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AIHA requests nominations for the 2021 Fellow and AIHA awards. The deadline for Fellows nominations is Dec. 31, 2020, and the deadline for AIHA awards nominations is Jan. 15, 2021. AIHA’s awards honor individuals who provide significant contributions to the industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety professions. Any AIHA member may submit an award nomination. The AIHA Fellow designation is limited to no more than five percent of the membership. AIHA local sections, special interest groups, committees, and peers may nominate individuals for consideration as Fellows. More information about AIHA awards and honors is available on AIHA's website. Links to online nomination forms can be found on AIHA's open calls page. Please email questions about AIHA awards to Laurie Mutdosch and questions about AIHA Fellows to Thursa La.

Students: AIHF Scholarship Application Available Now The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2021–2022 academic year. Students are evaluated on academic record, extracurricular activities, future goals as an industrial hygienist, and potential for leadership in the industrial hygiene profession. Several AIHF scholarships have specific criteria, and schools or students who meet those criteria will be given first consideration. All application materials must be submitted by Feb. 1, 2021. For more information on AIHF scholarships and eligibility requirements, please visit the foundation's website. There’s still time to give to AIHF and receive a tax deduction in 2020. Donating to AIHF will help ensure that deserving students preparing for careers in industrial hygiene can pursue their educational goals. Detailed information about making a donation or a pledge can be found online. Since 1982, AIHF has distributed more than $2 million in scholarship funds to students pursuing degrees in industrial hygiene or occupational and environmental health and safety. Learn more about AIHF and its mission.

Honorary AIHA member passed away on Sept. 14 at the age of 96. He joined AIHA in 1955. In 1960, he became an associate professor of occupational health engineering at the Harvard School of Public Health. During more than 40 years at Harvard, he published two textbooks that became widely used: and . AIHA honored Burgess in 1983 with the Henry F. Smyth, Jr. Award, in 1986 with the Distinguished Service to AIHA Award, and in 1996 with the Donald E. Cummings Memorial Award. Read his obituary online. , founding member and past president of the British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), passed away on Aug. 16. He was 95. According to BOHS, Hickish's connection to AIHA began in 1952, when he and fellow Englishman Peter Isaac attended the AIHA Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, which inspired them to pursue forming a similar body in the U.K. Soon after, they approached Thomas Bedford of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine about forming a British society. When BOHS was founded in 1953, Bedford served as president, Isaac as honorary secretary, and Hickish as honorary treasurer.

AIHA’s is consulting professionals’ link to building a larger network. The features an online layout and search function that allow consumers searching for an industrial hygienist or occupational and environmental health and safety consultant to find the expert they need in their ZIP code. Every year, AIHA distributes the nationwide to thousands of decision makers in a variety of industries, including legal, real estate, trade associations, academia, healthcare, and agencies at all levels of government. Federal agencies such as EPA, FEMA, and OSHA regularly refer consumer inquiries to consultants listed in AIHA’s for assistance. Consultants can display their company logo in both the online and the print version. The deadline to submit order forms for next year's printed is Dec. 17, 2020. To learn more or download the form, visit AIHA's website. Please email Wanda Barbour or call (703) 846-0782 with questions. In August, AIHA's director of Government Relations, Mark Ames, launched , a new video podcast featuring interviews with experts in public health and safety-related fields about current and future policy actions that affect the lives of workers and their communities. Early episodes of the video podcast focus on topics such as the reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hazards related to COVID-19 and amateur sports, and concerns about returning to the office during the pandemic. Check out on YouTube, and read more about the video podcast on . , has been appointed to serve on CDC’s World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee, which is responsible for reviewing scientific and medical evidence to make recommendations on additional program eligibility criteria or health conditions to be included in the program. The committee also provides consultation on research regarding certain health conditions related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Congratulations to AIHA student member , the 2020 recipient of the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA) Sergeant Safety Scholarship, which is provided to a student with ties to the U.S. Department of Defense/Energy. “Our scholarship winners offer a great sense of hope to the future of the safety and health fields,” Stacy Thursby, chair of VPPPA’s awards committee, said in a press release. The Micro-Grants Subcommittee of AIHA’s International Affairs Committee (IAC) is accepting applications for funding for international projects and training in developing countries through Dec. 31. The IAC’s Emerging Economy Projects Fund was established to increase understanding of and build capacity for occupational hygiene in developing economies around the world. Learn more on AIHA’s website.  To access a list of AIHA-funded organizations and projects from the past several years, visit AIHA's charitable donations page.

Deadline to submit AIHA Fellows nominations. Deadline to submit Emerging Economy Project Fund applications. Deadline to submit nominations for AIHA awards. Deadline to submit AIHF scholarship applications for the 2021–2022 academic year. For a complete list of events, visit AIHA's website.