Spring Semester New Member Nominations - Students, Faculty and Alumni Membership election occurs in the Spring of each academic year. Students that graduated in August and December of the academic year and those that will graduate in May of the academic year are eligible for nomination. Alumni and faculty nominees are submitted by each department. Induction of New Members The induction ceremony honoring the newly elected members will be held in conjunction with the SPHTM Awards Ceremony (generally occurs the week of spring commencement ceremonies). Best Doctoral Dissertation Award Every year the Eta Chapter grants an award to the most outstanding doctoral dissertation written by an SPHTM student. Each department can submit no more than two doctoral dissertations with a letter of nomination to the committee chair. Students please contact your department representative if you would like to be considered. The winner will be recognized at the SPHTM Awards Ceremony. Generally held in March/April. Public Health Poster Competitions The Eta Chapter sponsors an annual poster competition to display research and related work completed by SPHTM students. All SPHTM students are eligible to participate, including those in joint degree programs and the undergrad public health program. The first place winner is submitted to the national poster contest sponsored by APHA. The second place winner receives a cash prize. Honorable mention certificates are also awarded. The contest is usually held in March. Click here to read more about the contest and submission guidelines. |