American Society for Clinical Pathology - 2009 Annual Meeting Awards

Several awards were presented at the 2009 ASCP Annual Meeting. Click on the names below to learn more.

2009 ASCP HP Smith Award for Distinguished Pathology Educator
Richard Mac DeMay, MD, FASCP

2009 ASCP Israel Davidsohn Award for Distinguished Service
Fred H. Rodriguez, Jr., MD, FASCP

2009 ASCP Ward Burdick Award for Distinguished Service to Clinical Pathology
Jay M. McDonald, MD, FASCP

2009 ASCP Philip Levine Award for Outstanding Research
Arul M. Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, FASCP

Masterships

The ASCP also honored six individuals with ASCP Masterships at the ASCP Annual Meeting, on Thursday, October 29 at 11:45 AM.

The Mastership designations serve to honor those distinguished ASCP members who have made significant contributions to the field of pathology and laboratory medicine and to the ASCP. Eligibility is based on years of ASCP membership, significant career accomplishments, and contributions to the Society and to the profession.

The 2009 Mastership recipients are:

Susan R. Besaw, MBA, MASCP, SCT(ASCP)
William Jack Frable, MD, MASCP
Raymond Gambino , MD, MASCP
David W. Glenn, MASCP, MLS(ASCP)^CM
Carol Gomes, MS, MASCP, MT(ASCP)HTL,DLM, CPHQ, FACHE
Richard L. Kempson , MD, MASCP

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