Awards & Recognition

Dade Moeller Senior Health Physicist Edward F. Maher is serving as Program Director for the highly-rated professional course “Radiological Emergency Planning: Terrorism, Security, and Communication” this summer in Boston as part of the Harvard School of Public Health’s Executive and Professional Continuing Education program. Maher’s participation continues the legacy of our Company’s namesake, Dr. Dade W. Moeller, who retired from Harvard in 1993 as Dean of the Office of Continuing Education. This is Maher’s ninth year as Program Director of this course. 

Dade Moeller announces that Accounting Specialist Amber Dosch has been voted unanimously to the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Benton-Franklin Chapter for a three-year term. The Chapter will be well-served by Dosch’s skills in procurement, fundraising, event planning, and communications.

Dade Moeller announces its #10 ranking among the top 100 fastest-growing North American architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms on The Zweig Letter 2012 Hot Firm List. The list ranks the top 100 participating small and large firms based on a combined equal rating of dollar growth in gross revenue and percentage growth in gross revenue over the past three years. This is Dade Moeller’s second consecutive year as a top 10 Hot Firm.

Dade Moeller announces that its Human Resources Department Manager, Roshelle Pavlin, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Benton-Franklin Chapter. Her duties will include championing the American Red Cross mission in the local community by ensuring sufficient funding, promoting community partnerships and good will, and developing ongoing leadership as part of the national organization. Pavlin also will be trained to assist during emergencies and/or disasters.

Seattle Business magazine has named Dade Moeller to its 2012 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” in the state of Washington. This is the second consecutive year that Dade Moeller has earned this award.  

Joel D. Arana has been named Health Physicist of the Year by the Columbia Chapter of the Health Physics Society. He will be honored by the Chapter at its Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Shilo Inn in Richland.

United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties has elected Chief Financial Officer Glenn S. Caprio to a three-year term as a member of its Board of Directors. The first meeting of the all-volunteer Board will be on January 31, 2012.

Dade Moeller is proud to announce its silver medal win for outstanding business performance in 2011 from the Environmental Business Journal. In its 14th year, the respected Journal’s awards program ranks environmental firms based on various categories including size. Dade Moeller’s second-place win was in the mid-size firm ($20–$100 million revenue) category.

Dade Moeller is proud to announce its #3 ranking among North American environmental consulting firms on The Zweig Letter 2011 Hot Firm List. The list ranks architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms based on earnings and revenue growth over the past three years. Dade Moeller ranked #9 overall on the list of 175 participating firms.

Senior Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist] Daniel S. Mantooth has been named to the 2011 Fellow Class of the Health Physics Society.

Industrial Safety Specialist Teri D. North has been selected as one of “100 Women Making a Difference in Safety” by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). This special honor recognizes North’s dedication to promoting innovation in safety, health, and environmental issues.

Seattle Business Magazine has named the Dade Moeller to its 2011 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.”  Dade Moeller ranked number 17 on the list of 26 within the midsize company (100-499 employees) category.

Judson L. Kenoyer, a certified industrial hygienist, has been named to the 2011 Fellow Class of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Kenoyer, who also is a certified health physicist, is a Fellow of the Health Physics Society as well and is now the only living person to have earned the honor of being a “double Fellow” of these two organizations.

The HP Gene tells the personal story behind Dade Moeller: the man, his son Matt, and the company he came to create in his father’s name. “When your father is professor emeritus and former associate dean at Harvard University and all three of your older brothers are successful specialists in medicine, it is not easy to shine in their shadow. However, Matt Moeller has done just that, helped in part by his inherited HP gene and a remarkable passion for his work." (posted courtesy of Health Physics News)

Senior Health Physicist Alice “Ali” A. Simpkins has received the prestigious “Distinguished Alumni Award” from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo.

Senior professional Edward F. Maher has been installed as President of the Health Physics Society, a national scientific organization whose mission is to promote the practice of radiation safety. Maher has a Doctor of Science degree from Harvard University and is a Certified Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist]. He has been a Dade Moeller employee since 2004.

Senior Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist] Barbara L. Hamrick has been named to the 2010 Fellow Class of the Health Physics Society. This special honor recognizes Hamrick’s significant contributions to the profession of health physics.

Vice President of Environmental Programs Mitzi Miller has received the 2010 “Assessor Choice Award” from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). This award recognizes Miller’s “skills and contributions as an A2LA assessor.” Miller, a technical expert in the environmental field, has performed more than 100 laboratory assessments for A2LA since becoming an assessor in 1993.

Secretary and Executive Vice President William E. Kennedy, Jr., was re-elected as a Council member of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP).  This will be the second term for Mr. Kennedy, who has been a Council member since 2004. The Council consists of 100 voting members who serve 6-year terms, and are selected based on their scientific expertise. Council members serve as individuals, not representatives of any particular organization. 

Senior professional Barbara L. Hamrick has been named Secretary-Elect of the Health Physics Society, a nonprofit scientific organization whose mission is to promote the practice of radiation safety. Hamrick is a Certified Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist] who has a Doctor of Law degree from Loyola Law School at Los Angeles.

The Missouri University of Science and Technology has selected Nuclear Engineer and Senior Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist] Ali A. Simpkins to serve as a member of its Nuclear Engineering Development Board. In this role, Simpkins will provide recommendations and guidance on issues related to the well-being and growth of the University’s nuclear engineering program.

The American Board of Health Physics has selected Senior Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist] Jackson R. Ellis to chair its Part One Examination Panel. The 12-member Panel prepares the annual Part One examination, an important and challenging initial qualifier for health physicists seeking certification in the field.  

Senior Health Physicists [radiation protection scientists] Donald N. Stewart and Mark R. Fishburn have been named officers of the Columbia Chapter of the Health Physics Society for the 2009–2010 year. Stewart was elected President-Elect of the Chapter. Fishburn, who was elected President-Elect last year, now assumes the role of Chapter President.

Senior Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist] Douglas G. Draper has been named to the 2009 Fellow Class of the Health Physics Society. This special honor recognizes Draper’s “significant . . . contributions to the profession of health physics.”

President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew P. Moeller, CHP, has been named Leader of the Year by the local Mid-Columbia Leadership Development Association, a chapter of the National Management Association. This is one of the Association’s most prestigious awards.

Senior professional Edward F. Maher will represent the United States Health Physics Society as a delegate to the 12th International Congress of the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA), which started yesterday and will run through Friday, October 24, 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded commemorative medallions to five Dade Moeller & Associates employees for their efforts on the Yucca Mountain Final Repository Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0250F-S1).

Judson L. Kenoyer, CHP, CIH, named President-Elect of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society. Kenoyer is a member of the company's Fairfax, Va., office, located near Washington, DC.

Stephen L. Bump, CHP, CIH, elected to the Executive Board of the Decommissioning Section of the Health Physics Society. Bump is Manager of Western Operations for Dade Moeller & Associates and has more than 31 years of nuclear facility experience, with more than 18 years as a manager and supervisor.

Raymond H. Johnson, Jr., CHP, elected to the office of Treasurer of the American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP). This achievement highlights the company's expertise in the field of radiation protection.

Tracy A. Ikenberry, CHP, named to the 2008 Fellow Class of the Health Physics Society. This special honor recognizes Ikenberry’s “significant . . . contributions to the profession of health physics.”

Richland-based employee Mark R. Fishburn, CHP, has been named Health Physicist of the Year by the Columbia Chapter of the Health Physics Society.

Founder and President Emeritus Dade W. Moeller, PhD, CHP, selected to give the 32nd Lauriston S. Taylor Lecture at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) on April 14, 2008, in Bethesda, Md.