Key public health professionals receive honorary awards from RSPH
Author: RSPH 27 November 2025 1 min read
The awards recognise the individuals' hugely significant contributions to improving the public's health.
The Royal Society for Public Health has this week awarded three honorary awards to professionals who have played a key role in shaping public health in the UK and overseas.
Professor Dame Jenny Harries and Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard were awarded lifetime Honorary Fellowships of the RSPH, while Albert G. Mulley Jr. was awarded a lifetime Honorary Membership of the APHA on behalf of RSPH.
Professor Dame Jenny Harries was Deputy Chief Medical Officer from June 2019 to March 2021, when she left to become the first permanent Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency.
She has previously served on the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and has a wealth of public health knowledge and expertise gained from working in the NHS and local government at local, regional and national levels.
Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard is a Public Health Physician and Epidemiologist and currently works as Head of Health Analytics at Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP). He is also Chair of the Health Inequalities Programme Board at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London.
Jonny was Editor-in-Chief of the Chief Medical Officer's 2018 annual report Health 2040 – Better Health Within Reach, which recommended the development of a composite Health Index. He was chair of the RSPH from 2022 to 2025.
Albert G. Mulley Jr. is Professor of Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the Dartmouth Institute, and Professor of Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1970 and was awarded a Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School and a master’s in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government in 1975. He then spent 35 years on the Harvard faculty where he served as Chief of General Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The awards ceremony took place on the 26 November at Surveyors House, RICS Westminster, where speeches were given by Beccy Cooper MP, Lord James Bethell and Chris Boardman OBE.
I am deeply honoured to receive a Lifetime Honorary Fellowship from the RSPH. It has been a privilege to serve as Chair over the past three years, working alongside such dedicated colleagues to champion prevention, reduce health inequalities, and strengthen the nation’s health. Public health has never mattered more and I look forward to continuing to support RSPH’s mission in the years ahead. My sincere thanks to fellow Trustees, staff and wider membership for their commitment and collaboration.
Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard
I would like to congratulate Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, Dame Jenny Harries and Albert G. Mulley Jr on their awards. From pandemic responses to better clinical care, these awards recognise their hugely significant contributions to public health. It has never been more important to celebrate the people that impact our health for the better. The work they do is crucial to ensuring people get the best chance to live a happy, healthy life. We are a critical moment for the health of the nation. As health inequalities and ill health continue to rise, we must continue working together to build a healthier future for all.
William Roberts, Chief Executive, RSPH
