Current Endowments
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The Augusto and Martha Ortiz Endowment
Established by the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health in 2001 to honor and memorialize Dr. Augusto and Martha Ortiz's pioneering work in community health, through the College’s Rural Health Office. These funds will help to research, develop, implement and evaluate public health education, research projects and scholarship to provide leadership in rural health service and practice. Student Scholarship awarded annually.

Zuckerman/Canyon Ranch Endowed Chair in Lifestyle and Behavioral Health
Established by Enid and Mel Zuckerman in 1998 to support the implementation of an integrated community prevention and health promotion program.  This endowed chair is an academic leader in behavioral health and health promotion program development and outcomes research.

Zuckerman/Canyon Ranch Prevention and Lifestyle Endowment
Established by Enid and Mel Zuckerman in 1997 to support the education, research, teaching and related programs of the College of Public health.

Roy P. Drachman Prevention Fund for Children
Roy P. Drachman Prevention Fund for Children Established by Roy P. Drachman in 1998 to support student internships and research experiences for currently enrolled students and junior faculty in the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health. Funds support research, development, implementation and evaluation of programs focusing on children or youth that promote healthy behaviors, nutrition, physical activity and/or mentoring at-risk children and youth. Fellowships awarded three times annually.

Community Health Equity Fund for Rural and Border Health Endowment
This endowment focuses on enhancing health promotion, prevention and control of chronic diseases in border and rural populations. Some of the efforts include multiple collaborative public health research and community-based prevention/intervention activities in the Four Corners region. These programs involve partnerships with the Arizona Department Health Services, local health departments, other federal/state/local/border agencies, universities, and communities. This fund will support project and research development, implementation and evaluation. Established in 2002.

Elbridge & Genevieve Morrill Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Scholarship endowment for awards to undergraduate or graduate students concentrating in Environmental & Occupational Health. Established in 2002.

Friends of Canyon Ranch Health Promotion Endowment
This endowment will create opportunities for collaboration among our statewide programs and our communities while increasing awareness about cultural and community issues related to health promotion, health disparities and advocacy. Most importantly it will help address health disparities and encourage communities to focus on prevention by providing support for the development, implementation and evaluation of research and community-directed programs for underprivileged and at-risk population.

Andrew W. Nichols Scholars Fund for the Promotion of Rural and Border Health
This fund support internships and scholarships for students currently enrolled in the College of Public Health focusing on policy, advocacy or innovative services designed to promote rural or border health.  Established in 2002.  Student scholarships awarded annually.

Josephine Weresch Diabetes Endowment
Established to fund diabetes research and internships. Established in 2003.

Reva T. Frankle Endowment
Scholarship award to undergraduate or graduate student. The recipient is to be a student in the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health, whose studies area focus on Native American populations and diabetes. Established in 2003. Student scholarship awarded annually.