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ALUMNI e-NEWS
Welcome to ALUMNI e-NEWS
Issue 3, June 2003
...with information about recent alumni activities as well as the School's
newest alumni-the class of 2003. Also look for more alumni news in the latest
issue of the Public Health Magazine, out later this month.
If you would like to read about specific programs, faculty, or other items of interest in this newsletter, please send your ideas and questions to publichealth@support.ucla.edu.
News you will find here:
2003 Pomp & Circumstance
2004 Public Health Alumni Hall of Fame-First Call
Public Health Alumni Association (PHAA)
New Officers and Current Board
Special Tributes
Educational Programs...on the Go!
Where to Next?
Health Policy & Management Alumni Association (HPMAA)
Meeting Your Alumni Neighbors and Dr. Diamond
Class of '72 Full of Spunk
An Oh! So Special Recognition
A Time & Date to Remember
Online Giving Is Here
News from You
2003 Pomp & Circumstance
With joy and excitement in the June air, the School graduated 243 students
on Friday, June 13 in Royce Hall. The field of public health can now welcome
its most recent professionals with the following degrees: 139 M.P.H.s, 39
M.P.H.s for Health Professionals, 38 M.S.s, 18 Ph.D.s, 2 Dr.P.H.s, and 7
D.Env.s.
Dean Linda Rosenstock welcomed the graduation audience and presented the Dean's Award for sustained and generous support to the Fred H. Bixby Foundation. Mr. John Warren, Fred H. Bixby Foundation Trustee, accepted the award on behalf of the Foundation.
Commencement speaker, Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and infectious disease and public health expert, addressed the graduates and their families and friends, impressing on them that "the new normal" includes emerging infectious diseases such as SARS, West Nile virus, and monkey pox with obesity as the No. 1 health problem in the United States. Furthermore, she stated, "We live in a society that values disease care far more than it values prevention…The time to change that is now."
Christopher Mardesich, J.D., M.P.H.'98, President, Public Health Alumni Association (PHAA), greeted the graduates as the newest alumni and members of the PHAA and spoke of the opportunities their alumni association provides to stay connected to the School as well as for lifelong learning.
2004 Alumni Hall of Fame - FIRST CALL
Nominations are now being accepted for outstanding alumni in the areas of
professional development and community service. To nominate your favorite
and most deserving School of Public Health alumnus/a for this honor, please
review instructions and download the nomination form from the School's home
page http://www.ph.ucla.edu/index.html.
(Internet Explorer is the preferred browser for the School's website.) Please
submit your nomination(s) by Wednesday, October 29, 2003. For questions
or any additional information, contact Susan Kanowith-Klein at 310-825-6464
or publichealth@support.ucla.edu.
Read all about the 2003 Hall of Fame inductees in the June 2003 issue of the Public Health Magazine, mailed later this month.
Public Health Alumni Association (PHAA)
New Officers
At its last meeting of the academic year, PHAA board members voted in a new slate of officers. Congratulations to the newly minted officers:
Christopher Mardesich, J.D., M.P.H.'98, President
David Swanson Hollinger, M.S.W., M.P.H.'99, Vice-president
Maureen Valentine, M.P.H.'81, Secretary
2003 - 2004 Board members include: Joyce Page, J.D., M.S.P.H.'74, Immediate Past President; Joy Blevins, M.P.H.'97; David Swanson Hollinger, Clifford Howell, Dr.P.H.'76; Katherine Minnium, M.P.H.,'96; Rosa Pechersky, Dr.P.H.'83; Michelle Popowitz, J.D., M.P.H.'97; Catharina Wong, M.P.H.'01; and Kynna Wright, M.P.H.'99. Ex Officio Board Members are Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Ph.D., Community & Alumni Affairs Committee; Ruth Roemer, J.D., Faculty Representative; David Krasnow, O.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.'98, Health Policy & Management Alumni Association; and Tom Cruz and Genus Heidary, Student Co-presidents, Public Health Students Association (PHSA).
Special Tributes to Joyce Page and Stan Azen
Dean Linda Rosenstock paid special tribute to outgoing President Joyce A. Page, J.D., M.S.P.H.'74 and outgoing Vice-president Stanley P. Azen, Ph.D.'69. Dean Rosenstock thanked Ms. Page for her seven years of dedication and hard work on behalf of alumni and the School and honored her with a beautifully engraved plaque. Likewise, Dean Rosenstock thanked Dr. Azen, out-going Vice-president, for his contributions to the Alumni Association and presented him with a gift of appreciation. Both officers plan to continue their participation in PHAA activities.
PHAA Educational Programs…on the Go!
"Getting LA on the Move! Using Health Data to Change Health Policy" was the first in a series of educational programs to benefit alumni working in various parts of Los Angeles. Held this past March at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the program featured speakers Drs. E. Richard Brown and Antronette Yancey and drew a spirited lunchtime crowd of alumni and other public health professionals. See the June 2003 Public Health Magazine for details and photos.
Where to next? Under the leadership of Dr. Rosa Pechersky, the PHAA Program Committee will soon begin planning its next program for the new academic year. The committee is interested in hearing from you about locations and topics for this program. Where would you like this event to take place? San Fernando Valley, Long Beach, West Los Angeles, your neighborhood? What topics are you interested in? Please send your ideas to phaa@support.ucla.edu.
Health Policy & Management Alumni Association
(HPMAA)
On May 29 HPMAA held its "Leaders of Today…Leaders of Tomorrow" Annual Dinner
to honor Carl Weissburg, Esq., Foley & Lardner, and the Class of 2003 from
the School's Department of Health Services. Clearly evident at the dinner
was the closely-knit alumni network and beneficial relationship that HPMAA
has created with Health Services. Proceeds from this fundraiser will provide
student scholarships for the department. For highlights and photos of this
"grand affair," check http://www.uclahpmaa.org.
Meeting Your Alumni Neighbors and Dr. Diamond
You weren't there at the Breslow Dinner this year? Would you like to view
Dr. Diamond's Breslow Lecture and get together with a few alumni neighbors?
We will help you organize a small gathering of the School's alumni who live
in your neighborhood and provide a video of Dr. Diamond's presentation.
If interested, please write publichealth@support.ucla.edu.
Class of '72 Full of Spunk
Don't miss the smiles of those who were present for the Class of '72 Reunion
in the June 2003 Public Health Magazine. How many of these alumni can you
name?
An Oh! So Special Recognition for Angela Oh, M.P.H.
'81
The UCLA Alumni Association honored Angela Oh, '77, M.P.H. '81 (Community
Health Sciences) for her professional achievement during this spring's presentation
of Alumni Awards. "A distinguished lawyer, scholar, and community activist,
Angela Oh unselfishly and generously contributes her time and talents for
the enrichment of others and the betterment of her community." Among her
public health accomplishments, she has assisted the School of Public Health
in facilitating ties between the School and the corporate community in support
of the Center for Public Health and Disaster Relief. The School congratulates
Ms. Oh on this distinctive recognition by the broad UCLA community.
A Date & Time to Remember
The American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting falls this year from
November 15 - 19 in San Francisco. Please join your colleagues for lively
conversation and pre-dinner snacking at the UCLA APHA Alumni and Friends'
Reception on Monday, November 17, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Westin Hotel.
Online Giving Is Here
For your convenience, online giving is now available for the School of Public
Health. At http://www.ph.ucla.edu/ click on the
link for "Giving to SPH". (Best viewed with Internet Explorer browser).
To help shape the future of public health and support the training of the
next generation of health professionals, you may designate a contribution
to either the School's Annual Fund (with all funds targeted for student
support) or one of the departments-Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences,
Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, and Health Services-and the
Class of 1972 Gift Fund.
News From You
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to pass on to your fellow alumni, or have any questions, please write to
publichealth@support.ucla.edu
by replying to this message.
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Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you.
Susan Kanowith-Klein, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations
UCLA School of Public Health
Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
310-825-6464
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