Zuckerman College of Public Health Graduates 286 Students
Public health undergraduate students are all smiles as they prepared to enter Centennial Hall for the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health honored its spring 2022 graduating class May 14 at Centennial Hall. A total of 286 students celebrated the successful conclusion of their degree programs in front of family, friends and faculty.
“Congratulations, Public Health Graduates. As Dean of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, I am so proud of you all,” said Dean Iman Hakim, MBBCh, PhD, MPH. “Each of you has worked hard to earn the degree you have achieved, and I commend your effort. I wish you every success as you go forward into the world with passion and dedication to face the public health challenges of today and tomorrow. Congratulations and Bear Down!”
The event honored 164 undergraduates who were awarded bachelor’s degrees in public health, 105 students who completed their master’s degrees and six students who earned doctoral degrees.
A version of this story and additional photos can be seen on the Zuckerman College of Public Health website.
(From left) Jazmin Youngblood and Kara Yagade celebrate the completion of their undergraduate studies at the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
(From left) Marc Verhougstraete, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Community, Environment and Policy, and John Ehiri, PhD, MPH, MSc, associate dean for academic affairs in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, get ready for the college’s 2022 spring convocation ceremonies.
Master of Public Health graduates gather at Centennial Hall for the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
(From left) John Ehiri, PhD, MPH, MSc, associate dean for academic affairs, Michael D. Dake, MD, senior vice president of the University of Arizona Health Sciences, Dean Iman Hakim, MBBCh, PhD, MPH; and Andre Dickerson, MA, MBA, assistant dean of student services and alumni affairs, get ready to congratulate students at the Zuckerman College of Public Health convocation.
Edda Anderson wears a graduation lei with the traditional cap and gown as she waits to cross the Centennial Hall stage to receive a bachelor’s degree at the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
(From left) Heather Nicole Doss, MPH, Tatiana Gonzalez, MPH, and Erin Green receive Student Life Awards from Andre Dickerson, MA, MBA, assistant dean of student services and alumni affairs, during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
(From left) John Ehiri, PhD, MPH, MSc, associate dean of academic affairs, stands with Bachelor of Science Outstanding Senior Award recipients Elizabeth Beattie, Erin Broas and Allison Rascon during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
Nidal Azreg-Zakaria Kram-Brooks, DrPH, is hooded during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
Valerie Madera-Garcia, PhD, holds the Puerto Rican flag as she is hooded during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation for earning a doctorate in epidemiology.
Katelyn Maple cheers as she walks on stage to receive her Bachelor of Science in Public Health during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
Master of Public Health student Eniola Idowu, MPH, is hooded during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
(From left) Gabriela Valdez, PhD, director of global education and global health programs, poses for a photograph with Bachelor of Science graduate Sara Lee as she crosses the stage at Centennial Hall during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
Carol Seanez, MPH, is hooded during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
Gliney Clarissa Rios, MPH, accompanied by her daughter Mia, is hooded during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
(From left) Andrea Monazzami is congratulated by her father, Hossain Monazzami, after she received her bachelor’s degree at the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
Josselyn Sanchez, MPH, poses with her nephews and nieces outside of Centennial Hall after the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
Madison Kim received her bachelor’s degree and plenty of congratulatory gifts from family and friends after the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.
Velma Gesimba, MPH, and her family pose with John Ehiri, PhD, MPH, MSc, associate dean for academic affairs (third from left) after being hooded for earning her Master in Public Health degree during the 2022 spring convocation ceremony for the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
Naomi Abraha, MPH, and Loren Halili, MPH, celebrate after receiving their master’s degrees during the 2022 Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health spring convocation.