MPH’s Griffin receives Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s 2017 Mary Jane Werthan Award
Four women from the Vanderbilt community were recognized for their leadership, mentoring and contributions to the advancement of women during the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s annual Cuninggim Lecture and awards ceremony March 23 at the Student Life Center.
Marie Griffin, director of the Vanderbilt master of public health program and professor of health policy and medicine, is this year’s winner of the Mary Jane Werthan Award. The award is given annually to honor an individual who has contributed to the advancement of women at Vanderbilt on a systemic level. It is named in honor of Mary Jane Werthan, the first woman member of the Vanderbilt Board of Trust.