Environmental Health and Safety Director Candidates Forum

February 2, 2009 — Open forums with four candidates for the position of UW Environmental Health and Safety director will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. in Salon G at the Hilton Garden Inn and UW Conference Center.

Each of the candidates will give a 10-minute presentation titled, "What is the importance of an effective Environmental Health and Safety Department at a University?" Presentations will be followed by a question and answer session.

The four candidates are:

Nancy Fox, public health response coordinator for Lincoln and Sublette Counties Health Agencies, Grover, Wyo;

Holly Gates-Mayer, industrial hygienist for the University of Idaho, Moscow;

Ben Owens, chemical hygiene officer and biosafety officer, University of Nevada, Reno;

and Kirt Poulsen, safety and industrial hygiene manager, Utah State University, Logan.

Posted on Monday, February 02, 2009