CEHA Awards Nomination Criteria and Submission Info

MILTON M. MILLER AWARD

CEHA's highest honor, presented to an outstanding Environmental Health Professional in a leadership position.

Milton M. Miller was a Public Health Service Officer in the 30's and 40's who specialized in dairy plant inspections and developed the model dairy code for Colorado.

Later he worked for Denver University where he established a school for sanitary science training. While there, he was involved with the Colorado Environmental Health Association (CEHA). At that time CEHA was called the Rocky Mountain Section of the National Association of Sanitarians. Mr. Miller was CEHA's fourth president in 1950. In 1954, he organized the first ever Annual Educational Conference.

In the 50's, Mr. Miller was Editor of the Journal of Environmental health, at that time called the Sanitarian which was published by the National Association of Sanitarians now called NEHA. Mr. Miller also served on the NEHA Board of Directors. In 1957, NEHA recognized his long and distinguished career with the award of their highest honor, the Walter S. Mangold Award.

A Nominee must:

Be a CEHA member in good standing,
Demonstrate exceptional leadership above and beyond the usual employment requirements that elevates Environmental Health practices, programs, or teams,
Exemplify the characteristics and principles for which Milton Miller stood - excellence, leadership, organization and dedication to the environmental health profession and CEHA,
Have 10 or more years of experience, demonstrating commitment to the field of environmental health, and
Be active in the field in the last calendar year.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT and innovation AWARD - CEHA MEMBERS

Presented to a CEHA member that has made a significant contribution to the field of environmental health.

A nominee must:

• Be a CEHA member in good standing, and

• Have performed duties within the field of environmental health that go above and beyond typical job requirements and elevate the professional standing of the discipline, demonstrated through one or more of the following accomplishments (or similar achievements):

- Implementation of a new program or the successful development and launch of a new Environmental Health division.

- Execution of an initiative that produces measurable impact, such as a process improvement, operational innovation, or strategy that results in clear, data‑supported outcomes.

- Substantial contribution to the development or modernization of regulations or legislation, such as drafting, revising, or leading efforts to update significantly outdated regulatory frameworks.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT and innovation AWARD - INDUSTRY

Presented to an industry, company, or organization who has made a significant contribution to the field of environmental health.

A nominee must demonstrate:

Proactive environmental health improvements, such as internal inspection programs, safety-enhancing procedures, or advocacy for safer regulations,
Sustained compliance and continuous improvements, not tied to a recent problem or closure, or
Active collaboration with environmental health partners, demonstrated through strong working relationships.

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