Celebrating Science and Its Application

William Foege is an epidemiologist who worked in the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s. He was director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, executive director of the Task Force for Child Survival, executive director of The Carter Center, and Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. He attended Pacific Lutheran University, received his medical degree from the University of Washington, and his Master's in Public Health from Harvard University. He remains active as Emeritus Presidential Distinguished Professor of International Health at Emory and as a Gates Fellow. He was a Senior Medical Advisor for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and continues to work on the Foundation's worldwide health initiatives as a Gates Fellow.2005 Norman Borlaug Lecture.