DES PLAINES, IL (January 12, 2004) -- Aiding future professionals entering the occupational safety, health and environmental field, Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, of Fairborn, OH, donated $5,800 this week to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation to establish the 'Warren K. Brown Scholarship.'

The newly formed 'Warren K. Brown Scholarship' fund will annually award $1,000 to an undergraduate student pursuing an occupational safety, health and environmental degree. A long-time ASSE Foundation supporter, Brown has donated a total of $11,450 to the Foundation since 2000.

An ASSE member for 27 years, Brown is ASSE's vice president of Professional Development. Brown co-founded ASSE's Kitty Hawk Section and Chapter in Dayton, OH, and served as the chapter's president, vice president and assembly delegate, as well as ASSE Region VII vice president. He received the Safety Professional of the Year award from Region VII in 1989 and from the ASSE All Ohio Council in 1987.

Serving as safety supervisor for DMAX, Ltd in Moraine, OH, Brown previously served as lecturer II at Sinclair Community College, Dayton. He also served as plant layout engineer, supervisor of safety and associate administrator of safety at Delphi and General Motors. In 1988, Brown received the General Motors Safety Fellow award, the highest General Motors individual safety award. Brown earned an MBA from the University of Dayton and a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Ohio University, Athens. In addition, Brown served as Ohio Chapter president of the System Safety Society and president of the Ohio Valley Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. He currently serves as a member of the Society of Ohio Safety Engineers' Pattern for Progress Committee and the Safety Advisory Committee for Sinclair Community College, as well as a member of the Board of Directors and Program Committee for the Dayton Miami Valley Safety Council. He is also active in the National Safety Council (NSC) Industrial Division and served as chairman of the Electrical Section and Engineering Standing Committee and received the NSC Distinguished Service to Safety Award.

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 is committed to protecting people, property and the environment. Its 30,000 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 check ASSE's website at www.asse.org.

     

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