The Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University. There are now more than 100 chapters throughout the United States and abroad. The University of Minnesota’s Pi Chapter was founded in 1985 and has more than 800 members.

Membership in Delta Omega reflects the dedication of an individual to increasing the quality of the field, as well as to the protection and advancement of the health of all people. Members are inducted to each chapter by a selective process that considers their outstanding performance and devotion to the field.

Delta Omega Inductees 2025-26

Students

• Andres Arguedas Leiva, Biostatistics, PhD
• Bridget Bender, Environmental Health, PhD
• Zachary Bisconti, Public Health Practice, MPH
• Izzy Brandstetter Figueroa, Epidemiology, PhD
• Megan Bruns, Epidemiology, MPH
• Kara Cowell, Maternal and Child Health, MPH
• Madeline Damkot, Environmental Health, MPH
• Landon Ellingson, Healthcare Administration, MHA
• CeRon Ford, Health Services Research, Policy and Administration, PhD
• Emily Harper, Health Services Research, Policy and Administration, MS
• Reese Hendrikson, Public Health Administration and Policy, MPH
• Sheila Kennedy, Maternal and Child Health, MPH
• Mary Kenny, Maternal and Child Health, MPH
• Paige Kinzie, Public Health Practice, MPH
• Emily Kowalczyk, Executive Healthcare Administration, MHA
• Jack Lawson, Public Health, BA
• Anna Lee, Occupational Hygiene, MS
• Lindsey LeMire, Public Health Administration and Policy, MPH
• Lauren Lundberg, Community Health Promotion, MPH
• Margaret McCann, Public Health Nutrition, MPH
• Andrew Monk, Community Health Promotion, MPH
• Gianfranco Morote Galvez, Epidemiology, MPH
• Meghan Mullon, Executive Public Health Administration and Policy, MPH
• Hope Nixon, Environmental Health, MPH
• Katrin O’Grady, Public Health Data Science, MPH
• Jon Ong, Biostatistics, MS
• Beth Peter, Public Health Practice, MPH
• Zoë Pringle, Public Health Administration and Policy, MPH
• Virgen Quinones, Executive Healthcare Administration, MHA
• Olivia Ruby, Healthcare Administration, MHA
• Ash Saravanan, Epidemiology, MPH
• Nathan Shimamoto, Healthcare Administration, MHA
• Alexis Shuck, Epidemiology, MPH
• Jasneet Singh, Public Health, BA
• Lei Xuan, Biostatistics, MS

Faculty

• Linda Frizzell, Environmental Health Sciences
• Erika Helgeson, Biostatistics and Health Data Science
• J’Mag Karbeah, Health Policy and Management
• Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, Epidemiology and Community Health

Delta Omega | Pi Chapter Membership

The University of Minnesota School of Public Health founded the Pi Chapter of Delta Omega in 1985. Each spring semester academic degree programs faculty and staff nominate students, faculty and alumni to be inducted to the school’s chapter. Inductees are recognized at SPH Commencement. Look for members of the Pi Chapter and other chapters nationwide in the Delta Omega National Membership List.