AABB MANAGER OF ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS
RECEIVES
CHARLES E. WALTERS MEMORIAL AWARD FROM MAABB
Distinction Recognizes Significant Contributions
Made to the Blood Banking Community
BETHESDA, MD The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) is
pleased to announce that its Manager of Accreditation Programs, Judith A.
Sullivan, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, is the 2004 Mid-Atlantic Association of Blood Banks
(MAABB) Charles E. Walters Memorial Award recipient. The Charles E. Walters
Memorial Award is presented to an MAABB member who has made significant
contributions to the fields of blood banking, donor recruitment or
immunohematology. The award was presented to Sullivan on April 22, 2004, at the
MAABB Annual Meeting in Ocean City, Md.
Judy Sullivan continues to share her vast technical knowledge and
passion for quality with hundreds of members, said Jill Sheek, BS,
SBB(ASCP), immediate past president of MAABB. She goes to multiple sites
within the Mid-Atlantic region to explain a variety of blood bank topics
whenever she is called on. Many people have benefited not only from her
scientific lectures, but also from her compassionate leadership.
Sullivan is the manager of accreditation programs for AABB and works
with its members to improve the quality and safety of blood and blood products
through the implementation of quality systems. She also is an adjunct professor
at George Washington University and a member of the faculty for the Specialist
in Blood Banking programs at the National Institutes of Health and the Walter
Reed Army Medical Center.
As a member of MAABB for the last 17 years, and secretary of the
organization for five, it is an honor to receive this prestigious award from my
peers, said Sullivan. I enjoy sharing information and interacting
with blood bank and transfusion medicine professionals across the Mid-Atlantic
region and the nation on a daily basis.
About AABB
Established in 1947, the American
Association of Blood Banks is an international association of blood banks,
including hospital and community blood centers, transfusion and transplantation
services and individuals involved in activities related to transfusion and
transplantation medicine. AABB supports high standards of medical, technical
and administrative performance, scientific investigation, clinical application
and education. It is dedicated to encouraging the voluntary donation of blood
and other tissues and organs through education, public information and
research. AABB member facilities are responsible for collecting virtually all
of the nations blood supply and transfusing more than 80 percent.
Approximately 2,000 institutions (community and hospital blood banks, hospital
transfusion services and laboratories) and 8,000 individuals are members of the
AABB, including physicians, scientists, administrators, medical technologists,
blood donor recruiters and public relations personnel. Members are located in
all 50 states and 80 countries.