Nominations have begun to come in for our prestigious awards and a short synopsis of these recognitions follows:

Homer N Calver Award &  Lecture

Named for a past environmental and APHA leader, this award is a special recognition to a leader in environmental health, and the award winner gives a lecture during the APHA Annual Meeting.  

In addition to being an environmental health leader, the nominee’s conference presentation often highlights late-breaking (ie, controversial issues) in environmental health science. Candidates can also come from the region, or an agency which has jurisdiction, which covers the Annual Meeting area.

Damu Smith Environmental Achievement Award

This achievement recognition is awarded to someone who has actively worked to improve environmental health practice during their career with a connection to the environmental justice arena.  

Distinguished  Service Award  (DSA) 

This special recognition goes to a Section Member who has been very active and has contributed to: the Section, APHA and the profession.  It can be presented to a current active member, or a past member that made important contributions as noted above.

Some early Calver Award suggestions include:  EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Howard Frumkin’s successor at DHHS, and NEHA’s president.

Nominations for all awards should be received by April 15 and can be sent to Section officers or my attention: Leon Vinci, Awards Committee Chair, Lfv6@aol.com.