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ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health’s Hiram Green recognized for selfless service

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Hiram Green, director of community engagement for ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health and director of public relations for the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Taneja College of Pharmacy (center) received his award from the University of South Florida Committee on Black Affairs for his selfless service and scholarship. 

Hiram Green, director of community engagement for ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health and director of public relations for the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Health Taneja College of Pharmacy, received an award for scholarship and selfless service from the University of South Florida Committee on Black Affairs.  

Green was one of three ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ staff and faculty members to receive annual awards in 2024.

COBA is responsible for advising the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ president on matters affecting Black faculty, staff, student and alumni of the university, One ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, and the greater Tampa Bay community.  The committee also advises the president regarding the university’s relationship with the Black community.

Green has been a key figure at the university for more than 40 years.  He’s held positions at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Athletics and the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Alumni Association, and served as director of the Ambassador Program where he started revenue generating programs for the ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Alumni Association.

His most notable contribution is his effort with the TCOP Working Group Enhancing Community Advocacy Research Education (WE-CARE) program, an initiative focused on enhancing health outcomes within minority communities by boosting minority enrollment and involvement in research endeavors.  Green is essential in developing training on IRB and the research process for students and the community as well as developing and marketing health-focused workshops for the community.

Green served on the boards of directors of the American Heart Association, ALS Association, and East Tampa Partnership.  He currently serves as a board member of the Salvation Army.

He and his wife Freida started the Set the Captive Free scholarship at ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ, an endowment for Embracing Legacy to provide financial support to ľ¹ÏÊÓÆµ students.  

Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, PhD, associate professor of sociology at the College of Arts and Sciences, and Maya Trotz, PhD, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering, also received COBA annual awards.

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