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Albrecht awarded SETAC Eugene Kenaga Membership Award

Albrecht (right) receives award from Teresa Norberg-King.

14 November 2004

The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) has awarded Barbara Albrecht the 2004 SETAC Eugene Kenaga Membership Award.

Albrecht, a biologist and toxicologist with EnSafe, Inc., will receive the award during the Fourth SETAC World Congress and 25th Annual Meeting in North America to be held Nov. 14-18, 2004, in Portland, Ore.

Albrecht was selected to receive the award for her instrumental role in the success of the SETAC Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Expert Advisory Panels and Steering Committee.  While providing support for all four panels during the past seven years, she was considered to be the key player during the operations.

"I am of course flattered to have this honor and mortified to get any sort of attention," says Albrecht, who earned a bachelor's degree in marine biology from the University of West Florida.  "My goal has always been to grow SETAC, its membership, and its disciplinary fields in each of the three sectors - academia, business and government - so that we may be truly well rounded as individuals and as a society."

Initiated in 2003, this award was created to honor the many contributions of Eugene "Gene" Kenaga, the first president of SETAC.  This award is given each year to recognize a member of SETAC for their outstanding work with the Society's membership at either the chapter or continental (North America) level.  The recipient will have contributed toward the enhancement of the services SETAC offers to members through activities such as short courses and workshops, committee representation, and meeting/session organization at annual meetings.

"After 20 years in the science field, I still have an appetite to continue learning," says Albrecht.  From 1997 to 1998, Albrecht was a technical administrative assistant for SETAC.  She is also the author or co-author of several journal articles, and has given numerous presentations on ecological toxicology.

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