PHTA Awards Grant, Scholarships

Shown left to right: PHTA President/CEO Sabeena Hickman; former PHTA Board Chair Joe Laurino; Southern Nevada Health District Senior Environmental Health Specialist Linda Nguyen; PHTA Board Chair Scott Frost

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance has named the recipients of its Greg Garrett Scholarships and Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant.

Chad Bland, owner of Pool Certs, and McKenna Paschell, aquatic facilities designer at Absolute Pool Care, received the $5,000 Garrett Scholarships. The funds may be used towards PHTA educational or certification fees.

Southern Nevada Health District earned the $5,000 Lowry Grant, honoring public health officials and departments for their work advancing the public’s health and safe use of recreational water in pools, spas, and waterparks through educational, safety, operational, and technical programs.

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