Pioneering Perspectives is a 2025 series where we share insights and experiences from members of the Arnold School of Public Health as we celebrate 50 Years (1975 - 2025). Each month, we're telling the stories of alumni, faculty, and leaders whose unique perspectives shed light on the Arnold School across its five-decade history.
Roger Sargent may have a background in biology, but he found his passion in public health. His Ph.D. program first introduced him to the field - a focus on human parasitology that brought him to USC's biology department in 1968.
Sara Corwin earned two degrees from the Arnold School during its formative years and has spent more than two decades building its undergraduate programs. Read on for an inside view with this very special Pioneering Perspectives story.
Gary Cooper has reached a stage in his life and career where he has wisdom to share. A serial entrepreneur who has bought, sold and led multi-million-dollar health care organizations, the MHA alumnus ('96) says his success almost cost him his life.
Lillian Mood (Lill) graduated with the inaugural cohort of the Arnold School's first degree program, the Master of Public Health. The public health nurse went on to have a long career serving South Carolinians in various roles with the Department of Public Health.
Reinvention, innovation and entrepreneurship have been themes in Mary Ann Galloway's career. In addition to grit, an open mind and an innate ability to connect the dots, she credits her MPH for making her path possible.