Career Achievement Award honors former director

William Hausler, Ph.D., director emeritus of the University Hygienic Laboratory, received the laboratory's inaugural Hausler Career Achievement Award on May 22 during the annual Reward and Recognition Ceremony at the Ankeny Lab.

Dr. Hausler

The new award is named for Dr. Hausler who began his career at UHL in 1958 and served as laboratory director from 1965 to 1995.

"It has been my honor and privilege to have served the University Hygienic Laboratory for a number of years, but more importantly to have had the many opportunities for personal and professional growth," Hausler said. "Not only am I proud of past accomplishments of the UHL, but I look forward to its expanding record of scientific service to Iowa's public health and environmental organizations.

"To me there is no better assembly of laboratory scientists and assistants than those serving the state of Iowa through the University Hygienic Laboratory."

Hausler joined the Hygienic Laboratory in 1958 as an associate bacteriologist. The following year he was appointed assistant director and principal bacteriologist, and continued in those positions until he was named director.

Hausler also taught as an assistant and associate professor in the UI Department of Preventative Medicine and as an associate professor in the Department of Oral Pathology. He continues as a professor emeritus in both departments.

The Hausler Career Achievement Award recognizes lifetime achievement and professional activities that extend beyond the laboratory and greatly impact the field of public health.