The School of Public Health at Georgia State University graduated more than 50 MPH and PhD students in ceremonies in May.

The featured speakers at the May 5 convocation ceremony were:

• Ms. Amna Tariq, MPH ’17— Student Speaker (Watch the video)
• Ms. Brittani Carter, MPH’17 — Winner of the university’s 2017 Three-Minute Thesis Competition (https://youtu.be/7Yj1sS-cr20)
• Mr. Brandon Talley, MPH’10 — Alumni Speaker (Watch the video)

Several awards were presented to outstanding students, faculty, and partners of the School of Public Health:

• Ms. Alexandria Patterson —Public Health Student Achievement Award and Diane Caves Memorial Award
• Mr. Tim Frederick, MPH, Superfund Division of the Environmental Protection Agency — Practicum Preceptor of the Year
• Captain Planet Foundation — Practicum Site of the Year
• Dr. Betty Lai, assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics — Excellence in Instruction Award
• Dr. Kim Ramsey-White, director of undergraduate programs — Exceptional Service Award

The school also inducted 16 new members into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. The new inductees are:

• Ms. Sushma Dahal (MPH ’17)
• Ms. Farah Naz Sulaiman (MPH ’17)
• Ms. Camille Kramer (MPH ’17)
• Ms. Nina Le (MPH ’17)
• Ms. Sarah Kabani (MPH ’17)
• Ms. Maithili Bhat (MPH ’17)
• Ms. Amna Tariq (MPH ’17)
• Ms. Mariam Shakeel (MPH ’17)
• Ms. Rabab Zahidi (MPH ’17)
• Dr. Barbara Yankey (PhD ’17)
• Dr. Ashwini Tiwari (PhD ’16)
• Mr. Cordero Tanner (MPH ’15)
• Ms. Colleen McCarty (MPH ’15)
• Mr. Reginald Gooden (MPH ’14)
• Dr. Christina Fuller, assistant professor of environmental health
• Dr. Dan Whitaker, professor of health promotion and behavior