Alumni & Friends

Official UM SPH Group, Now on Linked In

UM SPH has a group on Linked In that is designed just for you. Thousands strong, the "Official University of Michigan School of Public Health Group" allows you to network, start or join discussions on public health topics, and keep connected to current and former classmates. Questions? E-mail sph.alumni@umich.edu.

Make More Connections

Find an Alum (to locate UM SPH friends/colleagues).
What's New With You? (for "Class Notes" in Findings magazine).
The SPH Career Connection puts the powerful "Michigan connection" to work for your career or business.
Share Your Contact Information for networking with new alumni.
Share Your Story: There's a story behind every gift. What's yours?
University of Michigan Alumni Association (sponsor of UM E-Mail Forwarding for Life)
Stay connected by providing your current contact information.

Discover UM SPH

Findings online lets you search articles by keyword. Fall 2012 focuses on politics in health.
Net:Works: how your fellow alumni are changing the world, and giving back to the school. Fall 2010 focuses on innovation.
News releases, video and podcasts.
SPH Experts List: quick reference of topics in public health.
Office of Public Health Practice: for applied research,and lifelong learning.
Get active with your SPH Alumni Board of Governors.
Visit your department at UM SPH (to verify degree, order transcript, etc., go through the SPH Registrar)

Alumni Spotlight

Find out what your classmates are up to in the Alumni Class Notes from Findings Magazine.

Denise Brooks-Williams named CEO of Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital

Denise Brooks-Williams, '91, has been named as new president and chief executive officer for Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, effective February 4, 2013. Read more..

Michigan's Warden Awarded Yarmolinsky Medal from Institute of Medicine

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) honored the University of Michigan School of Public Health’s Dr. Gail Warden for his outstanding service. Read more

Michigan Graduate Receives Snyder Award

Harry E. Grenawitzke has received the 2012 Walter F. Snyder Environmental Health Award from NSF International and the National Environmental Health Association. Grenawitzke is a graduate of U-M School of Public Health. The Snyder award is given in honor of U-M SPH Professor Walter Snyder who was co-founder and first executive director of NSF International.

http://www.nsf.org/business/newsroom/press_releases/press_release.asp?p_id=26129

Kimberlydawn Wisdom Among 2012 Top Minority Executives in Health Care

Modern Healthcare honored Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, adjunct assistant professor and alumnus of U-M School of Public Health, as one of the top 25 minority executives in healthcare for 2012. Dr. Wisdom is senior vice president of community health and equity and chief wellness officer at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Wisdom. From 2003-10, Wisdom served as the state of Michigan’s first surgeon general. President Barack Obama also appointed Wisdom to the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health.

If you subscribe to ModernHealthcare.com, you may view the article here: http://www.modernhealthcare.com/section/TopMinorityExecutives#

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Alumni News

Barbara Rimer '73, knows a thing or two about schools of public health...read more.

Terrence Bidnick, '87, works with the world's largest collection of scientists, engineers, and technicians...read more.

Alumni Relations

CC Pryor, Assistant Director, Annual Fund and Alumni Relations

Telephone: 734-764-8093

E-mail: sph.alumni@umich.edu