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Denton receives SETAC Government
Service Award
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| Denton
(left) pictured with John Rodgers. |
November 2005
The Society of Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry (SETAC) has awarded Debra Denton the 2005
Government Service Award in recognition of her dedicated
efforts to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders
in developing practical solutions to improving water
quality.
Denton, an environmental
scientist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(U.S. EPA) Region 9, Monitoring and Assessment Section,
says she is honored and humbled at receiving the award,
which was presented at the SETAC North America annual
meeting in November 2005.
Denton has served as the
Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) coordinator and expert
for Region 9 since 1993 and has served on two detail
assignments to the Office of Wastewater Management working
on national WET issues. She is considered by her peers
to be a generous leader and an inspiration to others
in government service.
Prior to her position
with the U.S. EPA, Denton worked for the California
Department of Food and Agriculture monitoring pesticides
in the environment and the State Water Resources Control
Board developing water quality standards. She has served
on WET expert advisory panels for SETAC and the Water
Environment Research Federation (WERF). She has also
sat on the SETAC North America Board of Directors and
has served as president of the SETAC Northern California
regional chapter.
Denton earned a doctorate
in hydrologic sciences in 2001, a master's degree in
water sciences in 1987, and a bachelor's degree in environmental
resources and toxicology in 1984 - all from the University
of California, Davis. She also received a University
of California Certificate in Hazardous Materials Management
in 1991.
The SETAC Government Service
Award recognizes outstanding dedication and service
by a scientist or scientific organization toward promoting
the collective application of environmental toxicology
and chemistry to risk assessment in a government function.
The recipient must promote the implementation of programs
that can be used for the advancement of ecologically
acceptable practices and standards. The recipient should
also provide a forum for communication among experts
in government, business, academia and other areas involved
in the protection of the general public.
Denton encourages those
who are entering or have already embarked upon their
career to be true to their inner voice, follow your
professional ethics, and face obstacles head-on.
"For me, ever since
the third grade I wanted to be a scientist in order
to improve our environment, in particular our water
environment," says Denton. "It is that voice
within me that drives my passion to move things forward
in a positive manner in my work. I am blessed to work
for an agency, U.S. EPA, whose mission is compatible
with my inner voice."
SETAC is a not-for-profit,
worldwide professional society consisting of individuals
and institutions dedicated to the study, analysis, and
solution of environmental problems; the management and
regulation of natural resources; environmental education;
and research and development. Visit www.setac.org
for more information.
Contact:
April M. Phillips
T 850 469 1500 x 28
aprilp@setac.org
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