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LabDiet® Laboratory Animal Technician Award - Closed

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
1962 Norman Bleicher
1963 George Collins
1964 Kenneth E. Kueter
1965 Sam Poiley
1966 Jack Pontin
1967 Walter Sapanski
1968 Jessie Washington
1969 Ozzie Baggs
1970 Sam Martin
1971 Ralph Charlwood
1972 Richard Schwikert
1973 Darlene Miller
         Dale Ettleman
1974 John Benigi
1975 Ann Campbell
1976 Roy Abernathy
1977 Paul Ernest
1978 Leroy Bibbs
1979 Clayton Cisar
1980 Kristina Stephens
1981 Tom Darby
1982 Dale Prince
1983 Gail Heidbrink
1984 Regina Herron
1985 Sheldon Scher
1986 Rosemary Riggs
1987 Glenda Bowne
1988 Evelyn Hilbert
1989 Linda Panepinto
1990 James Alford
1991 Debbie Donohoe
1992 Fred Douglas
1993 Sharon Jahn
1994 Ellen Croxford
1995 Paul Schwikert
1996 Ralph Hornickel
1997 Ivette Martinez Palma
1998 Dr. Robert Weichbrod
1999 Richard Cluck
2000-US Dawn Conover
2000-EU Steve Owen
2001-US Valari Lansford
2001-EU John Gregory
2002-US Jerome Donohoe
2002-EU Pete Willian
2003-US Donna Carey
2003-EU Fraser Darling
2004-US Samantha Edwards
2004-EU Peter Russell
2005-US Robin Kavanaugh
2005-EU Lynda Westall
2006-US Janet Barto
2006-EU Wendy Rudling
2007-US Cheryl Carmichael
2007-EU Ronald Raymond
2008-US Bruce Kennedy
2008-EU Linda Horan
2009-US Kenneth Pyle
2009-EU Ken Applebee
2010-US Jose Espinal
2010-EU Glyn Fisher
2011-US Regina Correa-Murphy
2011-EU Keith Davies
2012-US Howard Mosher
2012-EU Gary Childs
2013-US Robert Dauchy
2013-EU Carole Wilson
2014-US Melissa Swan
2014-EU Margaret Skoech
2015-US Cynthia Kloster
2015-EU Alison Ritchie
2016-US Lynell Dupepe
2016-EU Allan Thornhill
2017-US Amy Pierce
2017-EU Alan Graham
2018-US John Donaho
2019-US Dale Weiss
2019-EU Simon Cummings
2020-US  Jennifer Camancho
2021-US  Amanda Ryan
2022-US Darlene Royce
2023-US Lisa Garrett
2024-US Leslie Sheppard Bird