John H. Richardson Special Recognition Award 2002

		Other Recipients Jerome P. Schmidt, PhD, 2004 Phil Hagan, 2003 Benjamin Fontes, 2002 Richard Fink, 2001 Elizabeth A. Gilman, 2000

The John H. Richardson Special Recognition Award was developed to recognize an individual for a specific contribution that has enhanced the American Biological Safety Association and/or the profession of biosafety.

Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

Our recipient this year is Ben Fontes, who has significantly contributed to ABSA's training and education programs. In his tenure as Chair of the Training and Education Committee, he has almost doubled the number of preconference courses that are offered. The ABSA/Eagleson Spring Seminar Series has continued to be successful with his enthusiasm and support. Together with his committee, he is ready to launch ABSA's new 40-hour Fundamentals of Biosafety Course - a course intended to travel around the United States and abroad.

We would like to thank Ben for continuing to bring us talented instructors to share their knowledge with us.