May 7 marked the tenth Convocation ceremony of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.

On this milestone date, the School celebrated the largest graduating class in its history, with more than 50 students finishing the semester with a Master of Public Health or PhD and more than 60 others scheduled to graduate over the summer.

Special awards went to:

• Nick Johnson — Public Health Student Achievement Award, MPH
• Katelyn Guastaferro — Public Health Student Achievement Award, PhD
• Na’Taki Osborne Jelks — Diane Caves Memorial Award
• Michelle Eichinger of Designing4Health and Lt. Taran Pierce of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention — Practicum Preceptor of the Year
• Prevent Child Abuse Georgia — Practicum Site of the Year