OMAHA, NE--(Marketwire - Jun 7, 2011) - The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) presented Jack Bennett, Environmental Chemistry Section Chief at the Connecticut Department of Public Health, Division of Laboratory Services, with APHL's 2011 Emerging Leader Award. The award was presented at a ceremony on Tuesday, June 7, during APHL's Annual Meeting and 5th State Environmental Laboratory Conference in Omaha, Nebraska.
APHL's Emerging Leader Award is presented annually to an individual whose leadership has been instrumental in advancing laboratory science, practice, management or policy within the first five to ten years of his or her career.
Bennett has assumed a national leadership role in developing the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 Regional Laboratory Response Plan and in identifying priorities for EPA's Water Laboratory Alliance. At the state level, Bennett has served on agency-wide task forces and committees addressing ethics, policy and workforce development. He also chairs APHL's Environmental Laboratory Subcommittee and serves on the Environmental Health Committee.
"Mr. Bennett has served on several APHL committees, addressed workforce development challenges, and made significant contributions to the EPA Water Laboratory Alliance," said Scott Becker, APHL executive director. "Bennett's solid track record and numerous successes establish him as a leader in the field of environmental public health."
The Association of Public Health Laboratories is a national non-profit located in Silver Spring, MD, that is dedicated to working with members to strengthen governmental laboratories with a public health mandate. By promoting effective programs and public policy, APHL strives to provide public health laboratories with the resources and infrastructure needed to protect the health of US residents and to prevent and control disease globally.
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