Scholarships/Awards


2011 Scholarship Application PDF Print E-mail

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2010 Award Winners PDF Print E-mail

Safety Professional

of the Year

Sandra S. Irion

Distinguished Service Award

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Joe Forgue, CSP, ARM, CHST

Director of Education and Safety Services, 
Construction Association of Michigan

At CAM, Joe has had the opportunity to influence safety in the construction industry in inestimable ways.  Joe hosts a monthly Safety Committee where CAM members are encouraged to participate and share their safety knowledge and expertise.  He was instrumental in moving the offices of the Safety Council for Southeast Michigan into the CAMDetroit.  Joe also is a member of the Oakland University Safety and Health Industry Advisory Committee and sits on the safety committee for the Management and Union Serving Together (MUST) program.  He has also been an active volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.  His articles on safety management are published monthly in the CAM magazine which is circulated among CAM’s nearly 3200 members. building, further fostering positive safety alliances toward the improvement of safety in the construction trades.  As the past President of the Greater Detroit Chapter of ASSE, Joe is working with the National ASSE to bring their annual Professional Development Conference (PDC) and a Construction Mini-Symposium to Detroit.

He is a retired suburban Detroit police officer and fire fighter. He is married and has five children and one grandson.

sssssssss Joe Galusha, CHSP, CIE

Managing Director, MARSH USA

As a Risk Management Consultant, Joe specializes in the development and implementation of holistic risk management programs with a strong focus on injury prevention, workers compensation cost containment and liability management.

Joe has been a speaker at the Michigan Safety Conference and  at the National Safety Conference.  He has had a number of roles within the Michigan Safety Conference including:  Healthcare Division Vice Chair and Chair, Board Member , CEU Committee Chair, Officer and President (2009).  In the years as an officer, Joe worked to create change and modernize the organization,  such as pushing for increased use of the website for registration, creating efficiencies in processes, (such as the currently used Speaker/CEU form which eliminated duplicate submission for CEU credits), and improving the quality of the conference by dramatically increasing the number CEU qualifying sessions and finally as President working to increase the visibility of volunteers through the “Year of the Volunteer” theme of the 2009 Conference.

Joe is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys fly fishing, hunting, golf, water sports and trail riding preferably with the company of his wife Rhonda and 3 children, ages 17, 14 and 8 years.

 

 
Academic Scholarships - 2010 Recipients PDF Print E-mail

2010 Scholarship Winners

Shaizad Mohammed

Grand Valley State University

Jeffrey Goerge Jurkas

Grand Valley State University

 

Each year the Michigan Safety Conference through its' scholarship program provides financial assistance to students enrolled in occupational safety and health curriculums at colleges and universities in the State of Michigan.

In 2010, the conference will give $4,000.00 in scholarships to Michigan students.

Applicants are selected based on academic achievement, leadership, letters of recommendation and additional criteria. Scholarship recipients often become leaders in the fields of safety and health, and give back by serving as a volunteer of the Michigan Safety Conference.

 

It's Worth it to Apply!

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"Receiving the Michigan Safety Conference Scholarship was a great experience! I was not only awarded $2,000, I also was able to attend the Michigan Safety Conference and do some amazing networking. Through the scholarship, I was given a mentor, which led to my internship. The Michigan Safety Conference Scholarship has allowed me to meet many remarkable people in the field and get great career advice. "

                                                                                                    Maria Mets

                                                                                                    Oakland University (2009 Recipient)



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Harry L. McKinley Safety Leadership Award PDF Print E-mail
The Safety Leadership Award is earned through documented establishment of safety and health programs, which have reduced the frequency and severity of injury and illness in the workplace. Companies that have demonstrated innovative techniques and safety processes to improve safety performance will also be considered.

Purpose
The Michigan Safety Conference wishes to recognize each year an employer who exhibits leadership commitment and strives for significant and sustainable results for environmental, health, and safety excellence in the workplace.

Eligibility
  • **Facility or organization must be located in the State of Michigan.
  • **Minimum Michigan based employment - 300 regular employees (excluding contract and temporary employees ).
  • **Reduction of recordable/lost work days over most recent five-year period.
  • Nomination to headquarters office with supporting documentation by January 31, 2011 .
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Sandra S. Irion Distinguished Service Award PDF Print E-mail

Each year, the conference gives its' highest award to a conference volunteer for exceptional service to the Michigan Safety Conference.

Sandra S. Irion's name was added to the award in 2008, at which time she retired from the Michigan Safety Conference after 48+ years of service as the conference's only staff person.


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