The award is named in honor of the late Academy member who contributed significantly to the development of AACC Academy 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 AACC Academy. The nomination should include a letter of nomination, three letters of reference, and a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae.
Congratulations to This Year's Winner!
Angela Ferguson, PhD, DABCC, FAACC
Dr. Ferguson earned her PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology from Emory University and did her postdoctoral training in Clinical Chemistry at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She has been at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for 11 years and is the Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry and Director of both Point of Care Testing and Immunology and is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and a Fellow of the AACC Academy. She is actively involved in AACC and is currently the Chair of the Pediatric and Maternal-Fetal Division. Previously she has held elected positions in the Midwest Section, the Critical and Point-of-Care Testing Division, and the AACC Academy. She has served as a board member of the American Board of Clinical Chemistry and was a member of the 2020 AACC Annual Meeting Organizing Committee.
Previous Winners
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