Tulane University Names Public Health School For Donor
After Historic Gift, Tulane University Names Public Health School For Donor
Tulane names its School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine after alumna Celia Scott Weatherhead, recognizing her for giving more than $160 million to the university.
Record $160 million lifetime donation will help Tulane University expand public health school
Tulane officials said they hope the latest gift will raise the public health school's profile. The U.S. News and World Report ranked Tulane 12th among public health schools in the country this year, behind schools such as Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University and Emory University.
Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine renamed in honor of landmark donation
Sept. 18, Tulane President Mike Fitts announced the renaming of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine after alumna Celia Scott Weatherhead during a public address at the school’s downtown campus.
Tulane's public health school secures major gift to expand
A longtime donor who has given more than $160 million to Tulane University is the new namesake of the university’s expanding graduate school of public health
Tulane receives historic donation to expand, names School of Public Health after benefactor
The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Health now bears the name of Cleveland-based philanthropist and Newcomb graduate Celia Scott Weatherhead. This is in recognition of her landmark total lifetime giving of more than $160 million in support of the university including a new gift to the school.
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