Background
Wong, Walter Foo was born on April 11, 1930 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Harry Yee and Grace (Won) Wong.
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Walter Foo Wong
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Associate of Arts, Hartnell College, 1952. Bachelor of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1955. Master in Public Health, University Hawaii, 1968.
Career
Sanitarian, Stanislaus County Health Department, Modesto, California, l955-56;
sanitarian, Monterey County Health Department, Salinas, California, l956-67;
senior sanitarian, Monterey County Health Department, Salinas, California, l968-69;
supervising sanitarian, Monterey County Health Department, Salinas, California, l969-70;
director environmental health, Monterey County Health Department, Salinas, California, since 1971. Secretary Monterey County Solid Waste Management Committee, since 1976, Monterey County Hazardous Waste Management Committee, since 1987. Coordinator Monterey County Genetic Engineering Review Committee, since 1987.
Member Monterey County Genetic Engineering Experiment Permit Review Panel, 1995. Member Monterey County Hazardous Materials Response Task Force, since 1988. Member technical advising committee Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, since 1985, Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, since 1985.
Chairman task force Monterey Regional Wastewater Reclamation Study for Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency and State of California.
Achievements
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Chairman Salinas Bicentennial International Day Celebration, 1974, Pollution Clean-up Committee of Fort Ord Task Force, 1992. Member California Bare Closure Environmental advisory committee, 1993. Member California Conference Directors Environmental Health (president 1982-1983), Association Environmental Health Administrators (president 1982-1983), Salinas Chamber of Commerce (Member of Year award 1971), University California Berkeley Alumni Association, University Hawaii Alumni Association (Distinguished Alumni award 1992), Monterey County History Society (president 1995-1996), Ethnic Cultural Council (chairman 1995).
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American -
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Presbyterian -
Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Community Service award Monterey County Medical Society, 1998, Lifetime Achievement award, 2002, Member of Year award Salinas Valley College of C., 2002, Lifetime Achievement award California State Assembly and California State Senate, 2002, California Conference of Directors Environmental Health Lifetime Achievement award, 2002, Lifetime Achievement award San Francisco Bay Area Directors Environmental Health, 2002, numerous others.Recipient Community Service award Monterey County Medical Society, 1998, Lifetime Achievement award, 2002, Member of Year award Salinas Valley College of C., 2002, Lifetime Achievement award California State Assembly and California State Senate, 2002, California Conference of Directors Environmental Health Lifetime Achievement award, 2002, Lifetime Achievement award San Francisco Bay Area Directors Environmental Health, 2002, numerous others.