Celebrating the Centennial

More than a century ago, Columbia University made a bold commitment to help shape the study and practice of public health.

In 1922, we began with a single student, in a single room on West 59th Street. Since then, the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has educated generations of leaders, led groundbreaking scientific discovery, and delivered solutions to protect and improve the health and wellbeing of people everywhere.

Recent events have made clear what many of us have long known. The work of the Columbia Mailman School is indispensable. From navigating the COVID-19 crisis and understanding the health effects of climate change to reducing health inequities in this country and around the world, Mailman’s experts are leading the way on the issues that matter. As we mark this centennial, let us celebrate the school and its students, faculty, and staff for their tireless and courageous efforts to protect our collective health.

 Lee C. Bollinger, President and Seth Low Professor of the University

 Centennial Gala Honorees

Gala Honoree Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr with Gala Vice Chair and Board of Advisor member Elizabeth “Betsy” Williams

Gala Honoree Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr

Gala Honoree Dr. P. Roy Vagelos with Ken Frazier, Merck CEO

Gala Honoree Dr. P. Roy Vagelos

President Lee Bollinger with Calderone Prize Winner Dr. Anthony Fauci

Calderone Prize Winner Dr. Anthony Fauci

Centennial Gala VIPs

Gala Chairs Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine

Dean Linda P. Fried

Dean Linda Fried with Gala Vice Chairs John W. and Valerie Rowe

Board of Advisor members Lila Preston, Jonathan Smidt, Chelsea Clinton, Peggy Shepard, Dean Linda Fried, Board Chair Dina Dublon, Alan Batkin, Cora Neumann, and Frank Jimenez

Dean Fried with Alumni Board President and Advisory Board Member Dr. Kyle MacDonald

Dean Linda Fried with Columbia Mailman student Sophie Yogoda and Gala Vice Chairs Mary Lake Polan and Frank A. Bennack, Jr. 

Clare Rosenfield with son Paul Rosenfield and grandson Elisha Baker, family of the late Allan Rosenfield, dean of Columbia Mailman School of Public Health from 1986-2008

Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA and Professor of Epidemiology, and Dr. Salim Abdool Karim, Director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa, CAPRISA Professor for Global Health

Calderone Prize Winner Dr. Anthony Fauci with Ariana Calderone Stahmer, Dean Linda Fried, Dean Katrina Armstrong, and Francesca Calderone-Steichen.

Commissioner Ashwin Vasan with Co-Executive Director Gisselle Pardo and Site Director Astrid Cordero of Nido de Esperanza, Calderone City Health Award Winner