming a chevron pattern over the other. Hoods also are edged and bound with velvet in the color appropriate to the field of study. The colors in the hoods
and gowns of faculty represent the following fields in which degrees were earned: Apricot: Nursing Brown: Fine Arts Citron: Social Work Crimson: Journalism Dark Blue: Philosophy Golden Yellow: Science Green: Medicine Lemon Yellow:Library Science Light Blue: Education Lilac: Dentistry Olive Green: Pharmacy Orange: Engineering Peacock Blue: Public Administration Pink: Music Purple: Law Sage Green: Physical Education Salmon Pink : Public Health Scarlet: Theology Yellow Brown: Commerce, Business, Accountancy White: Arts, Letters, Humanities
Key to Abbreviations BIOS ESE EPID HBHE HPM MCH NUTR PHLP PHNU
Biostatistics Environmental Sciences and Engineering Epidemiology Health Behavior and Health Education Health Policy and Management Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Public Health Leadership Program Public Health Nursing
BIOSTATISTICS STUDENTS CHÉ SMITH, JILLIAN BROWN AND CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS. DOUGLAS CO - CHAIRS THE MINORITY STUDENT CAUCUS WITH KRISTIN BLACK.
F or u n de rg r a duat e s o n ly
* Graduating with Honors ** Graduating with Highest Honors † Graduating Phi Beta Kappa 8 | Th e U n i v e rs it y o f N o rth C a ro li n a at C h a pe l H i l l
december 2011 gr aduates
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Jae Hee Park, HPM Master of Public Health
Deepa Avula, PHLP Sumeet Lalit Banker, PHLP Jeremy Matthew Belch, PHLP Sara Rosen Berthe, MCH Alicia Marie Brown, PHLP Rebecca Sink Brown, MCH Charlotte Chiang, MCH Sara Marie Crocoll, PHLP Anna Liesel Daugherty, NUTR Jessica Erin Davis, NUTR Heather Lynn Del Buono, PHLP Whitney Kathleen Franz, NUTR Joshua L. Gant, PHLP Jacqueline Anne Geralnick, NUTR Ved Gulati, MCH Adele Huryn Hite, NUTR Tara Ashley Hubbard, NUTR Poonamjeet Hundal, MCH Laura Michelle Joseph, NUTR Essete Solomon Kebede, MCH Nathaniel Sherwood Kelly, NUTR Audrey Kemp, HPM Suzanne Knight, PHLP Breana Goldman Lai, NUTR Nicole Yar-lute Lee, PHLP Meghan Lindsey Lewis, PHLP Bethany Lynn Mack, NUTR Jaroslaw Mateuszczyk, PHLP Lisa A. McCarroll, PHLP Leena Mehta, HPM Jillian Allmond Mickens, NUTR Cheryl Ghesquiere Molinatto, NUTR Amber Lyn Mosher, NUTR Leila Mureebe, HPM Erik Jon Muser, PHLP Kelly Laura Murphy, MCH Frieda Loftis Norris, PHLP Ugochukwu Benson Nwoji, MCH Eliana Owens, HPM Amy Charnley Paulson, PHLP Kathryn Marie Pilewski, NUTR Catalina Ramirez, HPM
Mark Scheutzow, HPM Mary Catherine Shafer, NUTR Melissa Fox Simmons, NUTR Sarah Somers, HPM Joseph Stavas, HPM Kristin Ann Stiehl, PHLP Ashley Kitchens Swanson, NUTR Dominique Williams, HPM Susan Wyler, NUTR
Matthew Groff, HPM Coby Hauser, HPM William Keates, HPM Thomas Kohl, HPM Eric Mansfield, HPM Andrew Matthews, HPM Melba Ribeiro, HPM James Sain, HPM Erin Tallman, HPM Jyutika Zope, HPM
Master of Science in Clinical Research
Doctor of Public Health
Christine DeLong Jones, EPID
Marcus Evan Berzofsky, BIOS Cecilia Fabrizio, HPM Cicely Elaine Mitchell, BIOS Mary Mulhern Kincaid, HPM Nancy Mari McGee, HPM
Master of Science in Public Health
Amanda Marie Eudy, EPID Lydia Brill Feinstein, EPID Kristen Renee Moore, EPID Naheed Q. Siddiqui, MCH Jonathan Vernon Todd, EPID Jolene Wun, HPM Master of Science
Zai Kang Chang, ESE Paul Ebohon, ESE Diana Lam, BIOS Edema Ojomo, ESE Megha Parikh, BIOS Amy Richardson, BIOS Valerie Yurievna Soldatow, ESE Katherine Yong Wojcik, NUTR Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
Kimon Divaris, EPID Laura Farnan, BIOS Yi Gong, BIOS Adam Payne Goode, EPID Jennifer Beth Griffin, EPID Virginia Thompson Guidry, EPID Anne Marie Hakenewerth, EPID Barron Halton Henderson, ESE Zhaowei Hua, BIOS Amy Rose Johnson, NUTR Jennifer Leigh Lund, EPID Matthew Thomas Martin, ESE Jeanine M. Matuszewski, BIOS Nathan Christopher Nickel, MCH Ya-Wen Teng, NUTR Emily Hoch Weaver, HPM Tracy Dearth Wesley, NUTR Yihui Zhou, BIOS
Zeff Harrison Bray, ESE Master of Healthcare Administration
Adam Chasse, HPM Jason Deplatchett, HPM Linda Givens, HPM
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m ay 2012 gr a duates
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Mary Emma Aaroe, ESE Omar Samy Abdelbaky, NUTR Prashant Angara, BIOS Dennis Parker Barham, HPM Rachel Tomomi Baum, HPM†** Phylicia Twumwaa Bediako, HPM* Kelsey Marie Blaine, NUTR* Lauren Anne Blanchet, HPM** Kori Leigh Brady, BIOS† Andrew G. Breithaupt, HPM** Richard Oldfield Broadhurst, ESE** Benjamin Buck, BIOS* Eric E. Butter, BIOS* Warren Christopher Byrd, HPM Ignacio Cerdena, NUTR** Katherine B. Cherry, HPM Hiba Siraj Chohan, HPM Alexander Joseph Christian, BIOS Judith Mackenzie Colt, HPM Mary Argentine Adams Cooper, ESE Jennifer Marie Damm, HPM Min Yan Dong, ESE Tiffany Chandler Esinhart, NUTR Monica M. Evans, ESE Shenise Nicole Gilyard, HPM Laura Elaine Harker, HPM Michael Paul Hieronymus, BIOS Charles Hodgens, ESE* Katherine M. Hunold, BIOS†** Caroline Mary Johnson, ESE† Caroline Mary Jones, NUTR†** Melody Hope Jou, NUTR** Robert Jungerwirth, HPM** Hema Kondur, NUTR** Ryan Lawrence Kurtzman, ESE Farah Hadi Ladak, NUTR** Victor Leclere, HPM* Matthew P. Lee, HPM Jiahe Liang, HPM** Nathaniel Craig Linger, ESE Francesca M. Locklear, HPM Jessica Anne Lomas, NUTR†* Teresa Christine Long, ESE Peter Farn Lyu, HPM** Ataharul Hoque Mannan, BIOS Kathryn Maeve McGarry, ESE Kelly Marie Mitchell, ESE
Caroline A. Moffett, NUTR Katelyn Mote, HPM** Franklin Chalmers Niblock, HPM** Anayo Linda Ohadugha, NUTR Caleb Joseph Ollech, ESE Kene Oscar Onuorah, HPM Courtney B. Page, BIOS Kelli M. Paice, ESE† Shveta Dhiren Pandya, HPM* Brittany Papworth, ESE†** Bianca Yogesh Patel, NUTR Meng Peng, HPM Megan Ruth Peters, NUTR* Matthew Walter Ragazzo, ESE Stephen Redding, ESE† Bianka Monique Reese, HPM** Kevin M. Rosenberg, HPM Katharine Carmen Rossitch, HPM Mohammad I. Saad, HPM Gina Nicole Sacks, NUTR†** Evgeniya Serdetchnaia, HPM* Raj Jagdish Shah, NUTR† Andrei R. Stefanescu, BIOS** Ann Norinne Suk, ESE* Matthew Lee White, HPM Laura Wiener, BIOS** Douglas Wilson, BIOS† Tucker Kennedy Witsil, ESE* Callie C. Womble, HPM Aimee W. Woods, HPM Mary Lanier Zaytoun, NUTR Master of Public Health
Christopher Fittipaldi Akiba, HBHE Amber L. Anderson, HBHE Simon Benjamin Ascher, EPID Alice Catherine Banks, PHLP Melissa S. Bauserman, PHLP Rachel Renee Berthiaume, HBHE Rachel Bland, MCH Jennifer Lynette Brown, HBHE Brenda Buescher, HBHE Bethany Ann Burgon, PHLP Anne M. Cabell, HBHE Elizabeth Greene Cahill, PHLP Melody Caldwell, HPM Anna M. Child, HBHE Claire Chu, HBHE Lesley Elizabeth Copeland, HBHE
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Elizabeth Weaver Dehmer, EPID Theresa Dettling, HPM Laura Corbin Downey, EPID Sarah J. Eber, PHLP Alrick S. Edwards, HBHE Veronica Ariyan Eubanks, PHLP Joshua W. Evans, PHLP Kimberly Dehler, PHLP Anne Marie Fitzgerald, HBHE Jessica Clark Ford, PHLP Megan Fotheringham, PHLP Jenna Jean Garrett, HBHE Kerry Steve Garth, PHLP Phoebe Kathryn Goldberg, HBHE Shoshana Goldberg, MCH Bailey Grace Goldman, MCH Shira N. Goldman, HBHE Sivan Goobich, HBHE Leah Amelia Gordon, HBHE Turquoise Emerald Griffith, HBHE Stephanie Allen Harrison, PHLP Julie Marie Hasken, HBHE Asahi Hishida, EPID Christoph Paul Hornik, BIOS Tyehimba Hunt-Harrison, HPM Rachel Johnson, HPM Trent Ober Johnson, HBHE Suzannah Ellis Johnston, HBHE Meredith Ann Kamradt, HBHE Hajime Kanamori, PHLP Mary D. Key, HBHE Caitlin Kleiboer, HBHE Polina Kukhareva, BIOS Rachel Clodfelter Larsen, HBHE Sarah Zade Leff, MCH Elaine J. Lo, HBHE Lacy Lucree, HPM Laura Rose Major, HBHE Lilli-Marie K. Mann, HBHE Christa Elizabeth Martens, HBHE Carlee Marie McConnell, HBHE Molly Kathryn McFatrich, HBHE Emily B McMahon, HBHE April E. Mendoza, PHLP Alicea Mingo, EPID Sadiya Abdul Muqueeth, HBHE Eugenio Nalian, HPM Alicia Danielle Nelson, PHLP Elyse Carmen Nieves, HPM Rebecca Ann Novak Tibbitt, PHLP
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING STUDENTS ABHINAV KOMANDUR AND ALYSON MALONE EXAMINE BACTERIA IN THE LABORATORY.
Kathleen J. Moran, HPM Jennifer Lindsay Moore Moss, HBHE Melanie Denise Napier, EPID Simon J. Neuwahl, HPM Vann R. Newkirk, HPM Van Thi-Ha Nghiem, HPM Jennifer Jayne Olsen, EPID Rhea Dehesh Patel, ESE Alexander G. Paxton, HPM Kristen Lee Riccchetti-Masterson, EPID Elizabeth Tacket Rogawski, EPID Matthew E. Schnupp, HPM Anna C. Siebers, HPM Hannah Spring, ESE Lindsay Stortz, HPM Huyen T. Vu, HPM John Whitworth Wallace, EPID Alexandra Jayne White, EPID Master of Science
Denis F. O’Connell, PHLP Ije C. Okereke, HBHE Liesl Shirley Page-Shipp, PHLP Kathleen Claire Parry, MCH Nikhil Dharmaraj Patil, MCH Carolina Perez-Heydrich, BIOS Mary Allegra Paul, MCH Jessica Lois Phipps, MCH Emily Jane Potter, PHLP Hannah Prentice-Dunn, HBHE Bessie Diane Reams, EPID Amy Jacqueline Reid, HBHE Adrianna C. Rothenbuecher, HBHE Ryan Rowe, HBHE Allison Marie Schmidt, HBHE Javeria Shaheen Qureshi, PHLP Pamela Louise Shields, MCH Jillian Leigh Simmerman, HBHE Cynthia Tully Simmons, PHLP Lindsay P. Simpson, PHLP Petra Helen Stankard, HBHE Anna Harris Stein, HBHE Yao Patrick Tang, HBHE Elysee Kristine Thebner, NUTR Laura Inglesby Tison, PHLP Andrea Nicole Trembath, EPID Kea Lee Turner, HBHE Manami Uehara, MCH Clayton F. Velicer, HBHE Rachel Elizabeth Wachter, MCH Linnea K. Warren, HBHE Sarah Ann Weller, HBHE Nora Solon West, HBHE Nzingha Juanita White, PHLP Angela K. Wood, PHLP Rebecca Claire Woodruff, HBHE
Dwight Edward Yin, EPID Shelly Yu, HBHE Michael Louis Zelek, HBHE Master of Science in Clinical Research
Erin Teeter Carey, EPID David Justin Frantz, EPID Jennifer Rachel Law, EPID Christopher Eric McGowan, EPID Matthew Edward Nielsen, EPID Jennifer Hui-Yu Tang, EPID Rachel Peragallo Urrutia, EPID Master of Science in Public Health
Chelsey Beane, HPM Nadya Maria Belenky, EPID Travis Conrad Book, ESE Mary Teresa Fangman, EPID Natalie Jeanette Gill, HPM Yutaka Goda, HPM Abhinav Srinivasan Komandur, ESE Aditi Krishna, HPM Jill Farnell Lebov, EPID Sarah Bancroft Lesesne, HPM Grant Cargile Ligon, ESE Cynthia Jean Lin, EPID My-Linh Luong, HBHE Alyson Mary Malone, ESE Jacqueline Debra Marks, HPM Emily M. McClure, HPM Asiyah Z. Mikell, HPM Sarah Mishamandani, ESE
Nour Abdo, ESE Elizabeth Marie Blayney, ESE Kristen Alexandra Bretz, ESE Robert Lee Bush, ESE Lani Marie Clough, ESE Cralen C. Davis, BIOS Kaitlyn Fernandez, BIOS Ryan Bradley Gustafson, ESE Malcolm Jefferson, BIOS Jasperlynn Esther Kao, BIOS Siying Li, BIOS Theodore James Mansfield, ESE Kaitlyn Connelly McConville, BIOS Will Robinson Stanley, ESE Stephen B. Teet, ESE Scott Lewis Watson, ESE Donna Wilson, BIOS Rebecca Anne Zabel, BIOS Ni Zhao, BIOS Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Maiko Arashiro, ESE Sarah Rachel Bunk, ESE Eliot Stephen Meyer, ESE Caitlin Lucy Rubitschun, ESE Christopher Andrew Werner, ESE Master of Healthcare Administration
Adwoa Akwabi-Ameyaw, HPM Keith O’Brian Allen, HPM Ana Lilian Alvarez Valdepena, HPM
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HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH EDUCATION STUDENTS MY-LINH LUONG AND SADIYA MUQUEETH
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT STUDENTS ALEX NANCE AND RYAN O’QUINN
Abena Nketeaa Anyane-Yeboah, HPM Andrea May Bartoszewicz, HPM Alberto Bonifacio, HPM Diedre Boozer, HPM Kelly Marie Brady, HPM Sarah Leonard Brannan, HPM Tracy Comer, HPM Philip Alan Cook, HPM Donella Dorothy Dent, HPM Krystle Rose Graveline, HPM Carmel Hannah, HPM Lauren Kalastein, HPM Sethuram Kettimuthu, HPM Omar Kilany, HPM Michael David Kneeland, HPM Katie A. Landefeld, HPM Robin E. Larson, HPM Zachary W. Long, HPM Christopher G. MacFayden, HPM Jason E. Martin-Loverdi, HPM Marian Shavonne McKinnon, HPM Alexander D. Nance, HPM Nicholas Nguyen, HPM Tamar Odle, HPM Ryan W. O’Quinn, HPM Elizabeth K. Osburn, HPM Niraj Patel, HPM Matthew W. Prestwood, HPM
Stephen Michael Campbell, EPID Wan-Yun Cheng, ESE Seth Morrill Ebersviller, ESE Riley C. Flowers, ESE Qianchuan He, BIOS Annie Green Howard, BIOS Laili Irani, MCH Courtney McCole Wicher Keeler, HPM Layla Lavasani, MCH James Bradley Layton, EPID Hoa Van Le, EPID Joseph Nicholas LoBuglio, ESE Siddhartha Mandal, BIOS Heather Marlow, MCH Ryan Christopher May, BIOS Jessica Tsesha Meed, HPM Emily Claire O’Brien, EPID Rebecca Davis Ochtera, HBHE Harshal Manoj Parikh, ESE Hilda Razzaghi, EPID Stephanie Z. Reed, MCH Ashley Brooks Russell, HBHE Michelle Lynn Sever, EPID Laurel Clayton Trantham, HPM Sirin Yaemsiri, EPID Haofei Zhang, ESE Yingqi Zhao, BIOS Hao Zhu, EPID
Christopher Schwartz, HPM Taryn Smith, HPM Nicholas L. Sullivan, HPM Charlie Tran, HPM Jessica Lynn Tribbett, HPM Robert Wallace, HPM Britany J. Williams, HPM Pam Wright-Etter, HPM Doctor of Public Health
Maria Gabriela Alcalde, HPM Thomas Price Britton, HPM Nneka Ijoma Emenyonu, HPM Tracy Lynn Nolen, BIOS Gisele Charmion Pemberton, HPM Jennifer Leigh Platt, HPM Jennifer Rosenzweig, HPM Wendy Sarratt, HPM Constance O. Van Eeghen, HPM Xiaoshan Wang, BIOS Doctor of Philosophy
Monique Ahinee Amamoo, EPID Janelle M. Armstrong-Brown, HBHE Bahby Talesa Gaines Banks, HBHE Daniel Belsky, HPM
LEFT: STUDENTS VISIT A BOOTH AT THE SCHOOL’S ANNUAL CAREER AND INTERNSHIP FAIR. MIDDLE: BACHELOR’S STUDENT MARY EMMA AAROE FIGHTS HEALTH DISPARITIES IN PEMBROKE, N.C. RIGHT: BACHELOR’S STUDENT MARY COOPER SERVED AS UNC’S STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT.
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august 2012 graduates a n t i c ipat ed
Bachelor of Science in Public Health
Molly K. Gehring, ESE Master of Public Health
Lindsay A. Wilson, PHLP Jennifer Cantwell Wood, NUTR Daniel J. Wurzelmann, PHLP Carolyn Melinda Ziemer, PHLP Master of Science in Public Health
Arti Ajmani, PHLP Obafunto Abimbola, PHLP Ian Matthew Allen, PHLP Diana Naa Akushika Allotey, NUTR Bakari Ally Bakari, PHLP Alexander Arkin Berger, PHLP Rachel Blasiak, PHLP Michael Brooks, PHLP Jillian Ellen Brown, BIOS Lisa Martin Carroll, PHLP Julie A. DeCoster, PHLP Jeroen De Man, HPM Neeti Doshi, PHLP Michael Gee, PHLP Meredith A. Gilliam, PHLP Anna Grodecki, PHLP Rachel E. Hines, PHLP Bethany Faith Hodge, PHLP Ingrid K. Kotowski, PHLP Rachel Morgan Little, PHLP Ying Liu, PHLP Sasha McGee, EPID Richard Dane Meredith, PHLP Karen Lynn Meyerhoff, PHLP Sarah Mian, PHLP Rebekah White Moehring, EPID Andrew M. Moon, PHLP James Thomas Nugent, PHLP Scott Trye Owens, PHLP Quang Huy Pham, PHLP William E. Poe, PHLP William A. Rearick, PHLP Jonathan Kellen Reid, PHLP Sophie Kay Shaikh, PHLP Lauren Nicole Simpson, PHLP Tracey Ann Slaughter, ESE Stuart-Allison M. Staley, PHLP Paul M. Swaney, PHLP Claire L. Teigland, PHLP Maria T. Thekkekandam, PHLP Kerone Walker, HPM Emily E. Waner, PHLP Daniel Alan Willner, PHLP
Aileen J. Beckman, MCH Sara L. Campbell, MCH Sage Reimer Dunlevy, ESE Jui-Yen Huang, MCH Aliza Kate Liebman, EPID Crystal Nicholson-Springer, MCH Alyse Alvord Polly, HPM Mirna Yesenia Rauda, MCH Arianna Taboada, MCH Melissa Ann Tinling, ESE Kara E. Van de Grift, MCH Danielle Wright, MCH Habib Yakubu, ESE Master of Science
Ramon DC Alatorre, ESE Robert Warren Albury, ESE Sarah Marie Hatcher, ESE Gabriel E. McGowan, ESE Drew Coleman Millette, NUTR Kristen Leigh Much, BIOS Christel Rushing, BIOS James George Xenakis, BIOS Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Rebecca Cohen, ESE Jessica Montanez, ESE Master of Healthcare Administration
Stephen Motew, HPM Kelly Pollock, HPM William Shatraw, HPM Jonathan Thornhill, HPM Khanh-Nhat Tran-Viet, HPM Christopher Wiggs, HPM Paul Zimmerman, HPM Doctor of Public Health
Kristine E. Shields, HPM Doctor of Philosophy
William Benjamin Allshouse III, ESE Emily Wenink Bratton, EPID Emily Suzanne Brouwer, EPID Daniel Arthur Canos, EPID David Nathaniel Cavallo, NUTR Alice Fortune-Greeley, HPM Allison K. Groves, HBHE Quaker Elizabeth Harmon, EPID Susan H. Haws, HBHE Dionysios Kavalieratos, HPM Suprateek Kundu, BIOS Dendy D. Lofton, ESE Dustin Marsh Long, BIOS Winfred K. Luseno, MCH Derrick D. Matthews, HBHE Leah Sirkus McGrath, EPID Timothy Gerald Otten, ESE Lisa F. Parker, HBHE Fernanda Costa Queiros, MCH Sarah Marie Radke, EPID Martha Priedeman Skiles, MCH Dori Marie Steinberg, NUTR Jie Ting, EPID Carmina Grace Valle, NUTR Catherine Vladutiu, EPID Heather Marie Wasser, NUTR Charles Hamilton Weir, ESE Elizabeth Marie Widen, NUTR
Stephen Arrowood, HPM William Brian Hunter, HPM Heather Jacobson, HPM Jessica Landin, HPM Weiyu Liu, HPM Marina McLaughlin, HPM
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Certificates
R e s ide n t ia l Cer t i f i c at e s * Graduate Certificate in Global Health
Arti Ajmani,PHLP Abena Anyane-Yeboa, HPM Melissa Bauserman, PHLP Chelsey Beane, HPM Sara Berthe, MCH Lisa Carroll, PHLP Claire Chu, HBHE Julie DeCoster, PHLP Kimon Divaris, EPID Jenna Garrett, HBHE Natalie Gill, HPM Bailey Goldman, MCH Matthew Groff, HPM Annie Howard Green, BIOS Poonamjeet Hundal, MCH Mary Key, HBHE Aditi Krishna, HPM Sarah Lessesne, HPM Meghan Lewis, PHLP Grant Ligon, ESE Elaine Lo, HBHE Karen Meyerhoff, PHLP Alicea Mingo, EPID James Nugent, PHLP Ugochukwu Nwoji, MCH Edema Ojomo, ESE Alexander Paxton, HPM Quang Pham, PHLP Adrianna Rothenbuecher, HBHE Pamela Shields, MCH Lauren Simpson, PHLP Naheed Siddiqui, MCH Hannah Spring, ESE Huyen Vu, HPM Sarah Weller, HBHE
MASTER’S STUDENT JENNA GARRETT (RIGHT) CONDUCTS FIELD WORK IN HONDURAS.
D i s ta n c e Cer t i f i c at e s ‡
Cecilee Regina Page Steinmetz David Michael Thompson
Global Health Certificate
Certificate Program in Community Preparedness and
Alfred Abuhamad Maria Castillo Clay Natalie Whisenant Conner Michael Bruce Fischer Annette Grady Greer Anne Elizabeth G. Jenkins Chad Livingston Marie Salupo Masotya Helena Oney Mishoe Kelley Ahl Ryan Rebecca Ullman Elizabeth Devlin Watson Theresa Russ Wilson Holly Michelle Zanoni
Graduate Certificate in
Public Health Leadership
Interdisciplinary Health
Certificate
Communication
Jennifer Lynette Brown, HBHE Julie Marie Hasken, HBHE Allison Marie Schmidt, HBHE Carmina Grace Valle, NUTR
Craig A. Buchman Rebecca H. Cannon Eugene K. Garland Cynthia Jeffries Lindsay Elizabeth Singler
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Disaster Management
Frances M. Arledge Trisha M. Crutchfield Gregory F. Hauser Philip “Randy” Hoffman Joseph N. Howell Jr. Jacazza L. Jones Harold L. Kelly Jr. Matthew G. Kemnitz Victoria E. Kling Stephen W. McKaig Samantha M. Migit James W. Mitchell III Omolola A. Olufolabi Rigoberto S. Perez Sr. Terence E. Ray Alexandra Schaefer Chadwick A. Slaughter Brian S. Thomas Stacey D. Wiles
* completed in conjunction with a degree ‡ completed as a stand-alone certificate
EPIDEMIOLOGY STUDENT MELANIE NAPIER LISTENS AS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH STUDENT PAMELA SHIELDS EXPLAINS HER RESEARCH.
Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts
Susanna Baker Melissa Barry Sherry Bernita Brown Elizabeth Chase Michael Clay Rajasree Das Micah Davis Cheryl Dietrich Nathan Epling Ulrike Foley Tamra J. Fountaine Hongmei Gao Lisa Gehtland Robin Lee Gilliam David Green Dana M. Greene Kelli Greene Jason Michael Heitzman Samuel Ho Ava Hobbs Ghada Homsi Margaret Mangus Donna Medeiros Paul Moore Grace Nissao Christopher Obwanga Sharon Clarice Peacock Katherine Ellen Peoples Margaret L. Pomerantz Joseph Powell Grayson Privette Lindsay Prizer Banalata Sen Kelly Shea Megan Stephan Catherine Soriano Jonathan Stanford John Stogner
Janet Suttie Jessica Anne Swanstrom Christopher Van Hasselt Aurelien Vetil Meredith Webb Sherrie Webb Michael Wilson Bridget Wynn Johanna Christine Young Certificate in Field Epidemiology
Gretchen Cowman Kasey Decosimo Mary Elkins Erin Rebecca Ewald Jennifer Ann Hegle Rebecca Horne Molly Jarman Vinaya Kelkar Chrysa McDuffie Melissa Genevieve Poillot-Micca
Jessica Ruble Iris Semini Priyadarshani Sokkalingam Emma Susick Stewart Ryan Williams Mark Windschitl Occupational Health Nursing Certificate
Mindy Brian Guillory Stephen Richard Kalb Ambir Pankau Susan Carol Schueler Maternal and Child Health Leadership Certificate
Andrea Hernandez Shaneka Thurman Jessie Viders
Master’s students Kate Landefeld and Chelsey Beane Pause for the camera while Emily McClure and Jackie Marks talk in the background.
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h o n o r s a n d awa r d s
s c h o o l a w ard s Delta Omega, Theta Chapter
Tolulope Adebanjo, PHLP Maria Gabriela Alcalde, HPM Andrew Armstrong, ESE Cara Berkowitz, PHLP Diedra Boozer, HPM Adam Chasse, HPM Anna Liesel Daugherty, NUTR Jason Deplatchett, HPM Laura Farnan, BIOS Jenna Garrett, HBHE Shoshana Goldberg, MCH Krystle Graveline, HPM Anne Marie Hakenewerth, EPID Quaker Elizabeth Harmon, EPID Lindsay Herendeen, HBHE Christopher Hornik, BIOS Zhaowei Hua, BIOS Abhinav Komandur, ESE Aditi Krishna, HPM Rita Lahlou, PHLP Jennifer Leigh Lund, EPID Lilli-Marie Mann, HBHE Kimberly McCombs, MCH Nitasha Menon, PHLP Reid Miller, MCH Cheryl Ghesquiere Molinatto, NUTR Denis F. O’Connell, PHLP Liesl Page-Shipp, PHLP Kathleen Parry, MCH Rhea Patel, ESE Alexander Paxton, HPM Hannah Prentice-Dunn, HBHE Mark Scheutzow, HPM Matthew Schnupp, HPM Cody James Schwartz, PHLP Anna Sieber, HPM Hannah Spring, ESE Petra Stankard, HBHE Will Stanley, ESE Joseph Stavas, HPM Mark Stinneford, HPM Jonas Jacob Swartz, PHLP Ya-Weng Teng, NUTR Laura Inglesby Tison, PHLP Laurel Trantham, HPM
Catherine Vladutiu, EPID Erin Rachel Whitehouse, PHLP Jianyong Wu, ESE Sirin Yaemsiri, EPID John Patrick Yeatts, PHLP Yingqi Zhao, BIOS
Mary Paul, MCH Nicholas Sullivan, HPM Allison Lynn Dauer Scholarship
Ana Lilian Alvarez Valdepena, HPM Abena Anyane-Yeboah, HPM
Delta Omega Academic Excellence
Dan Belsky, HPM Brenda Buescher, HBHE Lu Mao, BIOS Emily Claire O’Brien, EPID Caitlin Rubitschun, ESE Mary Catherine Shafer, NUTR Kristin Ann Stiehl, PHLP Catherine Wilson, MCH Delta Omega Recognition of Service Award
Maiko Arashiro, ESE Carmel Hannah, HPM Trent Johnson, HBHE Amber Lyn Mosher, NUTR Mary Paul, MCH Sarah Marie Radke, EPID Joseph Rigdon, BIOS Lindsay P. Simpson, PHLP
Gillings Merit Scholarship
Sarah B. Lesesne, HPM Vann R. Newkirk, HPM Keroen Walker, HPM Merit Assistantship
Diedre Boozer, HPM Ryan O’Quinn, HPM Donald and Jennifer Holzworth Merit Scholarship
Edema Ojomo, ESE Ibrahim Fellowship
Sirin Yaemsiri, EPID Susanne Moulton and Thomas Wong Scholarship
Delta Omega Undergraduate Recognition Award
Brittany Papworth, ESE Bianka Reese, HPM Raj Jagdish Shah, NUTR Douglas Wilson, BIOS
Adwoa Akwabi-Ameyaw, HPM Marian Shavonne McKinnon, HPM
Robert Verhalen Endowed Scholarship in Injury Prevention/Trauma
Alumni Association President’s Challenge Scholarship
Khanh-Nhat Tran-Viet, HPM Annual Fund Scholars
Rachel Bland, MCH Alexander Nance, HPM
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Catherine Vladutiu, EPID
MASTER’S STUDENT MARY PAUL (SECOND FROM RIGHT)
D epar t me n t A w ard s Depa rtmen t of En v ironmen ta l Sciences a nd Engineer ing Bunker Award
Harry A. Guess-Merck Scholarship
Kathryn J. Kerr Memorial
in Pharmacoepidemiology
Scholarship Award
Hoa Van Le Leah Sirkus McGrath
Turquoise Emerald Griffith Barnhill-Hatch
H. A. Tyroler Endowed
Amanda Lynn Dye
Scholarship in Epidemiology
ESE Achievement Award
Sirin Yaemsiri
Evan Andrew Couzo
Depa rtmen t of Epidemiology
Depa rtmen t of He a lth Beh av ior a nd He a lth Educ ation
Sidney Kark Award for
Harriet Hylton Barr
Distinguished Teaching Assistant
Memorial Award
Virginia Thompson Guidry
Sadiya Abdul Muqueeth
Joan Cornoni Huntley
Ethel Jean Jackson Health
Scholarship
Education Practice Award
Adam Payne Goode
Marcia Machado Perritt
Fellowship Award
Turquoise Emerald Griffith Lucy S. Morgan Fellowship Award
Turquoise Emerald Griffith Suzannah Ellis Johnston Kea L. Turner
Depa rtmen t of He a lth Polic y a nd M a nagemen t James P. Dixon Award for Excellence in Education
Andrew G. Breithaupt
PHI BETA KAPPA INDUCTEES FROM OUR SCHOOL INCLUDE BRITTANY PAPWORTH, RACHEL BAUM, GINA SACKS, STEPHEN GRAY REDDING, KELLI PAICE, KATHERINE Hunold (left) AND CAROLINE MARY JOHNSON (below).
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ALEX ANDER CHRISTIAN READS IN THE ARMFIELD ATRIUM, ELIOT MEYER TESTS WATER QUALIT Y IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND TAMAR ODLE STEPS OUT INTO THE BEAUTIFUL CAROLINA SUNSHINE.
Gerald D. Studer Undergraduate
Katherine Ann Wildman Memorial
Student Award
Scholarship in MCH
Burcu Bozkurt Victor Leclere
Bailey Goldman
Mary Thompson Award for Outstanding Achievement
Depa rtmen t of Nu tr ition A. Hughes Bryan Outstanding
P ublic He a lth Le a dership Progr a m Margaret Blee-Ruth Warwick Hay Award
Carol Frances Baker Erin Braasch
Doctoral Award
Nicholas Sullivan, 2011 Huyen T. Vu, 2012 Benjamin Rodin Scholarship
Amy Rose Johnson Ya-Wen Teng Carmina Grace Valle
Imogene Pence Klingenfus Award
Patricia Kempton Laura Inglesby Tison
Ryan O’Quinn Joseph Edozien Outstanding Jean G. Yates Outstanding
Undergraduate Award
Doctoral Student Award
Dionysios Kavalieratos
Gina Nicole Sacks Raj Jadgish Shah
Rachel Stevens Scholarship for Public Health Leadership
Jessica Kristin Southwell
Jean G. Yates Public Health Policy Award
Aditi Krishna Alexander Paxton
Depa rtmen t of M ater na l a nd Child He a lth Carolina Global Breastfeeding
Cynthia Kay Reeser Scholarship in Nutrition
Cheryl Ghesquiere Molinatto Laurel E. Zaks Global Public health Nutrition MPH Scholarship Award
Institute Scholarship
Nathan Nickel Earl and Gladys Siegel Student Support Fund
Ugochukwu Nwoji
Diana Naa Akushika Allotey MaryAnn C. Farthing Scholarship Award
Cheryl Ghesquiere Molinatto Jacqueline Anne Geralnick Amber Lyn Mosher
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ANCBH Vaughn Upshaw Scholarship in Public Health
Bonnie Rae Lesko
about the gillings school of globa l public he a lth Ranked #1 public school of public health by U.S. News & World Report and #2 overall (ranked in 2011 for the 2012 edition) Second largest public health school in the United States Founded in 1940 as the first public health school within a state university One of 49 schools of public health in the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health UNC is one of only a few universities in the nation with all essential health science schools (public health, medicine, pharmacy, nursing and dentistry) located on the same campus.
EIGHT ACA DEMIC UNITS Biostatistics Environmental Sciences and Engineering Epidemiology Health Behavior and Health Education Health Policy and Management Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Public Health Leadership Program 218 full-time faculty members 1,734 students (fall 2011): 60 percent – residents of North Carolina 27 percent – distance learners 40 percent – minorities (non-international) 9 percent – international
Our mission is to improve public health, promote individual well-being, and eliminate health disparities across North Carolina and around the world.
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welcome to the public he a lth a lumni associ ation! Congratulations! You are now a graduate of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. That also makes you a member of the School’s Alumni Association, which does not charge dues. Since 1974, the Alumni Association has grown into an invaluable network of more than 17,000 alumni located in all 50 states and 105 countries. As you develop your career, we encourage you to take advantage of your alumni connection to renowned public health leaders, whose expertise touches every aspect of public health research, practice and teaching. Find other alumni and stay in touch with the School by visiting our online alumni directory at www.sph.unc.edu/alumni.
The School’s Alumni Association also offers many opportunities to stay involved in the life of the School, regardless of where you live and work. Whether you are interested in continuing education, research, mentoring students, attending alumni events or contacting fellow alumni, you’ll find what you need at www.sph.unc.edu. Congratulations, again, on this wonderful achievement! We wish you well as you continue the School’s tradition of advancing public health across North Carolina, the nation and the world. We look forward to continuing our connection with you!
TOP LEFT: ALUMNA SHELLEY FRANCIS TALKS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP STUDENT LAURA TISON AT THE SCHOOL’S ANNUAL CAREER AND INTERNSHIP FAIR. OUR SCHOOL’S GRADUATES (PICTURED FROM 2011) ARE LOCATED IN MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, WORKING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, PROMOTE INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING AND ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES.
Look for photographs of this year's commencement ceremony at
f lickr.com/photos/uncsph
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principles of the ethical pr actice of public he a lth These principles were developed by the Center for Health Leadership & Practice, Public Health Institute, members of the original Public Health Leadership Society Ethics Work Group, and the current Public Health Leadership Society standing committee on Public Health Ethics (phls.org). The American Public Health Association has adopted these principles. 1. Public health should address principally the fundamental causes of disease and requirements for health, aiming to prevent adverse health outcomes. 2. Public health should achieve community health in a way that respects the rights of individuals in the community. 3. Public health policies, programs, and priorities should be developed and evaluated through processes that ensure an opportunity for input from community members. 4. Public health should advocate and work for the empowerment of disenfranchised community members, aiming to ensure that the basic resources and conditions necessary for health are accessible to all.
5. Public health should seek the information needed to implement effective policies and programs that protect and promote health. 6. Public health institutions should provide communities with the information they have that is needed for decisions on policies or programs and should obtain the community’s consent for their implementation. 7. Public health institutions should act in a timely manner on the information they have within the resources and the mandate given to them by the public. 8. Public health programs and policies should incorporate a variety of approaches that anticipate and respect diverse values, beliefs, and cultures in the community.
9. Public health programs and policies should be implemented in a manner that most enhances the physical and social environment. 10. Public health institutions should protect the confidentiality of information that can bring harm to an individual or community if made public. Exceptions must be justified on the basis of the high likelihood of significant harm to the individual or others. 11. Public health institutions should ensure the professional competence of their employees. 12. Public health institutions and their employees should engage in collaborations and affiliations in ways that build the public’s trust and the institution’s effectiveness.
universal declar ation of human rights u n i t ed n at i o n s , 1 9 4 8 preamb l e
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people, Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law… For the rest of the preamble and its 30 articles, visit un.org/en/documents/udhr/.
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commencement marshals
Office of Student Affairs
Charletta Sims Evans, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Rashida Moore, Business Services Coordinator Sherry Rhodes, Director of Student Services Ada Wilson, Program Coordinator
Central Administration
Rob Kark Brent Wishart Student Services
Nancy Colvin, EPID Paige Eppenstein Anderson, HBHE Melissa Hobgood, BIOS Lynnette Jones, HPM Joanne Lee, NUTR Melody Levy, ESE Cathy Padgett, HPM Sue Robeson, PHLP Kim Sieler, HPM Jackie Siler-Coleman, HPM Veronica Stallings, BIOS Yvette Thompson, MCH Jack Whaley, ESE Carmen Woody, EPID
Student Marshals
Jessica Johnson, HPM Jennifer Huff, PHLP LeVelton Thomas, HPM
A Special Thanks to Communications Andrea Goetschius Linda Kastleman Chris Perry
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this program’s content. Any omissions or errors are unintentional.
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