Distinguished Fellow
Robert Simmons, DrPH, MPH, MCHES, CPH, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Honorary Fellow
Rep. John Lewis, D-GA
Karen Denard Goldman Mentor Award
Michael L. Stellefson, Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Dorothy Nyswander Open Society Award
Jagdish Khubchandani, MBBS, Ph.D., Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award
John Allegrante, Ph.D., Teacher’s College/Columbia University, New York
Horizon Award
Stephanie Y. McCoy, M.Ed., CHES, Austin Public Health Department, Austin, Texas
Technology Award
Robert J. Bensley, Ph.D., MCHES, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Program Excellence Award
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Presidential Citations
Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, Ph.D., MPH, St. Louis University, St. Louis
John P. Allegrante, Ph.D., LHD, Teacher’s College/Columbia University, New York
Kelli Brown, Ph.D., CHES, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia
Lawrence W. Green Paper of the Year Award
From Foucault to Freire Through Facebook: Toward an Integrated Theory of mHealth,
September 2016, Vol. 2, No. 3, 206-213
Sheana Bull, Ph.D., MPH
Nnamdi Ezeanochie, MPH
Sarah Mazelis Paper of the Year Award
State Fall Prevention Coalitions as Systems Change Agents: An Emphasis on Policy
Health Promotion Practice, March 2016, Vol. 17, No. 2, 244-253
Ellen C. Schneider, MBA
Matthew Lee Smith, Ph.D., MPH, CHES
Marcia G. Ory, Ph.D., MPH
Mary Altpeter, Ph.D., MSW, MPA
(Bonita) Lynn Beattie, PT, MPT, MHA
Mary Ann Scheirer, Ph.D.
Tiffany E. Shubert, Ph.D., MPT
Pedagogy in Health Promotion Paper of the Year Award
Descriptive Best Practices: Development and Assessment of Signature Assignments to Increase Student Engagement in Undergraduate Public Health
September 2016, Vol 2, No. 3, 206-213
Pamela Pinahs-Schultz, Ph.D.
Barbra Beck, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Research Paper
Samantha R. Paige, MPH, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Vivian Drenckhahn Student Scholarship
Valen Grandelski, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Delbert Oberteuffer Scholarship
Ryan G. Irbe, PhD.c, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Presented by the Foundation for the Advancement for Health Education
SOPHE/CDC Unintentional Injury Prevention Student Fellow
Kathleen Jerrell, MPH, M.D.c Sydney Kimmell Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Patient Engagement Fellow
Jin Peng, M.S., M.D.
The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, Ohio
SOPHE's 21st Century Scholarships - 2017 SOPHE Annual Conference
Shawna Southwick Fox, Ph.D.c, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, (in honor of Helen S. Ross)
Trena Jill Gologan, Walden University, Minneapolis
Alexandria Lovell, University of Wisconsin La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Wyatt Edward Meriwether, Walden University, Minneapolis
Molly Mihlbachler, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
Sara Mohamed, St. Louis University, St. Louis, (in honor of Helen S. Ross)
Taylor Jacquelyn Port, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, (in honor of Helen S. Ross)
Mallory C. Rinckey, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Angela Sas, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, (in honor of Helen S. Ross)
Kaila Sharp, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois