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Membership
Awards
Each year, ACGIH® honors individuals
who have made significant contributions to the profession through their
leadership and dedication. These prestigious awards are presented at the
annual AIHce, and past winners comprise a virtual "who's who" in ACGIH®
and industrial hygiene overall.
Herbert E. Stokinger
Award
Initiated in 1977,
the Herbert E. Stokinger Award recognizes outstanding achievement in industrial
toxicology. The award's namesake served as Chairman of the Chemical Substances
Threshold Limit Values Committee from 1961-1975.
The Stokinger Lecture,
presented by the awardee, is an annual highlight of the AIHce. Click
here to see list of recipients.
Meritorious Achievement
Award
The Meritorious Achievement
Award recognizes members of ACGIH® who have made an outstanding, long-term
contribution to the progress of occupational and environmental hygiene.
First presented in 1957, it is the organization's oldest award. It has
been given to individuals for singular achievement and to groups for collective
accomplishment. Click here to see list of recipients.
William Steiger
Memorial Award
The William Steiger
Memorial Award honors individuals from the social/political sphere whose
efforts have contributed to advancements in occupational health and safety.
Initiated in 1979, this award is not limited to occupational safety and
health professionals. Click here to see list of
recipients.
John J. Bloomfield
Award
The John J. Bloomfield
Award was established in 1978 and is presented annually to an up-and-coming
industrial hygienist who has made significant contributions to the profession
by pursuing occupational health hazards, primarily through field work.
The recipient must have at least three but less than ten years of experience
in occupational health and must spend a minimum of 50 percent of his/her
time conducting industrial hygiene studies and documenting the data involved.
The Bloomfield Award
recipient is invited to Board of Directors' meetings as a special guest
for one year, followed by one year with a major committee of their choice. Click
here to see list of recipients.
William D. Wagner Award
The William D. Wagner Award was established in 2003 and is presented annually to honor a person in the field of national and international worker health and safety who has followed Mr. Wagner's outstanding example of commitment and dedication to the creation and dissemination of occupational exposure values (OEVs).
The Award recipient will be chosen each year by one of the ACGIH® OEV Committees on a rotating basis.
The OEV Committees will make nominations and the awardee will be selected at least six months prior to the applicable Committee's fall meeting. The Award will be presented at the Committee's fall meeting. The Awardee will be invited to speak to the OEV Committee and guests on some aspect of international worker health and safety. Click
here to see list of recipients.
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