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NEIL Chapter Scholarships Awarded

For your information, here are the winners (announced today) of the two NEIL Chapter Scholarships. Chet Gnet is a student at NIU and member of the NEIL Chapter. Anders Abelmann is a student member at UIC and member of the Greater Chicago Chapter.

Northeastern Illinois Chapter Scholarship
Recipient: Chet S. Gnet
University: Northern Illinois University Degree Program: Occupational Safety
Amount: $2000

Northeastern Illinois Chapter Scholarship
Recipient: Anders Abelmann
University: University of Illinois at Chicago Degree Program: Occupational Safety & IH
Amount: $2000

UPS Diversity Scholarship
Recipient: Chet S. Gnet
University: Northern Illinois University Degree Program: Occupational safety
Amount: $5250

NEIL Chapter Meeting Highlights (January 18, 2008)

All photos credit of NIU students and Eugene Satrun (NEIL Chapter member and former President). Thank you!

Three members of the ASSE Student Chapter at Northern Illinois University attended the meeting. Shown from left to right are: Jeannine Szostak, Quintin Homan (Vice President), and Ben Watson (President).	The NEIL Chapter donated $500 to the NIU Student Chapter. Shown above are Ken Proskie, current NEIL President, and Ben Watson.
Mike Connors, OSHA Region V Administrator, presented an overview of current OSHA priorities and explained OSHA's role in at the Minneapolis I-35 bridge collapse last summer. He showed many amazing photos of the scene.	...and another reason we like these meetings... killer cheesecake dessert.