Congratulations, 2022 DEOHS graduates!

Jolayne Houtz | June 13, 2022
Two faculty members pose for a selfie photo with the DEOHS Class of 2022.
Department celebrates first in-person graduation since 2019
DEOHS faculty members Tania Busch Isaksen and Scott Meschke pose for a selfie with the DEOHS Class of 2022 graduates. Photo: Scott Meschke.

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Families, friends, faculty and staff gathered Friday to celebrate 82 students graduating from the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) in the department’s first in-person graduation ceremony in three years.

The ceremony and reception that followed were part of a weekend of festivities that included the UW graduation event on Saturday and a celebration on Sunday held by the UW School of Public Health.

The department’s Class of 2022 graduates included:

  • 32 undergraduate students earning their Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health.
  • 32 Master of Science graduates.
  • 13 Master of Public Health graduates.
  • 5 Doctor of Philosophy graduates.

A group photo of DEOHS graduates standing on the steps of the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.MPH graduates stand with DEOHS faculty on steps at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.Outstanding Undergraduate Student Amalawa Aiwekhoe acknowledges applause from the audience during the DEOHS graduation ceremony.

A graduate student poses next to his mentor at the DEOHS graduation reception.A group of undergraduates poses on the steps for a photo at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.

A group of MS graduates poses with DEOHS faculty members in the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.A student in cap and gown speaks at a podium.A student in cap and gown speaks at a podium.A woman in cap and gown poses in front of a sign that reads Healthy People, Healthy Planet.A DEOHS graduate poses with his family at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health.

 

A new DEOHS graduate receives a kiss on the head from a family member at the DEOHS graduation reception.

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Jolayne Houtz is DEOHS communications director.