Stan and I started at CDC on the same day in 1962. Alphabetical seating put Foster and Foege next to each other. We joined forces in Nigeria in 1966 to work on smallpox and measles. Stan was my supervisor but in addition we stayed at their house when visiting Lagos. We both continued working on… Continue reading Coworkers
Hands-on co-learning was Stan’s style!
Stan was a cherished and committed friend of the Emory’s Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) and was one of the first people I met when I joined Emory in 2010 to help develop and direct the program. He contributed critical support and foundational ideas that shaped the development of our program and actively participated in… Continue reading Hands-on co-learning was Stan’s style!
Hands-on co-learning was Stan’s style!
Stan was a cherished and committed friend of the Emory’s Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) and was one of the first people I met when I joined Emory in 2010 to help develop and direct the program. He contributed critical support and foundational ideas that shaped the development of our program and actively participated in… Continue reading Hands-on co-learning was Stan’s style!
Long time friend, associate and counselor
In 1975 I joined the Bangladesh smallpox eradication team and it was there that my life was changed by Stan. He was our leader and over a three month period I great to love and respect him. He was a model of honesty, industry, commitment and goodness. When my rotation was coming to a close… Continue reading Long time friend, associate and counselor
Connie Davis- The Lady Epidemiologist, India
I never met Stan in India while I was working for WHO in West Bengal and Rajasthan. But when I joined EIS ( 1979-81) Stan played a huge part in our epidemiology training. And being a former Smallpox Warrior, I was always included in any smallpox get-togethers. But Stan played a huge part in my… Continue reading Connie Davis- The Lady Epidemiologist, India
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I knew Stan through Dottie, my college friend. Dottie always had a large place in her heart for Guatemala. We learned all about it in college. Then one summer she met this young man, Stan Foster. She was definitely in love and we all were so happy to be a part of their wedding. I… Continue reading Untitled
DR. FOSTER WAS AN ELDER AT DRUID HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ATLANTA, GA
DR. FOSTER SERVED HUMANITY WITH COURAGE ON MANY FRONTS In the early 1980s, the Georgia Mental Health Institute located on Briarcliff Road in Atlanta closed due to federal and state funding being withdrawn. The effect was to send hundreds of mental patients around the corner to Druid Hills Presbyterian Church where Stan Foster served as… Continue reading DR. FOSTER WAS AN ELDER AT DRUID HILLS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ATLANTA, GA
Stan was a public health legend
Stan was a public health legend. His stories and passion for public health made him larger than life. I was a learner under Stan and was a TA for his Strategies class in 2005. He inspired us all with his commitment to service. I consider him one of the best professional mentors I’ve ever had.
Mentor, Colleague, and Friend
Stan was a great motivator. He was always enthusiastic about public health and especially vaccines. He went our of his way to befriend those of us working in what was the Immunization Division of the Bureau of State State Services at CDC in the 1970s. He took special interest in innovative strategies to control measles… Continue reading Mentor, Colleague, and Friend
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The words of health workers in Aurangabad in Bihar when Dick Keelyside left the district well describes Stan´s work in the Smallpox Program. ” …You made yourself aquainted with our culture and nature. you adjusted yourself here so quickly that we felt homely and friendly to work with you. You organised the whole machinary of… Continue reading Untitled