Public Health professor named president of national honorary organization

Keith Zullig, MSPH, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, officially assumed the role as president/chair of the Executive Committee of Delta Omega Honorary Society during the organization’s annual meeting on Friday, Oct. 16.

Zullig, who was named chair-elect in 2018, has served on the organization’s Executive Committee as a member-at-large since 2016. He will serve a two-year term as president/chair.  

The Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University within the School of Hygiene and Public Health (now known as the Bloomberg School of Public Health) to promote the study of public health and recognize outstanding achievement in the new field. It is public health’s only honorary society.

The executive committee is responsible for governance of the society, as well as advising on issues related to the society’s mission and management.

“It is an honor and privilege to assume the Presidency of the National Executive Committee of Delta Omega,” Zullig said. “In this role, I get to work with a wonderful group of committed public health experts to advance this great organization and recognize the significant accomplishments of practicing and future public health professionals.”   

There are over 120 chapters and 20,000 members throughout the world. Members are inducted by chapters through a highly selective process that assesses their outstanding performance and devotion to the field.

WVU’s Gamma Mu chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society is well recognized at the national level. Since 2013, the student organization has earned seven consecutive Chapter of the Year awards, and was just recognized with the 2020 Chapter of the Year Honorable Mention award. Zullig served as the faculty advisor of the WVU chapter from 2012 to 2018. Assistant Professor Elizabeth Claydon now serves as the group’s advisor.

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