The award is named in honor of the late Academy member who contributed significantly to the development of the Academy of Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine and served as President in 1983-84. The award recognizes a current or past member of the Academy who has made noteworthy advances enhancing the mission and stature of the Academy. The nomination should include a letter of nomination, three letters of reference, and a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae.
Alison Woodworth, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Dr. Alison Woodworth is the Clinical Director for Global Laboratory Services at CTI Clinical Trials & Consulting with over 20 years of experience in clinical laboratory medicine. She received her PhD in cell biology from Washington University in St. Louis where she also completed her clinical chemistry fellowship.
Dr. Woodworth is a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (DABCC) and a Fellow of the Academy of Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (FADLM). She has been an ADLM member since 2003, holding several key roles including Board of Directors and Academy President.
Dr. Woodworth is committed to leadership within the Lab Medicine Community as she actively participates in speaking engagements and contributes to key publications addressing topics surrounding laboratory stewardship and biomarker discovery in sepsis, pregnancy complications, and endocrinology. She has nearly 100 publications and has also held editorial board roles for the ADLM and Clinical Laboratory News.
2024 - Yusheng Zhu, PhD, MS, DABCC (CC, TC, MB), FADLM, FACSc
2023 - James C. Ritchie, PhD
2022 - Roger L. Bertholf, PhD
2021 - Angela Ferguson, PhD
2020 - Donald Wiebe, PhD
2019 - David Koch, PhD
2018 - Loralie Langman, PhD
2017 - Roland Valdes, PhD
2016 - William Winter, MD
2015 - Michael J. Bennett, PhD
2014 - Stanley F. Lo, PhD
Fellows of the Academy use the designation of FADLM. This designation is equivalent to FACB and FAACC, the previous designations used by fellows of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and AACC Academy. Those groups were rebranded as Academy of Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine in 2023.
