AIHF Awards Record Amount in Scholarships

FAIRFAX, VA -- The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) will formally announce its 2008 scholarship winners on Monday, June 2, at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) in Minneapolis, MN.

For the 2008–2009 academic year, 27 scholarships will be awarded to 23 students totaling $112,200. Eight of those scholarships were funded by the following: Carolinas Local Section, Chicago Local Section, Connecticut River Valley Local Section, Deep South Local Section, Lehigh Valley Local Section, Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society, and the Northern California Local Section.

“This is a year of new records for the AIHF,” said President David Downs. “We received 50 applications for our scholarships (a new record), and we were able to allocate $112,200 to fund this year’s scholarships (a new record). This is all possible due to the generous support of the many contributors to our Foundation, whom we thank on behalf of our scholarship winners. We will continue to work toward our mission of supporting the future of industrial hygiene through scholarships to deserving students.”

AIHF would like to congratulate the following students:

·        Anders Abelmann, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Local Section Scholarship

·        Duane A. Beasley, University of Texas (Houston), Robert L. Harris Scholarship

·        Darren A. Brown, University of Michigan, George and Florence Clayton Scholarship

·        Lorenzo Cena, University of Iowa, Clyde M. Berry Memorial Scholarship

·        Sheila L. Flack, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Fred Venable/Deep South Local Section Scholarship and Carolinas Local Section Scholarship

·        Wendy Guo, University of Michigan, Ralph G. Smith Memorial Scholarship

·        Amy Hall, University of British Columbia, AIHA Scholarship

·        Benjamin M. Hasbrouck, Purdue University, Chicago Local Section Scholarship

·        Brie M. Hawley, Colorado State University, AIHF Scholarship

·        Shanna C. Henk, Colorado State University, AIHA Local Section Scholarship

·        Karen S. Hirakawa, University of California - Los Angeles, Lawrence R. Birkner and Ruth K. McIntyre-Birkner Memorial Scholarship and Northern California Local Section Scholarship

·        Angela J. Hobson, Saint Louis University, Connecticut River Valley Local Section Scholarship

·        Maren A. Korpela, University of Minnesota, TSI/Arthur J. Abrams Memorial Scholarship

·        Kerry J. Krause, University of Iowa, AIHF Scholarship

·        Braxton V. Lewis, West Virginia University, AIHF Scholarship

·        Justin J. Mecham, University of Utah, Jeffrey S. Lee Memorial Scholarship and Los Alamos Industrial Hygiene Scholarship

·        Mohd-Nasir Mohd-Ismail, Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh Valley Local Section Scholarship

·        Sonia Narula, University of Toronto, Morton Lippmann Scholarship

·        Beth A. Osterink, University of Michigan, Michigan IH Society Merit Scholarship

·        Jennifer S. Pierce, University of Illinois at Chicago, Liberty Mutual Scholarship

·        Leah M. Sallee, Murray State University, Ralph Vernon Memorial Scholarship and Kyle B. Dotson Scholarship

·        Jennifer M. Thomasen, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, AIHF Scholarship

·        Imelda S.Y. Wong, University of British Columbia, Jerry Lynch Memorial Scholarship

Since 1982, AIHF has distributed more than $1,016,000 to 377 students at more than 45 different schools and universities. These scholarships have enabled talented students to complete their education and have encouraged the most promising scholars to enter or remain in the industrial hygiene profession.

Students are evaluated on academic record, extracurricular activities, future goals as an industrial hygienist, and potential for leadership in the industrial hygiene profession. Scholarships are awarded based on the availability of funds provided through contributions from AIHA members, individuals, corporations, and local sections to the AIHF endowment fund.

AIHF is a nonprofit organization formed by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to award scholarships to students studying industrial hygiene and related disciplines. For more information regarding AIHF or to make a donation, contact Vicky Yobp at (703) 846-0769 or vyobp@aiha.org or visit www.aihfoundation.org.