Student Awards
Susan S. Addiss Award in Applied Public Health Practice
University of Connecticut Program in Applied Public Health Sciences
The Susan S. Addiss Award in Applied Public Health Practice is awarded to the public health student that best emulates the characteristics of Susan Addiss through demonstrated leadership, public health advocacy, and commitment to the health of the Community. Ms. Addiss is the former Commissioner of the CT Department of Public Health and Addiction Services. She had a long and exemplary career in state and local public health and served as President of the American Public Health Association as well as the Connecticut Public Health Association. She was a longstanding chair of the UConn Public Health Advisory Committee.
Recipients
| 2025 | Julia Prescott, MPH Adriana López de Victoria Martínez, MPH |
| 2024 | Nuratu Quarshie, MPH |
| 2023 | Mauro Diaz-Hernandez, MPH |
| 2022 | Joanee Mata, MPH |
| 2021 | Katherine Merrick, DMD, MPH |
| 2020 | Audrey Blondin, JD, MPH |
| 2019 | Natalie Moore, M.D., MPH |
| 2018 | Kathryn Bentivegna, MPH |
| 2017 | Amna Sarwar, MPH |
| 2016 | Andrea Borondy Kitts, MPH |
| 2015 | Cynthia Fortner, MPH |
| Maria Restrepo-Ruiz, MPH | |
| 2014 | Evan Timme, MPH |
| 2013 | Meghan Wilson, MPH |
| 2012 | Colleen A. O’Connor, MPH |
| 2011 | Erin Katherine Havens, MPH |
| 2010 | Ronald Krom, MPH |
| 2009 | Linda Estabrook, MPH |
| 2008 | Paul Gacek, MPH |
| 2007 | Catherine Zito, MPH |
| Pamela Meliso, J.D., MPH | |
| Annamarie Beaulieu, MPH | |
| 2006 | Yvette Wild, M.D., MPH |
Mulvihill Medal for Academic and Research Excellence
University of Connecticut Program in Applied Public Health Sciences
The Mulvihill Medal is awarded to the year’s outstanding public health student based on GPA and the quality of the final capstone project or thesis. The Mulvihill Medal was established by Dr. James E. and Mary Jane Mulvihill. Dr. Mulvihill was vice president, provost, and executive director of the University of Connecticut Health Center from 1980 to 1992. His commitment to graduate public health education at the Health Center was instrumental in enabling the program to begin and thrive. During Dr. Mulvihill’s tenure, Mary Jane Mulvihill worked tirelessly on behalf of the Health Center. Subsequently, in 1998, she received her master of public health degree from UConn.
Recipients
| 2025 | Brent Heineman, MD, MPH |
| 2024 | Joel Villalba, MPH |
| 2023 | Jeffrey (JD) Tamucci, MPH |
| 2022 | Suleiman Abiola, MD, MPH |
| 2021 | Melissa McCann, MPH |
| 2020 | Lina Smith, MPH |
| 2019 | Natalie Moore, M.D., MPH |
| 2018 | Kathryn Bentivegna, MPH |
| 2017 | Amna Sarwar, MPH |
| 2016 | Andrea Borondy Kitts, MPH |
| 2015 | Cynthia Fortner, MPH Maria Restrepo-Ruiz, MPH |
| 2014 | Evan Timme, MPH |
| 2013 | Meghan Wilson, MPH |
| 2012 | Colleen A. O’Connor, MPH |
| 2011 | Erin Katherine Havens, MPH |
| 2010 | Ronald Krom, MPH |
| 2009 | Linda Estabrook, MPH |
| 2008 | Paul Gacek, MPH |
| 2007 | Catherine Zito, MPH Pamela Meliso, J.D., MPH Annamarie Beaulieu, MPH |
| 2006 | Yvette Wild, M.D., MPH |