Title: SECTION NEWS

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Section/SPIG: Occupational Health and Safety

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Janie Gittleman, PhD, MRP
Associate Director, Safety and Health Research
Center to Protect Workers' Rights
Suite 1000
8484 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Ph: 301-578-8500 xt. 107
Cell: (202) 302-1340
Fax: (301) 578-8572
e-mail: jgittleman@cpwr.com

As the 2005 Program Planning Chair for the Occupational Health Section, I would like to thank the reviewers of this year’s program: Elyce Biddle, John Sestito, Gregory Wagner (all from NIOSH), Hester Lipscomb (Duke University), Katherine Newman (BLS), Gordon Smith (Liberty Mutual), Melissa Perry (Harvard University), and Rosemary Sokas (University of Illinois). Their thoughtful reviews contributed to the selection of abstracts covering a wide range of important topics in the field. Many thanks for your time and effort in helping to develop an excellent scientific program. Also, thanks to Celeste Monforton (George Washington University), and Mary Miller (Washington State Labor and Industries) for passing on their planning wisdom.

OHS Member Receives Award

An illustrious former Chair of the OHS Section, Rosie Sokas, has received the 2005 NIOSH James P. Keough Award! Congratulations, Rosie. Thanks for all your contributions to help protect workers.

Rosemary Sokas Accepts the Keogh Award

The 2005 James P. Keogh Award for Outstanding Service in Occupational Safety and Health was presented April 28 to Rosemary Sokas, Director of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Before joining the University of Illinois, Sokas was Lead Medical Officer and then Associate Director for Science at NIOSH. Sokas has made exceptional contributions in occupational safety and health through her work at the University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, the George Washington University, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, NIOSH, and the University of Illinois. We are delighted to honor Sokas with this award in memory of Dr. James Keogh. For more information on Sokas and her accomplishments visit <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hamilton/sokas-winn.html>. More information on the James P. Keogh Award can be found at <http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hamilton/keoaward.html>.