Dr. Ann Anderson is professor emerita in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. She served as a liaison with the health departments in four states to facilitate public health practice initiatives. In 1995, she developed the South Central Public Health Leadership Institute with the departments of health in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. She also developed an Advanced Institute in Crisis Leadership with the same states.

Dr. Joseph Hamrick is professor emeritus in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Formerly Acting Dean of SPHTM, Dr. Hamrick also served as Director of the City of New Orleans Department of Health and served as acting Assistant Secretary in the office of Public Health, State of Louisiana. He has directed numerous funded projects and published papers regarding various community health service areas. Dr.