- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/environmental-health/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:19:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to honor CTEH鈥檚 Cory Davis with Fribourgh Award /news-archive/2018/06/19/cteh-cory-davis-fribourgh-award/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:19:15 +0000 /news/?p=70770 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to honor CTEH鈥檚 Cory Davis with Fribourgh Award]]> 鈥淚t鈥檚 a great honor to be recognized by my alma mater in this way,鈥 Davis said. 鈥淭his award not only acknowledges the recipient, it gives other 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock students the opportunity to pursue careers in math and science and give back to our state in the future.鈥 The Fribourgh Award honors individuals who have made considerable contributions to the state of Arkansas through mathematics and science. This year鈥檚 reception will be held on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 6-8 p.m. at the Chenal Country Club in Little Rock. Proceeds will be used to create an endowed scholarship in the Davis Family name to help 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock attract and retain high-achieving, full-time students majoring in math and science. 鈥淲e appreciate this opportunity to recognize Cory Davis for his noteworthy work in our state鈥檚 scientific community,鈥 said Thomas Clifton, interim dean of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Arts, Letters and Sciences. 鈥淗e鈥檚 an excellent example of how impactful 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alumni can be, not just to one individual but to the entire populace.” After graduating from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a and industrial psychology minor in 2000, Davis met Drs. Jay Gandy, Phil Goad, Glenn Millner and Alan Nye of the (CTEH), a management, technology and science-based consulting firm, and was hired as an industrial hygienist. For nine years, he then served as manager of the company鈥檚 Toxicology Emergency Response Program (TERP), which is responsible for providing high-level scientific consulting for situations involving the catastrophic release of hazardous materials. Today, he is senior vice president of operations and principal consultant鈥攈andling large-scale emergency response, industrial hygiene, environmental consulting and emergency preparedness projects. He is widely known as one of the best advisors in the North American emergency response industry.
Cory Davis/Photo by Ben Krain

Cory Davis/Photo by Ben Krain

Under Davis鈥 leadership, CTEH has grown to more than 150 employees and nine offices across the U.S. He is thankful to his mentors and colleagues who are dedicated to helping his fellow Arkansans and others in need around the globe. 鈥淚鈥檝e been proud to work with my colleagues at CTEH to build a first-class team of environmental, health, safety and management professionals who are willing and able to provide the science and intelligence our partners need during times of crisis,鈥 Davis said. 鈥淓very day, we鈥檙e developing new solutions鈥攆rom cutting-edge technology to hands-on training programs鈥攖o help protect people, their communities and the environment.鈥 The Fribourgh Award Reception began in 2010 to honor the late Dr. James H. Fribourgh, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professor emeritus, who served for more than 45 years as chair of Life Sciences, interim chancellor, vice chancellor for academic affairs and distinguished professor of biology. Past recipients include Jerry B. Adams, president and CEO of Arkansas Research Alliance; H. Watt Gregory III, partner at Kutak Rock LLP; Dr. Charles E. Hathaway, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock chancellor emeritus and Donaghey distinguished professor; Peter Banko, president and CEO of St. Vincent Health System; Dr. James Hendren, former CEO and chairman of Arkansas Systems Inc., Dr. Mary Good, founding dean of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock College of Engineering and Information Technology; and Jerry and Sherri Damerow. Tickets for this year鈥檚 reception are on sale for $75 per person, $50 is tax deductible, at . For sponsorship information, please contact Derek Boyce at dcboyce@ualr.edu or 501-683-7355.]]>