In 2025, we were honored to recognize the following outstanding leaders, educators and connectors in safety

  • Awarded the Distinguished Service to Safety, the Council’s most prestigious individual recognition, to Kevin R. Cannon of the Associated General Contractors of America, Shaun Carvalho of Shawmut Design and Construction, Jay R. Harf of Xylem Inc., William “Jack” Jackson of SafeStart and Dr. Veera Kumar Mohan of the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute
  • Awarded the Green Cross for Safety Excellence Award, sponsored by Amazon, to the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services
  • Awarded the Green Cross for Safety Advocate Award, sponsored by First Student, to Amazon and Emergent BioSolutions
  • Awarded the Green Cross for Safety Innovation Award, sponsored by Centuri, to Puget Sound Energy
  • Awarded the Marion Martin Award to Sarah Futrell, chief of safety and occupational health for the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Awarded the Safety for All Scholarship, thanks to The Chemours Company and an anonymous donor, to Chelsey Nicole Council of Murray State University, Chika Samuels of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Ryan Potts of Murray State University, Mariam Tomori of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Gared Rigg of Murray State University, Jazib Islam of the University of Central Missouri, Nilufar Umarova of the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Kenzie Moore of Spelman College
  • Awarded the Lorraine Pack Memorial Scholarship to Jaylin Jasmine Burston of the University of Maryland
  • Awarded the inaugural Advanced Safety Certificate Scholarship for Veterans, thanks to The Boeing Company, in support of U.S. veterans pursuing a safety career with free access to the ASC program
  • Awarded the Advanced Safety Certificate Scholarship, giving aspiring and current safety professionals free access to the ASC program, to Asha-Leigh Ashton, Ronald Cole, Ian Sarmiento, Matthew Shrum and Alyssa Vance
  • Honored seven leaders for the 2025 CEOs Who “Get It” for their dedication and success in transforming workplace safety and employee wellbeing
  • Recognized 41 safety trailblazers under 40 as part of the 16th class of Rising Stars of Safety, sponsored by Dow
  • Collaborated with the National Association of Black Compliance & Risk Management Professionals Inc. to provide mentorship and free membership to academic scholarship recipients
  • Awarded the third annual Government Affairs Safety in Advocacy Award to Delegate Patrick A. Hope of the Virginia House of Representatives for championing legislation that requires state agencies to have opioid overdose reversal medication readily available for employees facing emergency situations