Columbia University School of Public Health - Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Gloria S. Ocano B.S. 9a Calle 17-59, Zona 14 Guatemala City, Guate. Cent. America M.S. in Nutrition. - Halina P. Ragazzoni Parvathi Padmanabhan B.Sc. 77 S.S. Rd., R.S. Puram Coimbatore, India M.S. in Nutrition. Robert P. Parkin B.Sc., M.D., C.M. 25 Summit St. Dartmouth, Nova Scotia M.S. in Adm. Med.- Ccrm.. Psych. Tom R. Ragland III Tjokurde Rui r Bartolome Perez- Ortiz M.D., M.P.H. Cumbres de Maltrta 403 Mexico 12, D.F. M.S. in Nutrition. 4E.dward L. Richman D.V.M. B.Arch. M.D. B.S. 230 W. 105th St., 456 N. Maple Ave. Djalan Palang 6 Crestwood Lane N.Y. Greenwich, Conn. Merah New Rochelle, N.Y. M.P.H. M.S. in Arch. Denpasar, Indonesia M.S. in Adm. Med. Sp. Student in Parzzsit. il1l1iI1i1lll1lTil1111111i111l11l1111l11111l rw' 1 ' wlfa-.nw .pvf . I I J w Y 1 A A J . , J . V. V. Subrahamanya Sastry M.A., B.Ed. cfo C.R. Murty, Ranibagh, 7!1!282 Balkampet Hyderbad-16, A.P. India M.P.H. Amal K. Sen B.Sc., M.B.B.S., D.P.H. 38 A Friends Colony New Delhi-14, India M.P.H. Myung S. Shin B.S. 494-56 Youngkang Dong Mapo-Ku, Seoul, Korea M.S. in Nutrition. Athilia E. Siegmann B.S.. A.M. 29-54 215th Pl. Bayside, N.Y. M.S. in Adm. Med. 31

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by ANNA C. GELMAN, M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Epidemiology IT IS EXACTLY 30 years since the first student from a non-English speaking country, Dr. Her- nan C. Romero from Chile was graduated from this School. The second was Dr. Gregorio N. Her- nandez from Peru, Class of '43-'44, At this time, the presence of a Spanish-speaking student, stim- ulated some of us to attend classes in Spanish in order to be able to communicate with him in his own language. His English improved, as time went on, probably as the result of his correcting our Spanish. It was not practical to repeat this admirable exchange in language skills, since, as the years passed, representatives from so many non-English speaking countries joined our student body, that, had We continued, we would have had a multilingual faculty with no time for public health. At the last count, it appears that we have already had a hand in the training of approxi- mately 250 health workers from 60 foreign coun- tries. In spite of language differences, the pres- ence of individuals from all parts of the world has enriched our teaching program and added to the knowledge of both faculty and student body. What better way can there be to learn about world health problems than to work and study with representatives of so many diverse geographic areas, languages, religions and cultures? A num- ber of our native or indigenous students became interested in international health, often as a result of their contact with the foreign sudents, and have subsequently spent some time in foreign service. I use the word indigenous, since I soon learned that the word American does not refer only to citizens of the United States, but to those of all the Americas. STUDENTS FROM 60 COUNTRIES 22 The greetings and letters from our foreign alumni which pour in from all parts of the world during the Christmas season, are indicative of the impact which their sojourn in the United States, specfically at this School, has made upon them. They recall with nostalgia, the days spent in classes and study, the hours of anxiety over examinations and the relaxation at student parties. Our traveling professors report warm welcomes and bring personal regards, new stu- dents bring regards from alumni, and delegates to international meetings held in the United States often make certain that their itinerary includes at least one day in New York City for a visit to CUSPHAM, their alma mater. One thing emerges very clearly from our contact with these individuals: health problems are uni- versal and disease knows no boundaries-geo- graphic, cultural or social. The control of disease is based on shared knowledge and experience. We sincerely hope that we are contributing to under- standing through health.

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Steyen M. Silbert B.A. 108-25 72nd Ave. Forest Hills 75, N.Y. M.S. in Parasit. James K. Simon B.S. 20 Salem Rd., Mayfair Acres, White Plains, N.Y. M.S. in Hosp. Adm. Betty Simons M.D. 102 Penn. Rd. Scarsdale, N.Y. M.P.H. Judy VV. Soffler B.S. 40-35 Ithaca St. Elmhurst, N.Y. M.S. in Biostat. FF .,., . Vernon F. Spencer A.B. 12 Monroe Pl., Bklyn, N.Y. M.S. in Adm. Med. Anna Stanislaus B.P., T.P.R. 600 W. 168th St., N.Y. M .S. in Patient Reaction. Ronald B. Stuckey B.A. 2610 William St. Newfane, N.Y. Ph.D. in Adm. Med. Tikiri B. Subasinghe B.A. 267-High Level Rd. Nugegoda 3, Ceylon M.S. in Biostat.