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2009 AIHA-Rocky Mountain Section

2009 Fellow Award Winners

The RMS is proud to announce our members awarded fellowship at the National level, recognized for their outstanding work in occupational and environmental health and safety:

Susan Marie Viet, PhD, CIH, CET – Senior Industrial Hygienist, Westat, Inc.; nominated by the Occupational Epidemiology Committee, and

Robert D. Strode, CIH – Technical Director, Industrial Hygiene Services, Chemistry & Industrial Hygiene, Inc.; nominated by the Rocky Mountain Local Section.

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2nd Quarter

Update from the President:

Hello Everyone,

I would like to thank the members for continued support of the local Rocky Mountain Section.  Despite some "snafus" related to our new website in the renewal process, Paula Ross and I experienced a consistent desire among members to remain involved in our local section with the $20 annual dues.

Our members have been strongly supportive of the IH Review and the IH Essentials Classes facilitated by our Education Chair, Barb O'Kane.  More than 20 members have been regularly attending the exam preparation courses and 33 members showed up for the IH Essentials Toxicology Course presented by Wendell Rahorst and Jim Lieberman.  The four-hour IH Essentials courses provide 0.5 continuing education points at the bargain basement price of $20.  Additional IH Essential offerings will be made throughout the year.  Invitations will be sent directly to your mailbox.

Our latest luncheon program on skin absorbtion of chemicals was given by Jennifer Sahmel.  Twenty-six members attended this luncheon. 

Denise Donnelly, our Outreach Chair, assisted me at the Limon Career Fair at Limon High School.  A representative from CSU Agricultural Health and Safety and I had a booth presenting the field of industrial hygiene and the environmental health program to more than 200 students.  We and the students learned at lot during this career fair. 

Leslie Hill, our Programs Chair, has been able to schedule an OSHA Update for August 13^th, details to follow later. Also, she is working on a Stormwater program for either June or July. Recent turn-out, she states, has been exceptional.

The Fall Technical Conference planning committee has set a date and established a theme for the 2009 Conference.  This two day conference will be at the Arvada Center on September 16th - 17th and the theme is "Environmental Health and Safety: Broadening our Alliances".  We are looking for topics and speakers that would fit the theme.  Please provide topic and speaker ideas to Mike Richen, our President-Elect. 

Finally, I look forward to seeing many of you at the AIHCE in Toronto.  We will be planning a social get-together during the conference so we will keep you posted.  After the Toronto Conference is over, we will have many opportunities to volunteer in hosting the AIHCE that will be in Denver in 2010.  Brainstorming on this conference planning will be in the latter half of this year. 

I look forward to seeing you in Toronto if not before! 

John Wm. Colvin, CIH, CSP

AIHA-RMS President

Update from the Treasurer:

Greetings Fellow Members,

As your Treasurer, I am pleased to report that last year was a good year financially for the organization.  The financial success for the organization was supported by the Fall Technical Conference, Programs and your commitment as members to the organization.  As a non-profit organization, financial success is demonstrated by matching our budget and ensuring the organization does not have a significant loss of revenue.

The financial performance for 2008 shows overall revenue was $33,283.40.  The balance of this total was made up by dues receipts of $2995.00, Fall Technical Conference receipts of $27,300.95, meeting receipts of $2,727.00, advertising of $280 and interest income of $435.45.  Operating expenses totaled $33,016.45 for the year with a net income of $266.95. The organization is still very healthy from a balance sheet perspective. Our cash reserves balance at year end was $45,763.54. The unaudited Balance Sheet and Income Statement accurately reflects the financial position of AIHA-RMS as of December 31, 2008 and can be found under the Resources tab.

I look forward to keeping an open communication position with the membership regarding our overall financial performance in 2009.  Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the finances of AIHA-RMS.

Respectfully,

Ryan Hellman

AIHA-RMS Treasurer

Update from the Membership Chair:

Hello Members!

We will be kicking off the membership renewal drive in April.  Our drive was delayed due to our webpage being hosted by a new service and the need for its cleanup and training of your Board members.  The first step will be an email giving everyone their webpage user name and password.  Currently, our membership is about 200 people.   The cost for membership remains steady at $20 for standard membership, $5 for students, and free to emeritus members as granted by the Board.  The first step is to make sure your profile is updated.  Renewing your membership online is the preferred way as it involves less processing by the Membership Chair.  Payment via credit card online is also preferred as it allows your membership to be updated faster.  If you prefer to pay by check, the mailing address will be given on the membership pages.  Don’t worry, those of you who have paid through national will have your profile updated related to your payment by the Membership Chair.

One question always asked – what does my membership money support?  AIHA-RMS is a not-for-profit volunteer organization.  We do not employ support staff.  Unlike ASSE, you do not have to be a National member to be a local member.  Our membership dues support educational opportunities for members, and help to outreach to people in the community who are interested in pursuing their CIH or going to college to pursue a degree in Industrial Hygiene.  Another benefit paid for by your membership is our webpage, it is a great networking tool with a new added job board and as always it lists upcoming meetings. 

Thank you for your membership,

Paula Ross

AIHA-RMS Membership Chair

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