The CDC Medal of Excellence was established in 1977 as the premiere service award for CDC employees and was renamed for Bill Watson in 1985 on the occasion of his retirement from CDC. In 1999, Marge and Bill Watson established the Watson Endowment, which provides permanent funding for a cash award to be given by the Foundation to recipients of the Watson Medal of Excellence each year.
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Emergency & Disaster Response
Global Health
Endowment for Global Health Priorities
Louise Martin, D.V.M., M.S., EIS ‘85 Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Bob Keegan Polio Eradication Heroes Fund
Gangarosa Endowment for Safe Water
Rabies Prevention in Developing Countries
Atlanta International Health Fellowship Endowment
Public Health Awards
James Buffinton Jr. and Lois Chapman Buffington Endowment for the Alexander D. Langmuir Prize
Iain R.B. Hardy, M.D., EIS ‘92 Memorial Award
Linda Saltzman New Investigator Award
Paul C. Schnitker, M.D., EIS ‘69 Endowed Memorial Award for Global Public Health
Marge and Bill Watson Endowment for the William C. Watson Jr. Medal of Excellence
