AAS Awards

Davis Calvin Wagner Sanitarian Award

The Davis Calvin Wagner Sanitarian Award represents the highest honor the American Academy of Sanitarians bestows upon a Diplomate. The Award is conferred for exceptional leadership ability, professional commitment, outstanding resourcefulness, dedication and accomplishments in advancing the environmental health profession and public health programs. The honoree is presented with a Davis Calvin Wagner Award plaque, and is recognized at the National Environmental Health Association's Annual Education Conference and Exhibition. 

Please contact the 2025 Awards Committee Chair, Diplomate Wendy Fanaselle for more information. 

2024 Davis Calvin Wagner Sanitarian Award Recipient

Previous Davis Calvin Wagner Sanitarian Award Recipients

Samuel J. Crumbine Award

The Crumbine Award, sponsored by the Conference for Food Protection, is a prestigious national award given annually to local environmental Health jurisdictions who demonstrate excellence and continual improvement in a comprehensive food protection program. The purpose of the award is to encourage improvement and stimulate public interest in foodservice sanitation. The award is named in honor of Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine (1862 – 1954), a sanitarian-physician and public health pioneer who was renowned for his innovative methods of improving public health protection. More information on the Crumbine Award, including a list of previous winners and their nomination packages, is available at www.crumbineaward.com.

Crumbine Award sponsors include:

• American Academy of Sanitarians
• American Public Health Association
• Association of Food and Drug Officials
• Foodservice Packaging Institute
• International Association for Food Protection
• National Association of County & City Health Officials
• National Environmental Health Association
• National Restaurant Association Solutions
• NSF International
• Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.