2025 Award and Scholarship Winners
In 2025, TikTok成人版 and the broader environmental health profession were honored to recognize outstanding individuals, programs, and groups from across the country through a variety of national awards and scholarships. From leaders advancing diversity initiatives to some of the most distinguished names in our professional community, these recipients exemplify the dedication and selflessness of the environmental health field.
Walter S. Mangold Award
CAPT Charles S. Otto, III, 鈥婻EHS, DAAS, USPHS (Ret.)鈥�
Joe Beck Educational Contribution Award
- Joe Sarcone
Dr. Bailus Walker Jr Diversity and Inclusion Award
Maurica D. Bynum, DrPH, REHS, CP-FS
TikTok成人版/AAS Scholarships
Undergraduate
- Savanna Crooks, Eastern Kentucky University, Environmental Health Science and Sustainability, 鈥�Dr. Sheila Davidson Pressley Scholarship
Caydence Frietas, University of Washington, Environmental Public Health, Dr. Carolyn Hester Harvey Scholarship
Katrina Cruz, Western Carolina University, Environmental Health鈥�, Environmental Health Scholarship
Graduate
- Elizabeth Quagrine, East Tennessee State University, Environmental Health Sciences
- 鈥婦amilola Sherifat Shaba, University of Illinois, Environmental Health鈥�
- Julia Weakley, Texas A&M University, Doctor of Public Health
Student Research Competition Winners
Undergraduate
- 1st Place Winner: Lauren Garcia, East Carolina University, College of Health and Human Performance
Graduate
1st Place Winner: Kira Kalpeshkumar GOR, University of Illinois Springfield
TikTok成人版 Affiliate Certificates of Merit
Individuals
- Melissa Vaccaro, Business & Industry Affiliate
- Scott Cook, Connecticut Environmental Health Association
- Heather Anderson, Illinois Environmental Health Association
- Jessica Cliff, MHA, REHS/RS, Massachusetts Environmental Health Association
- Claire Knocke, Minnesota Environmental Health Association
- Mark Redecker, Missouri Environmental Health Association
- Clara Weidman, Oregon Environmental Health Association
- Tom Vyles, Texas Environmental Health Association
- Abigail Weymouth, Utah Environmental Health Association
- Judy Vallandingham, West Virginia Association of Sanitarians
- Hannah Shimanek, Wisconsin Environmental Health Association
- David Morales, Arizona Environmental Health Association
Teams
- 24 Trauma Services, Inc., Massachusetts Environmental Health Association
- Aquatic Facility Rule Advisory Committee and Regulator's Workgroup, Oregon Environmental Health Association
- Founding Members of the PA Environmental Health Association, Pennsylvania Environmental Health Association
TikTok成人版 Past Presidents Award
- Darryl Booth
TikTok成人版 Presidential Citations
- Angelica Ledezma
- Ashish Sharma
- Bob Custard
- Brian Collins
- Christopher Walker
- Doug Farquhar
- Gary Brown
- Gina Bare
- Heather Folker
- Katherine Bailey
- Kelsey Lyon
- Kim Carlton
- Kristen Ruby-Cisneros
- Kristie Denbrock
- Larry Ramdin
- Lisa Hughes
- Melissa Burn
- Mich茅le Samarya-Timm
- Natalie Lowdon
- Niki Lemin
- Phil Swain
- Rance Baker
- Renee Clark
- Rosie DeVito
- Scott Holmes
- Soni Fink
- Tanya Morrison
- Tom Butts
- Vi Nguyen
- Vic Andrich
- Vince Radke
Uniformed Services Awards
John G. Todd Award鈥�
CAPT Carolyn Oyster
Edward (Ted) Moran Award鈥�
LCDR Erin Kincaid
鈥婮ohn C. Eason Award鈥�
LT Michael Gonzalez
Thomas Crow Mentor Award鈥嬧��
CAPT Danielle Mills鈥�
EHO Responder of the Year Award鈥嬧��
LT Michael Gonzalez鈥�
鈥婯elly M. Taylor Health Champion Award鈥�
CDR Candis Hunter鈥�
Volunteer of the Year Award鈥�
LCDR Alexa Deptola鈥�
Davis Calvin Wagner Award鈥�
CAPT Jill M. Shugart, 鈥婱SPH, REHS, DAAS, CPH鈥嬧��
Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award
Pima County 鈥� Arizona鈥嬧��
Walter F. Snyder Environmental Health Award
Dr. Girvin Liggans