Allan Rosenfield, Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health,
Honored by The National Association of People with AIDS

January 18, 2005 --Allan Rosenfield, MD, dean of the Mailman School of Public Health, is being honored by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US), the oldest national AIDS organization in the U.S. Dr. Rosenfield was selected for his lifetime dedication to addressing the public health challenges that the HIV/AIDS pandemic has had on our society and for his outstanding leadership in the fight against HIV/AIDS both domestically and abroad. He receives the award on Tuesday, January 18th at a gala event in Manhattan, headed by an honorary committee that includes both Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Charles E. Schumer.

Dr. Rosenfield currently serves as chair of the New York State Governor's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Created in 1983, the Advisory Council is responsible for advising the Commissioner of Health and making recommendations about issues related to HIV and AIDS. Dr. Rosenfield also serves as chair of the Public Policy Committee of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR).

NAPWA, based in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1983 and advocates on behalf of all people living with HIV and AIDS in order to end the HIV pandemic and the human suffering caused by AIDS.

About the Mailman School of Public Health

The only accredited school of public health in New York City, and among the first in the nation, Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides instruction and research opportunities to more than 850 graduate students in pursuit of masters and doctoral degrees. Its students and over 250 multi-disciplinary faculty engage in research and service in the city, nation, and around the world, concentrating on biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, health policy and management, population and family health, and sociomedical sciences. (www.mailman.hs.columbia.edu)