NEHA November 2023 Journal of Environmental Health

New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Sylvanus Thompson RADM Webb Young

For superior organization and execu- tion in support of the NEHA office relocation: Gina Bare Christopher Walker In recognition of outstanding leadership of the NEHA/AAS Scholarships: James Balsamo, Jr. In recognition of outstanding service and leadership on the NEHA Board of Directors during the last year: CDR Anna Khan Tom Butts In recognition of outstanding service and support during my entire tenure on the NEHA Board of Directors: Dr. Norbert Campbell

Dr. Welford Roberts Dr. Henroy Scarlett CDR James Speckhart

meaningful contributions to the organiza- tion during his presidential term. Below are the citations awarded by President Brown: For exceptional service to the NEHA Government Affairs Program: 'ŵƷĺ HñƛƚƷłñƛ For exceptional service to the NEHA History Project Task Force:

Uniformed Services Awards Awards from the Environmental Health €ĹȌ΁Đğƛƣ΁£ƛŵĹğƣƣňŵŪñş΁ėǏňƣŵƛǖ΁ ŵŨŨňƯƯğğ΁ were recognized at the 2023 AEC. These awards honor environmental health pro- fessionals within the uniformed services for their outstanding accomplishments in Ưłğ΁ğŪǏňƛŵŪŨğŪƯñş΁łğñşƯł΁Ȍ΁ğşė͒ 2022 Responder of the Year Award CDR Leslie Jackanicz 2023 John C. Eason Award LCDR Sarah Hughes 2023 Edward “Ted” Moran Award CDR Beth Wittry 2023 Thomas E. Crow Mentor Award CDR Joseph P. Laco 2023 John G. Todd Award £» ňŨğğ »ƛğĹȌşğƯƯň educator, consensus builder, and subject matter expert is exemplary of a productive and impactful environmental public health career,” said Dr. David Dyjack, executive director and CEO of NEHA. Deeply committed to the environmen- tal health community, Dr. Ohanian also serves as a professional lecturer for the Department of Environmental and Occu- pational Health within the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Wash- ington University. He led the develop- ment of and currently chairs NSF’s Health Advisory Board, which is responsible for conducting peer reviews of the risk assessment basis for direct and indirect drinking water additives and promoting the application of state-of-the-art risk analysis methodologies. Additionally, for nearly 20 years, he has been a member of NSF’s Public Health Council, which rati- Ȍ΁ğƣ΁ñşş΁u®H΁ƣƯñŪėñƛėƣ΁ñƣ΁ĎğňŪĺ΁ƘƛŵƯğĐƯňǏğ΁ of public health. A published author and editor, Dr. Oha- nian has contributed articles and chap- ters on new and improved risk assess-

Dr. Hank Koren Dr. Leon F. Vinci

For exceptional service to the NEHA- FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program: Rance Baker For keeping me on the straight and narrow: Katherine Sheppard For marketing excellence: Chana Goussetis For superior organization and execu- tion in support of the Journal of Envi- ronmental Health updating and open access research: Kristen Ruby-Cisneros

Jamie Hisel Mel Knight Roy Kroeger Sandra Long Dr. Jason Marion Dr. Wendell Moore Dr. Priscilla Oliver Mahesh Patel Vince Radke

Alicia Collins Brian Collins Bob Custard Ashlee Davis Dr. Amer El-Ahraf Dr. David Gilkey Vonia Grabeel

Walter F. Snyder Environmental Health Award

Edward V. Ohanian, PhD

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). He is also a senior science advisor to the deputy assistant adminis- ƯƛñƯŵƛ΁ňŪ΁Ưłğ΁€ĹȌ΁Đğ΁ŵĹ΁ÚñƯğƛ͒ In his current role with U.S. EPA, Dr. Ohanian provides leadership and expert oversight for the development of risk assessments required by the Safe Drink- ing Water Act and the Clean Water Act. Recently, he was nominated by U.S. EPA for the Presidential Meritorious ¦ñŪś΁ ǐñƛė΁ Ĺŵƛ΁ łňƣ΁ ƣƷƣƯñňŪğė΁ ƣĐňğŪƯňȌ΁Đ΁ accomplishments. “Dr. Ohanian’s lifelong dedication to pro- tecting environmental health through his numerous roles and accomplishments has helped to strengthen the quality and safety of drinking water across North America. Over the past four decades, Dr. Ohanian has improved the health and well-being of hundreds of millions of people,” said Pedro Sancha, president and CEO of NSF. “Dr. Ohanian’s leadership and mentorship within the toxicology industry is unparal- leled; he truly embodies the spirit and letter of the Snyder Award. His life’s work as an

The Snyder Award was created in 1971 in honor of Walter F. Snyder, cofounder and Ȍ΁ƛƣƯ΁ğǕğĐƷƯňǏğ΁ėňƛğĐƯŵƛ΁ŵĹ΁u®H͒ ΁£ƛğƣğŪƯğė΁ by NSF and NEHA, this award is given annually to individuals who continue Sny- der’s legacy through outstanding contri- butions to environmental and public health. NSF and NEHA are proud to announce that Edward V. Ohanian, PhD, is the 2023 recipient of the Walter F. Snyder Environmental Health Award. Dr. Ohanian serves as the associate director for sci- ğŪĐğ΁ Ĺŵƛ΁ Ưłğ΁ €ĹȌ΁Đğ΁ ŵĹ΁ ÚñƯğƛ΁ ǐňƯłňŪ΁ Ưłğ΁ €ĹȌ΁Đğ΁ ŵĹ΁ ®ĐňğŪĐğ΁ ñŪė΁ »ğĐłŪŵşŵĺǖ΁ ñƯ΁ Ưłğ΁

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