2020年5月22日
韦德体育app官网’s 席亚拉Bazinski was one of six students selected to receive a 2020 Memorial Scholarship awarded by the Michigan 安全 Conference, a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the improvement of workplace safety and health practices in the State of Michigan.
“I am so thankful that I was one of the students chosen to receive a 2020 Michigan 安全 Conference Scholarship,巴辛斯基说. “I am so honored to be a part of the safety field and continue on with my goals with the help of the Michigan 安全 Conference.”
The scholarship is for $3,500.
Selection criteria for the award included academic performance, letters of recommendation, 社区服务, demonstration of personal and professional ethics, description of post-graduation plans, and essay response to an occupational and environmental health and safety workplace scenario.
Baziniski, a native of Southeast Michigan, is scheduled to graduate from 韦德体育app官网 with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health and 安全 (EHS) and a minor in biology.
“This scholarship was extremely important to me,巴辛斯基说. “It will allow me to begin working toward payment of my student loans and allow me to focus on life after graduation. I am extremely thankful for the Michigan 安全 Conference and the OU EHS program for allowing me to be my best self and every opportunity they have given me.”
During her time as a student in OU’s School of 健康科学, Bazinski has been extremely involved in EHS activities, both on and off campus. 过去的一年, she served as vice president of OU’s American Society of 安全 Professionals (ASSP) student section. Bazinski also chaired a new mentor program, which focuses on pairing EHS students with safety professionals in the region.
除了, Bazinski represented ASSP at the university’s Human Health Day, and also presented at the EHS program’s 40th anniversary celebration held in October 2019. She attended the ASSP Future 安全 Leader Conference in 2018 and 2019, and the National 安全 Conference as a scholarship recipient in September 2019.
“OU’s School of 健康科学 has truly shaped me into the person that I am today,巴辛斯基说. “I am grateful for the course-based and experiential learning opportunities the EHS program has provided, and the incredible support I have received from faculty and staff.”
Currently employed at Walbridge, a Detroit-based construction company, Bazinski works on construction safety for Ford Motor Company plant improvements as a safety coordinator. She hopes to earn a Master in Business Administration in the future.