College of Public Health Outstanding Alumni Award
The College of Public Health Outstanding Alumni Award honors CPH alumni whose achievements are exceptional. This award complements existing University-wide alumni award programs. Read more about this award.
Nominations Invited for 2010 Outstanding Alumni Awards
At this time, nominations for the 2010 College of Public Health Outstanding Alumni Awards are cordially invited from all faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the College.
Download the 2010 call for nominations (pdf) and nomination form (pdf).
Mail all nomination materials to:
Rose Haughton
Office of Communications and External Relations
Room 4258 Westlawn
College of Public Health
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Nomination forms for the 2010 award must be received by January 29, 2010. Questions? Call (319) 384-4278.
2009 College of Public Health Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
James Cerhan, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair, Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Cerhan earned a UI doctoral degree in epidemiology in 1991. He is recognized for his research in cancer etiology and prevention, cancer prognosis and survivorship, and molecular and genetic epidemiology. In addition to authoring or co-authoring more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and serving as principal or co-investigator on numerous grants, he is highly regarded as a teacher and mentor. Cerhan maintains ties to the UI by serving as an adjunct professor in the Department of Epidemiology and collaborating on research with colleagues in the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UI and the State Health Registry of Iowa.
Vickie Shavers, Ph.D., epidemiologist/project officer in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute. Known for her leadership in health disparities and equity research, Shavers earned a Master of Science degree in 1993 and a doctoral degree in 1999 in epidemiology from the UI. Her work focuses on cancer prevention and control, particularly as they relate to racial and ethnic disparities in receipt of health services, cancer incidence, treatment and outcomes, behavioral risks, insurance status, health care access, and quality of health care. Shavers also has been involved in numerous activities aimed at training and developing the careers of minority researchers.
The 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards were presented at the college’s annual honors dinner on May 15, 2009.
Previous College of Public Health Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients:
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003