Posted on October 18, 2016
On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) I’m thrilled to announce that Dr. Richard Lemen, ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair, is the 2016 recipient of the 2016 Selikoff Award from the Collegium Ramazzini (CR).
Dr. Lemen is a former Assistant Surgeon General of the United States and also served as the Acting Director and the Deputy Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health before his retirement. He has been a practicing epidemiologist for more than 40 years and has taught graduate level courses on environmental and occupational health issues, including asbestos, at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. He has also testified as an expert witness on behalf of asbestos victims; Dr. Lemen is a world-renowned author, speaker, and lecturer on this topic.
CR is an international leader in occupational and environmental health research and advocacy. Co-founded by Dr. Irving Selikoff in 1982, the academy has a strong focus on asbestos awareness and prevention.
In a statement about the award, Collegium Ramazzini President Philip Landrigan writes: “Dr. Lemen has continued the legacy of Dr. Selikoff in combining scientific achievement with public service and advocacy. He worked closely with Dr. Selikoff on the original efforts to eliminate asbestos-related diseases and has never given up on that effort. It is a great privilege for the Collegium Ramazzini to bestow this well-deserved honor upon our friend, colleague and public health hero.”
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Lemen on this distinguished accomplishment!
Linda