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Susan Yates accepts
the inaugural Willy Acuna Meritorious Service Award - 2009 is the first
year to honor Willy Acuna by issuing this award. North Texas Chapter.
January 2010
Greetings! In the
beginning of 2009, the North Texas Chapter of the Texas Environmental
Health Association (TEHA) began its year with personal losses, job losses,
and ended the year showing perseverance, strength and tenacity. Through
it all, North Texas has impacted our communities with EXCELLENCE! The
City of North Richland Hills Health Department was awarded the TEHA
Texas Excellence Award in the division of "Small Jurisdiction."
Three TEHA Certificates of Achievement were awarded to the City of Richardson.
They received a certificate of achievement for their (1) Education Program,
(2) Program Management, and (3) TEHA Support/Participation/Training.
The North Texas Chapter named Dhruv Rathod as the recipient of the "2009
Graduate Scholarship" and Summer Haffner as the recipient of the
"2009 Undergraduate Scholarship."
I would like to
thank each of you for your personal contributions to TEHA in 2009. Tony
Hiller was always ready to lend a helping hand, Bob Henderson imparted
a wealth of wisdom on the sideline, Keith Clark cheered the "show
must go on," Krista Pender exhibited conciseness and commitment
to TEHA in her elected role for Governing Councilor in 2009, and Richard
Briley's ingenious efforts resulted in the fee reduction of the vector
control license! YOU have influence! Your influence is seen at your
jobs, in your professional decisions, in your role of servant to our
communities every single day. Willy Acuna had influence! In his service
of TEHA as President of the North Texas Chapter, Willy embraced Environmental
Health in a very real way. In loving memory of Willy Acuna and in remembrance
of his allegiance to this profession, TEHA changed the name of the TEHA
Chapter Meritorious Service Award to the "Willy Acuna Chapter Meritorious
Service Award." The recipient of the 2009 Willy Acuna Chapter Meritorious
Service Award was Susan Yates. Susan was issued this award for her professional
commitment and dedication as President of the North Texas Chapter. In
December, you gave canned food items to the Tarrant County Food Bank
at the 2009 Annual Christmas meeting. Overall, you made a difference!
Your Council works relentlessly to improve the quality of learning for
each member. Please give your suggestions to your local governing councilors-Pamela
Webb, Chuck Dumas, Tom Vyles, Susan Yates, Janice Tower, Carol Primeaux,
Rebecca St. John, Marshall Ward, Trishida Watson, Andria McAuley and
Keith Clark. This is YOUR Association. TEHA has moved into an era of
conservation by going "GREEN." Check your E-mails for upcoming
meetings! TEHA will endure the tough times and we will continue to give
back! We will exceed beyond our personal expectations and beyond the
expectations of our association! Remember, we are very blessed even
in the midst of crisis. The Environmental Health profession assists
in making our nation, Haiti, and the rest of the world, a better place.
By the way, welcome to 2010! If you didn't know already, we ARE going
to have a great year!
Pamela Webb, RS, CP-FS
Chapter President
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