Transcript Delta Omega Society Upsilon Chapter Public Health Honor

Delta Omega Society
Upsilon Chapter
Public Health Honor Society
UAB SOPH Student Orientation
February 23, 2008
History
 1924: First chapter of Delta Omega
established at Johns Hopkins University
School of Public Health
 58 national chapters throughout U.S. and
Puerto Rico
 Delta Omega meets during APHA
 Sponsors National Student Poster
Competition
 http://www.deltaomega.org/
Upsilon Chapter (UAB)
 Established 1989
 Elizabeth Delzell, Executive Secretary
 4 members inducted
 301 members currently
Membership Categories
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Student Membership
Faculty Membership
Alumni Membership
Honorary Membership
Emeriti Membership
Student Induction
 Nomination Committee
 Selects students
 Upper twenty-five percent (25%) in class
standing
 Graduate GPA of at least 3.75
 Eligible students notified of
nomination
Induction
Selection of new student members:
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Nominating committee meets and selects from
eligible students based on:
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Leadership and achievements in:
 Research,
 Scholarly activity, and
 Service.
Graduate GPA
Letter of endorsement (letter of support)
Plans to attend the graduation induction ceremonies; and
Plans to follow a career in public health.
Limited to 10% or fewer of students from any graduating
class.
Induction at spring luncheon and recognition at
soph’s graduation ceremony
Student Poster Session
 Delta Omega has held a Student Poster
Session at the annual American Public
Health Association meeting since 1998.
 Research abstracts are selected by each
Delta Omega chapter and submitted to
the National Office for final selection.
Student Poster Session
 Posters will be presented at APHA in November and
students will be recognized at a reception.
 This year the Delta Omega student poster competition
will be part of the school’s Public Health Research Day.
See www.soph.uab.edu/publichealthresearchday
 Deadline for submission: March 15, 2009
 Information will be available in the Office of Student
Affairs and on the School’s webpage
More Information
 Current officers
 Beverly Mulvihill, President, [email protected]
 Susan Davies, President-elect,
[email protected]
 Martha Slay Wingate, Past-President,
[email protected]