The ADAO Announces the 200 Honorees

2008 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Asbestos Awareness Day Honorees Tribute of Hope - Aubrey K. Miller, MD, MPH, Senior Medical Officer & Toxicologist, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be presented with the Tribute of Hope Award for his quest to ban asbestos

Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award - Barry Castleman, ScD, Environmental Consultant will be recognized with the Dr. Irving Selikoff Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of his dedicated research into the social and medical impact asbestos has had on humankind.

Tribute of Unity - The Canadian Auto Workers will receive the Tribute of Unity Award for its global work to unite, educate, and empower asbestos victims and publci health workers

Tribute of Inspiration - John Thayer, former U.S. Capitol Tunnel Worker Supervisor and asbestos victim will be presented with the Tribute of Inspiration Award for being a bridge to hope and strength of victims of asbestos exposure

Alan Reinstein Memorial Award - John McNamara, mesothelioma victim, will be honored posthumously, with the Alan Reinstein Memorial Award for his commitment to advocacy to eradicate mesothelioma and offer support to patients and their families

Information courtesy of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization

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