LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Katherine Wells will receive a statewide public health award on Thursday, Sept. 27 for her leadership in managing the measles outbreak when it spiked in the region and for her efforts to strengthen public health across West Texas.

The award is called the Ralph D. Feigin, MD Award for Excellence, given by The Immunization Partnership.

Wells, DrPH, MPH, is director of the Lubbock Public Health District.