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In Memoriam

W. George Povey
W. George Povey

George Povey, 1927–2010: A pioneering scholar in global health
W. George Povey, M.D. died on April 3. He was a clinical professor in the Department of Global Health (formerly clinical professor in the Department of Health Services) and had been associated with the International Health program since its inception in the 1980s. Home base was the University of British Columbia, but Dr. Povey taught a course at the UW every other year until recently. He received his B.A. degree at the UW in 1951 and his M.D. from the University of Lausanne (Switzerland) in 1958. His research interests were population demographics and reproductive health. Many of his SPH colleagues were profoundly influenced by Dr. Povey, calling him "exceptional," a "humble visionary," and "an inspiration to all of us working in global health and social justice."

Honor the memory of Dr. Warren Povey.

Jessie Satia
Jessie Satia

Jessie Satia, 1971–2010: A dedicated and talented teacher and researcher
Jessie Satia (’98, M.P.H., epidemiology; ’99, Ph.D., nutritional epidemiology) died on Feb. 10 after a long illness. She was associate professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health as well as special assistant to the dean for diversity.

Born in Washington and raised in Cameroon, Jessie came back to this state to get her education at the UW. After earning her B.S. in microbiology, M.S. in laboratory medicine, and two degrees from our School, she was a postdoctoral fellow and then a research assistant professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. SPH Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Research Emily White supervised Jessie’s postdoctoral training at the Hutch from 1999 to 2001. Emily said, "Jessie was an intelligent, self-assured, knowledgeable and hard-working trainee. She was also a lovely person to work with. We reconnected in 2006 and have been research colleagues ever since. She was a productive researcher who made important contributions to the field of cancer prevention. I will greatly miss her, as she was a beautiful human being and a valued scientific collaborator."

Read more about Jessie and her work.

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