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Alumni Awards

The Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health (AYAPH), in conjunction with the Yale School of Public Health, has established a variety of awards to recognize the contributions of alumni and friends to the school and to the field of public health.

The AYAPH Awards Committee was established to facilitate nominations for and distribution of the Association’s various awards. The committee accepts and reviews nominations for all AYAPH awards as listed below. Nominations for all awards may be made by persons with a formal current and/or historical affiliation with the School of Public Health as well from any other individual, group or organization. Regardless of source, all nominations are subject to review by the Awards Committee, and will be judged in a manner consistent with the criteria established for each award category.

Distinguished Alumni Award
Established by the AYAPH Board of Directors in 1988, this award recognizes the contributions and achievements of alumni who have had distinguished careers in public health as outstanding teachers, researchers, or practitioners.

The 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
Robert E. Steele, PhD ’75, MPH ’71

Past Awardees:
2007 - Elaine Anderson, MPH ’76
2006 - Irene Trowell Harris, MPH ’73
2005 - James Marks, MPH ’80
2004 - Willard Cates, MD ’71, MPH ’71, BA ’64
2003 - Joseph Zaccagnino, MPH ’70
2002 - Sheila Wellington, MPH ’68
2001 - Jim Hadler, MPH ’82
2000 - Jennifer Kelsey, PhD ’69, MPH ’66
1999 - James Jekel, MPH ’65
1998 - Sam Korper, PhD ’76, MPH ’69
1997 - John Thompson, posthumously, MPH ’50
1996 - Thomas Chapman, MPH ’71
1995 - Cornell Scott, MPH ’68 and Elizabeth Whelan, MPH ’67
1994 - Susan Addiss, MPH ’69
1993 - Rosemary Stevens, PhD ’68, MPH ’63
1992 - William Kissick, MD ’57, MPH ’59
1991 - Cecil Sheps, MPH ’47 and Eric Mood, MPH ’43
1990 - David Pearson, PhD ’70 and Elizabeth Bellis, MPH ’64
1989 - Kay Howe, MPH ’56

Selection Process and Criteria
Final determination of the award recipient is based on achievement in and outstanding contribution to any of the following categories:

  1. Leadership in public health
  2. Public health practice
  3. Teaching and scholarship
  4. Research
  5. Community/society
  6. YSPH

Nominations should address:

  1. How the achievement or contribution is beyond the normal expectation.
  2. How the achievement or contribution is unique and innovative.
  3. How service to society or YSPH is continuous and sustaining.
  4. How contribution fosters the development of new directions/initiatives or strengthens important priorities in public health practice or academic public health.

All nominations should include a CV, resume or bio and may include a statement of nomination of not more than one page and should be sent to the AYAPH Awards Committee.

Distinguished Service Award

The Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health (AYAPH) established the Alumni Service Award in 1999 to recognize the contributions and achievements of alumni who have distinguished careers in public health practice.

The 2009 Distinguished Service Award Recipient:
David L. Katz, M.D., M.P.H. ‘93

Past Awardees:
2006 - Brian Leaderer, PhD ’75, MPH ’71
2004 - Jim Malloy, MPH ’67
2003 - Harris Pastides, PhD ’80, MPH ’77/Lloyd Novick, MPH ’71
2001 - Elliot Segal, MPH ’65
2000 - Debra Haffner, MPH ’79
1999 - Joshua Cohen, MPH ’59

Selection Process and Criteria
Final determination of the award recipient is based on outstanding achievement in any of the following categories:

  1. Leadership in public health practice
  2. Contribution to field of public health
  3. Contribution to community/society
  4. Mentoring young professionals

Nominations should address:

  1. How the achievement or contribution to practice is beyond the normal expectation.
  2. How the achievement or contribution to field of public health is beyond the normal expectation.
  3. How service to community/society is continuous and sustaining.
  4. How activities contribute to development of new professionals in public health practice.

All nominations should include a CV or resume and should be sent to the AYAPH Awards Committee

Eric Mood New Professional Award
To commemorate the contributions and career of Eric W. Mood, beloved teacher and mentor for almost 50 years (1949-1998) at the Yale School of Public Health, the Board of Directors of the Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health established the New Professional Award in 2005.  This award recognizes the career of an alumnus/a who is a promising new professional in the field of public health.

The 2009 Eric Mood New Professional Award Recipient
Melinda M. Pettigrew, PhD ’99

Past Awardees:
2008 – Keshia Pollack, MPH ’02
2007 - Kaakpema Yelpaala, MPH ’05
2006 - Elisabeth Schauer, MPH ’96
2005 - David Newman, MPH ’96

Selection Process
Final determination of the award recipient is based on eligibility and demonstration of outstanding professional potential in the field of public health in the following areas:

  1. Leadership
  2. Creativity in the practice of public health
  3. Service to the field and/or to the Yale School of Public Health

Eligibility
A graduate of the last 10 years from either the Yale M.P.H. program or a doctoral program in a core public health discipline.

All nominations should include a CV, resume or bio and may include a statement of nomination of not more than one page and should be sent to the AYAPH Awards Committee.

YSPH Alumni Bulldog* Award
The AYAPH Board of Directors established the Yale School of Public Health Alumni Bulldog Award in 2003 to honor an individual who has demonstrated outstanding loyalty and continuous and sustaining contributions to the YSPH through leadership within the school, within Yale University and/or within the community which further the mission of the school and which are beyond the normal expectation.  This achievement can represent service in a leadership role on a special project or for sustained service over a long period of time.

The 2007 YSPH Alumni Bulldog Award Recipient
Carolyn Grantham Millman, MPH ’84

Past Awardee:
2003 – Eric W. Mood, MPH ’43

Selection Process and Criteria
Final determination of the award recipient is based on outstanding contribution to the Yale School of Public Health through:

  1. Leadership on special project (s) of significant duration
  2. Sustained service in leadership role at school
  3. Sustained service to school through membership on EPH and/or Yale University committees and programs
  4. Sustained service to school through programs or committee memberships that further mission of school in the community.

All nominations should include a CV, resume or bio and may include a statement of nomination of not more than one page and should be sent to the AYAPH Awards Committee.
*The Bulldog represents steadfast loyalty, tenacity, and spirited disposition.

Alumni Public Service Honor Roll
The Honor Roll was established in AY 2000-01, by the AYAPH Board of Directors, to recognize those alumni who have had exemplary careers in public service (including government, non-profit service sector, or community-based organizations).

The 2009 Alumni Public Service Honor Roll Inductees:
Evangeline Franklin, MD ’82, MPH ’82; Vandine Or, MD, MPH ’96; Peter Orris, MPH ’70; Romericus Stewart, MPH ’97

Awardees:

2001
David Abernethy, MPH ’78
Barbara Andrews, MPH ’88
William Blitz, MPH ’78
Priscilla Canny, MPH ’83
Hilda Chaski, MPH ’87
Joshua Cohen, MPH ’59
Reid Davis, MPH ’86
Therese Eke, MPH ’91
James Gaito, MPH ’83
Bruce Grogan, MPH ’76
James Harisiades, MPH ’80
William Kissick, MD ’57, MPH ’59
Lydia Landis, MPH ’88
Roslyn Liss, MPH ’78
Patricia Mail, MPH ’67
Katherine McCormack, MPH ’81
Lloyd Novick, MPH ’71
Anita Pepper, PhD ’72, MPH ’60
William Quinn, MPH ’75
Deborah Rose, PhD ’89, MPH ’77
Estelle Siker, MPH ’64
Nancy Stroup, PhD ’84, MPH ’75
Eric Triffin, MPH ’86
Beth Weinstein, MPH ’73
Susan Addiss, MPH ’69
Leslie Balch, MPH ’84
Harold Burdo, MPH ’81
Cheryl Casnoff, MPH ’76
Patricia Checko, MPH ’96
Francis Crowley, MPH ’82
Frances De Peyster, MPH ’76
Paul Etkind, MPH ’76
Shelly Geballe, MPH ’95
James Hadler, MPH ’82
Charlotte Hitchcock, MPH ’91
Susan Klein, MPH ’68
Barbara Lee, MPH ’53
Paul Locke, MPH ’80
James Marks, MPH ’80
Charles Motes, Jr., MPH ’88
Rebecca Parkin, PhD ’82, MPH ’77
Max Pepper, MPH ’59
Marie Roberto, DrPH ’89
Cornell Scott, MPH ’68
Robert Steele, MPH ’71
Martha Teitelbaum, MPH ’76
Irene Trowell-Harris, MPH ’73
Julie Will, PhD ’84, MPH ’79
Jean Adnopoz, MPH ’81
Laura Barrera, MPH ’85
Timothy Callahan, MPH ’84
Willard Cates, MD ’71, MPH ’71
Katrina Clark, MPH ’71
Martha Dale, MPH ’80
Marjorie Eichler, MPH ’85
Joanne Finley, MPH ’51
Daphne Gemmill, MPH ’72
Philip Hallen, MPH ’58
Virginia Humphrey, MPH ’80
Samuel Korper, MPH ’69, PhD ’76
Barbara Leonard, MPH ’90
Neal Lustig, MPH ’81
Richard Matheny, Jr., MPH ’74
Judith Nelson, MPH ’83
Melodie Peet, MPH ’78
Charles Petrillo, MPH ’67
James Rokos, MPH ’76
Elliot Segal, MPH ’65
Marie Stoeckel, MPH ’78
Rolando Thorne, MPH ’78
Leon Vinci, MPH ’77
John Yopp, MPH ’81
2002

Linda Contreras, MPH ’83
Adrian Pinsince, MPH ’85
Alan Sinalscalchi, MPH ’78
2005

Jerald Fagliano, MPH ’85
   
2003

Unni Karunakara, MPH ’95
Andrew Dennis McBride, MPH ’77
2006

Matthew Lopes, MPH ’77
Judy Stavisky, MPH ’80
   
2004

James Rawlings, MPH ’80
Patti Rose, MPH ’85
2007

Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD ’95, MPH ’89
Edith Pestana, MPH ’91
   

Selection Process and Criteria
The AYAPH Awards Committee will make decision from among those nominated each year.  Final determination of Honor Roll recognition will be based on criteria which include significant contribution to:

  1. public service
  2. leadership in community (at micro or macro levels)
  3. public health practice

Nomination materials should address:

  1. How nominee’s public service is continuous and sustaining
  2. How nominee’s leadership has advanced the role of public health in the community
  3. How nominee has contributed to public health practice through service
  4. How career of nominee reflects the social mission of public health

EMAC Special Award in Health Disparities
Established by the AYAPH Board of Directors in 2006, this award honors an individual in public health practice or academic pubic health who has made outstanding contributions to the field of health disparities and/or to increasing racial/ethnic diversity within the field of public health. 

Past Awardee:
2006 – Katrina Clark

Selection Process and Criteria
Determination of the final nominee is based on EMAC’s evaluation of candidates on the following criteria:

  1. Leadership in the field of health disparities, cultural competency or diversity in pubic health.
  2. Impact of scholarship, teaching or practice on health disparities/diversity outcomes.
  3. Advocacy for social policy advances in eliminating health disparities or increasing racial/ethnic diversity within the field.

Confirmation of recipient is made by the AYAPH Awards Committee.

Nomination Process
Special nomination by the Emerging Majority Affairs Committee (EMAC) of AYAPH to the Co-Chairs of the AYYAPH Awards Committee. 

Nominations should address:

  1. How achievement or contribution is beyond the normal expectation.
  2. How achievement or contribution is unique and innovative.
  3. How contribution fosters the development of new directions /initiatives or strengthens social or institutional policy

All nominations should include a CV, resume or bio and may include a statement of nomination of not more than one page. 

Award for Excellence
This award was established in 1999 by the AYAPH Board of Directors to honor individuals, as appropriate, for outstanding contributions to the field of public health.

The 2008 Award for Excellence in Public Health Practice Recipient
Virginia M. Alexander, MD, MPH ’41 (posthumously)

Past Awardees:
2006 - Curtis Patton
2005 - Peter A. Singer
2004 - Michael McGinnis
2002 - Raul Cuadrado
1999 - Sir George Alleyne

Nomination Process
On-going nominations by alumni, faculty, students, or friends of YSPH to Co-Chairs of AYAPH Awards Committee.  Nomination materials limited to CV, resume or bio (required) and to not more than one page, single-spaced statement (optional).

Selection Process
Final determination of award recipient is based on achievement and outstanding contribution to any disciplinary field within public health; to service to the community or to the Yale School of Public Health; and/or to advocacy for social policy advances which promote social justice and human rights. 

 

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