School of Public Health Recognizes Outstanding Students and Faculty

The ninth annual Dean's Scholars Dinner and Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2014 honored outstanding School of Public Health students for their academic excellence and achievements in a variety of service activities. Hosted by Dean Jane E. Clark and alumna Gloria Friedgen ('73), the dinner brings together SPH students, their families and friends with the faculty mentors who nominated them for recognition. In addition to student honorees, several faculty members were also inducted into the school's chapter of Delta Omega, the honorary society for public health.

Congratulations to this year's scholars! View the event photo gallery below or on the UMD SPH Flickr site.

Jerry P. Wrenn Endowed Scholarship

Established in 2008, this fund provides scholarships to outstanding SPH seniors who demonstrate financial need. 

This year’s scholarship recipients included: Ruby Abaka-Yankson, Ketlard Boursiquot
Tralisa Colby, Alta Haddock, Paul Levy, Addison Ludwig, Sayyedeh Mariani, Brianna Miller, Elizabeth Nixon, Dominique Smith, W.A. Lawson Smith and Winifred Turyahikayo.

Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health

The Gamma Zeta chapter of the Delta Omega honor society in public health has co-sponsored the Public Health Grand Rounds, National Public Health Week Events, and service opportunities. New chapter inductees were nominated by the faculty of their respective units and elected by a representative body of current Delta Omega Gamma Zeta chapter members based on their academic excellence and leadership skills.

2014 inductees include: Jie Chen, Blair Coleman, Jessica DiBari, Alice Horowitz, Graciela Jaschek, Shannon Jette, Marian Moser-Jones, Clark Lee, Sunmin Lee, Julie Maier, Jessica Montresor-Lopez, Rianna Teresa Murray and Lori Simon-Rusinowitz.

Departmental Awards

Behavioral and Community Health

Outstanding Undergraduates Amanda Stucke, Isaiah Bell, Christopher Noronha

David H. Hyde Award Jehan Zaki

Doris Sands Award Yee (Kane) Cheung

Beck-Feldman Public Health Research Award Ellen Clark

Sharon M. Desmond Community Service Award Miriam Mosbacher

Robin G. Sawyer Health Teaching/Communication Award Gabriella Villacis

Family Science

Outstanding Undergraduates: Charlotte McCafferty, Rachel Croce, Christina Luthers
Noel Myricks Endowed Scholarship: Crystal Martin Evelyn Xin-Yu Xu
Ned Gaylin Endowed Scholarship Award: Maya Foster Ana White
Jeanette Spier Beavers Memorial Scholarship: Jocylynn Stephenson

The Greater Washington Latino Mental Health Network Estefania Ospina

Edlavitch Family Science Fund: Natsnet Haileab Aarayn Perez Natalia Seo

Kinesiology

Outstanding Undergraduates: Jessica Carrignan, Theresa Hauge, Jess Nahmias
Alice Morgan Love Scholars Jessica Beck, Antje Hutgren, Daniel Miller, Benjamin O'Hara, Micah Pate, Erin Stout, Corwin Ward, Stephanie Wilson

Dean’s Graduate Scholars

Behavioral & Community Health
PhD - Alyssa Brooks
MPH - Amanda Strausser

Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PhD - Graciela Jaschek
Family Science
PhD - Amanda Ginter
CFT - Jennifer Young

Kinesiology
PhD - Bartlett Russell
MA - Adam Amorese

Health Services Administration
PhD - Kathleen Ruben
MHA - Kathleen McAndrews

Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health

PhD - Greg Raspanti
MPH - Meleah Boyle

Dean’s Senior Scholars

The Dean's Senior Scholar awards are given out to the outstanding seniors within the various majors of the School of Public Health and focus on a student's GPA.

Behavioral and Community Health
Brittany EmeIle
Zachary Gilbert
Alexandra Walsh

Department of Family Science
Linda Billotti
Melanie Levin
Hayley Siegel

Department of Kinesiology
Benjamin Brewster
Brooks Leitner
Elizabeth Nixon

Public Health Science Program (at Shady Grove)
Maya Jean-Baptiste
W.A. Lawson Smith
Amber Wilcox

Lester M. Fraley Award

The award is based on academic excellence and achievement, community and campus involvement, leadership, and personal character. The recipient is chosen by the School of Public Health's faculty and given to a student the faculty believes to have the potential to make a difference.

Behavioral and Community Health - Anna Lourie
Family Science - Lindsey Zemeir
Kinesiology- Josh Schimmel
Public Health Science - Eric Jacob Hassani

The dinner was co-sponsored by the School of Public Health and the School of Public Health Alumni Chapter.