Eunice N. Tyler Practice Award for Excellence

The Eunice N. Tyler Award for Excellence in public health education practice, one of the two oldest awards in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, recognizes public health practitioners who have more than 10 years of service and have demonstrated leadership in their employment and in professional groups.  The monetary award, endowed by an anonymous donor in 1987, was designed to encourage a high level of performance in the practice of public health education among alumni from the department. Award recipients through the years  2008 LaVerne Reid (MPH 1977, PhD 1999) Interim Associate Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences North Carolina Central University 2007 Julie Sweedler (MPH 1994) Director, Women's Health Information Center Women's Hospital, UNC Health System 2006 Katherine Turner (MPH 1996) Training and Reproductive Health Specialist IPAS 2005 Gina Upchurch (MPH 1993) Executive Director, Senior PHARMAssist, Durham, NC 2004 Rosemary Laughler Summers (MPH 1977, DrPH 1996) Health Director, Orange County, NC 2003 Bill Brieger (MPH 1975) Associate Professor Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2002 Lynda Anderson (PhD, 1984) Chief, Health Care and Aging Studies Branch Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001 Emily Untermeyer (MPH 1979) President/Executive Director, AMIGOS de los Americas 2000 Harriet Barr (MPH 1948) Former Director, Alumni Affairs UNC School of Public Health 1999 Leonard Dawson (MSPH 1963) Former faculty member, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education UNC School of Public Health 1998 Janice Yuwiler (1984) Program Director, California Center for Childhood Injury Prevention San Diego State University School of Public Health 1997 Janet Colm (MPH 1980) President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina Inc. 1996 Katherine E. Crosson (MPH 1974) Associate Director, Center for Quality, Improvement, and Patient Safety Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 1995 Edna Hensey (MPH 1965) Faith Guide Coordinator, Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch North Carolina Division of Public Health 1994 Salli Benedict (MPH 1978) Assistant Director, Community Development, Implementation and Dissemination UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 1993 Linda Redman (MPH 1977) Team Leader, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1992 Kathleen Parker (MPH 1976) Public Health Education Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last updated June 19, 2008