Eugene H. Holeman Award
The Eugene H. Holeman Award is presented annually to an AFDOSS member who has demonstrated that he/she has served the Association and made a valuable contribution to food, drug, cosmetic and consumer products in administration and enforcement.
Congratulations to the 2011 Winner
Dennis Baker
Dennis Baker recieves the Holeman Award from Charlene Bruce
According to AFDOSS By-Laws; Section 15: The Eugene H. Holeman Awards Committee shall consist of 5 members as follows: (1) the most recent recipient as Chairman, (2) the President of the Association and (3) the three past living ecipients. If three members as described, are not available, the President may appoint such members as necessary to fill all five positions. A previous recipient of the award shall not be eligible for re-nomination. The committee shall consider each report of nomination, as received, and the committee members shall have the right to independently canvass the field in order that no one worthy of consideration is overlooked. The Committee, before March 1, shall make a recommendation. An award need not be granted each year.
Eugene Holeman was a past president of AFDO and AFDOSS and the following are quotes from his writing in 1987.
"AFDOSS has always been and will remain my principal resource for examples of friendship and ability in administering federal and state laws"
"AFDO is an organization; if once you have become and active member, you are influenced for life"
Past Recipients of the Eugene Holeman Award
The Eugene H. Holeman Award was established by the Association of Food and Drug Officials of the Southern States in 1977. The first presentation of the award was given at the 30th Annual Conference held at Williamsburg Virginia, April 16-19, 1978.
| 2010 | Charlene Bruce | Mississippi Dept. of Public Health, Jackson, MS |
| 2009 | Guy Delius | Kentucky Public Health Protection Safety, Frankfort, KY |
| 2008 | Cameron Smoak | Georgia Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, GA |
| 2007 | Dr. Anna Hood | Mississippi State University, MS |
| 2006 | Gayle Lancette | FDA, Southeast Region Laboratory, Atlanta, GA |
| 2005 | Lydia Strayer | Mississippi Dept. of Health, Jackson, MS, Vicksburg-Residence |
| 2004 | Dr. Bill Brooks | South Carolina Dept. of Agriculture, Columbia, SC |
| 2003 | Jimmy Hopper | Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture, Nashville, TN |
| 2002 | Donald Howell | North Carolina Dept. Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Raleigh, NC |
| 2001 | Doug Sanders | Virginia Dept. Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Richmond, VA |
| 2000 | Douglas Tolen | Retired, FDA Director, Orlando, FL |
| 1999 | Earl Herrmann | Food and Milk Specialist, Alabama Dept. of Health, Montgomery, AL |
| 1998 | John Turner | Southeast Regional Director, FDA, Atlanta, GA |
| 1997 | Dan Smyly | Director, Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL |
| 1996 | Robert Gordon | Director, Food & Drug Protection Div., NC Dept. of Agriculture, Raleigh, NC |
| 1995 | Raymond Eads | Food Inspector, Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture, Cleveland, TN |
| 1994 | John Draper | Kentucky Environmental Sanitation Branch, Cabinet for Human Resources, Frankfort, KY |
| 1993 | Truluck Kelly | Retired, Director of Laboratories, SC Dept. of Agriculture, Columbia, SC |
| 1992 | Betsy Woodward | Chief, Food Laboratory, FL Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Serv. Tallahassee, FL |
| 1991 | Sander Bellman | Director of Chemistry, FDA, Atlanta, GA |
| 1990 | George W. Fong | Chief, Pesticide Residue Chemical Laboratory, Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Serv., Tallahassee, FL |
| 1989 | William Cobb | Texas A & M University, State Chemist,College Station, TX |
| 1988 | John McGlamery | Assistant Director, Food and Drug Protection Div., NC Dept. of Agriculture , Raleigh, NC |
| 1987 | Mary Logan | Food & Drug Administration, Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture, Nashville, TN |
| 1986 | Edsel Moore | Director, Radiation & Product Safety, Kentucky Dept. for Health Services, Frankfort, KY |
| 1985 | Martha Rhodes | Asst. Commissioner, FL Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL |
| 1984 | Robert Reeves | Director, Division of Foods and Dairies, TN Dept. of Agriculture, Nashville, TN |
| 1983 | Irving Bell | Director, Div. for Consumer Health Protection, Kentucky Dept. for Human Resources, Frankfort, KY |
| 1982 | Leo Turner | Public Affairs, The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, GA |
| 1981 | Maurice Kinslow | Regional Food & Drug Director, FDA, Atlanta, GA |
| 1980 | Shelby Johnson | Director, Milk & Food Sanitation, FDA, Atlanta, GA |
| 1979 | Doyle C. Golden | Chief, Pesticide Residue Laboratories, FL Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services |
| 1978 | Raymond Summerlin | Former Director, Consumer Div. Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Protection |