The Yale Graduate & Professional Student Senate has named Professor Melinda Pettigrew, Ph.D., recipient of the 2018 Inspiring Yale Award for the Yale School of Public Health.
Pettigrew is to be honored for being an inspiration to the Yale University student body in and out of the classroom at the 4th annual Inspiring Yale event on April 11 at The Yale School of Management, Zhang Auditorium. She will share the stage with this year’s guest speaker and honoree Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.
“This award is particularly meaningful to me because it is from the students. That is why, when all is said and done, I am here at Yale,” said Pettigrew.
Pettigrew is a professor of epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Public Health. She is a leader in public health education and is widely recognized for her research on antibiotic resistance and the epidemiology of respiratory tract and hospital-acquired infections. She also serves on the Steering Committee of the Antibiotic Resistance Leadership Group.
This award is particularly meaningful to me because it is from the students. That is why, when all is said and done, I am here at Yale.
Melinda Pettigrew
“We are honored to be presenting this year’s Inspiring Yale award to such a deserving individual,” said Shermaine Hutchins, 2018 Inspiring Yale Committee Chair and Yale School of Public Health M.P.H. student. “This award is a testament to the impact made on the Yale University student body, who graciously selected all of this year’s recipients.”
Past Yale School of Pubic Health recipients of the award are John Pachankis, Shelley Geballe and Marney White.
Inspiring Yale was launched in 2015 by the Yale Graduate & Professional Student Senate. To learn more about the program and to see a full list of this year’s recipients, visit https://www.inspiringyale.com/winners-2018.