The Gerald Storey Award is named for Gerald Storey who began his career in Environmental Health in 1969. Gerald graduated from Utah State University in 1968 and received a Master's Degree from Loma Linda University in 1986.

Gerald was hired as a Sanitarian for the State of Utah in the Price area in 1969, before the Southeastern District Health Department was formed. He traveled two or three days a week covering 17,000 square miles. The area ran from Scofield to the Arizona border. He served as the Environmental Health Director in the Southeastern District Health department until his death in 1988.

Gerald was instrumental in setting up basic environmental health programs in the newly formed district. Perceiving the need for municipal and county ordinances, Gerald prepared numerous model ordinances and was instrumental in their passage. He was one of the first health departments in the state that tried to set up permit fees for local restaurants. Training and coordination were constantly paramount in his mind for his staff and the department. He was placed in many difficult situations where his responsibility to uphold public health law was clearly mandated. Throughout these stressful situations, he was able to provide fairness, consideration and judgment to insure that individual concerns were not overlooked by the government. Sensing a need to establish a local public health laboratory, Gerald tenaciously pursued all funding sources until a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency was secured. The laboratory is a great service to the residents and communities of the southern half of the state. Gerald became extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of environmental health. He was very active in the Utah Environmental Health Association and served on many state committees. He was recipient of the "Outstanding Public Employee" award given by the Utah Public Employees Association in 1961, and received the Pickett-Webb award in 1981.

His Health Director described him as "dedicated, energetic, highly intelligent and one who accomplishes his goals.. His abilities to cooperate, lead, rapidly absorb and conceptualize work make him a true professional."

Gerald died in 1988 after his battle cancer.

To be awarded to an active member in good standing of UEHA who has served in the environmental health profession for two to five years. The recipient will receive a cash award $100. 

• Currently employed as an Environmental Health professional.

• Personifies the standards of UEHA By-Laws.

• Other achievements that may be considered: (Helpful but not required)

  • • Demonstrated activity to advance UEHA.

    • Involvement with UEHA board committee(s) or special assignments.

    • Submission of articles to UEHA Newsletter or other public health publications.

    • Special accomplishments or projects in environmental health.