The Chapter Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award is a long-established annual award, intended to recognize a deserving Hawkeye Chapter member for outstanding leadership and service in the Safety Profession.
Nominate an exceptional and highly skilled local safety professional who excels every day!
Applications are now open! Completed applications are due April 30, 2025.
Purpose
This page outlines the Chapter’s guidelines and procedure for nominating a chapter member for the 2025 Chapter SPY Award.
Nomination Guidelines and Procedure
Eligibility. To constitute nominee eligibility, all of the following apply.
- Professional Member, Member, or Associate Member of the Society
- Member of the Hawkeye Chapter
- Employed full time in the safety and health profession
- Not a SPY award recipient in the past five years
Criteria. The nominee’s most recent three (3) years of activities will be considered as a minimum, with special emphasis on the more recent activity. In general, the professional deserving of recognition as a leader in safety will have contributed to the establishment, improvement, and/or advancement of the safety profession in the Hawkeye Chapter geographical area.
Professional achievement and contributions in the following main categories will be considered.
- ASSP and or Chapter involvement
- Professional employment
- Community and public service
- Educational institutions
- Regulatory agency and technical organization
- Demonstrated technical expertise in the board field of safety
- Other personal achievements related to safety and health
Achievement and contributions in the above categories include, but are not limited to, exemplary leadership, technical proficiency, professional mentoring, lectures/presentations, publications, program development, innovations and other related activities.
Nomination Form. The nomination form below will need be completed in its entirety.
- Nomination form must be completed by April 30, 2025.