Now Accepting Applications!

The 2021 Awards and Scholarships season is now open. All applications and required materials must be submitted by Friday, May 21,2021. For more details regarding requirements and eligibility, check our pages for Scholarships and Annual Awards.

Scholarship Application

Annual Awards Application

Scholarships

The VPPPA Scholarship Program offers four scholarships each worth $3,500 to support students who have demonstrated leadership and commitment to safety and health in their schools and communities. Members and family (child, grandchild, spouse) of full-member sites in good standing should apply for VPPPA scholarships when pursuing a vocational, undergraduate, or graduate degree in the safety, health, or environmental fields. 

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Congratulations to our 2020 Scholarship Winners

June Brothers Scholarship

Karsyn Suhadolnik,
​Kennewick, WA

Sergeant Safety Scholarship

Lindsey Wooley, 
​Kennewick, WA

Stephen Brown Scholarship

​MacKenna Kalin,
Lincoln, NE

​William “Sully” Sullivan Scholarship

 Kristen Denney, 
​Carrollton, GA

VPPPA Annual Awards

​The VPPPA Annual Awards recognize association member sites and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the mission of VPPPA in the previous year.

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Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners!

VPP Innovation Award

General Electric Healthcare - Electric Avenue, GE Healthcare, West Milwaukee, WI
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Oak Ridge Environmental Management Cleanup Project, Case Management Approach, UCOR, an Amentum-led partnership with Jacobs, Oak Ridge, TN

VPP Outreach Award

Marsha E. Bevins (Individual Award), Portsmouth Mission Alliance, LLC, Piketon, OH
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Chevron Phillips Chemical - Cedar Bayou Plant (Company Award), Chevron Phillips Chemical, Baytown, TX

VPPPA Safety & Health Outreach

Michael Horton (Individual Award),Portsmouth Mission Alliance, LLC, Piketon, OH
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Portsmouth Mission Alliance, LLC (Company Award), Portsmouth Mission Alliance, LLC, Piketon, OH

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VPPPA Safety & Health Achievement Program

The VPPPA Safety & Health Achievement Program recognizes the outstanding contributions of hourly or staff workers at VPPPA member sites who are not safety and health professionals and do not spend more than 25% of their time on safety and health related activities. Note: The Safety & Health Achievement Program is postponed for the 2021 submission year. The Awards Committee is currently reviewing the testing and submission process to have a new format available for the 2022 submission year.