Award Winners

2005 AWARDS

2005 Distinguished Service Award - Linda Mann

 

Ron Silberman Award - Dade Behring
 

Steve Hansen Award - Beth Sykes, Norman Regional Hospital, Norman, OK
 

Best Case Study - "Community Acquired MRSA" Stephanie Blackburn, LSUHSC Shreveport

BD Scholarship recipients - Theresa Hubbard, Linda Hulett, & Stephanie Blackburn

 

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2003 AWARDS

Grace Leu-Burke, MT, from Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS
Donna Kopitsky, MT, from Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, MO
Rhonda Ferrett, Tech. Spec., from Children's Hospital in St. Louis, MO
Each was presented with a check for $330.33 from Becton Dickinson at the SWACM business meeting on Friday, Sept. 12.

The winning poster was presented by Janet Cromien with the following title: "Evaluation of Selenite-F Broth for the Routine Culture of Salmonella and Shigella from Stool: Report Based on 34,461 Specimens Throughout the Continental United States.

The winner of the case study award was Peter Gilligan.

 

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2002 AWARDS


Steve Hansen Award Winner
For the Best Poster Presented at the Annual Meeting in 2002
Ronald A. Hodge* and Andrea J. Linscott. Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA

Laboratory Confirmation of Extended-Spectrum B-Lactamase (ESBL) Production in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae by Two Commercial Methods.

2002 Distinguished Service Award

Jan Howard


Ron Silberman Exhibitor Award:

To recognize the many years of dedication Ron Silberman has given to SWACM , serving as Exhibits Chairman since the beginnings of the Association, a new award has been established in his name.

The award will recognize a vendor exhibiting at the annual meeting who has contributed substantially to the success of the organization and the annual meetings through grants, volunteerism and/or event sponsorship. The vendor must be a sustaining member in good standing.

This year’s award was given to

Immuno-Mycologics, Inc.