Title: IH SECTION AWARDS

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Section/SPIG: International Health

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The IH Section presented two awards at the San Francisco Annual Meeting. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Clarence Pearson for his work in scientific management of IH projects and innovations in public-private partnerships. The Mid-Career Award went to Sarah Shannon, executive director of the Hesperian Foundation, for her leadership in expanding Hesperian's line of public health books for poor communities and her innovations in participatory publishing. For the first time, the Awards Ceremony and Social Hour were held in a restaurant outside the convention center to provide a more pleasant atmosphere and improve the quality of the food. The event was co-sponsored by UC San Francisco's Institute for Global Health, the UC San Francisco's Office of International Programs, and the Stanford University Medical School. It was attended by about 175 people.

Honor someone whose work you admire by nominating them for one of the four International Health Section Awards: Lifetime Achievement, Mid-Career, Outstanding Service, and Special Recognition. For a list of past awardees and instructions on how to submit a nomination, please visit the Award Committee's Web site: <http://www.apha-ih.org/Awards.htm>.