Individuals and organizations recognized for remarkable safety excellence.
INDIANAPOLIS – The National Safety Council celebrated the recipients of multiple safety awards during the NSC Awards Recognition at the 2026 NSC Safety Congress & Expo.
The following awards were presented:
These professional drivers were recognized for their safe driving record, including miles and years without a preventable crash:
Jerry Allen, Jr. (UPS), Walter Atkinson (Shaw Industries Inc.), Claude Cook (Shaw Industries Inc.), Shaw Helio DaSilva (UL Solutions), Marc Guerin (Landstar Inway Inc.), Paul Houston (UPS), John Kilcoyne (UPS), Larry Marez (U.S. Postal Service), Richard McDonald (U.S. Postal Service), Danny Peterson (UPS), James Sawyer (U.S. Postal Service), James Thomas (U.S. Postal Service), Michael Willding (UPS) and Bryan Woodard (Teichert Construction).
The following recipients were honored for exceptional contributions to their organization's safety culture:
Muritala Animashaun (Borusan Pipe), William Bell (Borusan Pipe), Hasan Celenk (Borusan Pipe), Roberto Diaz (Borusan Pipe), Toribio Diaz Jr. (Borusan Pipe), Hansan Erer (Borusan Pipe), Mike Fink (Zebra Technologies Corp), Michael Frank (Coherent Corporation), Jason Gabriel (Coherent Corporation), Nathan Glass (Coherent Corporation)
Vanessa Houayes (The Narragansett Bay Commission), Jerry Jeffcoat (Coherent Corporation), Caleb Kennedy (Coherent Corporation), Joel Knudsen (Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.), Allen Lao (Coherent Corporation), Brandon Lowell (Coherent Corporation), Ronald Lyday (Coherent Corporation), Asa May (Coherent Corporation)
Corey McKibben (Coherent Corporation), Max Milks (Coherent Corporation), Gregg Mireles (Borusan Pipe), Marcus Miller (Borusan Pipe), Jeremy Nash (Coherent Corporation), Sean O'Keefe (The Narragansett Bay Commission), Mickey Petree (Coherent Corporation), Pablo Renteria (Borusan Pipe), Todd Reeves (Borusan Pipe)
Alex Rivas (Coherent Corporation), Franklin Shanks (Borusan Pipe), Dean Sloan (Coherent Corporation), Cherilyn Steele (Putnam Plastics), Mike Taylor (The Narragansett Bay Commission), David Weisman (The Narragansett Bay Commission), Ricky Wilson (Coherent Corporation), Talia Cheshier (The Narragansett Bay Commission)
Erwin ResinSolutions Employee Safety Committee (Energy Solutions), Michael Cummings (Coherent Corporation) and the personnel of 51FW/SE, United States Air Force, Air Force Safety Center Occupational Safety Division.
These employers demonstrated excellence in creating safer work environments for their employees:
A & M Engineering & Environmental Services Inc., ACCO Brands, Acuity International LLC, Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes Inc., Allied Power Group, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C., AMECO, Amentum, Ampirical Solutions, APTIM, Ash Grove Cement, Atkins Nuclear Secured Holding Corp, Aurelian Ecuador (Lundin Gold), Bapco Gas Company W.L.L.
Bay Crane, Best in the West Safety, BGIS US LLC, BHJ USA Inc., BJ's Wholesale Club, Borusan Pipe, Buckeye Corrugated Inc., C&W Services, California Resources Corporation (CRC), Carollo Engineers Inc., CDW Corporation, Chamberlain Group, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, City of San Marcos, City of Westminster, Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components
Coherent Corporation, Colony Brands Inc., Consolidated Nuclear Security, Cornerstone Building Brands, Delek Logistics Operating LLC, Distribution Solutions Group Inc., Draeger Inc., Energy Solutions, Enfield Enterprises LLC, EnSafe Inc., Entact LLC, Envirocon Inc., Environmental Chemical Corp (ECC), Evergy Inc., Fedrigoni Special Papers (North America)
Ferrara Candy Company, First Quality Products, Geosyntec Consultants, Golden State Foods, Grand River Navigation, H&M Company, Hammond Lumber Company, Harper General Contractors Inc., Heraeus, Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies LLC, Honeywell FM&T, HydroGeoLogic Inc., Hydromax USA, INNIO Waukesha Gas Engines Inc.
Integral Blue, Jacobs, JEA, Jones Lang LaSalle, JTM Construction, Kito Group, Klein Tools Inc, Kohler Company, L.M. Sessler Excavating & Wrecking, Lancaster Safety Consulting Inc., La-Z-Boy Inc., Leidos Engineering LLC, Leidos Inc., Lincoln Premium Poultry, L'Oreal, McClam & Associates Inc., McNally Nimergood, Monterey Mechanical, Muza Sheet Metal LLC
MWH Constructors Inc., NANA Management Services LLC, Newtron LLC, Nexteer Automotive, Noreas Inc., Northrop Grumman, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Omni Mechanical Services, Ontex USA LLC, Pella Corporation, Performance Contracting Group, Permian Basin Materials LLC, Piping Technology, Plexus Scientific Corporation
Pond & Company Inc., Power Only Transport LLC, PowerGrid Services, Putnam Plastics, Quality Custom Distribution-Charlotte, Renova Environmental Company, Rowland Water District, RS&H Inc., Rush Construction, Sabrosura Foods LLC, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sani-Matic, Savannah River Mission Completion LLC
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC, Sessler Environmental Services, Sherwin Williams, Signal Energy, Signal Restoration Services, SM Electric Group Inc., Smith & Nephew, Sonnax Transmission Company, Stellantis, Stellar Industries, Strata-G LLC, Teichert Construction, Tenaska Inc., The Bay Crane Companies Inc., The Branch Group Inc.
The Middlesex Corporation, The Narragansett Bay Commission, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association, TruGrid Power, UCOR, Valero Albion, Valmont Industries, Varsity Brands, Volkert Inc., Zachary Industrial, Zebra Technologies Corporation and the 51FW/SE, United States Air Force, Air Force Safety Center Occupational Safety Division.
These organizations received 50 or more awards from the NSC awards program in 2026:
Ash Grove Cement, Cushman & Wakefield, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Jones Lang LaSalle, La-Z-Boy Inc., NANA Management Services LLC and Nexteer Automotive.
75 veterans dedicated to advancing workplace safety received the Advanced Safety Certificate® Scholarship for Veterans, sponsored by The Boeing Company:
Graham Austin, Eric Baillie, Daniel R. Bechtel, James Birdsong, Jeff Burroughs, Darrell Caron, Stephen Cole, Todd Colichia, John Contreras, Shawn Crosby, Phillip Davis, Daniel DeCicco, Aaron DeCurtins, Jordan D'Hereaux, Anthony Dunlap, Aaron Easton, Donald Elswick, Henry Fair, Eric Faler, Julie Garcia, Taylor Gilbert, Chad Gross
Gerardo Guerra Jr., Keaton Holland, Jerry Hollingsworth, Breland Hoye, Xena Hoye, Michael Jensen, Michael Johnson, Arthur C. Jordan, Mark Kellogg, Ilissa Rhai Kennon, Jessie Kros, Cody Kubiak, Tia Langston, Madison Leonard, Shannon Lepley, Stephanie LeVeque, Shawn Lewis, Angelina Manby, Derrick Mathis, Katie McDonald
Nathan McElroy, Anthony McKee, Nelson Mejia, Adam J. Montavon, Phil Murphy, Ethan Nichols, Kevin Norton, Tara Marie Ornstein, Chase Peterson, David Ponder, Brian Porter, Sophia Ramallo, Shawn Rice, Julian Rivadeneira, Trent Roberts, Jason K. Rogers Jr., Quentin J. Russ, Anthony Schmidt, Joey Schuetz
Christopher Brian Shade, Nathan Sigars, Jose Silva, Jacob Simon, Charles Smith, Matthew Sonnek, Michael Southard, Sterne Stfleur, Steven Strickland, Miguel Angel Torres, Jack Trammell, Jammie Williams, Christopher Wilson, Kendall Wiltz and Michael G. Wright.
These students pursuing careers in occupational health and safety received the Safety for All Scholarship, supported by The U. S. Steel Safety First Endowment, and sponsored by The Chemours Company and ISN.
Emorie Baynham (Clemson University), Onyinye Ezeifeka (University of Cincinnati), Lauren Forney (Agnes Scott College), Steven Hall (Columbia Southern University), Justice Jones (Tennessee State University), Hanwen Ju (Virginia Tech), Mia King (Auburn University), Sydney Kirages (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Aaron Li (Cornell University)
Cole Milam (Oklahoma State University), Puleng Moshele (University of Minnesota), Sally Nguyen (University of Houston), Osasu Osayi (Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology), Caitlin Schmidt (University of Central Missouri) and Aniya Swindell (Morgan State University).
The Rising Stars of Safety, sponsored by Dow, recognizes the next generation of safety leaders aged 40 or under and their impactful contributions to the field:
Ali Mohamad Al Bloushi (Senior Safety Engineer, Dubai Municipality), Hussain Adnan Humaid Ali Al Hashimi (Chief Safety Inspection Officer, Dubai Municipality), Aaron Aragon (Senior Risk Control Consultant, Gallagher), Cole Ayres (Senior Industrial Hygienist, United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC), Michael Bonafede (Industrial Hygienist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Hunter Burbidge (Industrial Hygienist, Boeing), Jackie Cha (Patricia Flatley Brennan Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering), Duke Couch (Director, Safety, Health and Environment Programs, North America, Rentokil North America Inc.), Amanda Dargie (Occupational Health and Safety Specialist, Boeing)
Jennifer Ferrante (Operational Risk Lead, Stellantis), Kassie Fissore (Senior Program Manager, Workplace Health and Safety Training, Amazon), Ali Golabchi (Chief Technology Officer, EWI Works International Inc.), Wajeeh Haseeb (Deputy Manager, Fauji Fertilizer Co., Ltd.), Jaide Hartridge (Senior Program Manager, Workplace Health and Safety Operational Excellence, Amazon)
Peyton Heitmeyer (HSE Specialist, Mars Petcare), Tyler Hurley (EHS Specialist, Valmont Industries), Kelsey L. Johnson (Occupational Safety Manager, Twelfth Air Force, U.S. Air Force), Jacob Kronenwetter (Senior Program Manager, Workplace Health and Safety, Employee Engagement, Amazon), Colin Krupczak (Senior Industrial Hygienist, United Cleanup Oak Ridge LLC)
Chelsea Lindberg (Director of Safety Operations, Shawmut Design and Construction), Carson Linklater (Industrial Hygienist, Central Plateau Cleanup Co.), John Martin (Facility Safety Coordinator, Phlow), Raul Martinez (EHS Program Manager, C&W Services), Vanessa Matheny (Safety and Occupational Health Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Mark May (Pilot Plant Leader, Corteva Agriscience), Kari Mellott (Chief of Safety, U.S. Air Force), Ruby Marisol Hernández Miramontes (EHS Manager, Encore Interiors, a Boeing Co.), Iván Nail-Ulloa (Assistant Research Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University), George Obeldobel (Chemical Process Specialist, Boeing)
Lucia Pillera (Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Giselle Pineda (EH&S Manager, Strategic Accounts, ABM Industries Inc.), Patrick Scherer (Senior Safety Manager, ARCO Design/Build), Hamad Shaker (Section Head, Dubai Municipality), Sabrina Stimphil (EHS Coordinator, Lightera), Tristan J. Streetman (Director of Safety, U.S. Air Force, 99th Air Base Wing)
Brittany Sussman (EHS Lead, Qnity), Jami E. Traver (Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Jose Velazquez (EHS Manager, Flintco LLC), Ryan Wakerlig (Superintendent, AETC Safety Directorate, U.S. Air Force Air Education Training Command), and Emmanuel Winful (Health and Safety Manager, Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering).
To learn more about the NSC awards programs, visit nsc.org/awards. To learn more about NSC scholarships, visit nsc.org/scholarships.
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