The PMI LabDiet
® Laboratory Animal Technician Award is one of the most time honored, respected and prestigious awards in the AALAS community. PMI LabDiet
® invites you, your colleagues or associates to submit nominations for this award. The unique feature of this annual award is that the winner is chosen by his or her peers. The selection committee will comprise of the five most recent award winners. Each year, the winner of the award will receive $500 and the distinguished PMI LabDiet
® Laboratory Animal Technician Award Plaque presented at our Technician Award Dinner during National AALAS.
Nominee's will be considered based on:
- Professional experience
- Display 10 years or more experience in the Lab Animal field
- AALAS Certification is desires - RLATG or CMAR level
- Animal care activities (at the national, state and local levels - especially related to AALAS and the greater lab animal community)
- List of published works
- List of presentations and awards
- Contributions to the advancement of all aspects of the animal technician field
If you feel the work and achievement of a Laboratory Animal Technician from your organization merits the national recognition of the PMI LabDiet
® Laboratory Animal Technician Award, your submission must be completed and returned by
July 1 each year. Your submission must detail the following:
- A summary of "Why you believe the nominee should receive the award."
- This can be accomplished by submitting a "reference" letter. Up to five letters will be accepted to support the nomination. Supporting letters should be no more than two pages.
- A copy of the nominee's resume (CV) must be presented. The resume/CV must be up-to-date and include any presentations, posters, or awards that the nominee has received during their lab animal career (national, state and local).
- Complete contact information for the nominee, including telephone number and email address, for ease of contact should your nominee become the next award recipient.
All nominees will receive the same careful and professional consideration. Email or send your nomination to:
PMI LabDiet
®
Attn: Tricia Lutman
100 Danforth Dr.
Gray Summit, MO 63039
Tricia.Lutman@LabDiet.com
PMI LabDiet® Laboratory Animal Technician Award Past Winners
| 1961 Alfred Havemeier |
2002-US Jerome Donohoe |
| 1962 Norman Bleicher |
2002-EU Pete Willian |
| 1963 George Collins |
2003-US Donna Carey |
| 1964 Kenneth E. Kueter |
2003-EU Fraser Darling |
| 1965 Sam Poiley |
2004-US Samantha Edwards |
| 1966 Jack Pontin |
2004-EU Peter Russell |
| 1967 Walter Sapanski |
2005-US Robin Kavanaugh |
| 1968 Jessie Washington |
2005-EU Lynda Westall |
| 1969 Ozzie Baggs |
2006-US Janet Barto |
| 1970 Sam Martin |
2006-EU Wendy Rudling |
| 1971 Ralph Charlwood |
2007-US Cheryl Carmichael |
| 1972 Richard Schwikert |
2007-EU Ronald Raymond |
| 1973 Darlene Miller |
2008-US Bruce Kennedy |
| 1973 Dale Ettleman |
2008-EU Linda Horan |
| 1974 John Benigi |
2009-US Kenneth Pyle |
| 1975 Ann Campbell |
2009-EU Ken Applebee |
| 1976 Roy Abernathy |
2010-US Jose Espinal |
| 1977 Paul Ernest |
2010-EU Glyn Fisher |
| 1978 Leroy Bibbs |
2011-US Regina Correa-Murphy |
| 1979 Clayton Cisar |
2011-EU Keith Davies |
| 1980 Kristina Stephens |
2012-US Howard Mosher |
| 1981 Tom Darby |
2012-EU Gary Childs |
| 1982 Dale Prince |
2013-US Robert Dauchy |
| 1983 Gail Heidbrink |
2013-EU Carole Wilson |
| 1984 Regina Herron |
2014-US Melissa Swan |
| 1985 Sheldon Scher |
2014-EU Margaret Skoech |
| 1986 Rosemary Riggs |
2015-US Cynthia Kloster |
| 1987 Glenda Bowne |
2015-EU Alison Ritchie |
| 1988 Evelyn Hibert |
2016-US Lynell Dupepe |
| 1989 Linda Panepinto |
2016-EU Allan Thornhill |
| 1990 James Alford |
2017-US Amy Pierce |
| 1991 Debbie Donohoe |
2017-EU Alan Graham |
| 1992 Fred Douglas |
2018-US John Donaho |
| 1993 Sharon Jahn |
2019-US Dale Weiss |
| 1994 Ellen Croxford |
2019-EU Simon Cummings |
| 1995 Paul Schwikert |
2020-US Jennifer Camancho |
| 1996 Ralph Hornickel |
2021-US Amanda Ryan |
| 1997 Ivette Martinez Palma |
2022-US Darlene Royce |
| 1998 Dr. Robert Weichbrod |
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| 1999 Richard Cluck |
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| 2000-US Dawn Conover |
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| 2000-EU Steve Owen |
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| 2001-US Valari Lansford |
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| 2001-EU John Gregory |
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