Awards and Scholarships
VAPHA presents four awards at its annual meeting:
- Public Health Recognition Award for outstanding leadership, achievement, commitment and dedication to public health in Virginia
- Distinguished Service Award for distinguished service and significant contribution to VAPHA (VAPHA member for at least 5 years).
- Team Service Award for outstanding leadership, achievement, collaboration, dedication of support through a team approach in contributing to public health in the community
- Cora Gray Young Professional Award in recognition of a public health professional or student with five or less years of public health experience, who shows promise and dedication to public health.
In addition, it recognizes outstanding poster presentations.
2009
The following awards were presented at the Health Equity Conference on September 10, 2009:
Public Health Recognition Award
Karen Remley, MD, MBA, FAAP
In Memoriam: Dr. Carl Armstrong, former State Epidemiologist
For outstanding leadership, achievement, commitment and dedication to public health in Virginia
Team Service Award
An initiative of the Suffolk Partnership for a Healthy Community
For outstanding leadership, achievement, collaboration, dedication of support through a team approach in contributing to public health in the community
Virginia Cora Gray Young Professional Award
Andrea Gutnick, MPH
In recognition of a public health professional or student with five or less years of public health experience, who shows promise and dedication to public health.
Poster Session Award
Student Poster Winner: Dr. Monica Gaidhane, a VCU MPH Student
Professional Poster Winner: Dr. Gail Jennings, Epidemiologist, Virginia Department of Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
In recognition of the best posters submitted to the Health Equity Conference
Congratulations to all the award recipients!
2008
The following awards that were presented at the VAPHA annual meeting on March 21st, 2008:
Public Health Recognition Award
For outstanding leadership, achievement, commitment and dedication to public health in Virginia
Distinguished Service Award
Chriss Ingle
For distinguished service and significant contribution to the Virginia Public Health Association
Team Service Award
Health Ministry Workers of the Minority Health Coalition of South Hampton Roads, Inc.
For outstanding leadership, achievement, collaboration, dedication of support through a team approach in contributing to public health in the community
Poster Session Award
Jamie Zakkak, MPH
In recognition of the best poster submitted to the Annual Meeting
Congratulation to all the award recipients.
2007
The following awards were presented at the VAPHA annual meeting on April 20, 2007:
Public Health Recognition Award
Grayson B. Miller, Jr., MD
Ann M. Patch, RN, BSN
For outstanding leadership, achievement, commitment and dedication to public health in Virginia
Distinguished Service Award
Cynthia Marie Kratze, PhD, CHES
For distinguished service and significant contribution to the Virginia Public Health Association
Young Professional Award
Anupama H. Reddy, MS
In recognition of a public health professional or student with five or less years of public health experience, who shows promise and dedication to public health.
