Awards
The ASCT formed the ASCT Foundation in 1998 to support the educational goals of our membership, and to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to field of cytotechnology and the ASCT.
Made possible by tax-deductible donations, the Foundation has been proud to fund awards such as the Marion and Nelson Holmquist Cytotechnologist Achievement Award, the Allen Achievement in Writing Award, and the Warren R. Lang Memorial Student Presentation Awards.
The ASCT Foundation continually strives to honor the ASCT founders, and the passion and dedication they demonstrated as they formed our organization, by pursuing the continual growth of the ASCT Foundation for the support of our profession.
The most prominent award presented by the ASCT is the Marion and Nelson Holmquist Cytotechnologist Achievement Award. Marion Danos Holmquist was the first president of the American Society for Cytotechnology. Her husband, Dr. Nelson Holmquist, was the first pathologist member of the ASCT and was a survey team member for ASCT Services. Marion and Nelson strongly promoted the ASCT’s mission to define and promote cytotechnology.
Since 1990, the Holmquist Award has been presented to a cytotechnologist who has made his or her own significant contribution to ASCT and to the field of cytotechnology. The winner of this award receives $500 and a commemorative plaque.
Marion and Nelson Holmquist Cytotechnologist Achievement Award Recipients
2009 - Lynnette Savaloja
2008 - Bob Gay
2007 - Sue Zaleski
2006 - Brenda Schultz
2005 - Kalyani Naik
2004 - Nancy Yockel
2003 - Beverly Haigler
2002 - Gary Gill
2001 - Brent Brewerton
2000 - Not Presented
1999 - Deanna Iverson
1998 - Brent Brewerton
1997 - Roger Wall
1996 - Roberta Goodell
1995 - Karen Allen
1994 - Shirley Greening
1993 - Jean Hand Triol
1992 - Roberta Goodell
1991 - Elsie Carruthers
1990 - Pat Ashton
Arguably, the most anticipated awards presented by the ASCT are for the student case presentations given every year at our Annual Conference. Originally presented to a single graduate of an accredited School of Cytotechnology, the Warren R. Lang Award was established in 1989 by the ASCT Executive Council in memory of Dr. Warren R. Lang.
Dr. Lang was professor of Cytotechnology and Medical Director of the School of Cytotechnology in the College of Allied Health Sciences of the Thomas Jefferson University in the 1970’s, and was later promoted to Chair of the Department of Pathology in 1983. He was a relentless advocate for cytotechnologists, cytology students, and pathology residents and enjoyed teaching immensely. Dr. Lang was supportive of the formation of the ASCT believed it was Cytotechnologists’ right, if not their responsibility, to have a strong influence in their profession.
Currently, students who give case presentations at the Annual Conference are eligible for this award. The first place winner of this award receives $150 and a one year membership to the ASCT. The second and third place winners receive $100 and $50, respectively.
Warren R. Lang Award Recipients
2009
1st - Akewa-Bah Korotoumou of MD Anderson
2nd - Mayra Sanchez of MD Anderson
3rd - Apryll Minnis of Fletcher Allen
Computer presenters - Fatimah Abdullah of MD Anderson and Sarah Friend of Fletcher Allen
2008
1st Place – Yahong Lin, MD Anderson Cancer Center School of Cytotechnology
2nd Place – Chris Hall, Albany College of Pharmacy Cytotechnology Program
3rd Place – Nicole Bailey, SUNY Upstate School of Health
Computer case presentation winners- Svetlana Biggs & Jamie Lynn Pastor, SUNY Upstate School of Health
2007
1st - Patricia Torres, MD Anderson - Metastatic High Grade Angiosarcoma of the Bladder in a Pleural Fluid
2nd - Michelle Douty, Brooks Army Medical Center - Malignant Mesothelioma Diagnosed On Cytology and Special Stains
3rd - Katherine Mycek, Fletcher Allen- Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
2006
1st place – Teresa Kologinczak
2nd place – Andrea Black
3rd place – Luis Carpio
2005
1st place – Samantha Witt
2nd place – Amy Jo Kuffarnus
3rd place – Mandy Ziegler
2003
1st place - Amy Wong
2nd place – Huiying Wang
3rd place – Melanie Reno
2002
1st – Constance Glinton
2nd – Libby Evans
3rd – Kelly Bonn
2000
1st – Robert Wright
2nd – Shannon Hans
3rd – Lisa Troncoso
1999
1st place – Kelly Ann Stealey
2nd place –Maryellen Edwards
3rd place – Jody Maxwell
1996*
1st place – Arthur Pollock
2nd place – Rachael Wade
3rd place – Kevin Trent
(*poster contest)
1994 - Susan Cunningham
1992 - Beverlee Hart
1990 - Maryanna Albana Sigmund
1989 - Marcella Dawson
President’s Award
The President’s Award, originally called the Presidential Prerogative Award, was established in 1991 and is presented to an outstanding member of the ASCT by our president in recognition of outstanding service during his or her term. The Recipient of this award is presented a commemorative plaque.
President’s Award Recipients
2009 - Sandy Giroux
2008 - Sandy Giroux and Joan Rossi
2007 - Janie Roberson
2006 - Nancy and David Yockel
2005 - Fern Miller, John Shalkham and Debbie Hillsdon-Smith
2004 - Not Presented
2003 - Sue Zaleski
2002 - Fern Miller
2000 - Claire Eklund
1999 - Mary Reilly
1998 - Brent Brewerton
1997 - Deanna Iverson
1996 - Not Presented
1995 - Not Presented
1994 - Sue Zaleski
1993 - Roger Wall
1992 - Jean Hand Triol
1991 - Tom Eells
Allen Achievement in Writing Award
The newest Award that is granted by the ASCT Foundation is the Allen Achievement in Writing Award. This award is named after Karen Allen, who was the 2002-2003 President of the ASCT and served as the editor of the ASCT NEWS from 1996 to 2004. She established this award in 2004 to acknowledge and encourage individuals for excellence in writing. All articles with a byline published in ASCT Voice are eligible for the annual award with no application necessary. Selection by a panel will be made based on the quality of writing and the subject matter.
Winners of this award receive $100 and a commemorative plaque.
Allen Achievement in Writing Award Recipients
2009 - Michele Smith
2008 - Barbara McGahey-Frain
2007 - Mary Ann Friedlander
2006 - Thomas Scherbl
2005 - Beverly Haigler
Student Annual Conference Grants
Although not formal awards, the ASCT Foundation also subsidizes the registration fees for all student who attend the ASCT Annual Conference, which allows students to attend the meeting at a substantially reduced rate.
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