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Mike Phillips, Chapter Newsletter Editor

2022 Joint Meeting FCHPS/AIHA in Hutchinson Island, Florida

The Spring 2022 Joint Meeting with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the Florida Chapter of the Health Physics Society (FCHPS) was held 8 April 2022 at the Marriott Hutchinson Island Beach Resort, Golf and Marina on South Hutchinson Island in Stuart, Florida.

As in the past, the morning session included presentations that were informative to both chapters. For the afternoon session, each chapter broke out in separate rooms for presentations specific to their membership. The full agenda is available for review on the FCHPS website.

Morning sessions included:

• Radon in Florida: What You Need To Know! – presented by Joseph Kidder and Tim Wallace, Florida Department of Health, Radon and Indoor Air Program.
• Benefits of Very Low Level Radiation Doses in Cancer Research – presented by Roland Branly, MD, SC-D, our newly elected chapter president and professor at FAU-Broward College Partnership.

Chapter Business Meeting

A chapter business meeting was held following lunch, starting with "Introduction of FCHPS Vendors." As in the past, our vendors provide great support to our chapter, including funding to the chapter and contributing to the foods and beverages provided during the meeting.

FCHPS Past President Tom Morgan presented service awards to Past Secretary Craig Kinne (not present) and Executive Council Member Clark Connelly.

Tom also presented a service award plaque to Treasurer Rod Nickell for his outstanding service from 2018 to present. Rod is a past president, serving 2001 through 2002, and has been an active member since 1980!

Clark Connelly (left) receives the Service Award from Past President Tom Morgan at the 2022 Spring FCHPS/AIHA meeting.
Photo courtesy of Mike Phillips
Plaque inscription:
"This certificate is presented to
Clark Connelly in appreciation of your support of the
Florida Chapter, Health Physics Society
As Executive Council Member from (2017–2021)."

 

Rod Nickell (center) receives the Outstanding Service Award from FCHPS Past President Tom Morgan (left) and Executive Council member Jamie Gurney (right).
Photo courtesy of Mike Phillips
Plaque inscription:
"With Our Greatest Appreciation
Presented To Rodney E. Nickell
In Recognition Of Years Of Dedicated
Service, Hard Work and Countless
Contributions To The Florida Chapter Of
The Health Physics Society
Thank You From Your Colleagues At The
FCHPS!
April 8, 2022"

FCHPS Past President Joe Danek presented a service award plaque to Tom for his service as president from 2020 to 2022. Tom continued duty for an extra year due to COVID-19. Tom kept the chapter functional during this time, holding Executive Council meetings and a very successful virtual conference.

The Afternoon Sessions

Afternoon speakers at the 2022 Joint FCHPS/AIHA Spring Meeting on Hutchinson Island, Florida, left to right, Roland Branly, FCHPS President, and his former students Ekaterina Kostioukhina, MD, MS, Air and Space Education Consortium, and Professor Syed Rizvy, PhD, Hampton University.
Photo courtesy of Rod Nickell