Safety Professionals from OR, ID, TX, FL, NE, VA & TN Receive Prestigious Award from the American Society of Safety Engineers
Des Plaines, IL (June 17, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently presented the annual Region Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) awards to ASSE members from each of the eight Society regions for their ongoing contributions to their regions, chapters, the Society and their commitment to protecting people, property and the environment. The recipients are Dave R. Parsons of Salem, OR; Michelle D. Steeler of Boise, ID; Joel Tietjens, CSP, CSHM, of Spring, TX; Pam B. Perrich, CIH, of Pensacola, FL; Beth A. Muehlich, ASP, of Omaha, NE; Eva C. Mann, CSP, of Richmond, VA; Michael A. McCullion, CSP, ARM, of Ashburn, VA; Hal P. Williams, CSP, OHST of Ripley, TN; and Remi Fleuette of Rindge, NH. All SPY award recipients were recognized at ASSE’s annual Professional Development Conference (PDC) held June 9-12, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV.
The Region SPY awards, voted on by peers, are given annually to the most outstanding safety professionals for contributions to service and leadership within their regions and chapters. There are eight ASSE regions, each containing anywhere from 15 to 20 chapters.
Parsons, of the Columbia-Willamette Chapter, received the award for Region I. He serves as a safety and loss control consultant for the Associated General Contractors (AGC), Oregon Columbia Chapter. Steeler, risk manager at the Washington Division of URS and member of the Snake River Chapter, received the Region II SPY award. Tietjens of the Gulf Coast Chapter is president of T-Jens & T-Jens Inc, won the Region III SPY award.
The Region IV winner from the Pensacola Chapter, Perrich, serves as supervisor, industrial hygiene at the Naval Hospital Pensacola. The Great Plaines Chapter member and winner of the Region V SPY award, Muehlich, is a corporate safety manager at Omaha Steaks. There were two Region VI winners this year, safety consultant for Safety Improvement Service, Mann of the Colonial Virginia Chapter, and McCullion of the National Capitol Chapter who serves as director, safety & health at SMACNA.
Williams serves as safety & WC manager at Marvin Windows & Doors of TN. As a member of the Northwest Tennessee Chapter, he won the Region VII SPY award. The Region VIII award went to Fleuette from the Greater Boston Chapter. He serves as safety manager for P J Keating Co.
Founded in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based ASSE is the largest and oldest professional safety organization and is committed to protecting people, property and the environment. Its more than 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members manage, supervise, research and consult on safety, health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries, government, labor and education. For more information please go to www.asse.org.