Nomination Deadline:
December 14, 2018 at 5 pm
Preparations are underway for the 90th Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference scheduled to take place on May 7-9, 2019 at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta. One of the highlights of the gathering is the announcement of public health employees and advocates who have been chosen as GPHA award recipients.
The GPHA Awards Committee, made up of representatives from public health districts and organizations around the state, is now soliciting nominations for all awards, including the distinguished Sellers-McCroan Award, which is presented at a separate event during the conference.
Nomination forms for all the awards can be downloaded using the link below. Please take the time to read through the criteria and consider taking this wonderful opportunity to broadly recognize staff, partners, and advocates for excellence in public health. The Sellers-McCroan Award particularly recognizes an individual or group whose work has had significant impact on epidemiology and/or laboratory services at the state, district or county levels; in academia; or in hospitals.
Award Nomination Forms:
All nominations must be completed on the form provided and submitted as an attachment electronically.
The deadline for submission for all awards is Friday, December 14, 5:00pm. There will be NO deadline extension.
Please attach a head shot suitable for publishing in the conference syllabus. Acceptable photo formats are: JPG, GIF, PNG or BMP. Incomplete nominations will not be accepted.
Email completed Legacy and Section Award nomination forms to GPHA.Awards@gmail.com.
Email completed Sellers-McCroan Award nomination forms to GPHA.Awards.SM@gmail.com.
More About the Awards
View Our 2018 Winners
Sellers-McCroan Award
The Sellers-McCroan Award recognizes and encourages outstanding achievement and service to Georgians in epidemiology and/or laboratory services. The recipient is a public health professional in Georgia, whose work has had significant impact on epidemiology and/or laboratory services at the state, district or county levels, or in academia or in hospitals. Learn more about the history of the Sellers-McCroan Award.
Jules S. Terry Memorial Award
The Jules S. Terry Memorial Award was established to recognize an individual whose work has contributed to broaden the provision of health services to individuals. Dr. Terry’s request was that the award not be related to position or discipline, but open to all.
Al Dohany Award for Outstanding Community Service
Established in 1999, the Al Dohany Award for Community Service honors public health leader, Al Dohany, who was highly respected among his peers and who made great contributions to the promotion of public health through his work with family connection and community groups at the local level. This award is presented annually to an individual who has made a positive contribution to community health through collaboration with the community and its leaders. This contribution involves encouraging a collaborative approach with existing community entities that is essential to realizing the long-term health outcomes of a community while recognizing the importance of communities and celebrating the diversity that makes a community vital.
Barfield Nursing Section Award
The Barfield Nursing Section Award was initiated by the Nursing Section of the Georgia Public Health Association in 1983 to honor Dorothy Barfield who served as the chief nurse at the state level. The purpose of this award is to recognize papers that promote public health by contributing to public health issues, programs, and philosophies.
Administration Outstanding Service Award
The Administrative Section Outstanding Service Award was first given in 2013. This award is presented to someone who has demonstrated exceptional public service by enhancing the fiscal and administrative areas in support of providing public health services to the community.
Environmental Health Specialist of the Year
The Environmental Health Specialist of the Year Award is an Environmental Health Section Award to recognize outstanding achievement and service in the field of Environmental Health.
Janet Stancliff Epidemiology Award
The Epidemiology Section of the Georgia Public Health Association voted in 1987 to establish an annual award to be presented to an individual who had contributed to the support of community epidemiologists throughout the state. In October 1993, this award was renamed in honor of desk clerk Janet Stancliff at the STD state office who had very efficiently and effectively promoted the collection of critical data by epidemiologists statewide. In 1999, the award was expanded to include nominations of Communicable Disease Specialists and others who have made outstanding contributions to the control of communicable diseases in the state of Georgia.
Kathy Miner Health Education and Promotion Award
The Kathy Miner Award was established to recognize outstanding achievements in the area of health education and promotion.
Larry W. Miller Health Info Specialist Award
The Health Information Specialist of the Year Award began in 1998 and is presented to a member of the Information Technology Section. The Health Information Specialist of the Year Award was established to recognize individuals for their professional contributions to managing, analyzing, producing, and communicating health information.
GA Dental Award of Merit
Initiated in 1989, the Georgia Dental Public Health Award is presented to an individual or organization by the Georgia Department of Public Health Oral Health Section and the Georgia Public Health Association Medical-Dental Section for outstanding services and contributions to the Georgia Dental Public Health Program nationally, regionally, statewide, and/or locally.
Fred Agel Governance Award
The Fred Agel Governance Award is a Boards of Health Section award to recognize outstanding commitment and service in the promotion of public health.
Lillian D. Wald Public Health Nursing Award
The Lillian D. Wald Public Health Nursing Award honors a public health nurse who has provided exemplary public health nursing leadership in the state of Georgia. The purpose of this award is to recognize demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness in developing efforts to improve the health of the public through political, legislative, professional, or interdisciplinary collaboration.
Maggie Kline Nursing Award
The Maggie Kline Nursing Award was established in 1989 to honor Maggie Kline who, for several years, coordinated the continuing education program for public health nurses in Georgia. The Award is specifically designed for a public health nurse or a public health nurse specialist who fulfills the nursing role in service delivery to public health clients and families through application of the Basic Skills Assessment Course.
Ruth B. Freeman Nursing Award for Population Health
The Ruth B. Freeman Public Health Nursing Award honors a public health nurse who has provided excellence in population health practice in the state of Georgia.
Rosemarie B. Newman Nutrition Extra Mile Award
The Rosemarie B. Newman Nutrition Extra Mile Award was established to recognize outstanding achievements in the area of nutrition.