C O N VO C AT I O N

May 2016

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

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School of Public Health

Class of 2016

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Convocation

May 15, 20164:30pM

Nicholas Music ceNter

85 GeorGe street

DouGlass caMpus

New BruNswick, New Jersey

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the rutGers school of puBlic health

The Rutgers School of Public Health seeks to improve health and prevent disease in diverse populations in New Jersey and around the world through educating students to become well-qualified and effective public health leaders, researchers, and practitioners; conducting research to advance public health science and policies; and providing service programs that promote population and individual health.

The School offers the MPH, MS, DrPH, and PhD degrees, as well as many dual degrees and post-baccalaureate certificate programs. The School has a strong research program addressing several areas in public health, including clinical trial methodology, air pollution, cancer disparities, social epidemiology, maternal and child health, health economics, health care reform and insurance, and addictions including tobacco and alcohol. Students can put their public health education into practice through participation in the School’s community service or international health projects. An active community service program places fieldwork students in multiple public and private agencies around the state and provides summer experiences in agencies in Camden, New Brunswick, and Newark. Students may volunteer in the Dominican Republic for one week periods assisting Haitian migrants in bateyes [bey-teys], or work camps, where living conditions are extremely poor. The School also has a productive continuing education program addressing many issues in public health with a special emphasis on hazardous waste worker training.

Over 1,800 of our alumni serve in the field of public health in many diverse ways. We celebrate this evening with the members of the Class of 2016 as they go forward to take their place among the number of public health professionals who contribute daily to the safeguarding of the health of all people locally, nationally, and around the world.

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— aDMiNistratioN —Cristine D. Delnevo, PhD, MPH ’93, Interim Dean

Patrick R. Clifford, PhD, Associate Dean for Research

Laura E. Liang, DrPH ’15, CHES, Associate Dean for Administration

Alan C. Monheit, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs

Pamela A. Ohman-Strickland, PhD, MS, Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Marian R. Passannante, PhD, Associate Dean for Education

Bernadette M. West, PhD, MA, Associate Dean for Community Health

Sarah Kelly, MPH ’09, Graduate Practicum Director, New Brunswick andStratford Campuses

Teri E. Lassiter, PhD, MPH ’03, Graduate Practicum Director, Newark Campus

— DepartMeNt chairs —Jeffrey Backstrand, PhD, Chair, Department of Urban Health Administration

Rufus Caine, Jr, DDS, MPH, Chair, Department of Dental Public Health

Cristine D. Delnevo, PhD, MPH ’93, Chair, Department of Health Education and Behavioral Science

Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD, MPH, Chair, Department of Epidemiology

Howard M. Kipen, MD, PhD, Interim Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Alan C. Monheit, PhD, Chair, Department of Health Systems and Policy

Weichung (Joe) Shih, PhD, Chair, Department of Biostatistics

— iNtitute/ceNter Directors —Cristine D. Delnevo, PhD, MPH ‘93, Director, Center for Tobacco Studies

Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD, MPH, Director,Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities

Alan C. Monheit, PhD, Director, Center for Health Economics and Policy

Laura E. Liang, DrPH ‘15, CHES, Co-Director,Center for School and Community-Based Research and Education

Mitchel A. Rosen, PhD, CHES, Director, Office of Public Health Practice

Stephan Schwander, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Global Public Health

Derek Shendell, DEnv, MPH, Co-Director,Center for School and Community-Based Research and Education

Michael Steinberg, MD, MPH ‘93, Director, Tobacco Dependence Program

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— aluMNi associatioN GoverNiNG BoarD —Scott Battaglia, MBA, MS, MPH ‘10

Michael Cestare, MPH ‘13Deloris Dockrey, MPH ‘02

Gwyneth M. Eliasson, JD, MPH ‘12Danielle Herring, MPH ‘03

Chizoba Nwankwo, PhD ‘10W. David Richardson, MPH ‘88Edgar P. Simard, PhD, MPH ‘10

Jermey O. Taylor, MPH ‘13

— caMpus stuDeNt GoverNMeNt associatioN —(2015-2016)

New Brunswick CampusPresident: Ndome Essoka, BS

Vice-President: Oluwatoniloba “Toni” Okuwobi, BS Secretary: Mariam Rashid, BA

Treasurer: Mary Kate Marasco, BA

Newark CampusPresident: Komil Patel, BDS

Vice-President: Davine Armstrong, BASecretary: Jasani Foram, BDSTreasurer: Saloni Joshi, BDS

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ORDER OF EXERCISE

presiDiNG officerCristine D. Delnevo, PhD, MPH ’93, Interim Dean

— processioNal —Please stand.

faculty MarshalMichael K. Gusmano, PhD

GoNfaloN BearerThomas I. Mackie, PhD, MPH

Interim DeanChancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

Past Founding Dean of Rutgers School of Public HealthHonored Guests

Department Chairs, Directors, Faculty and Alumni/AlumnaePresident of the New Jersey Public Health Association

Presidents of the Campus Student Government AssociationsGraduating Class of 2016

Music proviDeD ByRutgers Mason Gross School of Arts Students

Please be seated.

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— welcoMiNG reMarks —Pamela A. Ohman-Strickland, PhD, MS, Associate Dean for Student Affairs

— GreetiNGs —Brian Strom, MD, MPH

Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

Gwyneth M. Eliasson, JD, MPH ‘12Governing Board, School of Public Health Alumni Association

Kevin McNally, MBAPresident, New Jersey Public Health Association

— preseNtatioN of awarDs —Stanley S. Bergen, Jr., MD, Medal of Excellence Award

Brian Strom, MD, MPH

Presented to:Breanne Biondi, BA

Stuart D. Cook, MD, Student Public Health Research Award/MPHMark Robson, PhD, MPH '95, DrPH, Board of Governors Distinguished Service

Professor and Chair, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology

Presented to:Hector Luis Maldonado-Perez, BS

MPH Student

Stuart D. Cook, MD, Student Public Health Research Award/PhDCristine D. Delnevo, PhD, MPH ’93, Interim Dean

Presented to:Daniel Philip Giovenco, MPH '12

PhD Student

Student Government Association Student Awards Bernadette M. West, PhD, MA, Associate Dean for Community Health

Presented to:Ndome Yvonne Essoka, BS

New Brunswick Campus

Foram Samyak Jasani, BDSNewark Campus

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Student Government Association Excellence in Teaching Awards

Presented to:Derek Shendell, DEnv, MPH

New Brunswick Campus

Alejandro Castro, III, MPHNewark Campus

Student Community Service AwardBernadette M. West, PhD, MA

Presented to:Mariam Tariq Rashid, BA

New Jersey Department of Health Student Award

Presented to:Brittany Johnson, BA

Bernard D. Goldstein, MD, AwardAlan C. Monheit, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs

Presented to:Luckshman Coomaralingam, MD, MS

Michelle Sophia Edelstein, BSRobert Kenneth Grembowitz, BA

Maxine Langenfeld, BSRuni Mukesh Patel, BA

Thaddeus David Ritch de Herrera, MDManisha Khera Walia, BDS

Wei Wang, BS

Distinguished Alumni AwardMark G. Robson, PhD, MPH '95, DrPH

Presented to:Steven Spayd, PhD ‘09, MPH ‘04

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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Annual Award and Lecture in Public Health (Posthumous Award)

Michael Gochfeld, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus

Presented to: Paul James Lioy, PhD

Vice Chair, Department of Environmental & Occupational Medicine,RWJ Medical School and Director of Exposure Science at

the Rutgers Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Instituteand the Deputy Director of Government Relations

— recoGNitioN of Delta oMeGa iNDuctioN —

— recoGNitioN of caNDiDates —Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Master of Public Health DegreeMaster of Science Degree

— hooDiNG cereMoNy —Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Doctor of Public Health Degree

— class aDDress —Breanne Biondi, BA

— closiNG reMarks —Cristine D. Delnevo, PhD, MPH ’93, Interim Dean

— recessioNal —

Please stand.

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GraDuatiNG class of 2016POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE

CLINCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGYTravis Anthony Catania¹, BA, Franklin & Marshall CollegeMojisola Olayemi Ojo, MPH, CUNY School of Public Health

GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTHAfia Afzal, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyDavid Scott Arroyo¹, MS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyAlexandria Leigh Bachert¹, BA, The College of New JerseyEvan Allen Bischoff¹, BS, Penn State HarrisburgKyle Andrew Braganza¹, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyMeghan Carroll, BA, Hampshire CollegeDeena Michelle Foster¹, MS, Howard UniversityKrasimira Hristov1, MS, University of PhiladelphiaGifty A. NiiMoi¹, BA, The College of New JerseyEsha Pawar, BA, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyAna Loreny Quintero, BS, Montclair State UniversitySabeha Shah, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseySunni Thompson¹, BA, Drew UniversityAliya Tilmena Wadood¹, BS, Montclair State University

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Michael Benjamin Adler¹, BA, Yeshiva UniversityChika Akparanta1, BS, The College of New JerseyLouisa Korankyewa Amoakoh¹, BS, Temple UniversityOlasumbo O. Awoniyi¹, MBBS, University of Ibadan, NigeriaGabriella Bacchus, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNava Mallika Bastola, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyGhimja Abdu Berhanu¹, BS, Georgia State UniversityKatherine Anne Bigay, BS, Haverford CollegeBreanne Elizabeth Biondi, BA, Muhlenberg CollegeVladimir Reginald Bonhomme, BS, Montclair State UniversityDhaval Brahmbhatt, BDS, Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, IndiaJohn Edwin Cambridge¹, BA, Manipal College of Dental Science, IndiaYessenia Patricia Castillo, BS, Duke UniversityAngela Chandra, BDS, Y.M.T. Dental College, IndiaStamatiki Clapsis6, BA, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyRoy Lindsay Connell¹, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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GraDuatiNG class of 2016Tonya Xavier Cook¹, DMD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New JerseyLuckshman Coomaralingam, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical SchoolThomas Patscal Cordon¹,BSC, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseySean James Dikdan², BS, Boston CollegeAnna Dinh, BA, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyDatta Nagara Dixit¹, BS, Wake Forest UniversityDaphney Dupervil, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyMichelle Sophia Edelstein7, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyOluwakemi Eniola Ekundayo, MPA, Rutgers School of Public Affairs and

AdministrationAmira Abdeldaiem Elsayed, MD, University of Science and Technology, SudanTobenna Erike, BA, University of BuffaloBeatriz Helena Escobar-Guzman¹, MD, Universidad El Bosque, ColombiaNdome Yvonne Essoka, BS, Stony Brook UniversityJoseph Michael Gallo, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyMelissa G. George, BA, Oberlin CollegeTamara Danielle Gibb¹,BA, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyErin Leigh Gilbert, BA, Arcadia UniversityRobert Kenneth Grembowitz¹, BA, University of DelawareArshi Hasan, MD, Patna Medical College, IndiaAndrew Decker Hunter III2, BA, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Lamya Ibrahim, BMS, Ain Shams University, EgyptChristina Ikea Jackson¹, BS, Howard UniversityForam Samyak Jasani, BDS, YMT Dental College, IndiaBrittany Johnson, BA, The College of New JerseyPaula Denise Johnson¹, JD, Rutgers School of LawIsma Khalid¹, BDS, University of Health Sciences, PakistanUsman Ahmed Khan5, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseySusmith Koneru, MBBS, Narayana Medical College, IndiaKaitlin Victoria Kordusky¹, BS, Temple UniversityAishwarya Dilip Kulkarni, BDS, KLE University, IndiaMaxine Langenfeld¹, BS, Montclair State UniversityCaryelle Marvissa Lasher, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyJonathan Art Lee4, PharmD, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyAndrew James Lindsay¹, BS, The College of New JerseyTracy Lynn Little, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyVarun Vasant Mangela¹, BDS, VP Dental College, India Mary Katherine Marasco, BA, University of PittsburghCharles Anthony Marotta, BA, Miami UniversityRose Ann Mathew, MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, India

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GraDuatiNG class of 2016Jennifer Kuuipo McGee, BA, University of California, Los AngelesMegan Measday, MA, Emory UniversityApexa Mayank Mehta, BDS, Y.M.T. Dental College, IndiaLindsey Jean Milich, BS, Quinnipiac UniversityVeronicah Njoki Mwaniki¹, BS, Makerere University, Uganda Sarjita Dolatrai Naik, PharmD, University of MarylandSaisattha Noomnual, MS, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute, ThailandAshley Rose Nowakowski, BS, Richard Stockton College of New JerseyJessica Nugent¹, BA, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyOtitochukwu Priscilla Nwanonyiri, BS, Pennsylvania State UniversityAnastasia Ifeoma Offordile, BSC, Texas A&M UniversityChiadikaobi Chika Okeorji, MBBS, Abia State University, Nigeria Tony Tochi Okoro, PharmD, University of Texas at Austin College of PharmacyWilliams Oladimeji Owolabi, MBChB, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaNiyatiben Kamleshkumar Patel, BDS, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health

Sciences, IndiaRuni Mukesh Patel, BA, Drew UniversityTrusha Nitin Patel, BDS, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Dental College, IndiaAlexa Ann Patti, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyHector Luis Maldonado Perez7, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyAnna Rabkin, BS, North Carolina State UniversityKimberly Nichole Rahi¹, BS, East Tennessee State UniversityJay M. Rana, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyMariam Tariq Rashid, BA, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyHantz Edward Ricot, BSM, State University of Haiti, HaitiThaddeus David Ritch de Herrera¹, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityTimothy James Roach5, BS, Liberty UniversityFanta Sannoh, BSC Hons, University of Sierra Leone, Sierra LeoneJenna Nicole Scillitani1,7, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyShrey Mehul Shah, BDS, Ahmedabad Dental College, IndiaTarin Antonnette Shaw5, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseySarah Michelle Araba Simpson, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyColleen Althea Smith7, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyEnid Y. Sun², BA, Boston UniversityTiffany S. Taylor¹, BS, William Paterson UniversityJulianne Rose Thompson, BA, Drew UniversityOluwatosin Mercy Tokede¹, BDS, University of Ibadan, NigeriaAbrar Abdullah Tounsi¹, BDS, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi ArabiaKathyrn Jane Tracy3, DO, Rowan UniversitySean Fitzgerald Tyndall¹, MBBS, University of Guyana School of Medicine, Guyana

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GraDuatiNG class of 2016Kavitha Vemireddy¹, MBBS, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical SciencesNiranjani Venkateswaran¹, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFrederick Andrew Waldron¹, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical SchoolManisha Khera Walia, BDS, Kurushetra University, IndiaChenchen Wang¹, BS, Nanjin Medical University, ChinaJoni-Leigh Webster, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyLing Zhang¹, MBS, North Carolina State University

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Asa A. Dewan¹, BS, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyKyle Ryan Flannery, PharmD, Philadelphia College of PharmacyJingjing Guo, BS, East China Normal University, ChinaJiapeng He, BS, Nankai University, School of Life Science, ChinaLauren Rose Hippeli, BA, The College of New JerseyKapil Kumar Sardiwal, BDS, Government Dental College, IndiaZhu Li1, BS, Beijing University of Chinese Medical, ChinaXizhi Luo, BCM, Guongzhou Medical University, ChinaFelipe Munoz, BA, University of Southern CaliforniaZijie Shen, BSE, Southeast University, ChinaZhengyang Shi, MS, University of Nebraska LincolnLiziao Su, MD, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, ChinaZhijie Su, BS, Shanghai University, ChinaRoshni Manojkumar Thakkar, BDS, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, IndiaZhenglan Wan BA, Qiongzhou University, ChinaWei Wang, BS, University of Science and Technology, ChinaRuiqian Yang, MS, China Pharmaceutical University, ChinaShuai Zhao, MS, Illinois Institute of TechnologyWenhan Zhu1, BS, Lehigh University

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYJoint Degree with Rutgers Graduate School—New Brunswick

Daniel Philip Giovenco, MPH '12, Rutgers School of Public HealthMentor: Cristine D. Delnevo, PhD, MPH ‘93Dissertation: The Electronic Cigarette Retail Environment in New Jersey

and its Associations with Community Demographics and Youth Vaping Behaviors

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Ashley EM Mapou¹, MS, New York Institute of TechnologyMentor: Jun-Yan Hong, PhDDissertation: Environmental Factors in Crime: Assessing Outdoor Air

Pollution Concentrations and Weather Variables

Megan F. Rockafellow Baldoni, MPH '11, Rutgers School of Public HealthMentor: Mark G. Robson, PhD, MPH '95, DrPHDissertation: Efficacy of Arsenic Water Treatment Systems: Maintenance,

Performance Testing, Regulations and Practice

Jessica Stephanie Vestel, MPH '11, Rutgers School of Public HealthMentor: Jun-Yan Hong, PhDDissertation: Determination of Endocrine Disruption Risk Following

Exposure to Betamethasone in Surface Water

DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Nancy Frances Lashway¹, MPH, University of South FloridaMentor: Mark Gregory Robson, PhD, MPH '95, DrPHDissertation: Nutritional Adequacy of Home Food Inventories of Seniors

Receiving Home-Delivered Meals in South Carolina

EXPLANATORY NOTESThe listings of graduates in this program are based upon information provided to the University Office of Academic Affairs at the time of submission of the program for publication. These listings are unofficial. The official conferral of degrees/certificates occurs upon satisfactory completion of all academic requirements and the fulfillment of all financial and other obligations to the University.1 Degree was awarded prior to commencement2 MD/MPH dual-degree program3 DO/MPH dual-degree program4 MPH/MBA dual-degree program5 MPH/Master of Biomedical Science dual-degree program6 MPH/Master of Science-Physician Assistant dual-degree program7 BS/MPH articulated degree program

GraDuatiNG class of 2016

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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Annual Award and Lecture in Public Health* The Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Annual Award and Lecture in Public Health, established in 2001, celebrates Senator Lautenberg’s outstanding public health achievements. This award is bestowed annually at the Convocation of the School of Public Health in the name of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg to an outstanding leader in public health. Following the presentation of the award, the award recipient delivers the Lecture in Public Health. Previous award recipients are listed below:

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DescriptioN of coNvocatioN awarDs

2002John D. Slade, MD (posthumously)Accepted by Jack Henningfield, PhD,

and Mrs. John D. Slade

2003David Mechanic, PhD

2004Kenneth Olden, PhD, ScD, LHD

2005Bernard D. Goldstein, MD

2006Shelley A. Hearne, DrPH

2007William H. Foege, MD, MPH

2008Edward Roccella, PhD, MPH

2009Kirk R. Smith, PhD, MPH

2010James S. Marks, MD, MPH

2011Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc

2012Lawrence W. Green, DrPH, ScD

(Hon)

2013Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH

Stanley S. Bergen, Jr., MD, Medal of Excellence Award*The Stanley S. Bergen, Jr., MD, Medal of Excellence Award is presented by Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences to one student in each of the RBHS schools who has:

• Performedatahighlevelinhisorherpublichealthstudies;• Attainednotableachievementsinbasicscienceandpublichealth

research;• Demonstratedthosehighidealswhicharetraditionaltothepublic

health profession; and• EngagedinmeaningfulservicetotheSchoolofPublicHealth

community.

Stuart D. Cook, MD, Student Public Health Research Award*The Stuart D. Cook, MD Student Public Health Research Award was established in 2004 in honor of Stuart D. Cook, MD, Past President, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). During Dr. Cook's tenure as President, UMDNJ doubled research funding and became the leading research university in New Jersey.

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Student Government Association Student AwardThe Student Government Association Student Award was established in 2006 to recognize a graduating student from each campus for involvement in student activities at the School. The candidate must:

•BeagraduatingcandidateforanMPH,MS,PhD,orDrPHdegreeatthe School;

•BeactiveinSGAactivitiesorotherstudent-runactivitieswithintheSchool; and

•HavecontributedtothegrowthoftheSchoolintermsofstudentinvolvement and serving the School community.

Student Government Association Excellence in Teaching Award*The Student Government Association Excellence in Teaching Award was established by the Student Government Association in 2001. This award is given by the Student Government Association to faculty members on each campus for “excellence in teaching and service to public health students.”

Student Community Service Award The Student Community Service Award is presented annually to a student or students whose fieldwork research has:

•Benefitedanat-riskcommunity;•Producedinformationthathasthepotentialforimprovinghealth

indicators in the community; and •Producedadirectpositiveoutcomewithinthecommunity.

New Jersey Department of Health Student Award The New Jersey Department of Health Student Award was established in2002 to recognize the graduating student(s) who:

•MadeacontributiontotheworkoftheNewJerseyDepartmentofHealth in the current academic year;

•Wasinvolvedinworkcategorizedaspublichealthpractice;•ProducedworkproductsthatbenefitedtheNewJerseyDepartmentof

Health; and•Producedproductsthatarelikelytohavesomesustainableimpactor

influence on the public’s health in New Jersey.

Bernard D. Goldstein, MD, Award*The Bernard D. Goldstein, MD, Award, established in 1995 through an endowment from Dr. Goldstein, is awarded annually to recognize academic excellence. Dr. Goldstein was the former Chair of the Department of Environmental and Community Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, the founding Director of the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute and the former Acting Dean of the UMDNJ-School of Public Health.

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Distinguished Alumni Award*The Distinguished Alumni Award is awarded to an alumna/alumnus of theSchool of Public Health in recognition of outstanding lifetime achievement.

Delta Omega InductionDelta Omega, founded in 1924, is the honorary society for graduate studies in public health. It celebrates academic achievement, devotion to public health principles and outstanding service in public health. Students are selected from the top ten percent of their graduating class. The 2016 Delta Omega Inductees include:

MPH Graduates:Breanne Elizabeth Biondi, BA

Luckshman Coomaralingam, MD, MSBeatriz Helena Escobar-Guzman, MD

Robert Kenneth Grembowitz, BAMaxine Langenfeld, BS

Saisattha Noomnual, MSHector Luis Maldonado Perez, BS

Oluwatosin Mercy Tokede, BSManisha Khera Walia, BDS

MS GraduatesWei Wang, BSZhijie Su, BS

FacultyMitchel A. Rosen, PhD, MSPH

2016 Delta Omega Inductees are wearing a Delta Omega Stole in salmon pink.

*Designates awards which are on display at the Rutgers School of Public Health with the names of award recipients inscribed on the award’s plaque.

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acaDeMic attire

Academic attire was first used at universities during the 12th and 13th centuries, originally to provide warmth. At Oxford and Cambridge in the 16th century, each college developed distinctive costumes for each degree awarded, and eventually issued extensive regulations governing the details of these costumes. Academic dress was imported from England to America in the 18th century and used at Columbia University (then King’s College) and other colleges founded during the colonial period. In 1895, the Intercollegiate Code standardized the cut, style, materials and colors of academic attire for all colleges and universities in the United States, and in 1902 the International Bureau of Academic Costume was established to set and update standards for American academic dress, which most US institutions of higher education continue to follow.

Approved academic attire consists of a cap, gown, and hood. The gown is black for all baccalaureate and higher degrees. Gowns for bachelor’s and master’s degrees have no trimming; doctoral-degree gowns have black or discipline-specific color velvet trim down the front and three chevrons of the same trim on each sleeve. The hood, originally worn on the head for warmth, is currently worn around the neck, hanging down the back, and measuring three feet for bachelor’s degrees, three and one-half feet for master’s and four feet for doctoral degrees. In the United States, bachelor’s hoods are usually omitted. The hood bears the color codes of the level of the degree, the academic field in which the degree was earned, and the institution that conferred the degree. Thus the color(s) of the silk lining of the hood are the official colors of the institution, and the border color represents the faculty or field of study.

Some of these border colors identifying academic disciplines are as follows:

Arts, Letters, Humanities: WhiteBusiness: TanDentistry: LilacEducation: Light blueEngineering: OrangeLaw: Purple

Library Science: LemonMedicine: GreenNursing: ApricotPhilosophy: Dark bluePublic Health: Salmon pinkScience: Golden yellow

Universities and colleges register their official colors with the Intercollegiate Bureau of Academic Costume. The official colors of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is scarlet, seen on the silk linings of the hoods of our graduates. Hoods are sometimes not worn until the degree is actually conferred, with a ceremonial act of hooding taking place at this point in time.

The approved cap is the mortarboard, a stiff board nine inches square worn with the points to the front and back. Soft-material tams may alternately be used for doctoral-degree holders. A silk cord with a tassel is attached to a button on the center of the cap; it is gold for doctoral degrees and otherwise black. Tradition calls for the tassel to be worn on the right of the cap before the degree is conferred, then moved to the left afterward.

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With sincere appreciation and gratitude

to the

faculty, staff, students,

parents and families of our students,

alumni, alumnae, and friends

of the

Rutgers School of Public Health

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May 2016

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