Students, faculty, staff, and alumni were honored at the annual CPH Awards & Recognition Presentation held May 6, 2026. Congratulations to all who received awards!

Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health

Graduate Students

• Erin Wissler Gerdes
• Lauren Johnson
• Lakyn Lucio
• Shannon McGlynn
• Abran Nicolas
• Caroline Powell
• Matthew Saylor
• Amy Schwartz
• Erblin Shehu
• Kaylie Springer
• Alexa Stallings
• Jiayi Sun
• Madison Wahlen

Undergraduate Students

• Elizabeth Barnett
• Maren Denison
• Nathan Koester
• Ainsley Menning
• Maanya Pandey
• Olivia Raasch

Alumni

• Martha Carvour
• Jennifer McDanel
• Ryan Peterson
• Steve Streed James
• James Skogsbergh
• Robsan Halkeno Tura

Faculty

• Shoshannah Eggers
• Jonathan Platt

Honorary

• Matthew Donahue

College of Public Health Awards

• Donny Lyon Award: Sebastian Cochran
• Faculty Research Award: Tom Peters
• Faculty Service Award: Michael Pentella
• Faculty Teaching Award: Ebonee Johnson and Jonathan Platt
• Staff Research Award: Amanda Kahl
• Staff Service Award: Emily Stagman
• Staff Mentor Award: Elizabeth Klingner

College of Public Health Research Office Awards

Faculty

• Distinguished Faculty Lecturer: Mary Charlton
• New Faculty Research Award: Julie Lee
• Associate Professor Advancement Award: Hari Sharma

Staff

• Scientific Staff Advancement: Xueshu Li, Andrea Dodd, Zackary Lemka, Shannon Carrillo, Michele Costigan, Brenda Pearson
• Staff Pilot Research Award: Juan Bao

Students

• Rural Iowa Research Award funded by the Hunsicker Family Fund: Emily Killian

University of Iowa Awards & Recognition

Faculty

• OVPR Faculty Communicating Ideas Award: Mary Charlton
• Regents Award for Faculty Excellence: Mary Charlton
• OVPR Leadership in Research: Betsy Chrischilles

Students

• OVPR Graduate Research Excellence Award: Gawain Williams

University Longevity Awards

UI anniversary dates effective April 2025 – December 2025

25 years

• Kristin Conway, Epidemiology
• Karla Stork, Epidemiology
• Debra Venzke, Communications and External Relations

30 years

• Holly Ernst, Biostatistics
• Michele West, Epidemiology

35 years

• Diane Schaeffer, Health Management and Policy

40 years

• Donna Hollinger, Epidemiology

45 years

• Terry Kirk, Biostatistics