Synergist - June/July 2010

AIHF Awards Scholarships at AIHce 2010

The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) presented its 2010 scholarships at AIHce 2010 in Denver, Colo. For the

2010–2011 academic year, AIHF gave scholarships totaling

$62,500 to 26 deserving industrial hygiene students. The Synergist congratulates the following students:

• Rebecca Abernethy, University of British Columbia, Liberty Mutual Scholarship • Adowa Agyepong, University of Georgia, AIHF Scholarship • Kim Anderson, University of Iowa, Clyde M. Berry Memorial Scholarship • Daniel Autenrieth, Colorado State University, AIHA Scholarship • Kathryn Bennett, Texas A&M, North Texas Local Section Scholarship • Sandra Cole, Purdue University, Chicago Local Section Scholarship • Austin Cohoon, Murray State University, Fred S. Venable/Deep South Local Section Scholarship • Josh Corbridge, University of Utah, Jeffrey S. Lee Memorial Scholarships • Azita Cuevas, New York University, Morton Lippmann Scholarship • Christina Elish, University of Arizona, Kyle B. Dotson Scholarship • Sherleen Espinosa, Old Dominion University, Los Alamos Industrial Hygiene Scholarship • Dwight Ferguson, University of Iowa, Clyde M. Berry Memorial Scholarship • Sandra Foster, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama Local Section Scholarship • Nafisa Ghaji, Emory University, Georgia Local Section Scholarship • Matthew Hornyak, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago Local Section Scholarship • Jooyeon Hwang, University of Minnesota, TSI/Arthur J. Abrams Memorial Scholarship • Michelle Kenney, University of Alabama at Birmingham, George and Florence Clayton Scholarship • Miriam Koesterich, Colorado State University, Ralph Vernon Memorial Scholarship • Saba Moshirvaziri, UCLA, Larry R. Birkner and Ruth K. McIntyre Birkner Scholarship • Vivek Patel, University of Michigan, Ralph G. Smith Memorial Scholarship • Josh Schaeffer, Colorado State University, Jerry Lynch Memorial Scholarship • Betsy Shelton, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, AIHA Local Section Scholarship • Gideon St. Helen, University of Georgia, AIHF Scholarship • Sayaka Takaku-Pugh, UCLA, Robert L. Harris Scholarship • Taiwo Talabi, Tulane University, Rick & Carol Fulwiler Scholarship • Christopher Tiede, Wayne State University, Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society Scholarship

AIHF is dedicated to ensuring that there are enough highly trained, skilled industrial hygienists to continue to develop the science of industrial hygiene and protect workers at all levels of industry. Students are evaluated on academic record, extracurricular activities, future goals as an IH, 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. To date, AIHF has awarded more than $1,139,500 in scholarship monies to 423 students studying industrial hygiene and related disciplines.