News Release

June 25, 2007

Boise State Student Kimberley Johnson Wins Top Awards at National Conference

Kimberley Johnson, a senior in the Environmental and Occupational Health program in Boise State University’s College of Health Sciences, was honored by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) during its annual education conference. The conference was held in Atlantic City, N.J., last week.

NEHA awards a $1,000 scholarship to the one student nationwide who, through their academic performance and leadership, shows the most promise for an outstanding career in an environmental health-related discipline. This scholarship is highly competitive; Johnson competed with candidates from 30 other universities accredited by the National Environmental Health Protection and Accreditation Council (EHAC).

In addition to the NEHA Scholarship, Johnson was the recipient of the Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs’ Research Competition Award for her research related to water contamination in public drinking water systems. This was a monetary award of $500 plus the coverage of all costs associated with travel and lodging to attend and present her research at NEHA’s 2007 Annual Education Conference. This competition was open to more than 40 environmental health-related programs in the United States. Johnson was one of three undergraduate students to receive this prestigious award.
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Contact: Dale Stephenson, Department of Community and Environmental Health, (208) 426-3795, dalestephenson@boisestate.edu 
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
 
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