Beta Tau Chapter of Delta Omega

The Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University within the School of Hygiene and Public Health to encourage and recognize excellence in practice, research, education, and academic achievement in the field of public health. Currently, there are over 100 chapters and the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health Program established the Beta Tau chapter of Delta Omega in 2010.

Executive Board for the Beta Tau Chapter

The Executive Board consists of five active members and they share oversight of the chapter’s business.

Membership

Membership in Delta Omega reflects the dedication of an individual to increase the quality of the public health field, as well as the protection and advancement of the health of all people. The Executive Board selects new members for induction at the Annual Chapter Meeting. There are four categories of active membership within the Beta Tau Chapter of Delta Omega.

• Alumni members are graduates of the program whose work in the practice of public health serves as a model for future MPH graduates.
• Student members are selected from the upper 25% in class standing and have demonstrated real or potential qualities of leadership in public health in addition to academic excellence.  Each Delta Omega chapter is eligible to induct only 20% of a graduating class.
• Faculty members are selected from those in the MPH program with outstanding public health performance in scholarship, teaching, research, and the quality of publications.
• Honorary members are individuals that possess exceptional public health qualifications and have attained a meritorious distinction in the field of public health.

Inductees