The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council has an extensive history of community involvement in Iowa. The Council has provided academic scholarships since 1977 to deserving students attending Iowa colleges. Supporting the “next generation” of health and safety professionals is one of the core missions of the Council. The Council also works to annually acknowledge those who have made significant contributions to the health and safety of Iowas. This annual safety award was renamed the Gary Hawk Award in 1996 in honor of Gary’s contributions to both the Council as well as to the safety of working Iowans.
Finally, the volunteer members of the Council annually organize and hold the Iowa Governor’s Safety and Health Conference, where important health and safety education is provided to Iowans at an affordable price and convenient location. The members of the 2024 council are as follows:
- Larry Johnson, Jr., Director of the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
- Adam Lathrop, I–OSHA Administrator, Iowa Dept of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
- Steven Flann, Council Chair – Vermeer Corporation Email: sflann@vermeer.com
- Joe Melton – Council Co-Chair-Ducksworth Solutions Email: joe@ducksworthsolutions.com
- David Hraha, Council Treasurer – Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
- Levi James- Council Secretary- Collins Aerospace
- Paul Richmond- Past Council Chair – Iowa State University
- Tammi Goerdt – University of Iowa/Heartland Center for OSH
- David Bougger – The Waldinger Corporation
- Rhonda Straight – The Waldinger Corporation
- Joe Korpi – Chevron/REG
- Ben Davis- Nationwide
- Rob Archibald – Collins Aerospace
- Traci Turner– Corteva Agriscience
- Melanie Wells– AgState
For more information or questions, please contact the council at igshconference@gmail.com