
Celebrating Student Excellence Ceremony
The following students and community partners were recognized at the 2023 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
3-Minute Thesis
Ogechukwu Igbokwe
Second Place and People’s Choice Awards
Student Scholarship Recipients
Kreuter Katz Family Scholarship
Established in 2017 to support students with strong interests in health equity and community engagement
Armenda Bialas
MPH student
Health Promotion and Behavior
After graduation, Armenda hopes to work as a policy analyst focused on eliminating health disparities in women’s health and sexual and reproductive care.
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.
Camille Kordas
MPH student
Health Promotion and Behavior
After graduation, Camille plans to work in program evaluation in an academic or non-profit setting, helping to facilitate research on sexual violence prevention in minority populations.
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
Erica Kennedy
BSPH student
Erica has a deep interest in epidemiology and plans to pursue graduate training in public health focused on emerging and re-emerging infectious disease.
Jasmin Johnson
BSPH student
After graduation, Jasmin plans to pursue her MPH in Biostatistics at Georgia State.
School of Public Health Endowed Scholarship
Established in 2021 and supported by the generous contributions the School of Public Health’s many donors
Phung Tran
MPH student
Biostatistics
Applied Practice Awards
Applied Practice Experience Preceptor of the Year Award
Senior Research Associate
Georgia Health Policy Center
Applied Practice Experience Site of the Year Award
founded and directed by Michael Burns