Abstract
The William P. Yant Memorial Award was established shortly after the death of Dr. Yant, to commemorate his dedicated years of service and pioneering achievements in industrial hygiene. He was for many years affiliated with the Mine Safety Appliances Company, becoming director of research and vice-president, and in memory of this service the company sponsors and supports this award under the auspices of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. The award is presented to a person from outside the United States who is outstanding in one or more of the industrial health sciences. The first award was presented in 1965.
Dr. Sven Forssman, Director of the National Institute of Occupational Health, Stockholm, Sweden, is the recipient of the 1967 Yant Award. Dr. Forssman is also Professor of Occupational Health of the Caroline Institute (Stockholm) and President of the Permanent Commission and International Association on Occupational Health. He received his degree of Medical Doctor from the University of Lund, where he was later Professor of Pharmacology. He served also as Professor and Chief of Occupational Health at the National Institute of Public Health (Stockholm), as medical adviser to the Swedish Employers Confederation, and President of the Joint Industrial Safety Council. He has been active as a consultant of the World Health Organization and as Chief of their Social and Occupational Health Unit.
Dr. Forssman has been honored repeatedly in many countries by honorary membership in professional societies and institutions. His outstanding work in the toxicology and pharmacology of occupational health has earned the world-wide recognition which so fittingly has led to his present honor of receiving the 1967 Yant Award.