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Judson Kenoyer has been named Manager of the Dade Moeller Training Academy, which specializes in radiation and occupational safety training. Kenoyer, certified as both a health physicist and industrial hygienist, is uniquely qualified to lead the Training Academy’s recently-launched expansion into the worker safety training market.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected JAD Environmental, LLC, to support the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding its proposed natural gas pipeline extension to support facilities at its Hanford Site. JAD Environmental is a joint venture of three environmental consulting firms – Jason Associates Corporation headquartered in San Diego, Calif.; AGEISS, Inc., in Evergreen, Colo.; and Dade Moeller, headquartered in Richland near the Hanford Site.

Dade Moeller today announces that Ross Potter has been promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). The strategic move will ensure the Company is well positioned for continued business growth in 2012. As COO, Potter will be responsible for operational performance and effectiveness, as well as alignment with changing requirements as the Company grows.

Dade Moeller announces that the United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties has elected Chief Financial Officer Glenn S. Caprio to a three-year term as a member of its Board of Directors. The first meeting of the all-volunteer Board will be on January 31, 2012.

In response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant situation in Japan, Washington-based radiation protection firm Dade Moeller  has developed a comprehensive Radiation Protection Program for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to ensure the protection of crew members and scientists aboard its research vessels operating in the western Pacific Ocean. The Radiation Protection Program, developed under contract to NOAA, is designed to be used during future research cruises into areas potentially affected by the Fukushima plant.

Dade Moeller is pleased to announce that Seattle Business Magazine has named the company to its 2011 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.”  Dade Moeller ranked number 17 on the list of 26 within the midsize company (100-499 employees) category.

Nationally recognized radiation protection firm Dade Moeller is preparing for its participation at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, which will be held at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., from June 26-30, 2011.

Dade Moeller announces that Industrial Safety Specialist Teri D. North has been selected as one of “100 Women Making a Difference in Safety” by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). This special honor recognizes North’s dedication to promoting innovation in safety, health, and environmental issues.

Dade Moeller announces that the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia have registered the company as an approved provider of radiation physics consulting and radiation equipment calibration services. These registrations support the company’s strategic growth in the Mid-Atlantic region, as well as within the industrial and healthcare fields, in which radiation-producing machines often are used.

Dade Moeller is proud to announce its silver medal win for outstanding business performance in 2011 from the Environmental Business Journal. In its 14th year, the respected Journal’s awards program ranks environmental firms based on various categories including size. Dade Moeller’s second-place win was in the mid-size firm ($20–$100 million revenue) category.

Dade Moeller held its first-ever company blood drive, January 17, 2012, at its Richland headquarters. Supporting the American Red Cross, the company’s employees and their guest donors contributed 27 units of much-needed blood for immediate use in the local community.

Dade Moeller, a long-time Hanford subcontractor, announces that it will be participating in the Hanford Transition Workforce Job Fair, hosted by CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company, to be held Friday, August 19, 2011, at the TRAC Center in Pasco, Wash., from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Company representatives will introduce prospective employees to Dade Moeller’s history, core values, benefits, technical services, future growth areas, and career opportunities.

U.S. Department of Energy contractors Dade Moeller and EnergX announce their new partnership, aimed at meeting the demand for high-quality industrial hygiene and occupational safety training across the country. The collaboration promotes seven courses offered at shared facilities in Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Gaithersburg, Md.; Las Vegas, Nev.; and Richland, Wash.

Dade Moeller announces launch of its online presence through YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter, as well as through a new blog. This effort supports the company’s growth by increasing its reach, accessibility, transparency, and brand recognition.

Dade Moeller is pleased to announce that Frank B. Russo has joined Dade Moeller as Vice President, NNSA Programs. Russo comes to Dade Moeller after a successful 35-year career in environmental, safety, health, and quality policy and management within the Federal government, primarily at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).

Nationally recognized radiation safety firm Dade Moeller announces that Senior Health Physicist Jack J. Fix has been selected to serve as the lead U.S. representative on the International Standards Organization’s Technical Committee on Nuclear Energy, Subcommittee on Radiation Protection (ISO/TC 85 SC2). Fix has also been named Overall Advisor of the Health Physics Society for this role and will be working through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which is the U.S. representing organization on this ISO Committee.

This week, as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) top safety management professionals descend upon the Tri-Cities for the annual Integrated Safety Management Champions Workshop, they will be joined by fellow experts from the locally-headquartered environmental health and safety consulting firm Dade Moeller. The company, a Gold Sponsor of the event, will be highly visible, with an exhibit on Wednesday and Thursday and five employees presenting at technical sessions. Sixty Dade Moeller staff members have registered to attend.

Nationally recognized environmental services and radiation safety firm Dade Moeller is proud to announce its #3 ranking among North American environmental consulting firms on The Zweig Letter 2011 Hot Firm List. The list ranks architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms based on earnings and revenue growth over the past three years. Dade Moeller ranked #9 overall on the list of 175 participating firms.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our namesake, Dade W. Moeller. He passed away peacefully at home from complications due to cancer on September 26, 2011, in New Bern, N.C. Dade enjoyed 84 years of vitality, learning, teaching, love, and laughter.

Nationally recognized radiation safety firm Dade Moeller is pleased to announce that its new Oak Ridge, Tenn., Radioanalytical and Calibration Laboratory is open for business, offering sample analysis, radioactive sealed source leak testing, and instrument calibration services. The laboratory, previously located in Gaithersburg, Md., currently serves 100 private sector clients and was moved to better meet the needs of current and future operations. Dade Moeller also expanded its Oak Ridge office space to accommodate the laboratory and planned company growth.

Radiation safety firm Dade Moeller today announces that its already-impressive cadre of Certified Health Physicists (CHPs) [radiation protection specialists] has expanded by one, for a new total of 36 CHPs. Dade Moeller is well known in the radiation safety field, employing more CHPs than any other private company in the United States. Joel D. Arana is the company’s newest CHP.

Dade Moeller announces the re-naming of its training division to reflect the company’s success in the industrial hygiene and occupational safety and health fields and its new offering of training courses in these topical areas. Formerly known as Dade Moeller Radiation Safety Academy, the firm’s training now will be conducted under the name Dade Moeller Training Academy with the tagline “Specializing in Radiation and Occupational Safety Training.” “Much of our recent growth has been attributed to non-radiation-related worker safety and environmental work,” said Dade Moeller President David McCormack. “We are excited to widen our Training Academy student base and share our expertise in the fields of industrial hygiene and worker safety and health.”

Dade Moeller announces that C. W. (Bill) Stanley has joined the Company as the Environmental Services Business Development Manager. Experienced in high profile environmental projects, Stanley was responsible for strategic capture development and implementation of environmental, radiological, and remediation/waste projects for the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other Federal agencies and commercial customers.

Dade Moeller announces that Wayne M. Glines has joined the Company as Senior Health Physicist. Glines adds more than 32 years of Federal health physics expertise to Dade Moeller’s well-known depth in this technical field and becomes the Company’s 37th Certified Health Physicist.

Environmental services firm Dade Moeller announces that its namesake, Dade W. Moeller, Ph.D., CHP, PE, has published a Fourth Edition of the popular textbook, Environmental Health, through Harvard University Press. Environmental Health, Fourth Edition, is the leading and only fully current textbook in this field.

Dade Moeller announces that Roshelle M. Pavlin has joined Dade Moeller as Manager of the company’s busy Human Resources Department. A certified Senior Professional in Human Resources with widespread experience in human resources management, Pavlin will lead Dade Moeller’s aggressive nationwide hiring strategy to keep pace with the company’s current and projected growth.

Dade Moeller is proud to announce that Senior Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist] Daniel S. Mantooth has been named to the 2011 Fellow Class of the Health Physics Society.

Dade Moeller is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Dade Moeller Scholarship Foundation merit-based educational scholarship program: Alexandra Stewart of Kennewick, Wash., and James Byrne of Delhi Township, Ohio. Dade Moeller provided each with an award of $1,500 to financially support the costs of their first year of college.

Dade Moeller announces that it has finalized an agreement with the World Safety Organization (WSO) whereby credentialed Organization members can earn continuing education units (CEUs) for Dade Moeller Radiation Safety Academy courses related to their certification. Additionally, those seeking WSO Safety Specialist certification for the Radiological concentration may take the qualification exam at a Dade Moeller Radiation Safety Academy location after completion of the Academy’s popular “Radiation Safety Officer” or “Radiation Protection Fundamentals for Policymakers and Managers” course.

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Ten professionals from the nationally-recognized radiation protection and worker safety firm Dade Moeller are on their way to Portland, Ore., to participate in the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition (AIHce) being held at the Oregon Convention Center from May 14-19, 2011. Three employees will present at the conference, Judson L. Kenoyer will be specially recognized by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) as a new Fellow and the firm will exhibit at the exposition.

Dade Moeller announces that employee Judson L. Kenoyer, a certified industrial hygienist, has been named to the 2011 Fellow Class of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Kenoyer, who also is a certified health physicist, is a Fellow of the Health Physics Society as well and is now the only living person to have earned the honor of being a “double Fellow” of these two organizations.

Dade Moeller has been busy fielding requests from U.S. and Japanese companies concerned with potential radioactive contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on their employees and assets, including finished products, manufacturing equipment, buildings, and parts or ingredients. Dade Moeller has responded by providing both pro-bono information and tailored services, as well as by expanding its public outreach efforts.

Dade Moeller announced today that Debra McBaugh has joined Dade Moeller as a Senior Health Physicist [radiation protection scientist]. McBaugh comes to the company from the Washington State Department of Health, where she managed the Radioactive Materials and the Environmental Radiation Sections of the Office of Radiation Protection.

Dade Moeller announced today that Sandra E. Konerth has joined the company as a Senior Medical Physicist. Konerth will help lead Dade Moeller’s strategic business efforts to offer additional services in medical physics to the health care industry.

Dade Moeller is providing pro-bono support to companies and individuals concerned about the Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan. As a public service, the company has made several educational resources available free of charge on its website, including three “Radiation 101” courses that normally would cost more than $300 per student. Dade Moeller also is providing pro-bono advice to companies that have employees, infrastructure, or other interests in Japan and are concerned about the situation. For companies with more specific needs, Dade Moeller is providing tailored, rapid-response consulting services.

Nationally- and internationally-recognized radiation protection firm Dade Moeller revealed today that it is supporting organizations responding to the Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan. The company is providing radiation-related assistance to companies and organizations that have employees, infrastructure, or other interests in Japan. Dade Moeller also is making educational resources available free of charge on its website for any individuals or organizations worldwide who need to learn more about radiation, its effects on human health, and ways to stay protected.

Dade Moeller, an affiliate of the Columbia Chapter [Washington] of the Health Physics Society is proud to support the Chapter in its announcement of a $1,000 educational scholarship. Eligible applicants are current students in a health physics-related educational path at an accredited institution. Applications are due March 31, 2011.

To view the Chapter’s full announcement, Click Here

Health Physicists Rob and Susan Winslow visited Tracy Kintner’s second grade class at Christ the King school in Richland for a 50 minute demonstration on March 4, 2011. The Winslows brought radiation detection instruments and personal protective equipment to give the students a hands-on look into the science of radiation protection. The students learned that some everyday items like bananas and certain rocks emit radiation, and they watched their teacher dress up in a protective suit.

Dade Moeller is headquartered in Richland and is a major employer in the Tri-Cities. The company believes in adding value to the local community through educational activities such as school presentations. The Winslows are 18-year residents of the Tri-Cities.

To view the Tri-Cities Herald’s photo gallery (30 photos) of the event, click here.
To invite Dade Moeller scientists to your speaking event, email contact Paula Tumlinson.

Ali Simpkins was a guest speaker for Women in Nuclear (WIN), Westinghouse Electric Company – PaR Nuclear Chapter.   Ms. Simpkins addressed the environmental and regulatory aspects of managing spent fuel.

Dade Moeller announced that Senior Health Physicist Alice “Ali” A. Simpkins has received the prestigious “Distinguished Alumni Award” from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Mo.

Dade Moeller announces that, due to significant growth in 2010, it has named senior professional Darrin P. Lawrence as Vice President, Eastern Operations.

Dade Moeller announces that Stephen L. Bump, CHP, CIH has been named Vice President, Operational Integration.

Dade Moeller announces that Susan L. Winslow has been named Vice President, Western Operations.

Dade Moeller announces that its already-impressive cadre of Certified Health Physicists (CHPs) [radiation protection specialists] has expanded by one, for a new total of 31 CHPs. Dade Moeller is well-known in the radiation safety field, employing more CHPs than any other private company in the United States. Keith A. McCartney is the company’s newest CHP.