The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) first Lifetime Achievement Award was announced at the Award of Excellence ceremony on June 6, 2012 in conjunction with the ASSE Safety 2012 Professional Development Conference in Denver, Colorado. Former BCSP Board Member and Executive Director, Roger L. Brauer, PhD, P.E., CSP was the recipient.
Carl Heinlein, BCSP Board President applauds Dr. Brauer’s achievement, “BCSP would like to thank Dr. Brauer for his significant contributions to our organization and our profession. We believe Dr. Brauer is highly deserving of this Lifetime Achievement Award and we are pleased to honor him, for years to come, with the award bearing his name in the title.”
The new Roger Brauer Lifetime Achievement Award will be given at the discretion of the BCSP Board of Directors, based on the high standards of the first recipient.
Roger L. Brauer, PhD, P.E. was employed by BCSP for 19 years, first as the Technical Director then as Executive Director until his retirement in 2010. Before his career with BCSP he was a very active BCSP Board member holding all offices. During his life-long commitment to his profession, Dr. Brauer volunteered countless hours, wrote numerous books, book chapters, official reports, articles and presentations. He has many personal awards including, ASSE Albert Culbertson Award, CERL Researcher of the Year, 68th Inductee to the Safety and Health Hall of Fame, ASSE Fellow and now the BCSP Lifetime Achievement.