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The Chang Ling Lee Award

The CHANG LING LEE award is presented at the Spring meeting to an individual (Blood Bank Physician, Supervisor, Technologist, Researcher, Administrator, Donor Recruiter, Nurse, or Educator) who is an outstanding contributor to Transfusion Medicine in Illinois. Criteria for selection include:

1.Significant contribution to Transfusion Medicine research, teaching, clinical practice, or management

2.Publications and presentations in the field

3.Success in procuring research funding

4.Service to local, state, national, and international blood banking organizations

The awardees must practice blood banking in Illinois, and is expected to provide a keynote lecture at the meeting on a blood bank related topic that is appropriate to the format of the meeting at which the award is made. The award carries with it a substantial honorarium and awardees will receive a plaque.

Members are solicited for nominations. The Executive Committee will discuss each nomination and select the awardees by a simple majority vote. CHANG LING LEE awards need not be made every year.

The Chang Ling Lee Nomination form

Year	Name
2005	Glenn Ramsey, MD
2002	Jim Perkins, MD
1997	Steven D. Sosler, MS, SBB(ASCP)
1996	Oscar Behzad
1995	Alan Hoffstadter, MT(ASCP)SBB
1993	Phyllis Unger, MT(ASCP)SBB
1992	Armando Orlina, MD

Members-For-Life

The MEMBER-FOR-LIFE award is presented at the Fall meeting to an individual who has performed outstanding service to the organization. Awardees are selected by the Executive Committee. This award entitles such individuals to enjoy the benefits of membership without paying yearly dues; they are still responsible for individual meeting charges. MEMBER-FOR-LIFE awards need not be made every year.

Robert W. Braun

Sandra Smietana

Ann Tiehen

Phyllis Unger

Michael Desmond

ARO Award Research Grant Program

Purpose:

The purpose of the ARO Award Research Grant Program is to promote and recognize excellence in research by the statewide SBB and Medical Technology students in Illinois. The award is designed to encourage students to explore a topic that is relevant to transfusion medicine and to endeavor to become the subject matter expert in the topic that is selected.

Eligibility:

The applicant must be an individual who is attending a SBB or Medical Technology school at the time of application. Post-doctoral students engaged in furtherance of transfusion medicine science also are considered eligible. The applicant must be a resident in Illinois and be a student at an institution located in Illinois.

Type of research: The following types of entries will be eligible for the award.

Research paper:

This could be the traditional research paper based on a subject matter in transfusion medicine of applicant’s choice. For instance, the applicants may summarize their original research that may relate to laboratory or clinical data. Research topic could deal with either applied or basic research. Alternatively, the applicants may prepare a brief summary of a topic in transfusion medicine. The research paper must deal with subject matter that is relevant to transfusion medicine.

Exhibit:

The applicant may prepare a poster presentation that is no larger than 24” x 36” that deals with transfusion medicine. The poster should be shipped rolled in a reusable carton that would allow transportation without damaging the poster. Submitted posters will not be returned to the applicants. Written explanatory text may accompany the poster.

Audiovisual production:

Videotape production that deals with a transfusion medicine topic is allowed. The productions must be in VHS format and should be no longer than 15 minutes. Submitted videotapes will not be returned.

Web sites, PowerPoint presentations and other computer-based entries:

All such entries must be in IBM compatible format and may be submitted in generally available storage media (e.g. zip disks, CD-ROM disks etc.). Submitted disks will not be returned. Web site entries do not require submission on storage media but must provide information regarding the site where the entry can be accessed. The entries may be accompanied by written material.

Note: Submissions will not be returned to the applicant and become the property of IABB.

Application deadline:

Application must be delivered to the designated place no later than December 31st of each year. The award will be announced by March 15th of each cycle.

Type of award:

The selected awardees will receive a grant in cash of $500. 00. For each cycle, up to two awards will be given. Award is given once per year.

Submission of application:

Application must be submitted by December 31st to:

IABB President (Please call 847-803-7825 for more details regarding the submission requirements).

Review of application:

IABB President will identify and recruit subject matter experts from the State of Illinois to assist in the review of the applications. General criteria that will be applied to review the applications include the accuracy of the research entry, demonstration of the understanding of the subject matter, relevancy of the topic to transfusion medicine, clarity and organization of the application, and the appropriate use of bibliographic citations. The reviewers will make the recommendations to the President. The President will present the reviewers’ recommendations to the IABB Board and the Board will make decision regarding which application, if any, should be awarded research funds.

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