First in public health. New in name.

 Tulane University recently announced that it is naming its School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in honor of alumna Celia Scott Weatherhead in recognition of her landmark total lifetime giving of more than $160 million in support of the university. Weatherhead’s commitment – the largest in Tulane’s history – continues her legacy of providing funding to attract world-leading faculty researchers to Tulane and ensuring that top students from all backgrounds can attend the university.

Weatherhead’s support includes a new gift that will transform the university’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine with the goal of establishing it as the premier school of its kind in the United States and one of the top such schools in the world.

“Today, we make history with one of the greatest milestones ever announced at Tulane,” said President Michael A. Fitts. “Improving the health of all members of our society – regardless of their economic background – has long been a driving passion of Celia’s. Now her extraordinary and inspirational generosity will continue to drive excellence in education, research and innovation while securing the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine as a leading institution focused on saving lives both locally and around the globe.”

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