Dr. Karen DeSalvo, alumna of the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, has been cited by the national magazine Governing as one of nine “Public Officials of the Year.” Governing magazine selected Dr. DeSalvo for its group of top public officials in the nation, along with a governor, a lieutenant governor, a legislative leader, and others. Chosen by a selection committee after hundreds of nominations by individuals in the public and private sectors, they will be honored at a gala in February in Washington, DC.