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ASCLS AWARDS GUIDELINES

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION3SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY BIO-RAD PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS4LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD7NEW PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR9STUDENT FORUM LEADERSHIP AWARD11OMICRON SIGMA12ASCLS CONSTITUENT SOCIETY MEMBER OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION14ASCLS CONSTITUENT SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP AWARDS15ASCLS CONSTITUENT SOCIETY or ASCLS-AFFILIATED GROUP PUBLICATION AWARDS16ASCLS CONSTITUENT SOCIETY or ASCLS-AFFILIATED GROUP WEBSITE AWARD19ANNUAL MEETING POSTER COMPETITION21CLS DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR AWARD22SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AWARD23THERIOT AWARD FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT MATERIALS IN MEDIA & EQUIPMENT25ALPHA MU TAU FRATERNITY SCHOLARSHIPS27ASCLS EDUCATION & RESEARCH FUND, INC.29GLORIA F. MIKE GILBERT MEMORIAL AWARD30ROBIN H. MENDELSON MEMORIAL AWARD31JOSEPH J. KLEINER MEMORIAL AWARD32RESEARCH AWARDS/GRANTS PROGRAM33I. DEAN SPRADLING GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANT33MEMBER RESEARCH GRANT35FORUM FOR CONCERNS OF MINORITIES SCHOLARSHIPS38KEY TO THE FUTURE RECOGNITION PROGRAM39EDUCATION SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY STUDENT AWARDS45PROMOTION OF THE PROFESSION COMMITTEE FUNDRAISING COMPETITION46POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FUNDRAISING COMPETITION47ASCLS AWARDS APPLICATION COVERSHEET48INFORMATION FOR NOMINATIONS49SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY BIO-RAD PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATION FORM50ASCLS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATION FORM51ASCLS NEW PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM52STUDENT FORUM LEADERSHIP AWARD NOMINATION FORM53ALL APPLICANTS Scientifc Assembly Bio-Rad Professional Achievement, Lifetime Achievement, New Professional of the Year, Student Forum Leadership54SCIENTIFC ASSEMBLY BIO-RAD PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT NOMINEES ONLY56LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINEES ONLY58NEW PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR NOMINEES ONLY60ASCLS CONSTITUENT SOCIETY MEMBER OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION FORM64ASCLS CONSTITUENT SOCIETY/AFFILIATED GROUP PUBLICATION AWARD PAPER FORMAT65ASCLS CONSTITUENT SOCIETY/AFFILIATED GROUP PUBLICATION AWARD WEBSITE VERSION67ASCLS CONSTITUENT SOCIETY/AFFILIATED GROUP WEBSITE AWARD APPLICATION69ASCLS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AWARD APPLICATION70THERIOT AWARD APPLICATION72GLORIA MIKE GILBERT MEMORIAL AWARD NOMINATION FORM73I. DEAN SPRADLING GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION74MEMBER RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION76FORUM FOR CONCERNS OF MINORITIES UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION78ASCLS KEY TO THE FUTURE RECOGNITION PROGRAM NOMINATION FORM83ASCLS EDUCATION SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY STUDENT AWARD COMPETITION APPLICATION84

2015 ASCLS AWARDS

INTRODUCTION

The Awards Committee invites each constituent society to participate in the 2015 ASCLS awards competition. Sample application and nomination forms for each of the awards can be found in these guidelines. Forms for submission should be downloaded from the individual award links on the ASCLS website at http://ascls.org/about-us/celebrate/scholarships-and-awards Available awards are listed in the table of contents. Societies are encouraged to enter as many award categories as they wish. The committee welcomes any questions, recommendations and concerns that you may have.

These Awards Guidelines contain a description of all the awards that are distributed at the ASCLS Annual Meeting to include the qualifications, deadlines, and group within our professional society that oversees the selection of winners. (Keep in mind that several groups within ASCLS, such as the E & R Fund, Forum for the Concerns of Minorities, Education Scientific Assembly, and Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity, present awards at the ASCLS Annual Meeting).

Unless otherwise noted the required format for submission of nominees is electronic.

THE AWARDS COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHHOLD THE AWARD FOR THE CURRENT YEAR IF NOMINEES DO NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS.

SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY BIO-RAD PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Scientific Assembly Bio-Rad Professional Achievement Award is to recognize outstanding professional achievement of an individual ASCLS member within his or her chosen area of academic, scientific or vocational interest. The award for each Scientific Assembly section will be based on specific measurable contributions through evidence submitted to the judges.

AWARD:Recipients receive a plaque at the ASCLS Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony.

NOMINATIONS:Email to the ASCLS Awards Committee, awards@ascls.org

Nominations may be made by:

ASCLS Region

Constituent Society

Scientific Assembly section

ELIGIBILITY:

The nominee must be:

A member of ASCLS for at least four years prior to nomination

A current member at the time of award presentation

A member in the applicable section of the Scientific Assembly for at least four current and consecutive years

Active in programs and policies of ASCLS through the mechanisms of the Scientific Assembly on various levels of ASCLS: local, constituent society, regional and national.

Scientific Assembly section chairperson(s) and vice chairperson(s) are not eligible while serving in their position. In general, nominees of a specific scientific discipline must NOT have received a Professional Achievement Award in that particular Scientific Assembly in the past ten years (see table following Application Process). However, nominees from previous years who did not win the award may be nominated in subsequent years with new information obtained over the current year bolstering the application.

While this award is not directed toward administrative aspects of ASCLS, it is felt that active participation in the Scientific Assembly and ASCLS is of importance.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

The nominator completes the nomination form and forwards it with an application coversheet and application form to the nominee. The nominee completes the coversheet and application form and submits them with the nomination form to the ASCLS Awards Committee electronically to awards@ascls.org.

There are ten Scientific Assemblies and they are as follows:

Chemistry/Urinalysis Laboratory Administration/Quality

Education Accreditation/Industry/Consulting

Generalist Microbiology/Public Health

Hematology/Hemostasis Molecular Diagnostics

Immunology/ImmunohematologyPhlebotomy

Informatics Point of Care

The ASCLS Scientific Assembly Coordinator is responsible for determining the evaluation protocol to be used for selecting the awards winners, and for communicating that protocol to the ASCLS Awards Committee before February 15. Each Scientific Assembly section chairperson is responsible for appointing a Professional Achievement Award Selection subcommittee to select the winner and informing the ASCLS Awards Committee of their subcommittee chairperson.

By February 22, the ASCLS Awards Committee will email the subcommittee chairperson of the applicable Scientific Assembly section all of the nomination packets, a copy of the guidelines, voting sheets, and instructions. Subcommittee chairs then disseminate all of the materials to their respective subcommittee members who should complete the score sheet and total the scores by March 22. There is no minimum score for an award. However, each member should check either Recommend or Do Not Recommend for each nominee. The Award Selection Subcommittee Chairs should email the name of their respective Award recipient to the ASCLS Awards Committee, awards@ascls.org, by April 15.

NOTE: Because of the multiple levels of communication required for determining winners of this award, it is critical that deadlines be observed.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Winners since 2005

2005

2006

2007

2008

Hematology

Yasmen Simonian

Tim Randolph

No applicants

Education

Diana Mass

Karen McClure

Microbiology

Patricia Tille

Chemistry

Eileen Carreiro-Lewandowski

Immunology/ Immunohematology

Dorothy Fike

Patsy Jarreau

Linda Smith

Lab Administration

Rick Panning

200920102011

2012

Hematology

Elaine Keohane

Education

Elizabeth K. Leibach

Microbiology

Maribeth L. Flaws

Chemistry

Kathleen Schulman

Karen S. Chandler

Lab Administration

Cynthia Johnson

Molecular

Patricia Tille

Susan Orton

2013

2014

Hematology

Kathleen Finnegan

Education

Microbiology

Frank Scarano

Fran Ingersoll

Immunology/ Immunohematology

Kerry Harbert

Molecular

Peter Hu

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the ASCLS Lifetime Achievement Award is to recognize and honor an ASCLS member who has made a difference in ASCLS and the profession of clinical laboratory science. This award provides special recognition to an individual who has provided dedicated and outstanding service at all levels of the organization over a sustained period of time. In addition the individual has demonstrated outstanding career achievements in clinical laboratory science and has significantly promoted the profession to the public and other health care professionals.

AWARD: All nominees attending the ASCLS Annual Meeting will receive a plaque and recognition at the ASCLS Awards Ceremony where the recipient of this award will be announced.