ASCLS: And the Winners Are ...
Several awards were presented on Thursday, July 23 at the ASCLS 77th annual meeting. An awards presentation was held at the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Chicago Hotel. Here, we present the list of winners in its entirety. Congratulations to everyone who was recognized for their contributions to the field of medical laboratory science.
Board Awards
Winners:
Linda Comeaux
Michelle Butina
William Hunt
Bernie Bekken
Deb Rodahl
Susan Morris
Lezlee Koch
Golden Service Award (ASCLS member since 1959)
Winners:
Barbara A. Avery (NY)
Vera M. Berg (CO)
Jean B. Burke (WI)
Betty V. Craft (VA)
Janet B. Fry (WA)
Grace K. Galperin (MD)
Britta L. Karlsson (MA)
Nancy C. Lalikos (MA)
Sr. Patricia O'Brian (MO)
Myrna B. Pannel (WY)
Jackie B. Simpson (FL)
Theresa B. Stahl (OH)
Janet L. Willson (PA)
Student Leadership Academy Graduates
Lisa Anderson (NC)
Michelle Butina (GA)
Katie Franz (PA)
Shannon Jongward (ND)
Robert Lehoe (HI)
Theresa Ortner (IA)
Kim Von Ahsen (IA)
Member of the Year
Nominees:
Sue Ann Allen (TN)
Sue Ellen S. Beglinger (WI)
Linda Comeaux (CO)
Elizabeth Kenimer Leibach (GA)
Linda Masin (MT)
David J. Mello (MA)
Janice Price Livingston (SC)
Bernie Reddy (SD)
Cathy Robinson (LA)
Elizabeth Renee Setina (MO)
Charlene Waybright (VA)
Winner: David J. Mello
Student Forum
Winner: Mickey Yost (NC)
New Professional Member of the Year
Nominees:
Maegan Marie Guccione
Kevin L. McNeil
Rebecca L. Rogers
Chelasea Wallace
Winner: Rebecca L. Rogers
Beckman Coulter Student Travel Grant
Winners:
Shannon Billings (AK)
Christina Heard (CO)
Michael Lukowski (WI)
Lisa Martini (CA)
Tanya North (CA)
Chesinta Verona (TX)
Mendolsen Awards:
Kathy Doig
Paula Garrott
Susan Morris
Scott Aikey
Joseph Kleiner Memorial Award
Winners:
Sharon R. Duessel
Rita M. Heuertz
Uthayashanker R. Ezekiel
Mike Gilbert Memorial Award
Winner: Bonnie Norrick
Grant-in-Aid Restricted Award
Winners:
Rodney E. Rohde
Lillian Mundt
Grant-in-Aid Unrestricted
Winner: Tim Randolph
AMTF Memorial Scholarship
Winner: Mathew S. Curtis
Ida and May Reilley Scholarship
Graduate Winner: Charles L. Faingnaert
Undergraduate Winner: Isabella Mantel
Ruth M. French Memorial Scholarship
Winner: Homan Mohammadi
Dorothy Morrison Memorial Scholarship
Winner: Brittany Hill
Martha Winstead Memorial Scholarship
Winners:
Anna Brownfield
Marisa Kebbie
AMTF Scholarships
Winners:
Carrie Ann Boylan
Brenda Brasill
Andrea Grimm
Rachel Hippen
Erin Koziel
Sarah Kate Leader
Rhonda F. Money
Molly Evin Montgomery
Melissa Anne Saxlund
Tara Sorenson
Chelsea L. Vincent
Erin Wagoner
Eduation and Research Fund, Inc. Award
Winners:
Graduate: Michael A. Lazzari
Undergraduates: Katheerine M. Herman, Katherine Eby, Robin McDonald
Forums for Minorities
Winners:
CLS: Novice Hoskins
MLT: Stephin Matthews
PAC
Hawaii (first)
Iowa (second)
Idaho (third)
Missouri (honorable mention)
PPC
Alaska (first)
Minnesota (second)
Kentucky (third)
ESA Student Paper
Case Study Winner: Chris Rabideau
Research Paper Winner: Sarah Schumacher
CLS Distinguished Author Awards
Clinical Practice
Winners:
Katherine Greiner
Joseph Bettencourt
Carole Semolic
Research and Reports
Winners:
Emmanuel J. Favalaro
Roslyn Bonar
Katherine Marsden
Focus
Winner: Peter W. Callas
Theirot Award
Winners:
Angela Foley
Daniel Haun
Scientific Research
Winner: Alan Lennon for "Validation of a Targeted DNA Micrarray for Clinical Evaluation of Recurrent Abnormalities in CLL"
Honorable Mention: David L. McGlasson, Jonathan A. Green, William V. Stoeker, James Babcock, David Calcara for "Duration of Loxoceles recluse Venom Detection by ELISA"
Publication Awards
Web Version:
Volusion (SD) (first)
The Filter Paper (NC) (second)
Bayou Tech (LA) (third)
Print Version:
The Connection (ND) (first)
The Scope (KS) (second)
The Pennsylvanian (PA) (third)
Constituent Society Membership Award
Greatest Increase in All Classes:
New Mexico (first)
North Carolina (second)
Mississippi (third)
Greatest Percent Increase Non-Student:
New Mexico (first)
Delaware (second)
Tennessee (third)
Greatest Percent Retention:
Kentucky (tie for first)
North Dakota (tie for first)
Puerto Rico (tie for first)
Oklahoma (second)
Louisiana (third)
Omicron Sigma
346 winners
Keys to the Future
53 winners
BD Diagnostics Past President Gavel
Scott Aikey
Industry Awards
Siemens (President's Award winner)
Roche (Crystal Award winner)
Abbott (first honorable mention)
Special Recognition
BD Diagnostics
Bio-Rad
Diagnotica Stago
NerenPossible
Bio-Rad Professional Achievement Award
Administration winner: Cynthia Johnson
Chemistry winner: Kathleen M. Schulman
Education winner: Elizabeth Kenimer Leibach