Spring 2002 Issue
News From the Schools
by Tommie Whitt and Kathleen Hanrahan
The news around here is Graduation. I have nine graduates for Greenville Tech. They are: Wayne Barton, Karen Bickel, Stan Darnell, Melissa Friddle, Rewa Gist, Samaa Hussein, Keri Jackson, April Monta, and Susan Moore. We all would like to recognize all of the graduates from the different programs.
Also, there was a Student Bowl held this year. One of the Greenville Tech students answered the most questions correctly - Stan Darnell. Tri-County had the 2nd runner up. Kathleen Hanrahan at Florence-Darlington Tech was the coordinator for this year's bowl
The nth annual SCASCLS Student Bowl was held at Midlands Technical College on Friday, March 22nd. The MT/MLT educators could not determine when it all started. The winning team is posed with Mary Breci South Carolina Chapter President. Mathew Genobles of Spartanburg Tech, Stan Darnell from Greenville Tech, Artika Patel from Tricounty Technical College and Ann Sauls from Trident Tech.
Kathleen Hanrahan from Florence Darlington Technical College and Vicki Anderson of the McLeod School of Medical Technology served as the hostesses with the mostest! The entire Bowl is a community effort with all the educators coming together to make it happen. Mary Breci from Midlands Tech graciously provided the site once again, because of Midlands''s central location in our state. Polly Kay and Dallas Jones have provided a wonderful notebook so that the hostesses did not have to recreate the wheel! Educators served as judges, timekeepers and provided door prizes. The McLeod MT students served as scorekeepers. Polly Kay recreated her terrific role as the emcee for the event. It takes a microbiologist to do those words!
Through the generosity of the Society refreshments were provided for 130 students and educators. Awards went to the winning team and also the 3 highest scorers of the day.
The next Student Bowl will be hosted by York Technical College at the Midlands Tech Campus.
 Winning team with Mary Breci |
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Vickie Anderson presenting awards with Mary looking on |
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Polly Kay in action |
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Remember that the schools are trying recruit for students for the Fall so be on the lookout for candidates.
This was taken from an article for NC's newsletter...
Carolinas Clinical Connection 2002, "A Grand Experience" By Libby Haile, Committee Chair
The 2002 annual meeting of the North and South Carolina clinical laboratory organizations was held at the elegant, new Grandover Resort in Greensboro on April 8-10, 2002. Libby Haile (NCSCLS) was Chair of the planning committee this year.
The meeting began with the Awards Ceremony at 1:00 pm on April 8, followed by the opening Keynote Address by Laura Hamilton. Laura is well known in the Southeast as an insightful and extremely humorous speaker. Her presentation had us ready to enjoy our educational sessions and our networking opportunities!
The general session on Tuesday was "Medicine, Magic and Murder; Medicinal and Poisonous Plants", given by Pamela Coker, a plant physiologist (and MLT) from Clemson University. This was a thoroughly enjoyable look at the both the beneficial and deadly uses of plants.
The closing session on Wednesday morning was presented by Ann Daniels and focused on dealing with change. Ann's presentation benefited us all as we continue to adapt to the constantly changing conditions in the clinical laboratory and in healthcare.
In between these were sessions dealing with bioterrorism, Hepatitis C, Sickle Cell Disease, transfusion issues, breast lavage cytology, leadership, the POL Symposium on Quality Assurance, and a number of other topics. On Monday evening, there was a reception opening the exhibits. They have had an excellent response from the vendors and recruiters, so this was a great opportunity to check out what's new on the market.
Results of the SCSCLS Election
by Mary Breci
The new 2002-2003 President of SCSCLS will be Vivian Smith . The Delegates to the ASCL meeting this year beside the President and President Elect will be Terri Leszczyszyn and Ruby Sonnett.
Congratulations to the above and thank you to all who voted.
Past Presidents of SCSCLS
by Dan Southern, NCSCLS
This is the current list we have of the past-presidents of SCSCLS. If you know of anyone that should or shouldn't be there, let us know so we can fix it. Also, if you know their address whether you think it is current or not, let us know. There is a Past Presidents luncheon that they get invited to each year so we want to make sure the list is correct.
SCSCLS President
2001-2002, Mary Breci, Midlands Technical College, PO Box 2408, Columbia, SC 29202
2000-2001, Bonnie Fanning , Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech, 3250 St. Matthews Road, Orangeburg, SC 29118
1999-2000, Terri Leszczyszyn, 207 Kirkstone Rd., Irmo, SC 29063
1998-99, Bonnie Gossett, Box 5616, Station B, Greenville, SC 29606-5616
1997-98, Liesha Huffstetler, 861 Amicks Ferry Road, Chapin, SC 29036
1996-97, Roxanne Snodgrass, Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech, 3250 St. Matthews Road, Orangeburg, SC
29118
1995-96, Anne Smith, 219 Brailsford Drive, Summerville, SC 29483
1994-95?, John Quinn, PO 4889, Florence, SC 29502
1993-94?, Jane Atkins, PO Box 1142, Camden, SC 29020
1992-93, Harriet Horton , PO Box 1797, Columbia, SC 29202
1992-93, Ann Cleveland, 202 Coachman Dr., Simpsonville, SC 29681
1991-92, Robbie Poole, 20 Winding Creek Vay, Simpsonville, SC 29680
1990-91, Beth Welitz, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC 29601
1989-90, Joyce Carruthers, 214 Poinsettia Dr., Easley, SC 29642
1988-89, Shirley Adams, 932 Fargo St., Mauldin, SC 29662
1987-88, Mary Jansen, 416 Sweetwater Rd., Greer, SC 29650
1986-87, Steve Rickman, 301 W. 10th St. #301, Charlotte, NC 28202
1985-86, Kathy Barnes Moss, PO Box 392, Drayton, SC 29333-0392
1984-85, Susan Rawl
1983-84, Beth Welitz, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC 29601, see 1990-91
1982-83, Joan Savage, PO Box 50755, Columbia, SC 29250
ASMT President 1983-84, Lesy Galloway, 1279 Old Colony Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
1981-82, Jerald Daniels, 2439 Dove Lane, Columbia, SC 29210
1980-81?, Anne Thompson
1979-80, Rebecca Walters, 155 Shawn Rd., Chapin, SC 29036
1978-1979, Jim Campbell, 12775 Balsa Lane, Beaumont, TX 77713
1977-1978?, Melba Eason
1976-1977?, Gloria Wicker
1975-1976, Jimmy Pruitt, Lab Director, Oconee Memorial Hospital, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC
29672
1974-1975?, Kaye Little
1973-74?, Susan Cheatham
1972-1973, Jimmy Pruitt, see 1975-76
1971-1972?, Jerry Bodkin
1970-1971?, Ted Ivey, Director of Lab Services, GA Baptist Medical Center, 303 Parkway Drive, NE,
Atlanta, GA 30312
1969-1970?, George Finley
1968-69, Mary Graham Callahan, 521 Skyland Dr., Columbia, SC 29210
1967-68, Lonnie Pitts, 2513 Rigby Dr., Columbia, SC 29204
1965-67, Rosa Ellen Proctor, Self Memorial Hospital, 1325 Spring Street, Greenwood, SC 29646
1964-65, Dr. Vera Hyman, 439 Whitman Drive, Florence, SC 29501
1963-64, Bobby Hart, 551 Magness Dr., Spartanburg, SC 29303
1962-63, Vivian Young
1961-62, Mary Eileen Leonard, 1538 Dunnes Lane, Charleston, SC 29407
1960-61, Barbara Bomark,
1959-60, Jo Ann Coleman, 651 North Highway 25, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
1958-59, Graham Harris, 201 Belle Meade Rd., Greenwood, SC 29649-9215
1957-58, Mary Graham Callahan, 521 Skyland Dr., Columbia, SC 29210, see 1968-69
1956-57, Charlotte Hutchison, (deceased)
1955-56, Mary Eileen Leonard, 1538 Dunnes Lane, Charleston, SC 29407, see 1961-62
1954-55?, Sarah Bates
1953-54?, Virginia Williams
1952-53?, Myrtle Phelps
1951-52?, Alice Cole
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Reserve Accounts
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We decided that we will extend the deadline for the SCSCLS scholarship to June 1, 2002. I have sent out an e-mail to the educators regarding this. We decided that we would limit it to one scholarship of $500.00 for either an MLT or MT student instead of one for each division. The 2001-2002 SCSCLS Awards and Scholarship Committee is proud to make the following presentations to several special individuals in our society. Omicron Sigma Omicron Sigma is the President's Honor Roll for outstanding service during the past year. Each individual named receives a certificate signed by the SCSCLS President and a memento of their selection for this honor.
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Keys to the Future
This award recognizes new members who have less than three years of membership, or who were
previously inactive in our state, but have recently become more involved. Each constituent society is
allowed only two members, and this year we have an extremely noteworthy selection. For 2001-2002, I am
happy to announce our Keys to the Future recipient is Marion Boatwright. Marion has given many hours
of hard work to our society this year, and we hope she will continue to apply her skills and energy in future
leadership roles within the society.
SCSCLS Donald O. Cox Vendor Service Award
The Donald O. Cox Vendor Service award pays tribute to those individuals who have served and supported
the goals and activities of SCSCLS as representatives of their respective companies and agencies. Through
personal commitment to our society and professional commitment to excellent service, each acts as
ambassador of good will between the clinical laboratories and the business world. The award this year is
presented to an individual who grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, and began his sales career in a family
owned company while attending the University of South Carolina. After earning a Bachelor of Science
degree from USC in 1987, he went on to acquire a Master of Health Administration in 1994. After a brief
stint at Lexington Medical Center for his Master's residency, he returned to the family business, Hawthorne
Medical Equipment Company, as a Business Development Coordinator. During this time frame, he
continued to develop and hone his skills as a sales representative, and then, in 1996, he put these skills and
his business knowledge to use as a member of the sales force for Infolab, Inc. He has gone on to become an
exemplary consultant and leader among his peers, becoming a member of the prestigious "President's
Club" for sales excellence. In 2001, he was the recipient of one of Infolab's highest awards, "The Sales
Representative of the Year", an accomplishment proudly shared by his wife, Paula, and their 2 children. As
a member of his professional world, he has served with outstanding dedication to quality and personal
integrity. He has been described as possessing the attitudes most treasured by both employers and
customers - upbeat, positive, competent, thorough, with a genuine regard for his customer's success. The
hospital community has praised him as a sales representative who can be relied on to go the extra mile to
help his customers. One aspect among his many excellent traits is his enthusiastic willingness to offer
service to the education community in his area. He actually makes service calls to the educational
facilities and goes beyond the call of duty in helping find products and solve problems. Both his
General Manager and Sales Manager praise him for his outstanding commitment to service, his belief that
there is no such thing as a bad day, and then they follow these praises with a wish for 20 more just like him!
For his distinguished professional successes and his outstanding dedication to the laboratory community
and SCSCLS, it is my distinct honor to present the 2002 Donald O. Cox Vendor Service Award to Richard
W. Abbott.
SCSCLS Member of the Year
This year the SCSCLS would like to recognize an individual whose commitment to the profession and our
society has been so intense that it challenges each of us to examine our own dedication in helping this
profession move through some of its most difficult times. With boundless optimism and tireless
enthusiasm for the tasks ahead, she has served as a standard by which each of us should be measured. At a
time when the society needed a strong, positive leader, she took the helm and has been quietly, but firmly
guiding this society towards a better future. She single-handedly built the path needed for this society to
survive in this electronic age, keep updated, and stay in touch with our constituents. As a graduate from the
Baptist Hospital Medical Technology Program, she worked many years there and progressed to role of
Chemistry supervisor. After she started a family, though, she left the clinical world for the new role of
motherhood, but her dedication to this profession never took a leave of absence. In fact, from the home
front she became even more involved, gluing the pieces of this society together with kindness and
determination. She is a Past-President of SCSCLS, who currently serves as the Chair for the ASCLS
Publications Award Committee, the SCSCLS Treasurer, and editor of the state newsletter, Probe. Because
of her long-standing active participation in this society and all of its facets, it should be no surprise to
anyone in this audience that this is the second such recognition for this recipient. Although she was unable
to be here today, I would like for you to join me in a round of applause in deep appreciation for the
tremendous personal commitment to the society exhibited by our 2002 Member of the Year Terri J.
Leszczyszyn.
The Budget 2002-2003 by Terri Leszczyszyn, Treasurer
South Carolina Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
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Winning team in action
