Lloyd E. Burton Scholarship Award

This scholarship provides recognition to Lloyd E. Burton, PhD for his sustained support of AzPHA and is named in his honor to encourage interest in professions that improve the public’s health. The Lloyd E. Burton Scholarship is given to a student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate public health program at an Arizona university or college. The awardee receives a one-time award of $500.

Dr. Burton was Professor of Public Health at the University of Arizona and represented the Arizona Public Health Association at the Regional and National levels in an exemplary manner

  • 1976 | Bonito Carderelli

  • 1977 | George Comerci, Jr.

  • 1981 | Katherine Mishler

  • 1982 | Kianna Kleerup

  • 1983 | Jaime Benedict

  • 1984 | Eleanor Suida

  • 1985 | Danice Jackson

  • 1986 | Juan Molina

  • 1987 | Irma Bustamonte

  • 1989 | Mark Mouritsen

  • 1990 | Elena Kirschner

  • 1991 | Orina Mann

  • 1992 | Taimi Kuiva

  • 1993 | Christy Graham

  • 1994 | Alise Willard

  • 1995 | Kristin Wennrstrom

  • 1997 | Lisa de la Trinidad

  • 1998 | Justin Moon

  • 1999 | Debbie Escamillo

  • 2000 | Roopali Harshad Desai

  • 2001 | Heather Hiscox

  • 2002 | Christine Estrada

  • 2003 | Olufunke Ajayi

  • 2004 | Candice Clifford

  • 2005 | Mary Clouser

  • 2006 | Laurel Jacobs

  • 2007 | Julianna P. Evans

  • 2008 | Erin Suelmann

  • 2009 | Sandra Chmelnik

  • 2010 | Thomasina Blackwater, Matthew Fornoff, Carol Stevens

  • 2011 | Tara Stiller

  • 2012 | Robin DeWesse

  • 2013 | Moira Alexander

  • 2014 | Aimee Snyder

  • 2015 | Aesha Turner

  • 2016 | Haley Coles

  • 2017 | Abby Lohr

  • 2021 | Megan McElhinny, MD

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