Dean Marjorie Aelion, University of Massachusettes-Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Harriet Hylton Barr Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. The Gillings School presents the award annually to an outstanding alumnus who has demonstrated commitment and service to public health through achievements in leadership, innovation, experimentation, and collaboration within the profession.