Stone Receives 2005 Hall of Fame Award
Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (I-CASH)
named Janis F. Stone, PhD, of Ames, Iowa, the 2005 recipient of its Agricultural
Safety and Health Hall of Fame Award. Stone retired in September 2003
as a professor at Iowa State University and a textiles and clothing specialist
with ISU Extension. She spent most of her career working with safety issues.
 Stone
received the award Oct. 27, 2005 during the Midwest Rural Agricultural
Safety and Health Forum in Johnston, Iowa, a two-day conference hosted
by I-CASH and the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health. The award
was presented by Kelley Donham, director of I-CASH. Stone's research has
focused on protective clothing for pesticides and sun exposure. She has
worked in this area for 28 years and published numerous research articles
in the Journal of Environmental Health, the Clothing and Textiles Research
Journal, the Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, and
the Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, among others. As a member
of the North Central Region of the U.S Department of Agriculture's research
project, "Mediating Exposures to Environmental Hazards Through Textile
Systems," she has made a contribution to all farmers by helping to
better understand farmers' use of protective clothing and families' laundering
practices.
Stone's safety-related work goes beyond research. She
has integrated her research efforts into outreach programming. During
the national Farm Progress Shows, she has created, organized and staffed
effective farm safety education demonstrations. These include a sun cancer
screening display that examined farmers for skin cancer; a sun hat survey
display evaluating farmers' options about protective sun apparel; and
a chemical glove display that provided an understanding for chemical applicators.
Stone's work has changed the way Iowans and others think and act in relation
to sun safety and pesticide practices. Her publications and presentations
on applied research have been shared nationally and internationally. Stone
was actively involved with I-CASH and served as a member of the organization's
coordinating committee for several years. She also served for several
years as a member of the Pesticide Applicator Training Advisory Committee,
providing expertise on proper protective clothing. She is currently completing
a project to develop more comfortable, yet protective, gloves for pesticide
applicators.
I-CASH created the Hall of Fame Award in 2002 as a lifetime
achievement award for individuals or organizations that have made significant
and lasting contributions to agricultural safety and health in Iowa. Stone
joins L.W. (Pete) Knapp, Ph.D., UI professor emeritus; Marilyn Adams,
founder and president of Farm Safety 4 Just Kids; Carolyn Sheridan, clinical
director of AgriSafe Network, Inc; and Charles Schwab, associate professor
of agricultural and biosystems engineering and an extension safety specialist
at Iowa State University.
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