The Chang Ling Lee Award
The Chang Ling Lee award is presented at the Spring meeting to an individual (Blood Bank Physician, Supervisor, Technologist, Researcher, Administrator, Donor Recruiter, Nurse, or Educator) who is an outstanding contributor to Transfusion Medicine in Illinois.
Criteria for selection include:
Significant contribution to Transfusion Medicine research, teaching, clinical practice, management, publications, and/or presentations in the field
Service to local, state, national, and international blood banking organizations
The awardees must practice blood banking in Illinois, and is expected to provide a keynote lecture at the meeting on a blood bank related topic that is appropriate to the format of the meeting at which the award is made. The award carries with it a substantial honorarium and awardees will receive a plaque. Members are solicited by nominations and the Executive Committee will discuss each nomination and select the awardees by a simple majority vote.
Chang Ling Lee awards need not be made every year.
Click here to download a Chang Ling Lee Nomination Form.
Year Chang Ling Lee Awardees
2018 Sandra Smietana
2017 Dickie Nichols
2016 Robert Braun
2015 Ann L. Viernes
2014 Sharon Gordon
2013 Dr. Bruce McLeod
2012 Veronica Nichols Lewis
2011 Ram Kakaiya, MD
2010 Mohammad Pothiawala, MT(ASCP)SBB
2009 Phillip DeChristopher, MD, PhD
2008 Richard Sassetti, MD
2007 Roland Lonser, MD
2005 Glenn Ramsey, MD
2002 Jim Perkins, MD
1997 Steven D. Sosler, MS, SBB(ASCP)
1996 Oscar Behzad
1995 Alan Hoffstadter, MT(ASCP)SBB
1994 Lucia Berte MA, MT(ASCP)SBB
1993 Phyllis Unger, MT(ASCP)SBB
1992 Armando Orlina, MD
Members-For-Life
The MEMBER-FOR-LIFE award is presented at the Fall meeting to an individual who has performed outstanding service to the organization. Awardees are selected by the Executive Committee. This award entitles such individuals to enjoy the benefits of membership without paying yearly dues; they are still responsible for individual meeting charges. MEMBER-FOR-LIFE awards need not be made every year.
Member-For-Life Awardees
Sandra Smietana
Robert W. Braun
Ann Tiehen
Phyllis Unger
Michael Desmond
Alan Hoffstadter
ARO Award Research Grant Program
Purpose
The purpose of the ARO Award Research Grant Program is to promote and recognize excellence in research by the statewide Specialist in Blood Banking and Medical Laboratory Science students in Illinois. The award is designed to encourage students to explore a topic that is relevant to transfusion medicine and to endeavor to become the subject matter expert in the topic that is selected.
Eligibility
The applicant must be an individual who is attending a SBB or Medical Laboratory Science school at the time of application. Post-doctoral students engaged in furtherance of transfusion medicine science also are considered eligible. The applicant must be a resident in Illinois and be a student at an institution located in Illinois.
Type of award
The selected awardees will receive a grant in cash of $800. 00. For each cycle, up to two awards will be given. Award is given once per year.
Submission of application:
Application must be submitted by March 1st each year to the ILABB President via email at ILABBInfo@gmail.com.
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Click here for the nomination form.
Review of application
ILABB President will identify and recruit subject matter experts from the State of Illinois to assist in the review of the applications. General criteria that will be applied to review the applications include the accuracy of the research entry, demonstration of the understanding of the subject matter, relevancy of the topic to transfusion medicine, clarity and organization of the application, and the appropriate use of bibliographic citations. The reviewers will make the recommendations to the President. The President will present the reviewers' recommendations to the ILABB Board and the Board will make decision regarding which application, if any, should be awarded research funds.
2015 ARO Award Winner: Jules Zinni