DES PLAINES, IL (December 16, 2003) -- Supporting continuing education in the safety, health and environmental profession, Region III of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently donated $1,025 to the ASSE Foundation's Del Tally Professional Development Grant. Region III consists of 15 ASSE chapters throughout Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

    In place of speaker gifts at their 30th annual Professional Development Conference, Region III donated the funds on behalf of the 38 speakers who presented this past August in Austin, Texas. The speakers included ASSE members from Texas and Oklahoma, ASSE staff and occupational safety professionals from Pennsylvania, Georgia, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Indiana and also Canada.

    Through the Del Tally Professional Development Grant Fund, over $3,000 will be awarded this year to ASSE members looking to advance their skills through occupational safety, health and environmental certification study courses, professional development seminars and educational conferences. The grant fund annually awards $1,000 or more, and it has recently reached endowment, so all donations will directly be awarded to members the same year. The ASSE Foundation and ASSE members Delmar E. Tally and Betty Tally of Austin, TX, established the fund three years ago to aid safety professionals with continuing education. The grant application deadline ended this December and the recipients will be announced by April 2004.

    Chartered in 1990, the ASSE Foundation is committed to ensuring the future of the occupational safety and health profession by providing financial resources to individuals and organizations. Funding for the Foundation comes from corporations and voluntary donations from ASSE members - individual and through chapters countrywide for applied safety research, scholarships, fellowships, internships and professional development. For more information on the Foundation and its programs visit www.asse.org/foundat.htm.

    Formed in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based ASSE is the largest and oldest professional safety organization and has more than 30,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members who manage, supervise, research and consult on safety, health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries, government, labor and education. For more information check ASSE's website at www.asse.org.

     

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