The Chicago Section's Young Investigator Award is named in honor of Lemuel J. Bowie, Ph.D. Dr. Bowie was a long time active member of the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) and the Chicago Section. He served many positions within the Chicago section including Chair and went on to actively participate in the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) at a national and international level culminating in his election as President of ADLM in 1993. Dr. Bowie was a native of Mississippi who received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Johns Hopkins University. He moved on to California and became an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Pathology at the University of California, San Diego and Assistant Chief of Clinical Chemistry at the VA Medical Center. He started participation in ADLM in the Southern California section and went on to be one of the founding members of the San Diego section of ADLM. In the late 70's Dr. Bowie moved to the Chicago area to become Director of the Division of Clinical Biochemistry at Evanston Hospital. He progressed in his endeavors to become a Professor of Pathology at Northwestern University, a Faculty Advisor in the Biotechnology Graduate Program, Associate Chairman of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of Clinical Laboratories and Director of the Division of Clinical Pathology at Evanston Hospital. Dr. Bowie also served on the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, was a member of the FDA's Clinical Chemistry Advisory Panel and a member of CDC's CLIAC. Those who were fortunate enough to know Dr. Bowie found him to be a gentle and giving individual who had great interest in clinical chemistry and pathology as well as advising and mentoring students and those entering the field.
2013
David A. Giljohann
2012
Bara Sarraj
2011
Nikolina Babic
2010
Dimitra Georganopoulou
2009
Ann Tobin
2008
Shannon Haymond
2007
Randal Schneider
2006
Sihe Wang
2005
Run Zhang Shi
2004
Elvan Azime Laheli-Sahin
2003
Matthew Krasowski
2002
Paul Jannetto
2000
Robert Anders
1999
Jack Maggiore
1998
Yi Qian
1997
Demetra Callas
1996
P.L. Reddy
1994
S. Graham
1992
E. Cuevas
1990
Amitava Dasgupta
1989
Robert Williams
1987
Mark Jandreski
1983
F. Wong
1982
P. Covault
1981
R. Berko
1980
James Dohnal
1979
J. Gorsky
1978
Tim Garagher
1977
John Sherwin
1976
James Westgard
1974
R. Obernolte
1973
K. Rost
1972
A. Schultz
1971
S. Lee
1970
B. Song
1969
Tina Lubrano