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CHILDREN’S ADVOCATE ROB REINER CHOSEN TO DELIVER KEYNOTE AT SPH COMMENCEMENT DEAN’S MESSAGE It is with mixed emotions that I write my last message as dean of the UCLA School of Public Health. On a personal level, it has been a wonderful experience to play a role in the success of our school and to know that we are contributing to a healthier society. But after 15 years in this position, I have achieved the goals I established for the school, and it is time for a new dean to take the helm. I would like to express my sincerest thanks to the entire constituency of our school — faculty, students, staff, alumni and our many friends in the community. The school’s strength lies in your remarkable talents, your commitment to the principles of public health and your dedication to seeing these principles through. Any success I have enjoyed is a reflection of that strength. Now I look forward to joining you as a loyal member of our school’s constituency. I pass along the reins secure in the knowledge that the UCLA School of Public Health will continue to soar to new heights. Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Ph.D. Rob Reiner Actor, director and children’s advocate Rob Reiner has accepted an invitation to be the keynote speaker at the 2000 UCLA School of Public Health Commencement. Among Reiner’s many activities on behalf of children, he served as chair for the campaign of Proposition 10, the California Children and Families Initiative. The ballot measure — proposing a 50-cent-per-pack cigarette tax that would be used to create, on a countyby-county basis, a comprehensive, integrated program of early-childhood development services — was approved by voters in 1998 and is currently being implemented by the California Children and Families First State Commission. Reiner was appointed by Gov. Gray Davis to chair the commission, which is BELOVED LONG-TIME STAFFER SAM LUCAS IS MOURNED Sam Lucas, one of the school’s most beloved employees, died in April after a sudden illness. He was 46. Lucas served the school for 20 years, the last five as building manager. “Every UCLA School of Public Health student, staff and faculty member for the past 20 years knew Sam,” says Dorothy Breininger, executive assistant to the dean. Lucas was well known for his dedication to the school. “He would brave high winds in his T- shirt hanging signs announcing an event, then change his clothes and be at the event to greet guests, then stay until everyone left so that he working closely with the school’s Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, directed by Dr. Neal Halfon. Chancellor Albert Carnesale also announced that he would bestow the UCLA Medal upon Reiner at the June 18 ceremony. The UCLA Medal is the university’s highest honor, intended to recognize singularly important lifetime contributions to the university or to society. 1999-00 SPH GRADUATES BIOSTATISTICS M.P.H. 8 M.S. 15 Ph.D. 3 COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES M.P.H. 71 M.P.H./H.P. 4 Dr.P.H. 2 Ph.D. 11 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES M.P.H. 7 M.S. 9 Ph.D. 5 D.Env. 3 EPIDEMIOLOGY M.P.H. 36 M.S. 5 Dr.P.H. 1 Ph.D. 2 HEALTH SERVICES M.P.H. 37 M.P.H./H.P. 20 M.S. 7 Ph.D. 5 SCHOOL TOTAL 251 could clean up,” Breininger says. Lucas touched so many people that, when a school-wide e-mail was circulated announcing that he was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center and needed blood, the response was overwhelming. “Within minutes, everyone from the facilities employees and electricians to the school’s faculty, students and staff was lined up at the blood donation center,” says Breininger. “It was a wonderful testimonial to how much Sam was loved.” A scholarship fund has been established in Sam Lucas’ honor. Donations can be made by contacting the Dean’s Office.
BRESLOW LECTURE FOCUSES ON ENVIRONMENT The 2000 Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture, held March 8, featured a pair of speakers on “Air Pollution in Southern California: Seeking Answers to Critical Public Health Questions.” Dr. John Froines (left), professor of environmental health sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health, was joined by Dr. John Peters of USC (below right, with Dr. Lester Breslow) in addressing this important topic. UCLA School of PUBLIC HEALTH VOLUME 20, NUMBER 2 SPRING 2000 ALBERT CARNESALE, Ph.D. Chancellor Newsletter ABDELMONEM A. AFIFI, Ph.D. Dean 3 NEWS SCHOOL RANKS AMONG NATION’S ELITE The U.S.News & World Report 2001 survey of graduate schools guide is out, and the UCLA School of Public Health has received its highest ranking yet — tied for seventh. EDITORIAL BOARD ABDELMONEM A. AFIFI, Ph.D. Dean JUDITH M. SIEGEL, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Programs MICHAEL S. GOLDSTEIN, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Student Affairs V. GALE WINTING Associate Dean for Administration LAUREL WRUBLE Director of Development JEFFREY LUCK, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Health Services THOMAS R. BELIN, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Biostatistics JOYCE A. PAGE, M.S.P.H., J.D. Alumni Association President JULIA LIOU President, Public Health Students Association DAN PAGE Public Information Representative DAN GORDON Editor and Writer MARTHA WIDMANN Art Director Photography: ASUCLA (p. 2: Afifi; p. 3: Breslow Lecture; p. 7: Berkanovic and Glik; p. 8: Bastani); Yvette Roman (cover; pp. 4-7: Afifi; p. 4: Winer; p. 9: Sorvillo; pp.10-11). Graphic on p. 3 reproduced with permission from U.S.News & World Report. School of Public Health Home Page: www.ph.ucla.edu E-mail for Application Requests: app-request@admin.ph.ucla.edu The UCLA School of Public Health Newsletter is published by the UCLA School of Public Health for the alumni, faculty, students, staff and friends of the school. Copyright 2000 by The Regents of the University of California. Permission to reprint any portion must be obtained from the editor. Contact Editor, UCLA School of Public Health Newsletter, Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772. Phone: (310) 825-6381.
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