Association of

Laboratory Managers

Distinguished Service Award for Laboratory Management

This annual award recognizes outstanding performance and service to the profession of laboratory management. It began in 2002 and is sponsored by Agilent Technologies.

The Distinguished Service Award is presented at ALMA’s fall Conference. The award consists of a plaque and $3,000 plus up to $1,000 travel expenses to attend the Conference. The awardee will attend the meeting and present an acceptance address at the award presentation ceremony.

Qualifications

Nominees must have demonstrated excellence in several or all of the following categories:

• Publications in Managing the Modern Laboratory, or other journals on topics relevant to laboratory management.
• At least ten years of successful experience and accomplishments in laboratory management.
• Active participation in the Association of Laboratory Managers or other laboratory management organizations.
• Successful mentoring and development of new laboratory managers.
• Laboratory management achievement of national or international significance.
• Service lending distinction to the profession of laboratory management.

Anyone meeting the above criteria is eligible for the Award. The awardee is not required to be an ALMA member.

Prior Winners

Winners to date are:

2007

Dr. Willem de Beer of the Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa where he is in charge of degree training in various aspects of laboratory management. [more…]

2006

Dr. Wayne Collins, Productivity Services Manager for Thermo Electron and Corporation. Previously, he was the laboratory manager for Solvay Polymers (now Ineos) in Deer Park Texas for 24 years. [more…]

2005

Dr. John S. Sadowski, Director of the Corporate Research Services Department (CRSD) at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc in Allentown, Pennsylvania. [more…]

2004

Dr. Thomas Lyttle, retired director and coordinator of the instrumentation facility at Tulane University. [more…]

2003

Dr. David Green, Visiting Professor of Chemistry, Albion College. [more…]

2002

Dr. Claude Lucchesi, Emeritus Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry and the Consulting Director for the Analytical Services Laboratory. [more…]

Nominations

Nominations must be written and submitted on the appropriate form. Supporting letters can be included with the nomination. Self nominations are permitted.

The form is available in two formats and may be downloaded from the ALMA Website:

• Word (http, 213K)
• PDF (http, 20K)

Nominations must be submitted no later than August 31 of the Award year.

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