Meritorious Achievement Award
Since 1987, AIHA-UT has recognized the accomplishments of professionals by awarding the Meritorious Achievement Award. Recipients are chosen by a selection committee based on their contribution to the Industrial Hygiene profession, dedication to worker health and safety, participation in the local section, and performing as an outstanding role model to others in the OEHS community. Included below is an list of past Meritorious Achievement Award winners.
| Name | Organization | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Naylor | Coeur Mining | 2025 |
| Stephen Thygerson | BYU | 2024 |
| Kathryn Clark | WCF Insurance | 2023 |
| John Flores | USU | 2022 |
| J. Nicholas Rice | Intermountain Healthcare | 2021 |
| Shaheen Safiullah | UOSH | 2020 |
| Not awarded | — | 2019 |
| Frank DeRosso | RMEC | 2018 |
| Rush Bowers | IHI | 2017 |
| Glenn Lamson | OSHA/SLTC | 2016 |
| Scott Collingwood | UofU | 2015 |
| Keith Nicholson | DataChem, OSHA/SLTC | 2014 |
| David Roskelley | R&R Environmental | 2013 |
| Connie Crandall | UofU/RMCOEH | 2012 |
| Gerald Schultz | OSHA/SLTC | 2011 |
| Mike Taylor | LDS Church | 2010 |
| William Popendorf | USU | 2009 |
| Kevin Cummins | OSHA/SLTC | 2008 |
| Tori Burns | Questar | 2006 |
| Steven Edwards | OSHA/SLTC | 2005 |
| Jeff Throckmorton | UofU/HS | 2004 |
| Al Hines | OSHA/SLTC | 2003 |
| Don Marano | IHI | 2001 |
| Dean Lillquist | UofU/RMCOEH | 1999 |
| D. Jeff Burton | — | 1998 |
| Dave Wallace | UofU/RMCOEH | 1997 |
| Willard Dixon | Dixon Information | 1996 |
| Jeff Lee, PhD | UofU/IHI | 1995 |
| Dave Drown, PhD | USU | 1994 |
| James H. Nelson, PhD | DataChem Laboratory | 1992 |
| Kenneth W. Nelson | ASARCO | 1991 |
| Victor E. Archer, MD | UofU | 1990 |
| Bobby Craft, PhD | IHI/UofU | 1987 |
