Some of public health’s most passionate advocates were recognized during the 2023 GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference in Jekyll Island during the presentation of section awards and the Sellers-McCroan Award.

Click any link below to learn more about the award recipient. Congratulations to all of these public health champions!

• Al Dohany Community Service Award: Lisa Crossman, MS
• Jules S. Terry Memorial Award: Eleanor Garlow, MPH
• Fred Agel Governance Award: Lisa Cupid, JD
• Academic Section Award: Raymona Lawrence, DrPH, MPH
• Nutrition Outstanding Leadership Award: Kayla Mathis, MS
• Rosemarie B. Newman Nutrition Extra Mile Award: Kenya Owens, Med, RD, LD, CLC
• Larry W. Miller Health Information Specialist Award: Unsona Tate
• Administration Outstanding Service Award: Valerie Prince, BA
• Applied Epidemiologist of the Year Award: Jocelyn Love, MPH
• Stancliff Boone Communicable Disease Specialist Award: Frank Grier, MPH
• Environmental Health Specialist of the Year Award: Terry Ferrell, BS, RS
• Environmental Health Innovations Award: Tim Callahan, MPH
• J. Patrick O’Neal Safety and Health Preparedness Award: Shalonna Stewart, FNP-C
• Georgia Dental Award of Merit: Tarem Hendricks, DMD
• Maggie Kline Nursing Award: Joy Langley, R.N.
• Ruth B. Freeman Nursing Award for Population Health: Pepa Koleva, FNP-C
• Lillian D. Wald Public Health Nursing Award: Teresa Hritz, R.N.
• Barfield Nursing Award: Kimberly Allen, MS, PhD
• President Award Recipients: Cindi Hart and Morris Hutcheson
• Sellars-McCroan Award Recipients: Dr. Christopher Gulledge, Rachel Franklin, and Savannah Hardin