Stan was an icon to us public health types. Kind of like John Snow. I worked with him in India in the 1990’s on a food aid evaluation hosted by John Grant (at the time working at the USAID India Mission), James Grant’s son, who passed at an early age. Stan was such an upbeat… Continue reading a late remembrance
So long, SOF
Stan was my dissertation chair at RSPH (2005-2007) and remains one of the people I aspire to be like for his public health service and dedication to humankind. As a Professor now myself, I try to channel SOF as I teach my students that “diseases have no borders”. Thank you for your mentorship, Stan. Rest… Continue reading So long, SOF
Catalyzing the Whole Person
In the International AKA Global AKA Hubert Dept of Global Health, I often remember Stan being proud of the exercise he would ask of his 100+ students entering Rollins for the first time. He would ask them to write a brief essay of their past, present, and future (just 2-3 years hence), he would read… Continue reading Catalyzing the Whole Person
The man, the myth, the legend
In our year in Emory we called Stan Foster, the man, the myth, the legend. He shaped my view of public health and how to impact the world. I will never forget the first day at Rollins. In the big lecture hall Dr Foege came and spoke. Stan said, you are all going to change… Continue reading The man, the myth, the legend
Shining example of a principled life, lived well
I was a learner under Stan at Emory. His gruffness belied his gentleness, and his easy smile and cheerful bowties drew me in. He insisted that, prior to coming to him for mentorship, we take some personal inventory to think about what we had to offer in addition to what questions we wanted answered and… Continue reading Shining example of a principled life, lived well
Stanley O Foster: A man larger than life
Out of the many Americans I have met, Stan is the one who truly made the word “America” or “American” seem compassionate and tender to me. Stan is the first person to show me that people can be greater than themselves and their attributes. He is the perfect epitome of this beautiful fact. He never… Continue reading Stanley O Foster: A man larger than life
Stanley O Foster: A man larger than life
Out of the many Americans I have met, Stan is the one who truly made the word “America” or “American” seem compassionate and tender to me. Stan is the first person to show me that people can be greater than themselves and their attributes. He is the perfect epitome of this beautiful fact. He never… Continue reading Stanley O Foster: A man larger than life
SEP, Bangladesh mid-August to early November 1975
It was at CDC that I first met Stan Foster, a warm and wise epidemiologist, with wide ranging field experience. I was an EIS Officer from 1970 to 1972 with the Enteric Diseases group (led by Eugene Gangarosa) and then extended for one year through September 1973. My initial CDC duty posting was to the… Continue reading SEP, Bangladesh mid-August to early November 1975
“Pray for those who are going to bed hungry tonight.” – Stan
Stanley O Foster, Professor Emeritus, Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University left us on March 14, 2021. The world has lost a great teacher, compassionate leader, legend, and mentor in public health. Above all, Stan was a great human being, a caring father, storyteller, inspiration, and friend to many of us! It’s… Continue reading “Pray for those who are going to bed hungry tonight.” – Stan
Fear not!
The memory of one symbolic moment is always with me when I think of Stan. It was when, a few years ago, he read one of the lessons at Emory’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. I was delighted to see Stan’s name in the program that year and to learn that he was going… Continue reading Fear not!