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 nation’s 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.