25th Anniversary Gala celebrates growth and partnerships to propel the college forward
Thanks to our hundreds of supporters and our many sponsors who joined faculty, staff, students, and alumni at the 25th Anniversary Gala for the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to celebrate 25 years of growth – 25 years of people, partnerships, and purpose that join science, compassion, and community to prevent disease and create a healthier future for all.
Thanks to all our supporters who joined faculty, staff, and students at the 25th Anniversary Gala for the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to celebrate 25 years of growth – 25 years of people, partnerships, and purpose that join science, compassion, and community to prevent disease and create a healthier future for all.
Thanks especially to our Sponsors who made the event possible, and continue to do so much to support the college and our public health mission!
Our heartfelt thanks also goes out to our wonderful gala co-chairs, Randi Dorman and Neelam Sethi, our Community Advisory Board chairwoman JoAnna Westcott, the entire gala planning committee, and our student ambassadors for their invaluable help in making this celebration possible. We also want to thank the University of Arizona leadership for their continued support.
Please enjoy the photos and videos from the Gala to remember a wonderful evening of connection that will inspire our health equity mission in the years ahead!
Watch the New College Impact Video
Public health student ambassadors warm up the photo booth!
Dean Iman Hakim and husband Michael Mikhael celebrate with friends Linda and Ken Robin
Drs. Bob & Sue Vaughan join the celebration
The Zuckerman Legacy continues! Here, Nicole Zuckerman-Morris, Amy Zuckerman and guests toast the evening.
Suzan and Jim Dalen offer gift envelopes in support of public health student scholarships
Potoff Private Philanthropy: among those shown are Exec. Dir. Bill Westcott, treasurer Camille Coyle, and from Pima JTED, Superintendent Kathy Prather and Exec. Dir. Merrill Kemp-Wilcox
UA Provost Patricia Prelock and Dean Iman Hakim enjoy one of the evening’s many joyful moments.
Founding Dean G. Marie Swanson shares fond memories of MEZCOPH’s early days with the audience
Founder, Dr. David Lapan and CEO, Jackie Vasquez-Lapan with friends and members of their Lapan Sunshine Foundation
(l-r) Howard Glasser, Dr. Stephen Dahmer, Wendy Cancela, gala co-chair, Neelam Sethi, Gulshan Sethi, and Myriam and Dominic Ortega
Shelly and Robert Guerrero create a special moment on the dance floor
Members of your 9-3 Wildcat Football team crashed the photo booth again and again! (See full gallery for more!)
Gala Sponsors
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the partners whose support made this incredible event possible. Your commitment continues to shape the future of public health and advance a healthier future for all.
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