Former New York State Commissioner of Health David Axelrod, M.D., passed away in 1994, but a School of Public Health fellowship endowment established in his name continues his lifelong mission. By providing scholarship support to top graduate students, the David Axelrod Public Health Endowment attracts outstanding men and women to the school, which combines UAlbany’s academics and research strength with the practical world of the state health department. Fourteen students have received Axelrod Fellowships since the mid-1990s. Among them are the first recipient, Danice Stone ’97, who is now a research scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Others include Randi Walker ’00 and James Bowers ’01, researchers with the New York State Department of Health; and Michelle Gill ’05, a public advocacy specialist in Tanzania.