May 25, 2018

Golden Apple

This award recognizes faculty for excellence in teaching. All full-time tenure track, tenured, and teaching faculty are eligible.

Recipient:

Ryan McKenna, PhD, Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy, Center for Population Health and Community Impact

Mentor Recognition

This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of a faculty or professional staff member to the student body in the areas of mentorship, advisement, teaching, or other service to the School.

Recipient:

Tran Huynh, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health

Outstanding Promise

This award recognizes graduate students who have exhibited great promise for regional or national societal impact, and accordingly, for enhancing Drexel's reputation, now and in the future.

Recipient:

Garrett Devenney, MPH program, Health Management and Policy

Public Health Practice Award for Community Preceptors

This award recognizes Community Preceptors who have shown commitment to the school and the advancement of public health practice through the hosting of student practical experiences (practicum and CBMP), teaching and mentoring of students, overall partnership with to DSPH to improve the health status or our communities.

Recipient:

Melissa Fogg, MSW, Coordinator for the Philadelphia Refugee Mental Health Collaborative, Mural Arts Philadelphia

Public Health Practice Award for Faculty and Students

This award recognizes faculty or students who have demonstrated through either research/scholarship, teaching, and mentorship of students, commitment to the practice of public health and the improvement of health.

Recipients:

Thi Trinh, MPH program, Health Management & Policy
Vishakha Hariawala, BS program, Public Health

Staff Excellence

Recipient:

Mary Carty, MHEd, Program Manager in Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Graduate College Awards

These awards recognize Drexel's high performing graduate students and their commitment to the University's mission. The Graduate College appoints a Graduate Student Excellence Awards Committee to review the College/School finalists and select awardees bsaed on the recommendation of each College/School. Students will be recognized at Graduate Student Day on Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 4:00-6:00 PM in Mitchell Auditorium and, in some cases, at their College/School Commencement ceremonies.

Research Excellence Awards

Research Excellence Awards are presented to graduate students who have completed original, innovative research, scholarship and/or creativity during their career at Drexel.

Nominees:

Abigail Mudd, MPH program, Epidemiology
Xi Wang, PhD program, Epidemiology

Drexel Common Good Award

The Drexel Common Good Award is presented to a graduate student who demonstrates academic excellence and who is committed to improving the world around them by making contributions to local, national or global communities through either scholarship or civic engagement.

Nominee:

Jesse Brajuha, MPH program, Community Health and Prevention

Outstanding Mentorship Awards

In partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research, the Outstanding Mentorship Awards are presented to graduate students for exemplary mentoring of undergraduate and/or new or junior graduate students, which has had a demonstrated impact on the academic and/or professional development of a mentee or mentees.

Nominee:

Daniel Vader, PhD program, Epidemiology

Outstanding Dissertation Awards

The Outstanding Dissertation Awards are presented to PhD/doctoral students who have written original, innovative dissertations that reflect great research and have or are likely to be disseminated widely and have significant impact on the field and society.

Nominee:

Alexandra Budenz, PhD program, Community Health and Prevention

Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards

Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards are presented to graduate students who serve as Teaching Assistants (TAs) and who exhibit exemplary commitment to student learning, reflective teaching practices, innovative teaching methods, leadership and a commitment to their professional growth and development as a teacher.

Nominees:

Alexandra Budenz, PhD program, Community Health and Prevention
Daniel Vader, PhD program, Epidemiology