The Southern California American Industrial Hygiene Association (SCAIHA) honors several individuals annually for Academics, Leadership, and Technical Achievements in the field of Industrial Hygiene. The Scholarship Awards (Graduate and Undergraduate) are given out during the May meeting and presentation; and the Lawrence R. Birkner Leadership Award and Ruth McIntyre-Birkner Technical Achievement Award are presented during the March meeting and presentation. If you would like to make a nomination for one these awards, please contact the Executive Board.
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About Lawrence R. Birkner and Ruth K. McIntyre-Birkner
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Lawrence R. Birkner Leadership Award
The Lawrence R. Birkner Leadership Award is intended to recognize a member of the SCAIHA for displaying outstanding leadership in the field of industrial Hygiene.
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- 1996 – Richard M. Warner
- 1997 – Marjorie A. Drucker
- 1998 – Dennis Kelly
- 1999 – Howard Spielman
- 2000 – Jackie Luca
- 2001 – John Howard, Anthony J. Luca
- 2002 – Peter Bellin
- 2003 – Joe Kukla, James Unmack
- 2005 – Mark Katchen
- 2008 - Jaime Steedman-Lyde
Ruth McIntyre-Birkner Technical Achievement Award
The Ruth McIntyre-Birkner Technical Achievement Award is intended to recognize a member of the SCAIHA for technical contributions to the field of industrial hygiene.
- 1996 – William C. Hinds
- 1997 – Jeanne M. Spivey
- 1999 – John R. Froines
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2002 – Shane Que Hee
- 2009 – Arlene Feingold
Scholarship Award Winners
The Southern California Section recognizes academic excellence by offering scholarship awards annually. Typically, one award is presented to an outstanding undergraduate student entering the industrial hygiene field and the other award is for an outstanding graduate student studying industrial hygiene.
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Year
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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1982
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Barbara Dresselhaus – CSUN |
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1983
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Peter Monod de Froideville – CSU San Bernardino |
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1984
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Linda J. Brill-Schafer – CSUN |
Elaine C. Reichlin – CSUN |
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1985
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Robert Stulac – CSUN |
Stephen Riedman – CSUN |
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1986
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Susan Harmon – CSUN |
Nola Engle – UCLA |
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1987
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Eric Rowsey – CSUN |
Peter Bellin – UCLA |
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1988
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Bryan E. Bauer – CSUN |
Dagmar E. Basus - CSUN |
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1989
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Suzanne L. Hall – UC Irvine |
Katherine S. Mc Gue – CSUN |
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1990
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Eldon Heaston – CSU San Bernardino |
David Langley – CSUN |
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1991
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Babak Tamji – CSUN |
Robin Levinson – UCLA |
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1992
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Roger Kintz – CSUN |
Phillip Mitchell – CSUN
Ti Lin Kuo – UCLA |
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1993
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Jeff Westervelt – CSUN |
Suzanne Bilodeau – UCLA |
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1994
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Ofra Tessler – CSUN |
Rania Sabty – UCLA |
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1995
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Ralph Jones – CSUN |
Aaron Davenport – UCLA |
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1996
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Sara Weiss – CSUN |
Bart Ashley – UCLA |
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1997
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Mark M. Duda – CSUN |
Kyle B. Johnson – CSUN |
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1998
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Kristin Quinones – CSUN |
Charissa Jones – UCLA |
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1999
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Karyn Wallace – CSUN |
Gerald Pineda – UCLA |
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2000
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Jody Bancroft – CSUN |
Peng Cheng Sung – UCLA |
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2001
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Marinela Arce – CSUN |
Guadalupe Chapa – UCLA |
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2002
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Elaine Del Castillo – CSUN |
Bob Phalen – UCLA |
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2003
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Rosanna Aspacio – CSUN |
Alev Brown – UCLA |
| 2005 |
Nha Trang Nguyen – CSUN |
Erica L. Blyther – CSUN |
| 2008 |
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Mihray Abdukerem - CSUN |
| 2009 |
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Airek Matthews - UCLA
Charlie Kao - CSUN
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