Announcements:

Elizabeth T. H. (Terry) Fontham, Dean of the LSU School of Public Health, will become the first non-physician elected national President of the American Cancer Society when she is inducted at a special ceremony during the Society's National Assembly Meeting on November 20, 2008 in New York City. She will also be the first epidemiologist and the third female to serve as president in the organization's 96-year history. Read more, 1, 2.

Faculty Drs. Wu, Chen and Peters contribute to the first assessment of HPV-related cancers in the US. Read more.

Dean Fontham is one of two recipients of the 2008 Alton Ochsner Award Relating to Smoking and Health. Read more, 1, 2.

New Orleans Magazine is featuring coverage of the Top Female Achievers event on their website. Dr. Melinda Sothern, Professor of Public Health, is one of the honorees. Click here to see the story.

Faculty Dr. Charles L. Brown, Jr, M.D., is the recipient of the prestigious 2007 St. George National Award, the highest recognition that can be given to an American Cancer Society volunteer. Read more.

Elizabeth T.H. Fontham, Dr PH Dean, LSUHSC School of Public Health

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