ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD

 Purpose

         The purpose of this award is to give recognition to an environmental health professional who may or may not be a member of the Association and who within a given year:  

1.            Developed an environmental health program or project which significantly contributed to the advancement of a specific field of environmental health;  

2.            Showed outstanding service and dedication in his/her particular job in the promotion of environmental health;

3.      Displayed extraordinary leadership and/or professionalism in responding to an environmental health issue or emergency; and/or

4.      Advanced the promotion of environmental health in a community service activity or project.

 Policy

          It shall be the policy of this Association to only make this award to nominated individuals who meet the following eligibility criteria.  If in any year, no members are nominated, or if in the judgment of the Committee or the Board of Directors the nominated individuals do not meet the criteria, no award shall be awarded in that year.

 Eligibility Criteria

          To be eligible for this award, the nominee must:

 1.      Have contributed to the field of environmental health above and beyond the usually expected level of performance or service in the year prior to nomination;

 2.      Have demonstrated exemplary adherence to the precepts of the Code of Ethics of the Association; and

 3.      Not have been a previous recipient of the award, nor be currently serving as an officer or director of the Association.

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