CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 ASPPH AWARD WINNERS
2024 Award Recipient
Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH
University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health
The ASPPH Welch-Rose Award recognizes the highest standards of leadership and scholarship in public health and honors individuals in two categories:
- Distinction in Public Health – individuals who have made lifetime contributions to the improvement of the health of the public
- Excellence in Academic Public Health Service – individuals who have made extraordinary and lasting contributions to advancing education in public health
The award also honors Drs. Wickliffe Rose and William Henry Welch, whose seminal 1915 report continues to serve as a central reference point for the design of academic public health.
Criteria for Award
The Welch-Rose Award is given annually to an individual to honor their lifetime of public health service and/or for their extraordinary contributions to the academic public health community,
Eligibility
- Demonstration of innovative leadership for enhancing excellence, health equity, and inclusiveness in public health
- Any individual who has made a significant and lasting contribution to academic public health, or a lifetime contribution to the field of public health
- The nominee does not necessarily need to be a current or past faculty member of a CEPH-accredited school or program.
- Current ASPPH deans and primary representatives will not be considered.
Required Materials
Nominations can be submitted by any public health professional. The Award Selection Committee may also solicit nominations. The nomination package must contain the following materials:
- Nominee and nominator contact information
- An overview statement identifying either the extraordinary contributions to the academic public health community of the nominee or lifelong service in public health (limit 800 words)
Award Details
Complimentary registration for ASPPH Annual Meeting
Recognition at the Awards Ceremony
Crystal Award
Review & Selection
Each nomination is reviewed by a selection committee comprised of the ASPPH Executive Board.
ASPPH leadership and the committee will discuss each nomination and determine the awardee.
Past Winners
2023
Distinction in Public Health
James W. Curran MD, MPH
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
2022
Distinction in Public Health
Sara Rosenbaum, JD
George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
2022
Excellence in Academic Public Health Service
Stephen Shortell, PHD, MPH, MBA
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
2021
Distinction in Public Health
Anthony Fauci, MD
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2021
Excellence in Academic Public Health Service
Charles S. Mahan, MD
University of South Florida College of Public Health
2019
Distinction in Public Health
Linda Rosenstock, MD, MPH
UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health
2018
Excellence in Academic Public Health Service
Richard Riegelman, MD, PhD, MPH
George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
2017
Excellence in Academic Public Health Service
Harrison C. Spencer, MD, MPH, CPH
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
2016
Distinction in Public Health
Julio Frenk, MD, PhD, MPH
University of Miami
2015
Distinction in Public Health
Alfred Sommer, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health