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The Party of the Century
Columbia Mailman School celebrated 100 years of public health leadership and kicked off its next wave of innovation and achievement with a record-breaking April 2023 fundraising gala, welcoming 450 attendees, including Anthony S. Fauci, MD.
![Linda P. Fried at the Centennial Gala (2023)](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=tUVO7Foi 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=D48MkoAh 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=PMC2_6Uz 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=IEdcmRBy 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=eQnSuuTy 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=U6nVHuIN 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=Axh5A6Ft 800w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1040/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=rlk_ZABh 1040w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1280/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=rNzKSY0f 1280w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1600/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_050.jpg?itok=AnF-ZwBT 1600w)
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH
Dean Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, gave attendees something to celebrate: “We have extended human life expectancy in this country and world by 30 years, and 25 of those 30 years are due to public health advances,” she told the assembled supporters, faculty, staff, students, and honored guests. “The second century needs public health to lead in adding health to those years—for all.”
![Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=gWqumOhv 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=1pvUHQiB 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=8jYvuU9S 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=QELC4PLk 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=vJTdEoEv 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=kU8ydZkX 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=McdGRZnt 800w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1040/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=BOLxWDP- 1040w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1280/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=jpArRyhr 1280w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1600/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_019.jpg?itok=vmDsXKmq 1600w)
Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine
![Kenneth Frazier and P. Roy Vagelos, MD at the Columbia Mailman Centennial Gala in 2023](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=QToPVyhQ 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=1ttpFVcE 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=xHT1UqDo 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=C-Eqt4hb 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=jbs6fA4I 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=DfaGVOWw 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=6DN77ihZ 800w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1040/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=PbXaPSq1 1040w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1280/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=vCNHpf7H 1280w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1600/public/media/general/2023-11/_g6a0674_divito.jpg?itok=-DvnvUbu 1600w)
Kenneth Frazier (left) and P. Roy Vagelos, MD (right)
The gala, chaired by Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine and supported by 11 vice chairs, raised $3 million for Columbia Mailman School, more than any gala in the School’s history. Dean Fried also announced a series of transformative gifts that night totaling $35 million, part of the landmark centennial fundraising that will help the School fulfill its vision for a second century of public health leadership.
Kenneth Frazier, retired executive chairman of Merck & Co. introduced honoree P. Roy Vagelos, MD, calling him the “father of modern corporate responsibility” and saluting his compassion and generosity in a career that spanned medicine, academia, research, and the development of medical interventions for global health crises. “Whether he was in academia or business, he never stopped being a physician … bent on ending human suffering,” Frazier said.
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Guests gathered to support a future where public health’s goals are achieved. They enjoyed a seasonal, locally sourced, environmentally conscious meal designed to minimize the emissions of greenhouse gases harmful to the planet.
![Antony Nguyen, Dorcas Adedoja, Michael A. Joseph, and Jordan Williams](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=Vs4XZ17V 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=2d_bGJAj 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=5QsiPjIL 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=b5LHSgjz 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=ddFsgE_F 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=NUvqCi04 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=PQD-GYiC 800w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1040/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=1f_nQOnh 1040w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1280/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=hmzYOsO4 1280w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1600/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_124.jpg?itok=2OKOEDxU 1600w)
Antony Nguyen, MPH '23, Alumni Board member Dorcas Adedoja, MPH ’20, Michael A. Joseph, PhD, MPH, vice dean for education, and Jordan Williams, MPH '23.
![Elizabeth “Betsy” Williams, MPH ’03, and Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH ’91, MPA, at the Centennial Gala (2023)](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=KQV_EDBw 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=GQISrRI- 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=QkeemTAN 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=hnxuKEZa 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=ZrGR4c5Y 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=DD4afYD3 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=MfynP-un 800w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1040/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=FGIvNzpz 1040w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1280/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=Ceq1KFju 1280w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_1600/public/media/general/2023-11/mailman_gala_078.jpg?itok=dke30uMa 1600w)
Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH ’91, MPA, with Elizabeth “Betsy” Williams, MPH ’03
Advisory Board member and gala Vice-Chair Elizabeth “Betsy” Williams, MPH ’03, introduced Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH ’91, MPA, co-founder and director of ICAP, which is celebrating its own 20th anniversary this year. El-Sadr was honored for her transformative work across the globe and exemplary public health leadership. “You know you have reached a rare level of fame when you are known by only one name … Bono … Oprah … Madonna … and Wafaa,” Williams said, calling El-Sadr “a model for how all of us in global health should conduct ourselves, whether making policy or making rounds.”
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Top: Anthony S. Fauci, MD; Left: Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Ashwin Vasan, MD, PhD (center), with Gisselle Pardo and Astrid Cordero of Nido de Esperanza, the 2023 Calderone City Health Award winner; and Right: from left, Ariana Calderone Stahmer, Dean Fried, Dean Katrina Armstrong, MD, CEO of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Francesca Calderone-Steichen, MPH. Photo credit: Michael DeVito
The 2023 Frank A. Calderone Prize: Anthony S. Fauci
Anthony S. Fauci was an honored guest at the gala. The following day, he received the 2023 Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health, the highest prize in public health globally. Given by Columbia Mailman School, it recognizes individuals who have made a transformational contribution to the field. Recipients are selected by an international committee of public health leaders. Fauci spoke at the gala, calling Columbia Mailman School a “spectacular school of public health.” He highlighted outstanding issues raised by the pandemic: “If anything is the enemy of public health, it’s misinformation and disinformation,” he said, going on to call attention to the divisiveness we saw in the face of the crisis. “We can’t let diversity be divisiveness,” he said.
Watch Videos from the Centennial Gala and Calderone Prize Ceremony
The Party of the Century was first published in the 2023-2024 issue of Columbia Public Health Magazine.