"On March 4th, two current members of ODK came to my research laboratory and 'tapped' me for membership," Lok said. "They read aloud an official announcement and anointed me with the official ODK tapping key which I was required to wear around my neck for the remainder of the week."A 2nd year MPH student in the Department of Community and Public Health, Lok has demonstrated a commitment to both leadership and scholarship during her years at Maryland.
Among various projects, Lok has worked on research into minority health disparities among Asian Americans, and was elected in October to serve as the student representative on the Asian Pacific Islander Caucus (APIC) executive board of the American Public Health Association.
She currently works as a graduate research assistant in the Center for Health Behavior Research, working closely with faculty members on nicotine addiction and clinical trials. She is also working on her MPH project examining smokeless tobacco dependence.
“I feel tremendously honored to become a member of such a distinguished group of leaders,” Lok said.
Lok joins illustrious company in ODK, including Martin Luther King Jr., President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congressman Steny Hoyer.
To be elgible for induction, students must rank in the upper thirty-five percent of their class, meet a certain GPA, and demonstrate leadership in at least one of five phases of campus life. As part of her induction, Lok will have her named engraved on the ODK fountain located on McKeldin Mall in the heart of the Maryland campus.
Congratulations Jamie!
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