Awards

The AIHA-NCS gives awards to commemorate Dr. Tebbens's, Dr. Legge's, Dr. Powell'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

2025    Lenny Soule-Siler
2024    Jisoo Yu
2023    Iemaan Rana
2022    Mayela Gillan
2021    Jacob Huy Ngo
2020    Kyle Peerless
2019    Patton Nguyen
2018    
2017    
2016    
2015    Rachel Blythe
2014    
2013    
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
1981    Janice W. Yager

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:

1. undergraduate or graduate student status;

2. curriculum emphasis on industrial hygiene or related environmental health studies; and

3. 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

1980    Scott Robinson, Mary Gross

The Powell award is to commemorate Dr. Charles H. Powell, a decades-long leader and contributor to safety, industrial hygiene, and toxicology fields in private industry (Lockheed Martin and PPG Industries, Inc.), NIOSH, and private consulting (Cohrssen Environmental, Inc.). He served as an editor for Patty’s Toxicology, AIHA President in 1983, was made an Honorary Member of AIHA in 1997, and elected an AIHA Fellow. The Memorial Award recognizes a Northern California undergraduate or graduate student who demonstrates academic and extracurricular excellence and a dedication to safety and/or industrial hygiene fields.

Purpose:

To commemorate Dr Charles H. Powell., who was active in the national AIHA and ACGIH, as well as our local section.

Requirements:

A full-time undergraduate or graduate student at a Northern California University with strong coursework in Safety Sciences, demonstrated sincere interest/or involvement in the safety profession, and is a current AIHA-NCS Student member. Extra-curricular and work or internship experience, as well as academic excellence will be considered. (Note: A student may not receive the Powell award again if he/she is a prior recipient of the award. Joint applications are not allowed, and only one applicant may be considered on a single scholarship application.

Award:

The recipient will a receive a monetary award and certificate. The awardee (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

2025    Ashley Kochans
2024    Madeline Sit
2023    Aldo Munoz Rodriguez
2022    Andrea Tineo
2021    Emely Heras
2020    Geoff Peterson
2019    Tessa Landgraf
2018    
2017    Tyler Jordan Harris
2016    Kathleen Navarro
2015    Alifia Z. Merchant

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

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

2012    Stephen Hemperly, Dave Sandusky
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