Dr. Henry K. and Lola Beye Scholarship

This fund was established in 2001 through the estate of Lola Beye, widow of Henry Beye, MD. Dr. Beye received his MPH degree from the School in 1942 and was an authority on tropical diseases. He spent many years at the U.S. Public Health Service where he was the director of the Middle America Research Unit. He conducted intensive studies on elephantiasis, hemorrhagic fever, filariasis and schistosomiasis, and during his career worked in such countries as Bolivia, British Guinea, Thailand, and Panama, where he died suddenly on April 11, 1964 of a heart attack. Mrs. Beye, a nurse, often worked in the field with Dr. Beye. This fund supports an outstanding student who has completed a medical degree and is pursuing a graduate degree in the Department of International Health. It is meant to support an outstanding student whose interests reflect those of Dr. Beye. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from doctoral students working in tropical medicine.