[Pharmwaste] Laurie Tenace honored by NAHMMA for her support of the Pharmwaste listserv

[Catherine Zimmer]

Congratulations Laurie!  The pharmwaste listserv has been a very useful tool
for exchange of information and facilitation of improved management of
pharmaceutical waste.  Thank you for managing it all these years.  

 

Very truly yours,

 

Catherine Zimmer, MS, BSMT

Zimmer Environmental Improvement, LLC

St. Paul, MN 

Ph:  651.645.7509

 <mailto:zenllc at usfamily.net> zenllc at usfamily.net

 

From: pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:pharmwaste-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Galvin, Dave
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 7:49 PM
To: 'pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us'
Subject: [Pharmwaste] Laurie Tenace honored by NAHMMA for her support of the
Pharmwaste listserv

 

I am happy to announce that the North American Hazardous Materials
Management Association presented Laurie Tenace of the State of Florida's
Department of Environmental Protection with its "Outstanding Personal
Service Award" for 2014 at its annual conference last week in Orlando.  The
award recognized Laurie for her contribution to safe and secure management
of unused pharmaceuticals in the United States by launching and operating
the Pharmwaste listserv, now in its tenth year.

 

My first contact with Laurie on this subject was in 2003 according to my
email archive.  We talked briefly about the need to connect people who were
interested in safe disposal of leftover medicines.  We had found the
pioneers such as Christian Daughton at EPA, Dr. Stevan Gressitt in Maine and
Charlotte Smith in Wisconsin, but we were a scattered lot.  In an email
dated 11/12/2003, Laurie said, "It's time for us to open a national dialogue
about this topic [pharmaceutical take-back]."  She and I hosted a session on
pharmaceutical waste at the NAHMMA conference in Miami Beach a year later
and came away with a list of people interested in talking more about it.  As
the list of email addresses quickly got out of control, Laurie naively
offered to host a listserv through Florida DEP!  Little did she know what
she was taking on!  Email, 1/7/2005:  "Today I found out that setting up a
list serve [sic] is simple and free and I can do it through FDEP (and won't
mind administering it).."    She pushed the button to launch the Pharmwaste
listserv on January 10, 2005.  The rest is history.  

 

The nomination for this award states:  "I would like to nominate Laurie
Tenace from Florida DEP for an award for her incredible work over ten years
to host and maintain the Pharmwaste listserv. This resource has been a key
to the growth of efforts around the country regarding safe management of
unused medicines. The Pharmwaste listserv is THE central forum for
conversations, questions and policy initiatives on waste pharmaceuticals,
both from households and also from hospitals, medical clinics and other
businesses. Laurie has been tenacious at keeping this listserv operating
through numerous technical glitches as well as user issues. Without
question, Laurie's and DEP's dedication to this service has fostered the
growth and maturation of the medicine take-back movement."

 

Congratulations, Laurie, for well-deserved recognition.  And thank you for
persevering these ten years.  Your effort and good humor have been
instrumental in helping us all address the health, safety and environmental
concerns related to unused medicines.

 

-- Dave Galvin

 

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Dave Galvin o King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks o 130
Nickerson Street, Seattle, WA 98109-1658 o (w) 206-263-3085 o (fax)
206-263-3070 o  <mailto:dave.galvin at kingcounty.gov>
dave.galvin at kingcounty.gov o Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in
King County o  <http://www.lhwmp.org/> www.lhwmp.org 

 

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