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Awards and Honors:
 | Scholarships. The
Chapter awards scholarships to full-time students who are pursuing occupational safety and
health or similar degrees. |
| The J. Wesley Gebb Award. The
Chapter's highest honor is given for consistent, significant contributions to the Safety
Profession and/or the ASSE and the Los Angeles Chapter over an extended period or
career. Given annually at the discretion of the Awards and Honors Committee
for "DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN SAFETY." The
J. Wesley Gebb memorial award was established in July, 1948. The esteemed J.
Wesley Gebb,
was honored for his very early leadership in the California Safety movement and
his influence as Chief of the Southern California Headquarters of the California State
Industrial Commission (renamed the Division of Industrial Safety and currently CAL/OSHA).
Among Gebb's contributions to safety was his role in the founding of SCISS
(Southern California Industrial Safety Society). |
|  The Harold Somerfeld Award. The
Chapter's honor for significant contributions to the professional development of Chapter
Members exemplifying the teaching spirit of Harold Somerfeld. Given annually at the
discretion of the Awards and Honors Committee. Begun in 1983, this award commemorates the
contributions of Harold Somerfeld to the professional development of the Membership.
Harold was a tireless teacher of safety subjects, CSP prep courses, and PE prep
courses to the Membership, as well as being a highly regarded instructor at local
colleges and for the National Safety Council's Greater
Los Angeles Chapter. |
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 Joseph
M. Kaplan Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award.
The Chapter's SPY is given for the most significant contributions to the
Safety Profession and/or the ASSE and the Los Angeles Chapter during the award year.
Given annually at the discretion of the Awards and Honors Committee.
The SPY was named in February, 2008, to honor Joe Kaplan, the Chapter's
longest surviving and active Charter Member. |
| Chapter Professional
Paper of the Year. The Chapter's
Executive Board from time to time will authorize a
competition for best professional paper. Finalists are presented at a
membership meeting. The competition is administered by the Professional
Development Committee. |
| Chapter WISE Service Award:
Awarded to those who have made significant
contributions to the Women In Safety Engineering interest group. |
| ASSE Society Fellow:
ASSE Society Fellow is a national honor to recognize
contributions to safety and the Society on a national scale. Nominations
are made and sponsored by the Chapter. The Society awards the honor at
the Professional Development Conference each year. |
J. Wesley Gebb Award Recipients:
| Lee B. Johnson May
22,1950 |
| Charles A Bonner June 12,1953 |
| Jack F Hatton
April 26,1954 |
| Carl E Johnson
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| B.F. McDonald
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| Mal J. Naughten
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| Hugh M. Wolflin
June 27,1955 |
| Robert E Benshoof June 25,1962 |
| Robert A. Calhoun April 24,1967 |
| T. D. Lynn Masters June 24, 1968 |
| Edward C. Hickey June
25,1973 |
| Harold Somerfeld June 25, 1973 |
| Martin A. Marino
June 13,1983 |
| Allen Macenski
1991 |
| John O'Toole
1994 |
| Marge Musser
1995 |
| Joseph M. Kaplan
September 7, 2005 |
| Robert D'Amato
January 18, 2006 |
| Jay W. Preston January 18, 2006 |
| Natalie "Lee" Klein
March 15, 2006 |
| Robert Sautter
January 11, 2007 |
| Guiermo "Bill" Taylor
February 20, 2008 |
John O'Toole (Gebb, 1994) receives his Gebb Award from Gene Huber and Joe Kaplan
(Gebb, 2005).
Harold Somerfeld Award Recipients:
| Doug Weber
1983 |
| Ted Ferry (ASSE Fellow)
1989 |
| Jay W.
Preston
1990 |
| Tom
Butler
1991 |
| Robert D'Amato
2004 |
| Charles Yun
February 20, 2008 |
Joseph M. Kaplan Safety Professional of
the Year Recipients:
| Mike Marshall
January 18, 2006 (Unnamed SPY) |
| Don Kramer
February 20, 2008 (JMK-SPY) |
Chapter Professional
Paper of the Year Winners:
| H. J. "Jim" Koonz
1975 "Scaffolds in Refineries" |
| Harold Somerfeld
1976 "Angle of Repose in Trench Safety" |
| Jay W.
Preston 1977
"Cold Flow in Automatic Sprinkler Heads" |
Chapter WISE Service Award
Recipients:
| Natalie "Lee" Klein
March 15, 2006 |
ASSE Society Fellows:
| John V. Grimaldi |
| Ted Ferry |
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