Scholarships for Members and Their Families

Evergreen Safety Council views membership as a gateway to establishing a safety partnership with you and your employees. Member organizations and individuals have low-cost access to valuable information, resources, and training that will help protect you, your employees, and your business from dangerous situations, accidents, and costly mistakes.

But did you know that members and their families also have access to apply for several different scholarships?

Paid for with a percentage of membership fees, esc has the Monty C. Lish & Stanley O. McNaughton scholarship for safety and health careers. This scholarship was developed to encourage more college students to consider safety and health professions as viable and worthwhile careers. Deadline: February 15, 2016.

We are also proud to offer ESC members access to apply for a $1000 college scholarship from the American Association of Safety Councils (AASC). Deadline: March 1, 2016.

If the student is a resident of Washington State and meets other eligibility requirements, The Governor’s Industrial Safety and Health Advisory Board, Construction Safety Planning Committee, is once again offering a $1,250 scholarship. Deadline: March 16, 2016.

Learn more about the requirements and applying on our website under Membership, then Scholarships and Awards.

Deadlines are coming up fast! Not a member? Learn more about membership and apply on our website at www.esc.org.

Contributed by Tom Odegaard, President/Executive Director Evergreen Safety Council

Why Should Your Organization be an Evergreen Safety Council Member?

Contributed by Star Conrad, Director of Operations, Evergreen Safety Council 
“Member Only” Benefits:

John D. Spellman Safety Award:
Be recognized for your organization’s safety achievements. Tell us about your safety efforts undertaken for the year, including examples of employee involvement and management commitment that helped foster a positive safety culture within your organization. Applications are being accepted until February 24, 2012.


2010 Award winner: IMCO General Construction
employees  with John D. Spellman (right)


General Membership Meeting & Luncheon
Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Location: Mirabella, 116 Fairview Avenue N, 10th Floor West Dining Room, Seattle, WA 98109
Time: 10am – 1pm
Cost: $25, includes plated lunch
Agenda: Business Meeting, Spellman Safety Award Presentation, ESC 80 Years Young, Special Recognition of long term supporting members, Workplace Safety guest speaker

Scholarships
Monty C. Lish & Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety & Health Careers
Employees of a member company of ESC, children or stepchildren of employees, or children or stepchildren of member company owners are eligible to apply. Two awards of $1,000 each can be granted. Applications are due February 15, 2012

American Association of Safety Councils Scholarship
A maximum scholarship of $500 per year. Eligibility:

• Any employee or family member of an AASC Safety Council or any individual, whose parent, or legal guardian, is employed at an AASC Safety Council for a period of not less than twelve months.
• Any member or family member of an AASC Safety Council who has been a member of not less than twelve months.

Application deadline is March 12, 2012

Consultation Services
Does your safety question start with:

• Do I need...?
• What does __________ mean?
• How often do I need to...?
• LNI visited me, what do I do about…?
• How do I make a plan to...?
• I'm the new Safety Manager, how do I...?
• Does the ESC have training on...?

We can match our expert trainers / consultants to your organization and the topics you need or the situation you're facing. Their expertise in regulatory compliance, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, commercial vehicle issues, and traffic safety can help you answer questions and address critical workplace safety needs. Use any of our many consulting services:

• On-site consultation and training
• Walk-through evaluations
• Safety program revisions/audits
• Policy development assistance

If this kind of assistance will help your organization's safety environment and you want more information, contact Stephanie Dyck or Eric Tofte or call 800-521-0778

Inviting graduating seniors to apply for the Andrew York Scholarship

Contributed by Star Conrad, Director of Operations, Evergreen Safety Council 

On July 25, 2000, Andrew York was struck and killed by a drunk driver while working in Sunnyslope as a Journeyman Lineman for Chelan County PUD. To honor Andrew’s memory, employees of Chelan County PUD have established the Andrew York Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship supports graduating seniors from any high school in Washington State who have been active in the community, specifically in preventing drug and alcohol abuse. The scholarship is administered through the Community Foundation of North Central Washington .

Applications are being accepted until February 15, 2012 and can be downloaded from the NCW Community Foundation website.

American Association of Safety Councils Scholarship

Contributed by Star Conrad, Director of Operations, Evergreen Safety Council 
Is your organization a member of ESC? In addition to the Monty C. Lish and Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety & Health Careers, ESC member company employees qualify to apply for the "$500 American Association of Safety Councils Scholarship"

Eligibility:

■Any employee or family member of an AASC Safety Council or any individual, whose parent, or legal guardian, is employed at an AASC Safety Council for a period of not less than twelve months.

■Any member or family member of an AASC Safety Council who has been a member of not less than twelve months.

The scholarship applicant must be a full-time student in the sophomore level or higher at an accredited college or university. The person must have a 2.75 GPA or higher and will be selected by the Scholarship Committee based on involvement in community/school organizations, leadership positions held, awards received and a strong emphasis will be placed on a submitted essay relating to how safety and health are important in their life and/or career.

Application deadline is March 12, 2012 to be considered for the 2012 American Association of Safety Councils Scholarship.

ESC Membership Benefit - Scholarship Program

Contributed by Star Conrad, Director of Operations, Evergreen Safety Council 
The Evergreen Safety Council Board of Directors is proud to once again present the Monty C. Lish and Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety and Health Careers. We offer these $1,000 scholarships in order to encourage more college students to enter safety and health professions.

The Evergreen Safety Council scholarship program is intended for member company employees and their families. The brochure and application are available to all interested employees of an ESC member company and their families. All applications must be returned by February 15, 2012.

At the Council, we feel strongly that safety and health is a rewarding career worth pursuing, one that benefits not only our community, but society as a whole. This scholarship is designed to create an opportunity that directly benefits the scholarship recipients, while promoting the field of safety and health as a career option.

Students who have received a Health and Safety Careers scholarship in the past have had a wide range of scholastic and career goals. Two students received scholarships for the 2011-2012 academic year:

Mary Fantazia hopes to pursue a career as an industrial nurse. Her goal is to “be able to assess a work environment and identify potential health and safety problems [and] conduct company safety training programs.”

Morgan Hofman is attending the Oregon Institute of Technology as a pre-radiology major.

For more information about membership and its benefits, please visit our website.

Scholarship Opportunity

Attention: ESC member company employees, children or stepchildren of employees, or children or stepchildren of member company owners. Applications for the $1,000 Monty C. Lish & Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety and Health Careers must be postmarked by February 15, 2001.

The Evergreen Safety Council (ESC) Board of Directors established the Monty C. Lish & Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety and Health Careers to honor Mr. Lish & Mr. McNaughton for their vast contributions to community service, education and particularly their dedication to ESC. The scholarship program was developed to encourage more college students to consider Safety and Health professions as viable and worthwhile careers.