Joining a roster of “extraordinary health leaders” under 40
years old, Naa Oyo A. Kwate ’02Ph.D. is one of 10 practitioners and
researchers to receive the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) first-ever
Young Leaders Award.
“It’s a little surreal,” said Dr. Kwate, an Associate Professor
of Human Ecology and Africana Studies at Rutgers, the State University of
New Jersey. “To be counted among such an eclectic group of people,
who bring so many diverse perspectives to the table, is a huge
honor. When I learned that they’d received 850 applications, and I
was one of only 10 they’d chosen, I was floored.”
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created its Young Leaders Award
in recognition of the foundation’s 40th anniversary. Each honoree
received $40,000 as part of the award, which highlights the early
contributions made by many young health practitioners and
researchers. Based in Princeton, NJ, the foundation is the largest
U.S. philanthropy devoted exclusively to public health.
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