Department of Environmental Health Receives 2015 Educator of the Year Award

The Department of Environmental Health in East Tennessee University’s College of Public Health received the 2015 Educator of the Year presented by the Tennessee Environmental Health Association.  The award is given to a program or educator that has made significant advancement and impact on the profession of environmental health. 

The Department of Environmental Health was founded in 1964 and was the first program in the nation to be professionally accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council.  To date the Department of Environmental Health has graduated over 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students from its program.  It is the host partner of the Tennessee Environmental Hall of Fame and has educated, trained, and prepared hundreds of individuals for a career in the field of environmental health. 

Dr. Tricia Metts, Associate Professor, accepted the award during the Tennessee Environmental Health Association’s Tennessee Environmental Hall of Fame Award Dinner and Induction Ceremony at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park in Franklin, TN on September 9, 2015.

The Tennessee Environmental Health Association is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to promote environmental health professions by insisting on high standards and ethical conduct through educational programs, student internships, and support to the industry and professionals.