Public Health Honors Graduates at Fall Convocation
Erika Barton (center) celebrates earning a Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a focus in global health with her friends during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation on Dec. 17 at Centennial Hall.
The University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health honored its fall 2022 graduating class at Centennial Hall on Dec. 17. A total of 92 graduates celebrated the successful conclusion to their programs in front of family, friends and faculty.
“Now you are graduating, and you will go out into the world with the knowledge and skills you have gained at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health,” Dean Iman Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH, wrote to the graduates in the convocation program. “You will join so many of our other alumni who are working to improve health and wellness in diverse communities locally and globally. Together we will continue to push for health equity and social justice, so that all people have access to clean air, clean water, nutritious food and the health services they need.”
The convocation honored 38 Bachelor of Science graduates, 50 Master of Public Health graduates, one Doctor of Public Health graduate and three Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health graduates.
(From left) Master of Public Health graduates Sue Kim, Breanna Lameman, Geneva Frank, Kaitlyn Aoki and Samuel Farrow pause backstage at Centennial Hall before walking on stage to be hooded during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Aisha Fregoso is presented with the Outstanding Senior Award by John Ehiri, PhD, MPH, MSc, during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Kayla Allender hams it up for the audience as she walks onto the stage at Centennial Hall to receive her diploma during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Master of Public Health graduate Breanna Lameman is hooded by associate professor Nicole Yuan, PhD, MPH, during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Master of Public Health graduate Martin Caudillo smiles as he is hooded by assistant professor of practice Christina Cutshaw, PhD, during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Iris Elizabeth Lococo, who graduated with a Master of Public Health degree, snaps a photo during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Master of Public Health graduate Javeria Ahmad is hooded by assistant professor of practice Christina Cutshaw, PhD, during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Italia Trejo’s family members wait to capture the moment she is hooded as a Master of Public Health graduate at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Belen Alejandra Mejia happily anticipates being hooded as a Master of Public Health graduate during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
(From left) Cecilia Rosales, MD, associate dean of Phoenix programs, pauses for a photo with Doctor of Public Health graduate Sheila Soto at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Master of Public Health graduate Geneva Frank is hooded by associate professor Nicole Yuan, PhD, MPH, during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Lucynda Gorman Dahozy prepares to be hooded as a Master of Public Health graduate during the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
(From left) Valeria Enriquez, Riley Holmes and Ryan Carlo pause for a photo after receiving Bachelor of Science degrees at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Master of Public Health graduate Malcolm Wilson hugs his mother, LaTonya Price, after the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Bahozhoi Kinsel-Gishie takes a selfie with her family outside of Centennial Hall after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Casey McCormick celebrates earning her Master of Public health degree with friends (from left) Emma Strand, Nick Palumbo and Ingrid Freeman after the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Breanna Lameman gets a congratulatory kiss from her mother, JoAnn Lameman, after receiving her Master of Public Health diploma at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.
Master of Public Health graduate Eduardo Estrada is congratulated by his daughters and nieces the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health fall convocation.