About
- Meet Derrick Gervin, PhD, alumnus of HBCU Clark Atlanta University.
- He is an Acting Deputy Director for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Derrick Gervin
Why an HBCU? I went for the marching band, but also to get a quality education close to home.
How did it shape you? I continue to use and apply the CAU motto, "I'll find a way or make one," and the values I learned: perseverance, dedication, excellence, faith, and honor.
Most significant memory? The friendships and relationships. I'd never been around so many scholars in my life. Black excellence is real!