Prof Muriel Harris retired after nearly two decades with the UofL School of Public Health and Information Sciences.

Dr. Harris started with the Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences in July 2005 and served the department in a variety of roles over the years, including director of the PhD programme, director of the MPH programme, and chair of the PhD programme committee. As a faculty member, she took the initiative to organise and lead numerous trips to Ghana for public health students, and chaperoned other UofL trips abroad, which provided memorable cultural, educational, and research experiences. Dr. Harris was a Fulbright Scholar, chair of the SPHIS Diversity Committee, chair of the UofL Commission on Diversity and Racial Equity (CODRE) and held many other positions in service to the school, the university, and to communities locally and around the world. She is a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Prospect Goshen, having served as both president and foundation chair, and will continue as a Rotarian in retirement.