Tom Drummey Memorial Award Recipients
1979 - 2009

The Tom Drummey Memorial Award is the highest award that is presented by this Association in recognition of the achievements and accomplishments of one of its members. This award was created in 1979 in recognition of Tom Drummey's leadership in WSPHA. It honors an individual who has demonstrated continuing interest in, and support of, WSPHA activities. The nominee must be a present or past member of the Association and resident of Washington State.

1979	John Church, Budget Director, Seattle-King County Health Department
1980	Clancy Hall, Washington State Public Health Laboratory, Department of Social & Health Services
1981	Tricia Corbett, MSPH, Extended Degree Program, University of Washington
1982	Lauren Lucke, MD, Health Officer Grays Harbor County Health Department
1983	Robert N. Howell, RS, Assistant Director, Environmental Health, Tacoma-Pierce Co. Health Department
1984	John Fish, MS, RS, Director, Department of Environmental Health & Safety, UW
1985	Linda Holmes, Executive Secretary, WSPHA
1986	Nancy Brekke, RN, Group Health Cooperative
1987	Walvin R. Giedt, MD, Director, Washington State Public Health Laboratory, Dept. of Social & Health Services
1988	Lamont Cartstens, Division of Public Health. Washington State Department of Social & Health Services
1989	Marilyn McCrum, MS, Washington State Public Health Laboratory, Department of Social & Health Services
1990	John A. Beare, MD, MPH, Director/Health Officer, Spokane County Health District
1991	Kenneth Fales, Executive Director, WSPHA
1992	Eileen Keith, Child and Adolescent Health, Washington State Department of Health
1993	Connie Lee Mix, Public Health Dentistry, Washington State Department of Health
1994	Elaine Blair, Director, Division of Health Promotion, Spokane County Health District
1995	Charles D. Treser, MPH, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Environmental Health, SPHCM, University of Washington
1996	George Hilton, Director, Environmental and Radiation Chemistry, Washington State Public Health Laboratory
1997	Sylvia I. Beck, MPA, Executive Director, Washington State Board of Health
1998	Sylvia Stay, RN, MN, Maternal-Infant Supervisor, Whatcom County Health and Human Services
1999	Kay DeRoos, PhD, MPH, Executive Director/Conference Coordinator, Washington State Public Health Association
2000	None selected
2001	Linda Jackson, MS, BSN, CHES, Program Manager, Spokane Regional Health District
2002	Patricia Mail, PhD, MPH, Executive Board Member, American Public Health Association
2003	None selected
2004	John Wiesman, MPH, Clark County Health Department
2005	None selected
2006	Kim Field, RN, MSN, Washington State Department of Health
2007	Rick Mockler, MBA, Snohomish Health District
2008	Rick Porso, REHS, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
2009	Karen Valenzuela, County Commissioner, Thurston County