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Laboratory professionals often cite “lack of recognition for a job well done” as one of their primary job frustrations. The NSCLS Awards Program is a way for you to recognize the outstanding contributions by individuals in your laboratory and professional society. Please consider nominating individuals you believe are worthy of these awards!
Winners will be announced at the Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 9th at the La Vista Conference Center in La Vista, Nebraska, Iowa.
The following awards are available this year (criteria for each are listed on the nomination form):
The NSCLS Officers determined the winners of each award, based on the application information.
This award was established to recognize a Medical Technologist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Laboratory Technician/Clinical Laboratory Technician who has made a significant contribution to that person’s profession, institution and community. The nominee does not need to be a member of NSCLS. A laboratory may nominate only one individual, who must have been employed at that facility for at least one year and must be certified by a national certifying agency. Notify your lab manager/administrator if you would like to nominate an individual.
Ann Schriner
Pictured from Left:
Nicole Meier, Jillian Christensen, Ann Schriner, and Lucas Christensen
This award was established to recognize a person who supports the laboratory profession (i.e. phlebotomist, lab assistant, secretary, client services rep, etc.) and has made a significant contribution to that person’s profession, institution and community. The nominee does not need to be a member of NSCLS. An institution may nominate only one individual, who must have been employed at that facility for at least one year. Notify your institution if you would like to nominate an individual.
Kathleen Zadina
Pictured from Left:
Nicole Meier, Lucas Christensen, Kathleen Zadina, and Jillian
Christensen
This award goes to an outstanding NSCLS member who has made a significant contribution to our society. Nominations are based on the member’s activities during the current year, as well as a summary of that person’s contributions to the Clinical Laboratory Science profession. Officers of NSCLS are not eligible. Please read the accompanying article on the history of this prestigious award as it appeared in the 2004 Winter Filter written by Marty Fattig.
Tracey Vrba
Pictured from Left:
Nicole Meier, Tracey Vrba, Jillian Christensen, and Lucas Christensen
Past Filter Winners include:
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This award is given to recognize and reward newly active members of NSCLS who have demonstrated leadership potential by their contributions to our organization. Directing a task force/project or chairing a committee with significant tasks, the outcome of which is considered to be outstanding, creative or of high quality may be used as a guide to determining leadership potential. Officers of NSCLS are not eligible.
Chelsea Dockins and Alicia Eisenmenger
Pictured from Left:
Chelsea Dockins and Alicia Eisenmenger
This award was established to show appreciation for an exhibitor/salesperson/technical representative who has shown outstanding support educationally and/or financially to the field of Clinical Laboratory Science and NSCLS. Factors to be considered may be the number of years exhibiting at the Spring Meeting, donation of funds for an NSCLS Award, contributions to continuing education, or demonstration of alternate support.
Streck
Pictured from Left:
Nicole Meier, Jillian Christensen, Lucas Christensen and John Dorman
First awarded in 1977, Omicron Sigma is the ASCLS President's Honor Roll for Outstanding Service. It provides lasting recognition of those dedicated members who volunteer their personal resources, time and energy to the ASCLS. Recognition is at three levels: National, Regional, and State. This allows constituent society presidents, regional directors, and the ASCLS President to recognize members for outstanding service.
Standing: Linsey Donner, Joyce Columbe, Chelsea Dockins, Alicia Eisenmenger,
Martin Steinbeck and Tracey Vrba behind the camera
2010 NSCLS Scholarships: The NSCLS scholarship committee was pleased to present two scholarships this year. Among the criteria that we consider are academics, letters of recommendation and an essay the applicants submit about a medical technologist they admire. Reading these essays is inspirational. There are many fine role models working in Clinical Laboratory Science today.
The two scholarship recipients this year are
Heidi Oman
and
Rachel Hippen.
Congratulations
to Heidi & Rachel and
Best Wishes to
all CLS students in Nebraska!
Pictured from Left:
Heidi Oman,
Chelsea Dockins, Alicia Eisenmenger,
and Rachel Hippen
Each year, students from the University of Nebraska Medical Center Clinical Laboratory Science Program and Southeast Community College Clinical Laboratory Technician program have the opportunity to present either research or a case study in a poster form. All posters are judged and based upon standards of excellence from which a winner is chosen.
Melissa Saxlund
Pictured from Left: Melissa Saxlund and Nicole Meier
Last Update:
04/15/2010
Web Author:
Martin Steinbeck, M.Ed., MT(ASCP)
