Graduate Student Awards
The Department of Health Policy offers three student awards. Each award is given to one graduating student in Health Policy who best exemplifies the award criteria. All graduating Health Policy students are eligible for these awards; winners are chosen by the Department's Student and Alumni Affairs Committee, with input from the Department's faculty.
Excellence in Culminating Experience Award
This award is presented to the student who completes the overall best Special Project/Practicum through the Health Policy Seminar (the culminating experience for students in the MPH-Health Policy Program).
- 2009 winner: Anna Wolke
- 2008 winner: Jodi Robinson
- 2006 winners: Karyn Downie and Aisha Pittman
- 2005 winner: Adele Shartzer
Scholar's Award
This award is presented to the graduating Health Policy student with the highest overall GPA.
- 2009 winner: Lauren Park
- 2008 winners: Kristen Perosino, Terri Cruce, and Jennifer Sheer
- 2006 winner: Vicki Hunt
- 2005 winner: Jeremiah Davis
Chair's Award
This award is presented to the student who has been a leader in all three areas central to the Department's mission - academics, research, and service.
- 2009 winners: Stephanie David and Sarah Rinn
- 2008 winner: Renee Carter
- 2006 winners: Sonia Nath and Anthony Slonim
- 2005 winner: Jennifer Kraszewski
- 2004 winner: Tracy Harris
Awards are presented at the Department's end-of-the-year party, noted in the SPHHS Graduation Program, and highlighted on the Department's website. We encourage all students to attend the awards ceremony and congratulate their peers on their accomplishments.