2022 - 2023 Volunteer Groups Named Award Recipients

Lila Albin Award

Presented by the AIHA Indoor Environmental Quality Committee

Since 1997, the committee has recognized a peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. The article must (a) provide practical information and expand the knowledge base of IEQ professionals; (b) address a critical IEQ issue, and (c) present the topic clearly and engagingly. This year, the committee selected Reducing then Particles Generated by Flushing Institutional Toilets, JOEH, volume 19, 2022, issue 5, pages 318-326; published online April 19, 2022; authored by Changjie Cai; Peter Kim, PhD; Thomas H. Connor; Yingtao Liu; and Evan L. Floyd, PhD, CIH.

Birkner Leadership Award
Presented by the AIHA Leadership and Management Committee

The committee presents this award to honor the legacy of Ruth McIntyre-Birkner and Larry Birkner and is proudly awarded to an individual exemplifying extraordinaire leadership and management. This year's recipient is Celia A. Booth, CIH, CSP.

Rachel Carson Award
Presented by the AIHA Environmental Issues Committee

The committee awards this honor in recognition of their environmental advocacy in the spirit of Rachel Carson. This award is bestowed upon an environmental health and safety (EH&S) professional who has attained outstanding success and distinction in their environmental and industrial health and safety business, profession, or life's work. The award was not presented this year.

Chaffin Award
Presented by the AIHA Ergonomics Committee

By encouraging conference participation and recognizing excellence in the field of ergonomics, the committee presents the Chaffin Award to the best ergonomic-related technical session at AIHce EXP. Established in 2008, the award honors Dr. Donald B. Chaffin’s many contributions to the field of ergonomics and to AIHA. The award was not presented this year.

Fellows SIG Mid-Year Career Award
Presented by the AIHA Fellows SIG

The SIG awards the Fellows SIG Mid-Year Career Professionals Award to recognize an industrial hygienist with 10 to 25 years of industrial hygiene work experience who exhibits outstanding leadership and/or technical capabilities, has worked as a volunteer for AIHA Committees, Project Task Forces, and/or SIGs, and has exhibited a commitment to contribute to the industrial hygiene profession throughout their entire career. This year’s recipient is Samuel Y. Paik, PhD, CIH, CSP.

Rochelle Crew Memorial Award
Presented by the AIHA Construction Committee

This award is given by the committee to honor the memory of Rochelle Crew, a long-time construction safety PDC presenter and former member of the committee. The award is given to the best construction-related paper, technical session, or PDC presentation at the previous year’s AIHce. This year’s recipient is Arlen W. Siert, PhD, CIH, CSP for session K4 – Confined Space Flammable Toxic Spray Painter Precautions.

H. Kenneth Dillon Memorial Award
Presented by the AIHA Biosafety and Environmental Microbiology Committee

This award is presented by the committee to honor the memory of Dr. Ken Dillon, a former AIHA Fellow, and the principal instructor for several years of the popular PDC, Prevention, Determination, and Remediation of Biological Contamination in Indoor Environments. Recipients for this award are chosen just prior to AIHce EXP—please support our students by attending the student poster session on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (PT), Phoenix Convention Center.

Cannabis Industry Health and Safety Best Student Poster
Presented by the AIHA Cannabis Industry Health and Safety Committee

This award is presented by the committee as the best student poster at AIHce EXP that focuses on the OEHS aspects of this industry. Recipients for this award are chosen just prior to AIHce EXP—please support our students by attending the student poster session on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (PT), Phoenix Convention Center.

Health and Safety Virtual Exhibit of the Year Award
Presented by the AIHA Museum and Cultural Heritage Industry Working Group

The Health and Safety Virtual Exhibit of the Year Award acknowledges the power of an instructive, visually appealing virtual exhibit to tell a story about occupational and environmental health and safety issues. Through this award, the working group seeks to encourage others to identify or develop other health and safety-related virtual exhibits. This year’s recipient is David J. Sencer, CDC Museum, the Health Effects of 9/11: An Online Exhibition.

Donna Doganiero Award
Presented by the AIHA Safety Committee

The committee presents this award to the presenter of the best safety-related crossover technical session at AIHce EXP 2022. The award honors a truly outstanding individual whose achievements and vision continue to move the field of industrial hygiene and safety forward, Donna Doganiero, CIH, FAIHA. This year, the committee selected session 19, Why Don’t We See the Things That Can Hurt US? presented by Glenn Murray and Doug Pontsler.

OEHS Career Professional Award—OEHS Career Champion Award
Presented by the AIHA Academic Advisory Group and the AIHA Student and Early Career Professionals Committee

This award is presented to an individual or individuals (up to 2) who have made significant contributions to OEHS, above and beyond their typical job responsibilities. This can include contributions in the area of student development, mentoring, or early career guidance. Nominees must have demonstrated a commitment to promoting the profession of OEHS, advancing the profession among students and early-career professionals, and/or providing guidance and mentorship to students or early-career professionals. This year’s recipient is Jennifer L. Holliday, CIH.

John A. Leonowich Award
Presented by the AIHA Non-Ionizing Radiation Committee

This award is given by the committee for educational excellence in nonionizing radiation, honors students who are actively pursuing NIR initiatives through research or education, and recognizes the achievements made by current students in advancing both their and the profession’s understanding of nonionizing radiation. The award was not presented this year.

The Randy Ogle/Paul Baron Award
Presented by the AIHA Nano and Advanced Materials Working Group

This award is presented by the working group to recognize excellence in a peer-reviewed article, published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health (JOEH), which best advances knowledge and practice in our field. This award honors the work of Mr. Randy Ogle and Dr. Paul Baron who led the way in providing the management tools and the data that laid the groundwork for future generations of EHS professionals working in the field of Nano Technology and Advanced Materials. The award was not presented this year.

Margaret Samways Memorial Student Poster Award
Presented by the AIHA Communication and Training Methods Committee

This award honors the memory of Margaret Samways, past chair, and long-time member of the committee. The award will be given to the best student poster at AIHce EXP which focuses on communication and training methods. Recipients for this award are chosen just prior to AIHce EXP—please support our students by attending the student poster session on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (PT), Phoenix Convention Center.

David L. Swift Memorial Award
Presented by the AIHA Aerosol Technology Committee

This award honors the memory of Dr. David L. Swift, for his outstanding contributions to aerosol and industrial hygiene research. Aerosol research papers published during the previous year in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene are reviewed by the committee. This year, the committee has selected the Assessment of Respirable Aerosol Concentrations Using Local Ventilation Controls in an Open Multi-Chair Dental Clinics; JOEH, volume 19, 2022, issue 5, pages 246-255, published online March 31, 2022; authored by Nicholas D’Antonio; Justin Newnum, CIH, CSP; Michael Kanellis; Brian Howe; and T. Renée Anthony, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA.

Joselito Ignacio OEHS Emergency Preparedness and Response Award
Presented by the AIHA Incident Preparedness and Response Working Group

The working group will evaluate AIHce EXP educational sessions that are applicable to OEHS-related preparedness and response efforts. The scoring system will be based on presentation, applicability to emergency response, and originality. This year, the working group selected Hurricane Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic presented by LCDR Kasey Arguelles and LT Alicen Jordan.

Upton Sinclair Lecture Award
Presented by the AIHA Social Concerns Committee

The Upton Sinclair Memorial Lecture, Unintended Consequences: The Rubber Industry’s Toxic Legacy in Akron—Center for Public Integrity, will be delivered at AIHce EXP 2023. This lecture will be drawn from a three-part health series on the tire industry which was known as the Rubber Capital of the World. This year’s recipient is Yanick Rice Lamb, Howard University.

John M. White Award
Presented by the AIHA Respiratory Protection Committee

The John M. White Award was established by the committee to encourage scientific and application-oriented research in respiratory protection. This year, the committee selected the Filtration Performance and Breathing Resistance of Elastomeric Half Mask Respirator P100 Filter Cartridges After Repeated and Extended Use in Healthcare Settings, JOEH, volume 19, 2022, issue 4, pages 223-233, published online March 24, 2022, authored by Zane N. Frund; Sricharan Chalikonda; Sara Angelilli; and Hope Waltenbaugh.

Aileen Yankowski Outstanding Leader of the Year Award
Presented by the AIHA Women in IH (WIH) Committee

The Aileen Yankowski Outstanding Leader of the Year Award is awarded annually to an individual who, through volunteerism, supports the career development of professional women, promotes leadership skills, and disseminates critical information relevant to women working in industrial hygiene. This year’s recipient is Christina Roll, MS, CIH, CSP.

Teen Workplace Health and Safety Committee Award
Presented by the AIHA Teen Workplace Health and Safety Committee

The committee recognizes significant contributions to achieving the Teen Workplace Health and Safety mission of empowering young workers to promote a culture of health and safety through education and the practice of health and safety fundamentals. This year’s recipient is Jennifer L. Maclachlan.

The Dr. Oliver Johnson Professional Presentation Award
Presented by the AIHA Real-Time Detection Systems Committee

By encouraging conference participation and recognizing excellence in the field of real-time detection, the committee presents the Dr. Oliver Johnson Professional Presentation Award to the best real-time detection systems-related technical session at AIHce EXP. Established in 2022, the award honors Dr. Oliver Johnson’s many contributions, including the creation of the first Catalytic LEL Combustible Gas sensor to be used in the Combustible Gas Indicator. The award was not presented this year.

Dr. Jack Driscoll Best Real-Time Detection Student Poster Award
Presented by the AIHA Real-Time Detection Systems Committee

The Dr. Jack Driscoll Award will be given to the best student poster at AIHce that focuses on real-time detection. Dr. Jack Driscoll is known as the innovator in the development of a photoionization detector (PID) for gas chromatography. Recipients for this award are chosen just prior to AIHce EXP—please support our students by attending the student poster session on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (PT), Phoenix Convention Center.

The Nancy Pearce and John Rekus Award
AIHA Confined Spaces Committee

Sponsored by the committee and in memory of Nancy Pearce and honoring John Rekus, this award will be presented to the best confined spaces-related technical session at AIHce EXP 2023.

Lydia Renton Outstanding IAC Volunteer Award
Presented by the AIHA International Affairs Committee

This award is presented by the committee to recognize one of the committee’s past leaders in the form of an award and will encourage future leaders to perform at the highest levels, and will serve as a moral encouragement for protecting the health and safety of workers and our communities. This year’s recipient is Lydia Renton, B.Sc., CIH, ROH, FAIHA.

Tishchauer Award
Presented by the AIHA Ergonomic Committee

This award is presented by the committee to recognize a student ergonomics presentation at AIHce EXP. The award was not presented this year.


AIHA STAR Awards

The Shining Star Award is bestowed upon an outstanding volunteer group considered best-In-class. The recipients are the AIHA Fellow SIG, the AIHA Museum and Cultural Heritage Industry Working Group, and the AIHA Women in IH Committee.

The Soaring Star Award is bestowed upon an outstanding volunteer group that has shown continued excellence and has been an outstanding volunteer group for two years running. The recipient is the AIHA Opioids Working Group.

The Rising Star Award is bestowed upon an outstanding volunteer group that has been absent from the outstanding ranks for at least two years but has now returned to the outstanding volunteer group ranks. The recipient is the AIHA Exposure and Assessment Strategies Committee.

AIHA Outstanding Volunteer Groups Project Teams

AIHA Noise Committee for Standard of Care for Hearing Loss Prevention Programs. Project Team: Coty Maypole, MPH, PhD; Sharon Sever, CIH; Tiffany Lyons, MPH, COHC; Angel Plaza, DrPH; Carmella Richards, CIH, CSP, CHMM, FAIHA; William Brazile, PhD, CIH, CSP; John Ratcliff, MSPH; Cullen Whittaker, PE, CIH, CSP; Samuel Mobley, CIH, CSP; and Kathryn Crawford, PhD, COHC.

AIHA Leadership and Management Committee for the IH Performance Metrics Publication Update. Project Team: Scott Lawson, CIH; Steven Jahn, MBA, CIH, FAIHA; Eltaneice Bolden, CIH, CHMM; Celia Booth, CIH, CSP; and 30 other collaborators.


Outstanding Volunteer Groups

Career and Employment Services Committee—Chair Mark S. Hayden, MHS, CIH; Vice-Chair William W. Nichols, CIH, CHMM, CSP; Secretary Brandi Elizabeth Kissel, CIH, CSP, COHC; Secretary-Elect Carl O. Sall, CIH, CSP; and Past Chair Douglas Pastore, CIH. AIHA Violet Color Council.

Confined Spaces Committee—Chair Janet L. Keyes, CIH, FAIHA; Vice-Chair Kenneth C. Eck, CIH, CSP, CFPS, CHMM, DABFE, FACFE; Secretary Jerome E. Spear, CSP, CIH, FAIHA; Secretary-Elect Tabitha Thompson; R&D Officer and Past Chair Caroline Switzer, CIH, CSP. AIHA Green Color Council.

Ergonomics Committee—Chair Emily Macomber Driggers, ASP, AEP; Vice-Chair Albert W. Moore, CIH, CPE; Secretary Jeffrey Brian Nelson, CPE CSP; Secretary-Elect Tabitha Thompson; R&D Officer and Past Chair Penney M. Stanch, CIH, CSP, CPE, WELL AP. AIHA Yellow Color Council.

Exposure Assessment Strategies Committee—Chair Aadam Debevec, CIH, CSP; Vice-Chair Kevin Joseph Mahoney, Jr., CIH, CSP; Secretary Andrew J. Becker, CIH; Secretary-Elect James Joyce; R&D Officer and Past Chair Joseph A. Dartt. AIHA Blue Color Council.

Fellows SIG—Chair Martin L. Jones, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA; Vice-Chair David S. Abrams, CIH, FAIHA; Secretary George R. Osborne, CIH, CSP, FAIHA; R&D Officer Stephen J. Derman, CIH, FAIHA; and Past Chair Jennifer Sahmel, PhD, CIH, CSP, FAIHA. AIHA Teal Color Council.

Incident Preparedness and Response Working Group—Chair Eugene A. Satrun, CIH, CSP, FAIHA; Vice-Chair Beth A. Osterink, MPH, REHS, CIH, CSP; R&D Officer Terry L. Ketchum; and Past Chair Patrick Sean Wallace, CIH. AIHA Orange Color Council.

International Affairs Committee—Chair Laurence Svirchev, MA, BSc, CIH; Vice-Chair Maharshi P. Mehta, CIH, CSP, FAIHA; Secretary Kyle L. Naylor, CIH, CSP, AEMT; and Past Chair Steven Verpaele, CIH. AIHA Yellow Color Council.

Laboratory Health and Safety Committee—Chair David A. Acker, CIH; Vice-Chair Ashwani Shukla, CIH, CSP, SMS; Secretary Angela Dartt, PhD, CIH; R&D Officer April Abasha Brown, CIH; and Past Chair Marian Lee Poore, CIH. AIHA Blue Color Council.

Leadership and Management Committee—Chair Eltaneice V. Bolden, CIH, CHMM; Vice-Chair Steven D. Jahn, MBA, CIH, FAIHA; Secretary Ray Carter; R&D Officer Joy Erdman, MS, CIH, CSP, FAIHA; and Past Chair Celia A. Booth, CIH, CSP. AIHA Violet Color Council.

Minority SIG—Chair Trenell Boggans, MSPH, CIH; Vice-Chair April Melinda Clayton, PhD, MPH; Secretary Christopher D. Lott, MS; Secretary-Elect Ivan Pacheco; and Past Chair Samson Largo. AIHA Yellow Color Council.

Museum and Cultural Heritage Industry Working Group—Chair Jeffrey R. Sotek, CIH, CSP, PE; Vice-Chair Ralph A. Froehlich, MS, CIH, CSP, QEP, FAIHA; Secretary Carlis Brown, MSPH, CIH; Secretary-Elect Kelsey Babik; R&D Officer Mark D. Wilson, PhD; and Past Chair Kathryn A. Makos, MPH, CIH. AIHA Blue Color Council.

Nano and Advanced Materials Working Group—Chair Kevin J. Sheffield, DrPH, CIH; Vice-Chair Kevin L. Dunn, CIH; Secretary Cynthia T. Pugh, PhD; R&D Officer and Past Chair Matthew M. Dahm, PhD. AIHA Red Color Council.

Noise Committee—Chair Kathryn Crawford, PhD, COHC; Vice-Chair Coty Marie Maypole, PhD, MPH; Secretary Tiffany Lyons Mullen, MPH, COHC; Secretary-Elect Eseosa Orumwense, MPH, CSP, CIH; R&D Officer Cullen Charles Whittaker, PE, CIH, CSP; and Past Chair Sharon V. Sever, CIH. AIHA Green Color Council.

Opioids Working Group—Chair and R&D Officer Penelope E. Pietrowski, CIH; Secretary Robert Kirkby, CIH; R&D Officer and Past Chair Peter B. Harnett, MS, MPH, CIH, CSP, FAIHA. AIHA Orange Color Council.

PR(IH)DE SIG—Chair Michael Ierardi, MES, MS, CIH; Vice-Chair Jacob Shedd; and Secretary April Melinda Clayton, PhD, MPH. AIHA Teal Color Council.

Protective Clothing and Equipment Committee—Chair Paul E. Allen, CIH, CSP, ARM; Vice-Chair Kevin Joseph Mahoney, Jr., CIH, CSP; Secretary Christopher C. Brennan; Secretary-Elect Joe R. Tudor, MPH, CIH, CSP; and Past Chair John J. Hill, CIH, CSP. AIHA Red Color Council.

Real-Time Detection Systems Committee—Chair Peter T. Ficzycz, CIH; Vice-Chair Steven D. Jahn, MBA, CIH, FAIHA; Secretary and R&D Officer William J. Mills, Jr., PhD, MSc, CIH, C. Chem; and Past Chair Robert E. Henderson. AIHA Red Color Council.

Risk Committee—Chair John A. Lowe, CIH; Secretary Andrey A. Korchevskiy, PhD, CIH, DABT; R&D Officer and Past Chair Robert A. Nocco, MS, DABT, CIH, CSP, RRPT. AIHA Green Color Council.

Students and Early Career Professionals Committee—Chair and R&D Officer Maggie Murphy, CIH, CSP, CCHO, COHC; Vice-Chair Melanie Cady; Secretary Isabella Kenny; and Past Chair Katherine V. Martin. AIHA Violet Color Council.

Teen Workplace Health and Safety Committee—Chair Michaela A. Hall, MPH; Vice-Chair Robert James Rataj; Secretary Justin Harold Erickson, MS; and Past Chair Brian Czarnecki, CHST, REHS, CSP, CIH. AIHA Violet Color Council.

Thermal Stress Working Group—Chair Matthew D. Zock, CIH; Vice-Chair W. Jon Williams; Secretary Margaret Morrissey III, PhD; and Secretary-Elect Edward J. Primeau, CIH. AIHA Orange Color Council.

Women in IH (WIH) Committee—Chair Diana Harrington Peroni, CIH; Vice-Chair Katie E. Stryker, CIH; Secretary Jennifer M.T. Hsu, MPH, CSP; Secretary-Elect Isabel Xan Bacarella, MPH, CIH, CSP; R&D Officer Christina Roll, MS, CIH, CSP; and Past Chair Joy Jacobsen, MS, CIH, CSP, CRSP, EP. AIHA Teal Color Council.


Outstanding Volunteer Group Member Recognition


2022 Best Seller

This award is presented to the editor(s) of a new publication that sold the most copies during the year. The 2021 best seller is The Noise Manual, 6th edition.

Recipients: Deanna K. Meinke, PhD, CCC-A; Elliott H. Berger, MS, FAIHA; Richard L. Neitzel, PhD, CIH, FAIHA; Dennis P. Driscoll, PE, FAIHA; and Kathryn Bright, PhD


2022 Critic’s Choice Award

The Critic’s Choice Award honors a publication completed in 2022. The Content Portfolio Advisory Group (CPAG) evaluates all publications and selects one to recognize for their impact on the profession, originality, and quality of writing. This year’s publication is The Noise Manual, 6th edition.

Recipients: Deanna K. Meinke, PhD, CCC-A; Elliott H. Berger, MS, FAIHA; Richard L. Neitzel, PhD, CIH, FAIHA; Dennis P. Driscoll, PE, FAIHA; and Kathryn Bright, PhD


AIHA Local Sections Awards

The James B. D’Arcy JOEH Original Article Award
Presented by the Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society (MIHS)

This award is presented to the authors of an original article from the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (JOEH). With the passing of long-time selection committee chair, Dr. Jim D’Arcy in June 2021, MIHS renamed the award the James B. D’Arcy JOEH Original Article Award. This year’s award is presented to the Benefits and Limitations of Field-Based Monitoring Approaches for Respirable Dust and Crystalline Silica Applied in a Sandstone Quarry; published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, volume 19, 2022, issue 12, pages 730-741, published online: 14 November 2022. This year’s recipients are Emanuele Cauda, PhD; Eric Dolan, CPS, CUSA; Andrew B. Cecala; Kyle Louk, BS, MS, PhD; Milan Yekich, AS, BS, MPH; Lauren Chubb, DrPH, CPH; and Andrew Lingenfelter

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