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Alumni Hall Of Fame Honorees

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Alumni Hall of Fame was established in 2002 to honor alumni with outstanding career accomplishments in public health, as well as those who have volunteered time and talent in their communities in support of public health activities. Inductees exemplify the school's commitment to teaching, research and service.

Photo: 2011 Alumni Hall of Fame Honorees with Anniversary Gala MC Jamie Lee Curtis and Dean Rosenstock (from left to right): Dr. Peter Long, Dr. Toni Yancey, Dr. Arthur Southam, Dr. Robert Black, Sam Downing (also inducted, but not included in this photo: Kathryn Hall-Trujillo)

Frederick Angulo - 2012
Frederick J. Angulo, DVM, PhD
Dr. Angulo served 16 years in the Foodborne Diseases Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where he established several national surveillance programs including FoodNet and the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). In 2010, he joined the CDC’s Center for Global Health to direct the Global Disease Detection program, which conducts infectious disease capacity building efforts in more than 25 countries. He received his PhD in Epidemiology from UCLA in 1995.
Claire Brindis - 2012
Claire D. Brindis, MPH, DrPH
Dr. Brindis is the Director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and a Professor of Pediatrics at UC San Francisco. She is also Director of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Executive Director of the National Adolescent Health Information and Innovation Center. Dr. Brindis’ research focuses on women’s, adolescent, and child health policy at the state and national level, and evaluations of adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention and reproductive health services. Dr. Brindis is a member of the IOM. She received her MPH in Community Health Sciences from UCLA in 1973.
Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan - 2012
Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan, MPH, DrPH
Dr. Vichit-Vadakan is the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Public Health at Thammasat University in Thailand. Her research on the effects of air pollution and health has led to national policy and interventions, most notably the elimination of lead from gasoline, the establishment of national air quality standards, and implementation of environmental mitigation measures. She serves as the lead negotiator for Thailand at the Conference of the Parties for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which is the first international health treaty. Dr. Vichit-Vadakan received both her degrees -- an MPH in 1981 and a DrPH in 1987 -- in Community Health Sciences from UCLA.
Robert Black - 2011

Robert Black, MD, MPH
Dr. Black is the Edgar Berman Professor and Chair of the Department of International Health and Director of the Institute for International Programs at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  Dr. Black's research focuses on reducing child deaths in the developing world that result from infectious diseases and under-nutrition.  He received his MPH from UCLA in 1976.
Sam Downing - 2011

Sam Downing, MBA, MPH, FACHE
Mr. Downing is President/CEO of Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, an integrated network of health care programs, services and facilities on California's central coast.  Mr. Downing also serves as Chairman of Beta Healthcare Group, the largest provider of hospital malpractice coverage in California.  Downing completed a Masters of Public Health degree program, with emphasis on hospital administration, from UCLA in 1971.
Kathryn Hall-Trujillo - 2011

Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, MPH
Ms. Hall-Trujillo is the founding director of Birthing Project USA, which is dedicated to improving the birth outcomes for women of color by providing practical support to women during pregnancy and for one year after birth of their children.  The Birthing Project model has been replicated in nearly 100 communities in the US, Canada, Central America and Africa.  She received her MPH from UCLA in 1976.
Peter Long - 2011

Young Alumnus Award: Peter Long, MPH, PhD
Peter Long, Ph.D., is president and CEO of Blue Shield of California Foundation. He previously served in leadership roles at the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and The California Endowment.  He has extensive experience working on health policy issues at the state, national, and global levels.  

He received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard; a master’s in health policy from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health; and his doctorate in Health Services from the University of California, Los Angeles. 
Arthur Southam - 2011

Arthur Southam, MD, MBA, MPH
Dr. Southam is executive vice president of health plan operations for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals with national responsibility for marketing sales, product development and administrative services.  Before joining Kaiser in 2001, Dr. Southam served as CEO of Health Systems Design and CEO of two California health plans, HealthNet and CareAmerica.  Dr. Southam received his MPH from UCLA in 1984.
Toni Yancey - 2011

Toni Yancey, MD, MPH
Dr. Yancey is Professor of Health Services and Co-Director of the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.  She serves on the board of the Partnership for a Healthier America where she supports First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign.  Her book "Instant Recess: Building a Fit Nation 10 Minutes at a Time" was recently published by the University of California Press.  She received her MPH from UCLA in 1991.

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  • getting involved with a committee, or

  • offering your thoughts and ideas,

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