Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario

The Hugh Nelson Award

The Hugh Nelson Award of Excellence in Occupational Hygiene may be presented annually to an individual who has worked or is working as an occupational hygiene professional in a full-time capacity. The recipient of the award will receive a cash award and a plaque.

The nominees will be contacted by the selection committee at which time they will be requested to submit detailed information regarding their achievements.

Hugh Nelson Award Recipients

1995 Roland Hosein, CIH, ROH, Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety, GE Canada Limited
1996 Dave Verma, CIH, ROH, Occupational and Environmental Health Laboratory, McMaster University
1997 Gyan S. Rajhans, P.Eng., CIH, ROH, District Manager, Peel North District Office, Ontario Ministry of Labour
1998 Neil Murray, CIH, ROH, Manager Industrial Hygiene & Product Safety, Imperial Oil Limited
1999 Om P. Malik, CIH, ROH, Acting Director, OH&S Branch, Ontario Ministry of Labour
2000 Andrea Sass-Kortsak, PhD, CIH, ROH, Associate Professor, Occupational and Environmental Health Unit, University of Toronto
2001 Alberto Behar, PEng, CIH, President, A. Behar Noise Control
2002 James Purdham, PhD, ROH, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Services, University of Toronto
2003 David M. Halton, CIH, ROH, Ph.D., CRSP, President, David M. Halton & Associates Inc.
2004 Joy L. McGuire, CIH, ROH, Director Occupational Health & Safety Services, The Hospital for Sick Children
2005 Ugis Bickis, PhD, CIh, ROH, Environmental Hygienist/Toxicologist, Phoenix OHC, Inc
2006 Otto Peter, CIH, Manager Health SAfety & Industrial Hygiene, General Motors of Canada
2007 Lydia N. Renton, CIH, ROH, Director IH and OHS, Water and Earth Science Associates Limited
2008 - 2010 No recipients
2011 Margaret Fung, MHSc CIH ROH, Manager Health & Safety, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
2012 Lorraine Shaw, BSc, CIH, ROH, Laboratory Coordinator, McMaster University
2013 Richard Quenneville, BSc, CIH, ROH, Director Occupational Hygiene, T Harris Environmental Management Inc.
2014 Catherine P. Tracy (Posthumously), Environmental Health and Safety Officer, Peel District School Board
2015 Marianne Levitsky, CIH, ROH
2016 Paul Bozek, CIH, ROH
2017 Ina Chomyshyn, CIH, ROH
2018 No recipient
2019 Nancy Wilk, HBSc, MHSc, CIH
2020 No recipient
2021 J. Marc Cousineau (Posthumously). Ontario Ministry of Labour Training and Skills Development
2022 John Oudyk, ROH, CIH

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