Commencement A total of 299 students received degrees on May 13, including 264 MPH degrees, 19 MSPH degrees, three MS degrees, 11 dual degrees, and four PhDs. Dr. Audrey Manley, the President of Spelman College and a former acting Surgeon General of the United States and Deputy Surgeon General, gave a rousing commencement address, calling graduates to embrace a life of service. Graduate speaker Kari Greene urged her classmates to combat fatalism and maintain their passion for service when they feel overwhelmed by the public health problems of the day. As always, the ceremony was replete with well-deserved honors and awards. Carlos Franco Paredes, an International Health graduate and chief resident at Grady Memorial Hospital, received the James W. Alley Award, for extraordinary efforts to serve those in need. Stanley Foster, professor of International Health, received the Thomas F. Sellers, MD Award for support of faculty colleagues in public health. Thomas Mampilly, Environmental and Occupational Health graduate, received the Eugene J. Gangarosa, MD Student Award, which honors creative approaches to solving public health problems. Azhar Nizam, professor of Biostatistics, received the Crystal Apple Award for Excellence in Professional School Teaching for the university at large. Roger Rochat, professor of Epidemiology and International Health; Kimberly Sessions, professor of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education; and Jim Setzer, professor of International Health received Professor of the Year Awards, given by students to honor outstanding faculty members who demonstrate leadership, a genuine concern for students, and a sense of academic excellence.