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ASCP Board VP Appointed Interim Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University of Pennsylvania Health System
November 13, 2008—ASCP Board Vice President John E. Tomaszewski, MD, FASCP, has been appointed interim chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System |
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McKenna Installed as new ASCP President
October 16, 2008—Barbara J. McKenna, MD, FASCP was installed as the new ASCP president at the Society’s Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, October 16, in Baltimore. She has served in various capacities for the ASCP including Vice President, and Member-At-Large on the Board of Directors. |
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2000 Mile Ride for Life
September 9, 2008—Dawn D. Wolf, MT(ASCP) blood donation trip will be a ride for life. It's a 2,000-mile trip starting in Mobile, Ala., on Oct. 1, and ending in Cedar Key, Fla., around Nov. 5. |
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BOR #10,779 and Proud of It
August 7, 2008—Jeanette Rubin, MT(ASCP), is very proud of her low ASCP Board of Registry number—#10,779—and well she should be. Today, at the age of 84, she looks back with great satisfaction over a laboratory career that spanned more than 50 years. |
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A Consummate Professional Retires
June 24, 2008—After more than three decades on the job and 10,000 autopsies, Charles Garrett, MD, FASCP, the state's southeastern regional medical examiner, is hanging up his scrubs. |
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As Seen on TV
April 2008—Jan Garavaglia, MD, unravels the mysteries of life and death each day, helping investigators and families alike answer questions about unexpected or suspicious deaths. As chief medical examiner for Florida’s District Nine in Orlando and inspiration for the Discovery Health Channel’s hit series Dr. G: Medical Examiner, Garavaglia is shedding new light on forensic pathology. |
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2008 ASCP Member Lifetime Achievement Award
March 1, 2008—Marian J. Cavagnaro, MS, MT(ASCP)DLM received the ASCP 2008 ASCP Member Lifetime Achievement Award on March 1, 2008 at the ASCP Leadership Exchange in San Francisco. The award honors an ASCP laboratory professional member who has demonstrated a commitment to the profession through work, attitude, and Society activities. |
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Forensic Pathologist Inspired Best-Selling Crime Writer
May 27, 2008—From the first time she stepped inside the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Coroner’s Office as a medical resident, Marcella F. Fierro, MD, FASCP, was captivated by forensic pathology. For her, it was a chance to see classic natural disease unaltered by medical treatment. |
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Honored as a 2008 Piper Professor
June 17, 2008—Vicki S. Freeman, PhD, MT(ASCP)SC, was honored at a reception on June 17, 2008, at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas, for receiving the 2008 Piper Professor Award. The Piper Professor program seeks to bring recognition to outstanding achievement in the teaching profession in colleges and universities in Texas and is sponsored by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. |
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2008 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence
May 8, 2008—Kate Rittenhouse-Olson, PhD, SI(ASCP) helped to found the undergraduate biotechnology program, earning a Dean’s Award for her pivotal contributions during the planning and implementation stages. She is the recipient of the Teaching Award from the 2006 graduating class of the Biotechnology Program and a Certificate of Excellence from the class of 2005. |
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ASCP Fellow Receives Lady Bird Johnson Award
April 18, 2008— In addition to starting Clinical Pathology Laboratories (CPL), Charles F. Pelphrey, MD, FASCP also established the first blood bank in Austin. His interest in developing a blood bank came largely from his introduction of the Rh factor and replacement transfusions to Austin. |