![]() She loves sharing her passion and knowledge for nutrition with them." Haddad goes above and beyond as a program director and always encourages her students to become involved in the community. When asked who was her biggest inspiration at LLU, Lam fittingly stated it was Haddad. “To me, Angie has been the ideal student – an excellent scholar who enjoyed learning, submitted work on time and maintained an excellent GPA.” “She never said no to any service activity,” said Ella Haddad, DrPH, MS, RD, assistant professor of nutrition and program director for the MPH program, who nominated Lam for the award. “Loma Linda is all about community and diversity,” she said, “and it’s known for health care and community involvement, especially an underserved population.” “I wanted to learn how to manage these diseases and, ultimately, prevent them enabling individuals to live healthier more fulfilling lives.”įast forward and she’s at Loma Linda University, one of only two schools in California that offers a nutrition and dietetics program with a link to serving the needy. ![]() “I became interested in nutrition because chronic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, have always plagued my family,” she said. ![]() ![]() While learning about the recognition prior to the graduation ceremony, Lam said she was very surprised, grateful and honored.Ĭoming from a background in business and accounting, Lam did a complete 180 after going from the cubicle life of finance to pursue an education that would allow her to get involved with the community and give her the sense of fulfillment she had been lacking. But unlike her fellow graduates, she was honored with the President’s Award for her exemplary service and willingness to always go above and beyond the call of duty. Angie Lam was one of 142 students who graduated from Loma Linda University School of Public Health on June 12. ![]()
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