VPPPA Announces 2020 and 2021 Award & Scholarship Winners
Both the 2020 and 2021 winners were honored at the Safety+ conference in Nashville on August 30.
Each year at Safety+, The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association recognizes the winners of the VPPPA Awards and Scholarships. Due to COVID-19, the association was unable to have Safety+ in 2020 and celebrate the 2020 winners. Therefore, this year, both the 2020 and 2021 winners were honored at the Safety+ conference in Nashville on August 30.
Here's a list of the winners:
2020 Scholarship Winners
- June Brothers Scholarship Winner: Karsyn Suhadolnik, Kennewick, WA
- Sergeant Safety Scholarship Winner: Lindsey Wooley, Kennewick, WA
- Stephen Brown Scholarship Winner: MacKenna Kalin, Lincoln, NE
- William “Sully” Sullivan Scholarship Winner: Kristen Denney, Carrollton, GA
2020 VPPPA Annual Awards
VPP Innovation Award Winners:
- General Electric Healthcare – Electric Avenue, GE Healthcare
- Oak Ridge Environmental Management Cleanup Project, Case Management Approach, UCOR, an Amentum-led partnership with Jacobs
VPP Outreach Award Winners:
- Chevron Phillips Chemical – Cedar Bayou Plant, Company Award: Chevron Phillips Chemical
- Marsha E. Bevins, Individual Award: Portsmouth Mission Alliance, LLC
VPPPA Safety & Health Outreach Award Winner:
- Michael Horton, Individual Award: Portsmouth Mission Alliance, LLC
- Portsmouth Mission Alliance, LLC, Company Award: Portsmouth Mission Alliance, LLC, Piketon, OH
2021 Scholarship Winners
- June Brothers Scholarship Winner: Matthew Wachtel, Carleton, NE
- Sergeant Safety Scholarship Winner: Sergeant Justin R. Williams, Roy, UT
- Stephen Brown Scholarship Winner: Ryan W. Register, Oak Ridge, TN
- William “Sully” Sullivan Scholarship Winner: Gregory Alan Miller II, Altus, OK
2021 VPPPA Annual Awards
VPP Innovation Award Winners:
- 76 Commodities Maintenance Group "WHOOOOO!!! SAFE PRODUCTION
- Bayer U.S. Crop Science, West Fargo, ND
- Central Plateau Cleanup Company
- Chevron Philips Chemical Cedar Bayou Plant
- General Electric Healthcare - Electric Avenue
- Guardair Corporation
- UCOR
- Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC
VPP Outreach Award Winners:
- Don Slough – Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS)
VPPPA Safety & Health Outreach Award Winner:
- Alex Lee & Jennifer Scott, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
- Volpentest HAMMER Federal Training Center
For more information about VPPPA's awards and scholarships, visit vpppa.org.