These awards are presented to outstanding Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH), Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology and Doctoral (PhD) students who graduated from Kent State University College of Public Health summer 2019, fall 2019 or will graduate spring 2020.
Students had to meet no less than one of the following criteria:
- Achieved academic excellence as indicated by the nominee's grade point average
- Demonstrated leadership and service to the community in public health
- Demonstrated track record of meaningful and relevant research, and/or practice application to the field of public health
Recipients of the 2019-2020 Distinguished Student Award
Taylor Susi, BSPH Clinical Trials
Stephanie Abbruzzese, MPH Biostatistics
James Cairns, MPH Health Policy and Management
Edward Chiyaka, PhD Health Policy and Management
Kristen DeBois, PhD Prevention Science
Thank you to our Distinguished Student Award Committee: Dr. Tina Bhargava, Dr. Sheryl Chatfield, Dr. Peter Leahy, and Dr. Ken Zakariasen