Marion Martin Award

The Marion Martin Award, presented annually to outstanding safety professionals, celebrates the accomplishments of women in safety and others who have achieved professional excellence in their area of specialty and helped pave the way for other women in the profession. Recipients have distinguished themselves in a variety of professional settings and personify excellence on the local, regional, national or international level.

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Sarah Futrell Sarah is the Chief of Safety and Occupational Health for the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Through 17 remarkable years of growth and dedication, she has and continues to play a major role in enhancing safety best practices, helping others in their journeys and maintaining safer work environments. Sarah has embodied the values of innovation, advocacy and leadership through an extensive track record of facilitating measurable success. She increased female representation in her field, strategically mentored others and shaped key regulations to foster lasting impact to occupational safety. The mark of her legacy extends past metrics, as the safety culture she has established will protect others and save lives for generations to come.	NSC President and CEO Lorraine Martin (left) and Sarah Futrell.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 mARION mARTIN aWARD wINNER

Sarah Futrell

Sarah is the Chief of Safety and Occupational Health for the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Through 17 remarkable years of growth and dedication, she has and continues to play a major role in enhancing safety best practices, helping others in their journeys and maintaining safer work environments. Sarah has embodied the values of innovation, advocacy and leadership through an extensive track record of facilitating measurable success. She increased female representation in her field, strategically mentored others and shaped key regulations to foster lasting impact to occupational safety. The mark of her legacy extends past metrics, as the safety culture she has established will protect others and save lives for generations to come.

NSC President and CEO Lorraine Martin (left) and Sarah Futrell.

Learn more about the Marion Martin Award and nomination process. For more information, please contact awards@nsc.org.

Who is Marion Martin?

Marion Martin spent her life defying stereotypes and breaking down barriers for women. Her political career began in 1930, when she was elected to the Maine House of Representatives. She was re-elected to a second term, then won two terms in the State Senate, where she was the only woman and only non-lawyer on the Legal Affairs Committee.

Ms. Martin later became the first female head of a Maine state government agency. She served as secretary of labor and industry from 1947 to 1962 and found a special delight in championing programs that encouraged women in the workplace. During her tenure and on the strength of her support, legislation involving equal pay for equal work, strong industrial safety, child labor and collective bargaining was passed.

In 1971, Ms. Martin was the first female awardee of the NSC Distinguished Service to Safety Award. NSC is proud to name this award after Ms. Martin. We look forward to continuing a recognition program that celebrates the accomplishments – against many odds – of women in the safety field.

Who is Marion Martin?

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