As part of the 2023 Annual Education Conference and Exposition of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Dr. Daniel B. Oerther, professor of environmental health engineering, received the Joe Beck Educational Contribution Award. The Beck Award recognizes an individual or team for developing a successful training tool for professional development for environmental health professionals. Oerther was recognized for teaching Environmental Engineering 5650 Public Health Engineering at S&T. The class prepares engineering students to pursue NEHA’s Registered Environmental Health Specialist / Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) credential.