Mr. Mohamed Ali, a graduate of the University of Washington School of Public Health, was honored by the White House on September 24 as a Champion of Change for saving lives during a winter storm. Mr. Ali, a refugee from Somalia who earned his MPH in global health in 2008, learned a major storm was forecast for the Seattle area in January 2012. According to the White House, he rallied Somali religious leaders to implement a rapid communication strategy that reached thousands of East Africans in the area, warning about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.