The Awards
Committee actively canvasses the membership each year for possible
candidates for the following awards. Members may nominate
candidates by emailing us at info@njeha.org or calling us at 732-845-0886.
Harry R. H. Nicholas Award
Harry Nicholas was supervisor of the Northern District
Office of the New Jersey State Department of Health and one
of the founding members of the Northern Jersey Sanitarians
Association in 1960. This award is presented for
outstanding and dedicated service in the advancement of
public and environmental health in New Jersey.
Vincent Zurawski is remembered as one of the most
active members in the Association's history. As
Secretary and Treasurer to the NJEHA, Vincent spent
countless hours on membership, dues and other issues.
In addition to helping improve the status of the
Association, he contributed significantly to its current
structuring, and the implementation of the Gary S. Strauss
Scholarship before his untimely passing.
Since its implementation in 2002, the President's
Plaque has been presented for meritorious contributions on
behalf of environmental health and dedicated service to the
NJEHA. The award serves as a means for the President
and the Awards Committee to recognize individuals in the
Association and among the general public who have made a
difference in the preceding year.
Issued until 2002, the Certificate of Achievement had
been presented for outstanding contributions to the
betterment of Environmental Health in the state of New
Jersey as an exemplary and dedicated Public Health
professional.
The National Environmental Health Association awards
an annual Certificate of Merit to members of state
affiliates. The Certificate is awarded for meritorious
contributions on behalf of environmental health in the past
year by and outstanding environmental health professional.
