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PUBLIC HEALTH

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PUBLIC HEALTHThe Rollins school of Public healTh is leading The woRld TowaRd

better health. In classrooms and across the globe, Rollins faculty, students, and alumni are designing programs to help eliminate deadly and disabling diseases and creating innovative methods of prevention through research.

Whether they are providing solutions for the more than one billion people who lack safe water, identifying procedures that will detect and prevent cancer, developing innovative HIV/AIDS prevention strategies, combating the global diabetes epidemic, or tackling bioterrorism or health care reform, Rollins faculty are at the forefront of today’s most pressing health issues.

Campaign Emory provides you with the opportunity to change the world by investing in RSPH faculty and students who are committed to promoting health and preventing disease.

An ideal location, generous philanthropic support, and thoughtful stewardship of resources have propelled the RSPH into the upper echelon of public health schools. Paired with the Grace Crum Rollins Building, the new Claudia Nance Rollins Building will be a major component of continued success. The new building—funded by a lead gift from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation and Grace Crum Rollins—has created momentum that can be sustained only by continued investment in people and programs.

The RSPH’s goal to become one of the top five schools of public health in the world will require strategic investments in faculty, scholarships, and space. To compete with the world’s leading schools of public health, Rollins has set a goal of reaching a minimum of $100 million in endowment by 2012. This endowment will help recruit and retain outstanding faculty and double scholarship support for Rollins students from the United States and throughout the world. Through this growth, the RSPH will continue to enhance the stature of Emory University.

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Gifts to endow faculty chairs will be instrumental in attracting and retaining high-caliber research and teaching faculty. Your gift may translate into field research in sub-Saharan Africa or a cancer breakthrough in the laboratory. It may be a key factor in improving access to safe water, eliminating birth defects, early detection of breast cancer, decreasing maternal deaths, minimizing health disparities, or preventing teenagers from acquiring HIV.

Public health students have compassion and commitment. They embrace challenges and seek skills to make a difference. Scholarship support will ensure that the brightest students have access to an Emory education. Your support may be the critical factor in an outstanding student’s decision to pursue a career in public health.

Continuing the momentum the RSPH is experiencing requires visionary supporters who will join the quest to protect humankind’s most valuable asset—good health. Your support of the RSPH during Campaign Emory will sustain excellence in research, innovation in education, and commitment to protecting lives worldwide.

Your gift helps Emoryto be an international leader at the forefront of public health success.

n endowed chaiRs and PRofessoRshiPs | The success of an academic enterprise is built upon the strength of its faculty. Increasing resources to recruit and retain outstanding faculty remains the highest priority. Dedicated endowment will attract eminent senior faculty, as well as establish endowed junior positions for tomorrow’s leading researchers.

n scholaRshiPs | A strong commitment to current and future students through increased scholarships will allow more students to graduate with a Rollins School of Public Health degree. Increasing endowed scholarships will enable the school to compete with the world’s leading schools of public health for outstanding students, reduce student debt, and make the field of public health accessible to truly dedicated applicants.

n dePaRTMenTs and cenTeRs | The RSPH comprises six departments, each with opportunities for investing in research, fellowships, doctoral programs, and disease-specific programs. These gifts increase the ability to secure research grants, train outstanding professionals from throughout the world, and target public health threats.

n claudia nance Rollins building | At 190,000 square feet, the Claudia Nance Rollins Building is designed to foster interdisciplinary interaction and intellectual stimulation. In conjunction with the Grace Crum Rollins Building, it will accelerate teaching and collaborative research in key areas, including global health, predictive health, infectious disease, and chronic diseases.

n annual fund | Ongoing annual gifts to the Rollins School of Public Health Annual Fund provide unrestricted support for scholarships. Because they are pooled with many gifts from dedicated alumni and friends, annual gifts have great impact.

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C A m P A I G N E m O RYCampaign Emory is building momentum at a university brimming with vitality,

imagination, collaboration, and service. The campaign goal of $1.6 billion

will allow Emory and its partners in Atlanta and around the globe to address

enduring challenges. The people whose stories you’re about to read exemplify

the themes of the campaign—strengthening faculty distinction, preparing

engaged scholars, creating community and engaging society, confronting

the human condition and experience, and exploring new frontiers in science

and technology. The priorities in this publication support each of these themes.

Your gift—whether you give annually, include the Rollins School of Public Health

in your estate plans, or create an endowment—will have tremendous impact.F A C U L T Y C H A I R S S C H o L A R S H I P S

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PROTECT

n Strengthening Faculty Distinction

since its founding in 1990, the rollins school of public health has established itself as a center for multidisciplinary teaching and research. Rollins’

distinguished faculty lead the world in fighting disease and improving global health.

Before joining the RSPH in 2001, Keith

Klugman led a successful vaccine trial to pre-

vent childhood pneumonia. The trial included

nearly 40,000 children in Soweto, South

Africa. The vaccine now routinely is used in

the 18 richest countries in the world, but

access is still limited in developing countries,

where infectious pneumonia is the No. 1 killer

of children.

Klugman’s research has shown that the pneu-

moccocal vaccine can decrease virus-associated

pneumonia in children. more than 2 million

children under age 5 die of pneumonia each

year worldwide, primarily due to lack of detec-

tion. Detection of infectious diseases is key to

identifying their susceptibility to antibiotics

and is essential to developing strategies for

treatment and prevention.

To address a severe lack of laboratory capacity

for detection of disease in developing coun-

tries, Klugman is working with the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. State

Department, and the American Society for

microbiology. Together they are helping six

African countries use funds for HIV programs

to build laboratories for the detection of tuber-

culosis and pneumonia, which have increased

greatly due to HIV.

Klugman was named the William H. Foege

Chair of Global Health in 2005. Establishing

endowed chairs to recruit and retain interna-

tional leaders in public health research leads

to successes in addressing the world’s most

challenging health threats.

As director of the Joseph W. Blount Fund for Global Health and Society at the RSPH, Sandra Thurman helps equip leaders in the public health and private sectors to respond to the challenges of reducing the burden of disease on vulnerable populations and in resource-poor settings, particularly in the developing world.

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ACT

n Preparing Engaged Scholars

the rollins school of public health prepares students to make a difference. Rollins students see the problems that occur when resources are not

available to produce healthy and informed communities. They are attracted to

Rollins by the promise of hands-on experience and the opportunity to be part of

a community of engaged scholars working together to create solutions.

Olivia Ramirez grew up in New York City, no

stranger to the plight of urban children. But

nothing prepared her for working with chil-

dren in the Govandi slum of mumbai, India,

in the summer of 2006. She spent her days in

a health clinic in Govandi surveying children

who worked every day in the city dump. These

children rummaged through piles of trash,

amid smoke from burning rubbish, collecting

material to sell to recycling industries.

Ramirez performed daily lung function tests

on 50 children between 9 and 14 years old and

discovered more breathing problems, including

asthma, in these children than among mumbai

schoolchildren who were not slum dwellers.

Based on her findings, Ramirez recommended

a respiratory health program including moni-

toring and teaching slum children to protect

themselves while in the waste site.

Your investment in the Rollins School of Public

Health will provide more scholarships and

offer outstanding students opportunities to do

life-changing work in developing countries.

As president of the student chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, Stephanie Doan 08MPH helped create a panel of faculty and administrators charged by President James Wagner to develop a global access strategy. The goal was to ensure that people in developing countries benefit from medicines and innovations developed at Emory. The panel’s guidelines for technology transfer are now Emory policy.

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PREVENT

n Creating Community and Engaging Society

the rollins school of public health stretches well beyond the classroom. Faculty, staff, and students take pride in activism that influences public

health policy, global health issues, human rights, sustainability, and the environment.

Christine moe has devoted herself to prevent-

ing disease and death caused by the substance

necessary to maintain life: water.

As Eugene J. Gangarosa Professor of Safe

Water and director of the Emory Center for

Global Safe Water at the RSPH, moe spear-

heads the center’s mission to improve access to

safe water and adequate sanitation in develop-

ing countries. One of her projects—an

innovative program in Bolivia to develop low-

cost sanitation models, generate demand for

sanitation in local communities through social

marketing, and establish small businesses to

provide improved sanitation services—won

the 2006 World Bank Development

marketplace Global Competition. The grant

program funds innovative, small-scale devel-

opment projects that deliver results and show

potential to be expanded or replicated.

moe’s research is critical. Almost half of the

world’s population—2.4 billion people—lack

safe water. Of those, up to 3 million die each

year, including 6,000 children each day, as a

result of inadequate sanitation, insufficient

hygiene, and contaminated food and water.

moe says public health leaders must give

greater attention to proper methods for dis-

posal of human waste. “It’s a matter of health,

but also a matter of human dignity.”

Your gift will support infrastructure and edu-

cational programs in developing countries for

safe water and sanitation, fund collaborative

research in disease prevention, and attract

scholars who will find creative solutions to

worldwide health challenges.

Benjamin Druss, the Rosalynn Carter Chair of Mental Health, believes physical health and mental health are inextricable. His goal is to improve delivery of care between the two systems by creating models for incorporating mental health care into primary care settings.

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EmPOWER

n Confronting the Human Condition and Experience

at the rollins school of public health’s hubert department of Global Health, the mission is clear—to understand and reduce global inequities in

health and well-being through teaching, multidisciplinary research, and service with

the ultimate goal of identifying and reducing barriers to health and wellness.

During medical training in his native

Cameroon, Landry Tsague had an epiphany as

he was assessing the efficacy and safety of a

drug to treat lymphatic filariasis—a disfigur-

ing, disabling disease infecting more than 120

million of the world’s poorest people. He

could either continue to treat individuals as a

clinician or turn to public health and possibly

influence the health of millions.

Tsague chose the needs of the many and

became Cameroon’s national coordinator of

the Program for the Prevention of mother to

Child Transmission (PmTCT) of HIV. A

William H. Foege Fellow, Tsague won awards

for his research on how to improve PmTCT

effectiveness by reinforcing connections

between prevention and treatment programs.

Today he’s in Rwanda, training others in HIV

testing and counseling to meet the growing

need for professionals who can reach remote

areas in desperate need of HIV intervention.

Your investment helps RSPH students per-

form research that will allow millions of

children to grow into healthy adults.

Postdoctoral fellows Cheng Huang, Solveig Argenseanu, and Mohammed K. Ali work with RSPH epidemiologist Venkat Narayan in the Global Diabetes Research Center on prevention and treatment of the disease. Among other research, Cheng is working on a project in China exploring nutrition in pregnancy and infancy and its impact on late childhood health. Argenseanu focuses on social determinants of child health in the United States and developing countries and whether environment can protect against childhood obesity. Ali, a Rhodes Scholar, is designing a trial to evaluate diabetes care in India.

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DISCOVER

n Exploring New Frontiers in Science and Technology

the mission of the rollins school of public health is to protect humankind’s most valuable asset—the health of individuals, families, and people all

over the world. Through research, technology, and analysis, RSPH faculty are find-

ing answers to the world’s most pressing health problems.

Epidemiologist Robin Bostick is working to

develop a simple panel of tests, including a

blood test like the one used to check choles-

terol, to detect colon cancer risk before the

disease occurs. In the future, the test could

potentially be developed to predict other forms

of cancer.

Formerly a clinical physician, Bostick became

so interested in research on the possible effects

of diet, calcium, and vitamin D on colon

cancer risk that he closed his medical practice

to pursue a research career. A Georgia Cancer

Coalition scholar at the RSPH, he has identi-

fied proteins and a number of other biomarkers

that predict colon cancer. His research shows

that some of these indicators can be modified

in as little as six months with supplemental

calcium and vitamin D.

Bostick’s tests could help prevent colon cancer

through treatments and lifestyle changes and

could reduce the rate of colon cancer. Using

quantum dot technology, Bostick is creating

software that automatically scans slides to

measure the presence and quantity of bio-

markers in mucosal tissue. If proven to be

accurate, these diagnostic methods would

reach many more people at risk for cancer.

Your support will help the RSPH recruit,

retain, and provide program support for pub-

lic health scientists who push the forefront of

discovery, providing new understanding of

and new ways to prevent and detect devastat-

ing health problems.

The new Center for Biomedical Imaging Statistics is combining high-tech imaging and statistical methods to build understanding of disease and improve treatment. Director DuBois Bowman and his team analyze imaging data at CBIS to address major public health concerns such as mental illness, neurological disease, heart disease, and cancer.

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GIVE

n Transforming the World Together: the Power of Private Investment

since the rollins school of public health was established, philanthropy has played a pivotal role in building the school’s strengths. Through

the support philanthropy provides, RSPH faculty, staff, and students can make a

true difference in improving world health.

From the inscription of the Rollins name on

Emory University buildings to the influence of

the family’s generosity on the public health com-

munity, the legacy of the Rollins family is

intertwined with the success of the Rollins

School of Public Health.

As an Emory trustee, O. Wayne Rollins saw his

support of the School of Public Health as a way

to improve the lives of people around the world.

Rollins and his wife, Grace Crum Rollins,

passed on the tradition of giving to their sons,

Randall and Gary, and to their many grandchil-

dren and great-grandchildren.

After O. Wayne Rollins’ death in 1991, the

Rollins family funded construction of the Grace

Crum Rollins Building in 1995 and continued

his legacy of philanthropy through endowment

gifts to the school. In 2007 the family under-

scored its commitment to the school by pledging

the lead gift to begin construction of the Claudia

Nance Rollins Building, named for O. Wayne

Rollins’ mother.

Through the dedication of the Rollins family to

public health, the school has become an interna-

tional leader of public health education and

research. To continue advancing public health

worldwide, your gifts will create new teaching

and learning spaces, increase scholarships, and

establish endowed chairs. All are needed to

maintain momentum, to recruit internationally

prominent faculty, to attract the next generation

of public health leaders, and to create, enhance,

and house programs of excellence.

By becoming a partner with the Rollins School

of Public Health, you are investing in improved

health and the prevention of disease and disabil-

ity around the world.

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G I V I N G O P P O R T U N I T I E S

U N R E S T R I C T E D E N D O W M E N T

o. Wayne and Grace Crum Rollins Endowment any amount

Dean’s Fund for Excellence $ 1 million

E N D O W E D C H A I R S A N D P R O F E S S O R S H I P S

Endowed faculty or department chairs $ 2 million – $3 million

Endowed junior faculty professorship $ 1 million

S C H O L A R S H I P S

Endowed full-tuition scholarship $500,000

Endowed stipends for doctoral students $100,000

Endowed scholarship fund $100,000

Endowed global field experience fund $100,000

Term scholarships ($5,000 per year for at least five years) $ 25,000+

Adopt-a-Scholar program ($2,500 per year for four years) $ 10,000+

D E P A R T M E N T S A N D C E N T E R S

Named departments $10 million

Named centers $ 5 million

C L A U D I A N A N C E R O L L I N S B U I L D I N G

Glass atrium/main entrance $ 1 million

Auditorium $ 1 million

Premier meeting and reception space (9th floor) $ 1 million

Glass bridge and skywalk lounge $500,000

Atlanta skyline terrace $300,000

Courtyard terrace $150,000

Dean’s suite (conference room, reception area, office) $500,000

Dean’s conference room $200,000

Wet laboratories (safe water, toxicology, teaching) $500,000 – $1 million

Student services suite $500,000

Resource conference rooms $100,000

Department lobby (reception and seating) $100,000

Case study tiered classroom $500,000

Three classrooms (25-50 seats each) $100,000 – 250,000

Computer laboratories $200,000 – 300,000

Group study rooms $ 25,000 – 50,000

Faculty offices $ 10,000 – 50,000

A N N U A L G I F T S

RSPH alumni scholarship fund any amount

Named scholarship funds any amount

Global Field Experience fund any amount

Dean’s Council scholarship fund any amount

Center annual funds any amount

Department annual funds any amount

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