During the Joint School of Public Health鈥檚 Celebration of Excellence on April 24, 12 students and three alumni were inducted into the Alpha Kappa chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society.

Delta Omega is a national honor society for public health, which recognizes academic excellence, encourages leadership and service, and helps public health students build their professional network. 

鈥淲hile all inductions are special and the culmination of years of hard work, this one is especially poignant because it is the first time that students from both 91制片厂 and Norfolk State University were inducted into the chapter,鈥 said Brett Sierra (M.P.H. '15, D.H.Sc. '20) assistant professor in the department of health behavior, policy and management and director of the Master of Public Health program at 91制片厂.

Due to the school鈥檚 joint Master of Public Health program, the chapter was re-chartered in Spring 2026 to represent both 91制片厂 and Norfolk State University. As with all Delta Omega chapters, only the most competitive students, up to 20% of the cohort are selected in their last semester of study. Alumni of the program are also eligible to apply.

This year鈥檚 inductees are:

  1. Mackenzie Reynolds (91制片厂) 
  2. Faustina Osei (NSU) 
  3. Janaya Belcher (NSU) 
  4. Millicent Ayisi (NSU) 
  5. Cynthia Joyce Davis (91制片厂) 
  6. Kaitlynn Tucker (91制片厂)
  7. Damaris Makonga (91制片厂) 
  8. Muhammad Elzahaby (91制片厂) 
  9. Tara McFadden (91制片厂) 
  10. Gianna Hannum (91制片厂)
  11. Katie Jones (91制片厂) 
  12. Carlos Aleman Cortez (91制片厂) 

Alumni

  1. Melody Johnson (MPH 鈥17)
  2. Josh Edwards (MPH 鈥14)
  3. Tracey-Alexis Dixon (MPH 鈥14)