Excellence in Teaching

Each year, the School honors one of its extraordinary faculty members with the Mailman School Teaching Excellence Award, which "honors a faculty member who inspires and challenges students, and whose innovative approaches to learning have a lasting impact on our graduates." A selection committee of faculty and students weigh course materials, course evaluation data, and student ballots to select the recipient.

The award is presented at the Mailman School commencement ceremony.

2021 Recipient

Andrea Flynn
Population and Family Health

Past Honorees

  • 2017: Merlin Chowkwanyun, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 2016: Martina Pavlicova, Biostatistics
  • 2015: Greg Freyer, Environmental Health Sciences
  • 2014: Amy Fairchild, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 2013: Robert E. Fullilove, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 2012: Leslie Roberts, Population and Family Health
  • 2011: Roger Vaughan, Biostatistics
  • 2010: James Colgrove, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 2009: Ana Abraido-Lanza, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 2009: Paul Brandt-Rauff, Environmental Health Sciences
  • 2007: Linda Cushman, Population and Family Health
  • 2006: Melissa Begg, Biostatistics
  • 2005: Michael Sparer, Health Policy and Management
  • 2004: Richard Parker, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 2003: Sharon Schwartz, Epidemiology
  • 2002: Joseph Graziano, Environmental Health Sciences
  • 2001: Robert E. Fullilove, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 2000: Michael Sparer, Health Policy and Management
  • 1999: Carole Vance, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 1998: Lawrence Brown, Health Policy and Management
  • 1997: Marysol Asencio, Sociomedical Sciences
  • 1996: Sharon Schwartz, Epidemiology
  • 1995: Robert E. Fullilove, Sociomedical Sciences 
  • 1994: Bernard Challenor, Health Policy and Management
  • 1993: Andrew Davidson, Population and Family Health
  • 1992: Andrew Davidson, Population and Family Health