The Board of Trustees of the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) has selected 51 outstanding students to receive more than $131,800 in scholarships this year. The recipients have distinguished themselves through their commitment to their studies, their communities, and the profession of industrial hygiene. 

"We must prepare and encourage the next generation of industrial hygienists," said AIHF Board of Trustees President Steven E. Lacey, PhD, CIH, CSP. "We are competing with other science and engineering disciplines for the next generation of professionals, and we want the best and brightest with us, protecting worker health. I want to congratulate these scholarship winners on their hard work, to encourage even more students to apply next year, and to thank all of the donors who made this possible. Be sure to congratulate these students in Seattle."

The 2017 scholarship recipients include:

Dylan R. Anderson, Utah State University

• AIHF Scholarship 

Kathleen E. Antonson, University of South Florida

• Florida Local Section Scholarship

Justin D. Artman, Illinois State University

• Chicago Local Section Scholarship 

Corey L. Boles, University of Iowa

• Clyde M. Berry Memorial Scholarship 

Colleen A. Brents, Colorado State University

• Board of Certified Safety Professional Scholarship and Jerry Lynch Memorial Scholarship 

Candice L. Burton, Montana Tech of the University of Montana

• Jerry Lynch Memorial Scholarship 

Changie Cai, University of Iowa

• Clyde M. Berry Memorial Scholarship and Real Time Detection Systems Committee Scholarship 

Angela N. Chiappone, University of Illinois-Chicago 

• Chicago Local Section Scholarship

Maximilian J. Chmielinski, University of Washington 

• Steven P. Levine Memorial Scholarship 

Tanner E. Christensen, Utah State University

• AIHF Scholarship 

Jayson C. Clinger, University of Iowa

• Clyde M. Berry Memorial Scholarship and Dennis Paustenbach Scholarship

Aaron M. Cox, University of Utah

• Jeffrey S. Lee Memorial Scholarship 

Oluwabunmi M. Dada, University of Alabama at Birmingham

• George and Florence Clayton Scholarship 

Gissel M. Flores, University of Central Missouri

• Florida Local Section Scholarship

Rebecca H. Foos, Colorado State University

• Kyle B. Dotson Scholarship 

Alyson N. Gray, University of Iowa

• Clyde M. Berry Memorial Scholarship 

Nicholas P. Grisso, University of Arizona

• AIHF Scholarship 

Andrea L. Guytingco, University of Michigan

• Ralph G. Smith Memorial Scholarship 

Amanda S. Hebert, Montana Tech of the University of Montana

• AIHF Scholarship 

Brenna K. Hogan, University of Alabama at Birmingham

• AIHF Scholarship and TSI/Arthur J. Abrams Memorial Scholarship

Derek D. Koller, University of Arizona

• AIHA Local Sections Scholarship 

Shayla K. Mack, Montana Tech of the University of Montana

• Charles F. Redinger Scholarship 

Stefany V. Molina, Purdue University 

• AIHF Scholarship 

Benjamin K. Moore, University of Michigan

• Ralph G. Smith Memorial Scholarship 

Isabella M. Muffoletto, Utah State University

• TSI/Arthur J. Abrams Memorial Scholarship 

Saisattha Noomnual, University of Illinois-Chicago

• Chicago Local Section Scholarship 

Allyson M. O'Connell, University of Michigan

• George and Florence Clayton Scholarship 

Orji C. Okereke, University of North Texas Health Science Center

• Kyle B. Dotson Scholarship 

Temitope O. Oluwadairo, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• AIHA Scholarship and AIHA Fellows Scholarship 

Taylor A. Orr, University of Central Missouri

• New England Local Section Scholarship 

Marysel Pagan Santa, University of Puerto Rico

• Liberty Mutual Scholarship 

Trevor K. Peckham, University of Washington

• Ralph J. Vernon Memorial Scholarship 

Brian J. Peterson, Montana Tech of the University of Montana

• Rick and Carol Fulwiler Scholarship 

Dana M. Piper, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• Board of Certified Safety Professional Scholarship Philadelphia Local Section Scholarship and Pittsburgh Local Section Scholarship

Keith A. Sanders, Air Force Institute of Technology 

• Liberty Mutual Scholarship and Morton Lippmann Scholarship 

Eric C. Sapp, West Virginia University

• Robert W. Wheeler Scholarship

Emily R. Schmick, Johns Hopkins University

• AIHF Scholarship 

Alexandra E. Shishkova, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• Fred S. Venable - Deep South Local Section and Robert L. Harris Scholarship

Margaret C. Summers, University of Alabama at Birmingham 

• George and Florence Clayton Scholarship 

Jordan T. Tanniehill, University of Houston, Clear Lake

• Los Alamos Industrial Hygiene Scholarship 

Taylor A. Tarpey, University of Michigan

• Ralph G. Smith Memorial Scholarship 

Janalee F. Thompson, Colorado State University 

• Morton Lippmann Scholarship 

Jessica A. Trowbridge, University of California, Berkeley

• Larry Birkner and Ruth K. McIntyre-Birkner Memorial Scholarship 

Nicholas W. Turnbeaugh, University of Central Missouri 

• AIHF Scholarship 

Christine M. Uebel-Niemeier, University of Cincinnati

• AIHF Scholarship and Gary and Bonnie Olmstead Scholarship 

Steven L. Wright, University of North Alabama

• AIHF Scholarship 

Bingbing Wu, University of Cincinnati

• Gary and Bonnie Olmstead Scholarship and Ohio Valley Local Section Scholarship

Wenxiao Yan, University of Toronto

• Morton Lippmann Scholarship 

Anna S. Young, Harvard University

• AIHA Scholarship

Emmanuel N. Zervoudakis, University of Michigan

• Michigan IH Society Merit Scholarship 

Stephanie J. Ziembicki, University of Toronto

• Liberty Mutual Scholarship 

Recipients will be recognized on June 7, 2017, during the Mark of Excellence Breakfast at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce EXP) in Seattle, Wa.

About AIHF

The mission of the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation (AIHF) is to advance the profession by awarding scholarships for students in industrial hygiene and related disciplines, and funding training/professional development opportunities for industrial hygienists in the first 15 years of their professional careers in industrial hygiene and related disciplines. Administration of AIHF is conducted through its Board of Trustees, who are elected members and serve on a volunteer basis only. The AIHF is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the AIHF are tax-deductible, as provided by law.