AABB Announces 2007 Award and Scholarship Recipients
Individuals and organizations are honored for their outstanding contributions
to the blood banking and transfusion medicine community
Bethesda, Md. – AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) is pleased to announce the recipients of its prestigious 2007 Annual Awards and Scholarships. More than 20 individuals and organizations will be recognized for their significant contributions to the advancement of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies during the AABB Annual Meeting and TXPO, Oct. 20-23, in Anaheim, Calif.
“AABB is proud to recognize these individuals and organizations for their significant contributions to the transfusion medicine and cellular therapies community,” said AABB President D. Michael Strong, PhD, BCLD(ABB). “Through their leadership, vision, knowledge and dedication, these award recipients have greatly fostered the advancement of our field.”
The AABB Annual Meeting and TXPO will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center. For detailed information about each of this year’s award recipients, visit: www.aabb.org > Professional Development > Awards and Scholarships > AABB Awards.
The recipients of the 2007 AABB Awards and Scholarships include:
MEMORIAL AWARDS
Chapman-Franzmeier Memorial Award and Lectureship – Karen Rhodenizer, director, Corporate Affairs, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Gainesville, Fla.
Dale A. Smith Memorial Award – Alan L. Jones, PhD, retired, Endwell, N.Y.; Robert M. Kellogg, PhD, retired, Tylerton, Md.; Victor R. Kruger, retired, Wellington, Fla.
David B. Pall Prize for Innovative Research in Transfusion Medicine – James C. Zimring, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Ga.
Emily Cooley Memorial Award and Lectureship – Edward L. Snyder, MD, professor of laboratory medicine and associate chair for clinical affairs, Yale University School of Medicine; director, Apheresis, Cell Processing and Blood Bank and director, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.
Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award – Jay S. Epstein, MD, director, Office of Blood Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Rockville, Md.
John Elliott Memorial Award – Phyllis Walker, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, manager, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Blood Centers of the Pacific,
San Francisco, Calif.
Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award and Lectureship – Peter Issitt, PhD, FRCPath, emeritus associate professor of pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
Tibor Greenwalt Scientific Memorial Award and Lectureship – Jeffrey McCullough, MD, professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
President’s Award – Richard B. Counts, MD, president and CEO, Puget Sound Blood Center; professor of medicine, Division of Hematology, University of Washington,
Seattle, Wash.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Organization – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
AWARDS OF MERIT
Business Category – Wachovia Corporation, Charlotte, N.C.
Education Category – Calallen High School, Corpus Christi, Texas
Group Category – Boston Red Sox, Boston, Mass.
AABB-FENWAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Transfusion Medicine Fellows
Barbara J. Bryant, MD
Emmanuel Fadeyi, MD
SBB Student Award
Cecilia Tuenyee Wong, MT(ASCP), CLA(NCA)
AABB SUZANNE LEDIN TRAVEL AWARDS
Jennifer Pilversack
Sandra Schindel, MT(ASCP)
Nominations for 2008
AABB is currently accepting nominations for AABB Memorial Awards, 2008 Outstanding Achievement Awards and 2008 Awards of Merit. All submissions are due by Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. For more information, visit: www.aabb.org > Professional Development > Awards and Scholarships > AABB Awards.
About AABB
Established in 1947, AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) is an international, not-for-profit association dedicated to the advancement of science and the practice of transfusion medicine and related biological therapies. The association is committed to improving health by developing and delivering standards, accreditation and educational programs and services to optimize patient and donor care and safety. AABB membership consists of approximately 1,800 institutions and 8,000 individuals, including physicians, scientists, administrators, medical technologists, nurses, researchers, blood donor recruiters and public relations personnel. Members are located in all 50 states and 80 countries.
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