VPPPA Announces 2019 Award Scholarship Winners

The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association has announced the winners of its 2018 Awards and Scholarships. The association's Safety+ annual national conference is taking place Aug. 28-31 at the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, and scholarship recipients will be recognized during that event.

The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association has announced the winners of its 2019 Awards and Scholarships. The association's Safety+ annual national conference is taking place Aug. 27-30 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La., and scholarship recipients will be recognized during that event.

Scholarships

June Brothers Scholarship Winner:

  • Cameron Cothran, Andale, KS
  • Sergeant Safety Scholarship Winner:
  • Justin R. Williams, Great Falls, MT
  • Stephen Brown Scholarship Winner
  • Bryce Peterson, Pasco, WA
  • William “Sully” Sullivan Scholarship Winner
  • Kendall Brusseau, Spokane, WA

VPPPA Annual Awards

VPP Innovation Award Winners:

  • Cintas Ergonomics Innovation, Cintas Corporation, Mason, OH
  • Savannah River Remediation, Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC

VPP Outreach Award Winners:

  • Cedar Bayou Plant, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP, Baytown, TX

VPPPA Safety & Health Outreach Award Winner:

  • Billy Edington, UCOR, an AECOM-led partnership with Jacobs, Oak Ridge, TN
  • CHPRC STEM Like ME! Program, CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company, Richland, WA
  • East Tennessee Technology Park, UCOR, an AECOM-led partnership with Jacobs, Oak Ridge, TN
  • Hanford Tank Operations Contract, Washington River Protection Solutions, Richland, WA

Product Showcase

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  • AirChek Connect Sampling Pump

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