Awards
The AIHA-NCS gives awards to commemorate Dr. Tebbens's, Dr. Legge's, and Dr. Einert's contributions to the fields of occupational medicine and public health and to support and encourage the study and practice of Industrial Hygiene in the Bay Area by recognizing and rewarding worthy individuals for academic excellence or service to the profession. The Leadership Committee is responsible for selecting the recipient of each award.
Local section members who have received the National AIHA Fellow Award are also listed below.
Bernard D. Tebbens Memorial Award
The Bernard D. Tebbens memorial award is given by the AIHA-NCS as a tribute to Dr. Tebbens, a former professor of industrial hygiene at the U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health. The award is given for academic excellence and is open to students who have completed at least one year in the U.C. Berkeley Environmental Health Program. The awardee receives a monetary award.
Purpose:
To commemorate Bernard D. Tebbens, Sc.D., former professor of industrial hygiene at the School of Public Health, U.C. Berkeley. He made significant contributions to the discipline, both academically and professionally, and was one of the founders of our local section.
Requirements:
A full-time graduate student at U.C. Berkeley, School of Public Health, majoring in Environmental Health Sciences. Sincere interest and involvement in the profession of industrial hygiene. Academic excellence and emphasis in industrial hygiene curriculum.
Award:
A monetary award and certificate. The recipient's name will also be inscribed on the Bernard D. Tebbens Memorial Plaque which hangs in the U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health. The awardee (and guest) will receive a complimentary dinner at the March meeting and will make a short presentation on his/her academic interest and professional goals.
Year | Recipient |
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2012 | Stanley Wu |
2011 | Michelle Stewart |
2010 | Heather Papinchak |
2009 | Sa Liu |
2008 | Zulma Machillanda-Hahn |
2007 | David Hornung |
2006 | Heather Madison |
2005 | Rachael Jones |
2004 | Krista Cole |
2003 | Kathleen Vork |
2002 | Karen Gunderson |
2001 | Shohreh Kheradpir |
2000 | Aimee Tucker |
1999 | No awardee |
1998 | Michael Wilson |
1997 | No data available |
1996 | Nicole Drew Reilly |
1995 | No data available |
1994 | Patricia Anne Heinson |
1993 | Robbie Welling |
1992 | Barbara Materna |
1991 | Martha Waters |
1990 | Susan Yeazel |
1989 | Mark Nicas |
1988 | Michael Yost |
1987 | Kit Galvin |
1986 | Thomas Rivard |
1985 | Marcie Francis |
1984 | Richard Fenske |
1983 | Edward Zellers |
1982 | Wifred Cameron |
Robert T. Legge Award
The Robert Legge Student’s Award is given by the AIHA-NCS in honor of Dr. Legge, a former professor of industrial hygiene and university physician at the University of California. The purpose of the award is to commemorate Dr. Legge’s contributions to the fields of occupational medicine and public health and to support and encourage the study of Industrial Hygiene in the Bay Area. Criteria for the award are:
- undergraduate or graduate student status;
- curriculum emphasis on industrial hygiene or related environmental health studies; and
- academic excellence.
The award is open to students attending colleges or universities in the Bay Area that offer 4-year undergraduate and/or graduate programs in industrial hygiene or related environmental health studies. A maximum of two awards are given out each year, one to an undergraduate student and one to a graduate student. The recipients receive a monetary award and certificate. The awardee(s) (and guest) also receive a complimentary dinner at the March meeting and are invited to make a short presentation on his/her academic interest and professional goals.
Year | Recipient |
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2012 |
Kathleen Cochico |
2011 | Chhaya Gupta Trevor Bausman |
2010 | Nina Townsend |
2009 | Michael Posson |
2008 | Heather Lee Bennett Daniel Best |
2007 | Debbie Andres Jacqueline Erbe |
2006 | Rachael Jones |
2005 | Lesliam Quiros |
2004 | Kamilah Munir |
2003 | Sara Ash |
2002 | Michael Wilson |
2001 | Julie Roberts, RN, Robert Pandya, MD |
2000 | Patrick Laraby, MD |
1999 | Linwei Tian, Donna Haiduven |
1998 | Christopher Kirkham, Raymond Meister |
1997 | Mark Luppino, Rajiv Bhatia |
1996 | Gita Murphy, Janice Prudhomme |
1995 | David Kaye |
1994 | Laurel Johnson, Thomas Scott Allems |
1993 | Deborah Gold, Jordan Rinker |
1992 | Lilly Kaneshige, Pedro Luis Estacio |
1991 | Garrett Brown, Diane Liu |
1990 | No data available |
1989 | Michael Konsett |
1988 | No data available |
1987 | Barton Simmons, Peter Wald |
1986 | Lee Wugofski, Cynthia Petty, Ellen Hegland-Kure |
1985 | Georeg Teeters, Jean Grassman |
1984 | Lisa Sisack, Phillip Nies |
1983 | John Beach, Doreen Wong, Daniel Tappen |
1982 | No data available |
1981 | No data available |
1980 | Scott Robinson, Mary Gross |
Christine Einert Award
The Einert Award is given in honor of the memory of Dr. Christine Einert. The AIHA-NCS has established this award to be given annually to a local section member whose qualities as a professional and a colleague have been marked and appreciated over the years by his or her fellow members. Recipients should be an active member of the local section, generally for a decade or longer, and have contributed to the success of the local section.
Dr. Christine Einert was a physician whose involvement with occupational health started in the 1930's. Dr. Einert joined the California State Department of Health in 1947, where she continued to work until her retirement in 1968. From 1950-51 Dr. Einert studied industrial hygiene at Harvard University, and was later certified by the ABIH. She was active in both the national AIHA and ACGIH. In 1981, the ACGIH honored her with the Meritorious Achievement Award. Dr. Einert remained an active member of the NCS until she passed away in 1983. With her years of experience in occupational health, she was a valuable resource to her fellow industrial hygienists, and took a special interest in young people first entering the field, always offering support and encouragement.
Purpose:
To commemorate Christine Einert, M.D., who was active in the national AIHA and ACGIH, as well as our local section. In 1962, she chaired the national subcommittee responsible for founding the AIHA Local Sections Council, which still provides the annual forum for the exchange of information on section activities throughout the United States.
To honor, in Dr. Einert's name, a member of the local section whose qualities as a professional and a colleague have been marked and appreciated over the years.
Requirements:
A member of the local section, generally for a decade or longer, who has been especially active in the local section and has contributed substantially to the success of the section.
Award:
Certificate of appreciation (or plaque). Recognition by the membership at the July dinner meeting. Dinner paid for awardee and guest.
Year | Recipient |
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2015 | Laurel Davis |
2014 | Steven Derman |
2013 | James Martin |
2012 | Garrett Brown |
2011 | Richard Hirsh |
2010 | Barbara Cohrssen |
2009 | Dan Cox |
2008 | Chris Laszcz-Davis |
2007 | Heather Borman |
2006 | Nancy Erickson |
2005 | Evelyn Mitsunaga |
2004 | Paul M. Michalko |
2003 | Bill Wells |
2002 | Barbara Plog |
2001 | Jim Woods |
2000 | Vickie Wells |
1999 | Stan Judd |
1998 | No awardee |
1997 | Al Salazar |
1996 | Bill Kossack |
1995 | Jack Washkuhn |
1994 | No awardee |
1993 | Guido Rosati |
AIHA Fellow Award
Fellows of AIHA are individuals who have been Full or Diplomate National AIHA members in good standing for a minimum of 15 years. These individuals have been nominated by a local section or standing committee for their recognized achievement in the field of industrial hygiene, either through research, leadership, publications, education or service to AIHA. Individuals are approved as Fellows by the National AIHA Board of Directors after recommendation by the National AIHA Awards Committee. The Fellow classification is limited to no more than five percent of the membership. Go to national AIHA for additional information.
Year | Recipient |
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2012 |
Stephen Hemperly |
2011 | Richard Hirsh |
2010 | Steve Derman David Kahane Erica Stewart David Zalk |
2009 | Garrett D. Brown Stephen C. Davis Lawrence M. Gibbs Gordon C. Miller Steven C. Smith Lawrence S. Wong |
2008 | Mike Williams Bill Wells |
2007 | Jeff Jones |
2006 | Chris Laszcz-Davis |
2003 | Mark Nicas |
2002 | Vickie Wells |
2002 | Kathy Hammond |
2001 | Scott Robinson |
1999 | Doug Fowler |
1998 | Victor Toy |
1997 | Jere Ingram |
1996 | Hank McDermott |
Barbara Cohrssen | |
Clark Cooper, MD | |
Monty Herr | |
James Johnson | |
Stanley Judd | |
Howard Spielman | |
Charlie Powell |