About AIHA-WI
Who We Are:
The American Industrial Hygiene Association - Wisconsin Section is a regional subdivision of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. The Section’s membership is comprised of professionals working in industrial hygiene and associated fields. The membership of the section stands at 90 members; 51% maintain professional certifications such as CIH, CSP, CHMM, PE and others. Each year, the Section holds 4 dinner meetings and hosts at least one Professional Development Course.
The American Industrial Hygiene Association, founded in 1939, is an organization of professionals dedicated to the prevention of workplace-related illness or injury. With more than 12,000 members, AIHA is the largest international association serving the needs of occupational and environmental scientists and engineers practicing industrial hygiene.
The purposes of AIHA are to promote the field of industrial hygiene, to provide education and training, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information, and to represent the interests of industrial hygienists and those they serve.
Section Leadership:
The Executive Committee is comprised of five officers and three board members. Elections are held annually to determine the members who will serve one-year terms of office as President-Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary. The President-Elect automatically progresses to President and then to Past-President over a three-year period. Board members serve three-year terms and one board member is up for election each year. The Executive Committee for 2008-2009 is:
- President: Jim Morrison, MS, CIH, CHMM
- Past-President: George Gruetzmacher, CIH, PhD, PE
- President-Elect: John Reiter, CIH
- Treasurer: Brian Harms, PE, CIH
- Secretary: Steve Strebel
- Board Member: Carol Chojnacki, CIH
- Board Member: Chuck Chapman, CIH
- Board Member: Greg Hillmann, CIH
Byron A. Berg Award Recipients:The Wisconsin Section presents the Byron A. Berg Award to members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of industrial hygiene. Past Recipients of the award are:
- Byron A. Berg (1985)
- Edward J. Otterson (1987)
- Paul Lange (1988)
- Jack E. Peterson (1989)
- Charles W. Fishburn (1991)
- Daniel G. Feldt (1996)
- W. Kent Foster (2008)
AIHAWI Bylaws, Revised September 2007 (PDF)Officer Job Descriptions