Celebrating Student Excellence Ceremony 2024
The following students and community partners were recognized at the 2024 Celebrating Student Excellence Ceremony. The event honors students and the role that private support from Dean’s Society members and other donors plays in transforming their lives.
Student Award Winners
Student Scholarship Recipients
Kreuter Katz Family Scholarship
Established in 2017 to support students with strong interests in health equity and community engagement
Kasumi Kato
Judith Otoson Scholarship
Established in 2015 and made possible through the generous support of Dr. Judith Otoson and Dr. Lawrence Green, this scholarship is awarded annually to a public health student who demonstrates an interest and appreciation for program evaluation and the difference it makes.
Elodie Awate
SPH Future Leaders Endowed Scholarship
Kierra Jackson, Anushka Patel
Women’s Philanthropy Network Scholarship in Public Health in Honor of President Becker
Established in 2021 and named in honor of former Georgia State University President Mark Becker, a statistician who has had a prominent career in biostatistics and public health sciences
Andrea Bickham, Guerlande Petit, Jaisha White
School of Public Health Endowed Scholarship
Established in 2021 and supported by the generous contributions the School of Public Health’s many donors
Mikah Fuller, Joshua Laurent
Previous Award Winners
2023
Undergraduate Public Health Achievement Award
Maha Karim
Master of Public Health Achievement Award
Lillian Morgado
Epidemiology
PhD in Public Health Achievement Award
Elizabeth (Liz) Perry
Health Promotion and Behavior
Doctor of Public Health Achievement Award
Diane Caves Memorial Award
Michelle Marcus
Epidemiology
Master of Public Health Achievement Award
Lillian Morgado
Epidemiology
3-Minute Thesis
Georgia State University Recognition
Ogechukwu Igbokwe
Second Place and People’s Choice Awards
2023
Kreuter Katz Family Scholarship
Armenda Bialas - MPH student
Health Promotion and Behavior
Judith Otoson Scholarship
Camille Kordas - MPH student
Health Promotion and Behavior
Women’s Philanthropy Network Scholarship in Public Health in Honor of President Becker
Erica Kennedy - BSPH student
Jasmin Johnson - BSPH student
School of Public Health Endowed Scholarship
Phung Tran - MPH student
Biostatistics
2023
Applied Practice Experience Preceptor of the Year Award
Aisha Williams - Senior Research Associate
Georgia Health Policy Center
Applied Practice Experience Site of the Year Award
Community and College Partners Program (C2P2) - founded and directed by Michael Burns