Davis Calvin Wagner Sanitarian Award

The Davis Calvin Wagner Award represents the highest honor the American Academy of Sanitarians bestows upon a Diplomate. The Award is conferred for exceptional leadership ability, professional commitment, outstanding resourcefulness, dedication and accomplishments in advancing the Sanitarian profession and public health programs. The recipient is presented with a plaque and a $500 honorarium.The Award is conferred for exceptional leadership ability, professional commitment, outstanding resourcefulness, dedication and accomplishments in advancing the Sanitarian profession and public health programs. The recipient is presented with a plaque and a $500 honorarium.

Award nominations are due each year by April 15th.

Current Davis Calvin Wagner Award Winner

George M. Nakamura 2009                                              2009

Previous Davis Calvin Wagner Award Recipients

American Academy of Sanitarians/National Environmental Health Association Scholarship Award

The Academy in conjunction with the National Environmental Health Association awards annual educational scholarships to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a career in environmental health. Details on the scholarship are available on the NEHA Website.

For more information contact:
James J. Balsamo, Jr., Chair AAS Scholarship Committee
Director of Environmental Health & Safety
Tulane University -TW16
1430 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 988-5486
Phone: (504) 988-2872
FAX: (504) 988-5590
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Samuel J. Crumbine Award

The Crumbine Award, sponsored by the Conference for Food Protection, is a prestigious national award given annually to local environmental Health jurisdictions who demonstrate excellence and continual improvement in a comprehensive food protection program. The purpose of the award is to encourage improvement and stimulate public interest in foodservice sanitation. The award is named in honor of Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine (1862 - 1954), a sanitarian-physician and public health pioneer who was renowned for his innovative methods of improving public health protection. More information on the Crumbine Award, including a list of previous winners and their nomination packages, is available through the Foodservice Packaging Institute website.


The Crumbine Award sponsors include:

• American Academy of Sanitarians
• American Public Health Association
• Association of Food and Drug Officials
• Foodservice Packaging Institute
• International Association for Food Protection
• National Association of County & City Health Officials
• National Environmental Health Association
• National Restaurant Association Solutions
• NSF International
• Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.