Our community of more than 18,500 graduates is making an impact in California, nationally and across the globe.
The professional network available to Berkeley Public Health alumni is one of the school’s greatest assets.
Our graduates hold major positions in health departments, hospitals, national and international organizations, in local, state, and federal government, in voluntary health organizations, in the corporate sector, and in health care and health promotion organizations.
The UC Berkeley School of Public Health Alumnus/Alumna of the Year Award is the highest award that the school bestows on its alumni. The award, which is presented at Commencement, has two general criteria:
The Award Committee is composed of the dean, associate deans, division heads, and a representative from the Public Health Alumni Association.
| Year | Name | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Terry Bayer MPH '75 | Public Health Nutrition |
| 2023 | Meredith Minkler, DrPH '75, MPH '70 | Health Education |
| 2022 | Lynn Barr, MPH '10 | Health Policy and Administration |
| 2021 | Tomás Aragón DrPH '00 | Interdisciplinary - DrPH |
| 2019 | Jane C. Garcia MPH '80 | Health Administration and Planning |
| 2018 | Cheri Pies DrPH '93, MPH '85 | Health Education |
| 2017 | Martha Ryan RN, MPH '89 | Maternal & Child Health |
| 2016 | Michael Lu MD, MS, MPH '92 | Maternal & Child Health |
| 2015 | Lori Dorfman DrPH '94, MPH '89 | Interdisciplinary |
| 2014 | A. Eugene Washington MD, MSc, MPH '75 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 2013 | Katherine Pollard PhD '03 | Biostatistics |
| 2012 | Sarah Samuels DrPH '82 | Public Health Nutrition |
| 2011 | Anthony "Tony" Iton MD, JD, MPH '97 | Interdisciplinary |
| 2010 | Diane B. Petitti MD, MPH '81 | Epidemiology |
| 2009 | Michael Bird MSW, MPH '83 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 2009 | Carol D'Onofrio DrPH '73, MPH '60 | Health Education |
| 2008 | Carl N. Lester MPH '65 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 2007 | Susan Desmond-Hellmann MD, MPH '88 | Epidemiology |
| 2006 | Harrison Spencer MD, DTM&H, MPH '72 | Epidemiology |
| 2005 | Richard J. Jackson MD, MPH '79 | Epidemiology |
| 2004 | Marion Nestle PhD, MPH '86 | Public Health Nutrition |
| 2003 | Julie Gerberding MD, MPH '90 | Epidemiology |
| 2002 | Lynn R. Goldman MD, MPH, MS '79 | Health & Medical Science |
| 2001 | Donald M. Minkler MD, MPH '68 | Maternal & Child Health |
| 2000 | Sir Michael Marmot PhD '75, MPH '72 | Epidemiology |
| 1999 | Mary Pittman DrPH '87, MCP, MPH '80 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1998 | Seiko Brodbeck BS '48 | |
| 1997 | Lisa Berkman PhD '77 | Epidemiology |
| 1996 | Barbara Staggers MD, MPH '80 | Maternal & Child Health |
| 1995 | Shoshanna Sofaer DrPH '84, MPH '77 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1994 | Lawrence W. Green DrPH '68, MPH '66, BS '62 | Health Education |
| 1993 | Alfred W. Childs MD, MPH '64 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1993 | Bessanderson McNeil MPH '71 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1992 | Margaret Jordan MPH '72 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1991 | William C. Reeves PhD, MPH '49 | Epidemiology |
| 1990 | M. Adhyatma MPH '74 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1989 | Kirk Smith PhD '77, MPH '72 | Environmental Health Sciences |
| 1988 | Selma Dritz MD, MPH '67 | Maternal & Child Health |
| 1987 | Susan Foerster MPH '71, RD | Public Health Nutrition |
| 1986 | Thelma Fraziear MPH '73 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1985 | Malcolm Merrill MD, MPH '46 | |
| 1984 | John C. Green DMD, MPH '61 | Epidemiology |
| 1983 | Francis Curry MD, MPH' 64 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1982 | Alan Gittelsohn PhD '60, MPH '52, BS '49 | Biostatistics |
| 1981 | Judith Heumann MPH '75 | Health Policy/Administration |
| 1980 | Venkatarum Ramakrishna MD, MPH '55 | Heath Education |
| 1979 | Reuel Stallones MD, MPH '52 | Epidemiology |
| 1978 | Florence Stroud MPH '66 | Health Policy/Administration |
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