Doctoral Achievement Award

The Doctoral Achievement Award is presented to an outstanding doctoral candidate graduating from the Arnold School of Public Health.

Eligible candidates must be eligible to graduate in May, August, or December 2023.

Students are nominated for this award by faculty of the Arnold School of Public Health. Students nominated for the award are selected based on their academic performance and achievements and their potential for professional contribution.

➜ Download a nomination form and to receive complete details.

Jeffrey Keith Mattison Outstanding Student Achievement Award

This award is presented each year to a Master’s level graduating student who best exemplifies the special characteristics of Jeffrey Keith Mattison, an Epidemiology and Biostatistics student who passed away in the fall of 1987, only weeks into his graduate program of study.

During his brief time at the Arnold School of Public Health, Jeffrey impressed everyone with his easy acceptance of the many challenges facing him and his ability to initiate new ideas. To remember his life, his initiative, and his motivation for work in public health, the Student Public Health Association created the Jeffrey Keith Mattison Outstanding Student Achievement Award.

This award, open to students in all Arnold School of Public Health departments, will recognize the graduating Master’s degree student who, in a combination of service, leadership, and/or personal example, exemplifies many of the qualities that made Jeffrey special.

The student’s interest and dedication to public health through service activities, as well as the personal characteristics that would contribute to having an impact in public health, are important aspects of this award.

This award will be presented at the Arnold School of Public Health Hooding Ceremony.


➜ Download a nomination form and to receive complete details.

If you have questions concerning eligibility, procedures, or criteria for selection,
please contact Christy Smith in the Office of Graduate Student Services at cfsmith@sc.edu or (803) 777-6960.

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