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VISIT GEHA ONLINE AT GEHA-ONLINE.ORG
~ GEHA NEWS ~
2014 INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR
& ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE (AEC)
Thank you for joining us for the 2014 AEC as Georgia hosted the Interstate Environmental Health Seminar at the Hyatt
Regency in Savannah, GA from July 16-18, 2014. It was full of fellowship, fun, and information about current trends in food
service, on-site sewage, agriculture, hazardous materials, and much more! Join us again in 2015 for the latest in the various
disciplines of Environmental Health. Watch the GEHA website at www.geha-online.org for updated information.
IRVIING BELL GOLF CLASSIC ROWE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCHOLARSHIP
GEHA instituted the golf tournament as part of the
annual education conference to raise scholarship money The 2014 Rowe Environmental Health Scholarship
for Georgia college students pursuing environmental recipient was Jina Mekpongsatorrn. Jina completed an
health careers. The tournament is named after Irving Bell, independent research consulting project where she, on her
who retired from the Coca-Cola Company after many own, completely audited a restaurant in Atlanta and
years as a supportive corporate liaison, and who remains a proposed a set of changes that, when implemented, would
dedicated advocate for GEHA, and an avid golfer. greatly reduce the restaurants carbon footprint. She is also
currently working as an intern in the Environmental Safety
2014 IRVING BELL Division at UGA under the direction of Dr. John Lambeth.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Jina shows extreme promise in the field of Environmental
Health. Congratulations, Jina!
Charles “Aaron” Moon was this year’s recipient of the
Irving Bell Scholarship for his successful internship work. JOHN J. SHEURING SCHOLARSHIP
He is currently working on an internship through a grant
awarded from the UGA Department of Sustainability. The Amelia Watson won the 2014 John J. Sheuring
grant was awarded to a PhD. Student, Keri Lydon, who is Scholarship! Amelia is participating in a joint BSEH/MPH
under the tutelage of Dr. Erin Lipp. Aaron is so excited in Health Policy and Management degree, is in the honors
about EH that his enthusiasm and excellent academics program and was a UGA Presidential Leader Scholarship
make for a perfect intern. His project is quite diverse in recipient. She is also a member of the Roosevelt Institute,
activities, though its main objective is to implement public Rotaract UGA, and the Paladia Society. Congratulations
outreach and understanding of microbial water quality Amelia!
laboratory standards and strategies for environmental
responsibility when it comes to preserving our water BARNHART SCHOLARSHIP FOR
quality. Aaron has been performing water quality testing ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
and general EH work on ecological systems around
campus and has developed a great outreach program to Mary Baxter won the 2014 Dr. Harold and Mary
include students across the university. First, he was Barnhart Scholarship for Environmental Health! Mary is
heavily involved in creating the social media buzz around an exemplary junior in Environmental Health Science
their group “UGAqua” (www.facebook.com/ugaqua). bachelor’s student at the University of Georgia. Mary is a
double major honors student studying Environmental
Health Science and Environmental Chemistry. She also
successfully completed a semester Study Abroad at the
University of Canberra, in Australia in Spring semester
2013. Congratulations Mary!
Continued on page 30. . .
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~ GEHA NEWS ~
2014 INTERSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR
& ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE (AEC)
Thank you for joining us for the 2014 AEC as Georgia hosted the Interstate Environmental Health Seminar at the Hyatt
Regency in Savannah, GA from July 16-18, 2014. It was full of fellowship, fun, and information about current trends in food
service, on-site sewage, agriculture, hazardous materials, and much more! Join us again in 2015 for the latest in the various
disciplines of Environmental Health. Watch the GEHA website at www.geha-online.org for updated information.
IRVIING BELL GOLF CLASSIC ROWE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCHOLARSHIP
GEHA instituted the golf tournament as part of the
annual education conference to raise scholarship money The 2014 Rowe Environmental Health Scholarship
for Georgia college students pursuing environmental recipient was Jina Mekpongsatorrn. Jina completed an
health careers. The tournament is named after Irving Bell, independent research consulting project where she, on her
who retired from the Coca-Cola Company after many own, completely audited a restaurant in Atlanta and
years as a supportive corporate liaison, and who remains a proposed a set of changes that, when implemented, would
dedicated advocate for GEHA, and an avid golfer. greatly reduce the restaurants carbon footprint. She is also
currently working as an intern in the Environmental Safety
2014 IRVING BELL Division at UGA under the direction of Dr. John Lambeth.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Jina shows extreme promise in the field of Environmental
Health. Congratulations, Jina!
Charles “Aaron” Moon was this year’s recipient of the
Irving Bell Scholarship for his successful internship work. JOHN J. SHEURING SCHOLARSHIP
He is currently working on an internship through a grant
awarded from the UGA Department of Sustainability. The Amelia Watson won the 2014 John J. Sheuring
grant was awarded to a PhD. Student, Keri Lydon, who is Scholarship! Amelia is participating in a joint BSEH/MPH
under the tutelage of Dr. Erin Lipp. Aaron is so excited in Health Policy and Management degree, is in the honors
about EH that his enthusiasm and excellent academics program and was a UGA Presidential Leader Scholarship
make for a perfect intern. His project is quite diverse in recipient. She is also a member of the Roosevelt Institute,
activities, though its main objective is to implement public Rotaract UGA, and the Paladia Society. Congratulations
outreach and understanding of microbial water quality Amelia!
laboratory standards and strategies for environmental
responsibility when it comes to preserving our water BARNHART SCHOLARSHIP FOR
quality. Aaron has been performing water quality testing ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
and general EH work on ecological systems around
campus and has developed a great outreach program to Mary Baxter won the 2014 Dr. Harold and Mary
include students across the university. First, he was Barnhart Scholarship for Environmental Health! Mary is
heavily involved in creating the social media buzz around an exemplary junior in Environmental Health Science
their group “UGAqua” (www.facebook.com/ugaqua). bachelor’s student at the University of Georgia. Mary is a
double major honors student studying Environmental
Health Science and Environmental Chemistry. She also
successfully completed a semester Study Abroad at the
University of Canberra, in Australia in Spring semester
2013. Congratulations Mary!
Continued on page 30. . .
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