The H. Kenneth Dillon Memorial Award

The Ken Dillon Award is presented annually by AIHA’s Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology Committee in honor and memory of Dr. Ken Dillon, a former member of the committee, an AIHA fellow, and the principal instructor for several years of the top ten PDC “Prevention, Determination, and Remediation of Biological Contamination in Indoor Environments”. 

The award, which entails a plaque and honorarium, is made to the best student poster presented at AIHce on a topic germane to the areas of Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology.

2007 Winner – AIHce Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Comparison of the LAL & EIA Assays for Detecting (1-3) – ß- Glucan
Recipients: Y. Iossifova, C. Crawford, T. Reponen, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati; M. Daines, GK Khurana Hershey, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 

2006 Winner – AIHce Chicago, Illinois
Modification and Amplification of a GC / MS Method for Endotoxin Analysis in Agricultural Dusts
Recipients: Rena Saito and Stephen Reynolds

2005 Winner – AIHce Anaheim, California
Airborne Antibiotic Exposures in Animal Feeding Operations
Recipient: Matthew W. Murphey