The William D. Wagner Award, established in 2003, is presented annually to a person in the field of national and international worker health and safety who is an outstanding example of commitment and dedication to the creation and dissemination of occupational exposure values (OEVs).
The 2008 recipient of the William D. Wagner Award is Masayuki Ikeda, PhD, MD.
Dr. Ikeda received his Bachelor's degree from Kyoto University Faculty of Science (1953) and his Medical degree from Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine (1957). He was awarded an Internship at Wakayama Red Cross Hospital in Wakayama, Japan where he received a clinical license in 1958 and received his postgraduate education at Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Dr. Ikeda became a member of ACGIH® in 1998 and served on the Biological Exposure Indices Committee from 1998 through 2004. He currently serves as Director of Kyoto Industrial Health Association in Kyoto, Japan and is Emeritus Professor at Tohoku University School of Medicine in Sendai, Japan and Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, in Kyoto, Japan. Dr. Ikeda has also made contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), and the PIC Convention. He has made significant contributions to decision making of the Japanese government as it relates to environmental pollutants and chemical safety.
Dr. Ikeda has served on numerous committees and boards, including: The Japan Society for Occupational Health; International Commission on Occupational Health (as Chairperson of the Scientific Committee of Occupational Toxicology – 1991-1996); International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health (Editorial Board Member); International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health (Editorial Board Member); Pharmacology and Toxicology (Editorial Board Member); and Toxicology Letters (Editorial Board Member).
Dr. Ikeda was recognized for his service with The Environment Protection Award in 1996 (Japan); The Public Health Award in 1997 (Japan); and The Safety and Health Award by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan in 2006.
Dr. Ikeda has published 401 publication in English and 141 publications in Japanese in many areas of worker health and safety and continues to do so.
Dr. Ikeda's scientific contributions to national and international worker health and safety throughout his professional career make him a deserving recipient, and it is with honor that ACGIH® awards him the 2008 William D. Wagner Award.
The William D. Wagner Award, established in 2003, is presented annually to a person in the field of national and international worker health and safety who is an outstanding example of commitment and dedication to the creation and dissemination of occupational exposure values (OEVs).