P.E. Riley Sanitarian of the Year Award Recipient List
Our association’s highest award, recognizes a member of our association for outstanding professional excellence and service to our organization. The award is named for the first secretary of our association, P. Edward Riley. P.E. or “Pete” joined the infant International Association of Milk Sanitarians and was instrumental in forming the Illinois chapter in the early 1940’s. “Pete” specialized in milk pasteurization and traveled the state for the Illinois Department of Public Health. He worked tirelessly with municipal and county health departments encouraging professional development of public health practitioners.
Paul Hanger Illinois Department of Public Health Edward King Chicago Board of Health James Meany Chicago Board of Health Enos G. Huffer Illinois Department of Public Health1981 Harold McAvoy Illinois Department of Public Health1991 Charles D. Price United States Food and Drug Administration1992 Robert Crombie Illinois Department of Public Health1993 Carl Zeisemer Evanston Health Department1994 Joseph Delaney Prairie Farms Dairy1995 William Embry Evanston Health Department1996 Harold Wainess Harold Wainess & Associates1997 Marlena G. Bordson Illinois Department of Public Health1998 Kenneth Anderson Harold Wainess & Associates1999 Doug Cart Dean Food Company Norm Schuring Westfalia-Surge2005 Joe Schlesser United States Food and Drug Administration2006 Steve DiVincenzo Illinois Department of Public Health2007 Alan Lundin Illinois Department of Public Health2011 Steve DiVincenzo Illinois Department of Public Health2012 Neil Kucker Ecolab2013 Kris Zetterlund Darden Restaurants2014 Rebecca Thomas Illinois Department of Public Health2015 Stephanie Quinton Crest Foods2017 Larry Terando United States Food and Drug Administration2019 Richard Schmitt Ecolab2023 Charles Mack Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.