Awards & Recognitions

Formerly known as the Herbert Perkins Scientific Lectureship & Award, this award was renamed in 2014 to the Herbert Perkins & George Garratty Memorial Lectureship. Herbert Perkins was the Senior Medical Scientist at Blood Centers of the Pacific and Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco. Dr. Perkins’ lifetime achievements contributed profoundly to the scientific foundation of the fields of transfusion and transplantation medicine, and to the education and training of scientists, fellows, physicians and medical technologists in these fields. George Garratty, PhD, FRCPath, was the Scientific Director, American Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region, Pomona, CA, and Clinical Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research was mainly concerned with immune red cell and platelet destruction, with a special emphasis on autoimmune and drug-induced immune hemolytic anemias. Dr. Garratty served as President of CBBS from 1985-1986 and was the recipient of numerous awards, honors, and recognitions.

Each year a lectureship is awarded to an individual actively involved in education, training, research and/or the practice of a scientific nature pertaining to transfusion medicine. The recipient will be a scientist who has demonstrated a commitment to transfusion medicine or cellular therapy, and has applied new insights or new technologies to relevant scientific questions that have led to seminal contributions to the field.

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Current Award Recipient

Perkins-Garratty Award Lecture:
Mike Busch, MD, PhD (UCSF/Vitalant)

Each year, a lectureship is awarded to an individual committed to the education, training, research and/or the practice of a scientific nature pertaining to transfusion medicine, has demonstrated a commitment to transfusion medicine or cellular therapy, and has applied new insights or new technologies to relevant scientific questions that have led to seminal contributions to the field. Dr. Busch’s lifetime dedication to research and education in the field of transfusion medicine epitomizes the spirit of both Herbert Perkins and George Garratty.

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Past Herbert Perkins & George Garratty Memorial Lecturers

• 2016 – Jeffery McCullough, MD
• 2017 – Pearl Toy, MD
• 2018 – Steven Kleinman, MD
• 2019 – Lou Katz, MD
• 2020 – Paul Holland, MD
• 2021 – Dana Devine, MD
• 2022- Dr. Meghan Delaney, DO, MPH
• 2023 – Nancy Dunbar, MD

Past Herbert Perkins Scientific Lecturers

• 2009 James C. Zimring, MD, PhD
• 2010 Susan L. Stramer, PhD
• 2011 Sherrill J. Slichter, MD
• 2012 Harvey J. Alter, MD, MACP
• 2013 Paul M. Ness, MD
• 2014 George Garratty, PhD, FRCPath
• 2015 Lawrence Petz, MD

Dennis Goldfinger was a leader in the field transfusion medicine of transfusion medicine for over four decades, first at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and then at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. While director of transfusion medicine at Cedars-Sinai, he established their first transfusion medicine fellowship. Over the course of his career, he was personally involved in the training of over 40 transfusion medicine physicians. In addition to a passion for training young transfusion medicine physicians, he was also at forefront of change in the field. He established one of the first autologous donation programs during the early HIV epidemic, was the first to routinely wash red cells forming the foundation for leukoreduction and finally was one of the first to implement universal irradiation of blood products. He is author of dozens of publications, as well as the recipient of numerous awards including the AABB Emily Cooley Lectureship award and the CBBS Suzanne Ledin Memorial Lectureship.

Upon his retirement, he founded the Dennis Goldfinger Memorial Lectureship. This award recipient would be a transfusion medicine physician who consistently demonstrated one or more of the following throughout their career: dedication to clinical practice of transfusion medicine, commitment to training of future transfusion medicine physicians and/or leader in bringing about innovative changes to the field.

After a long and successful career in transfusion medicine, Dr. Dennis Goldfinger passed away peacefully in September 2021. To continue the tradition of the CBBS Dennis Goldfinger Award Lectureship, which he established in 2017, a fund has been established to accept donations for future award recipients.

If you are interested in contributing to this award, please send a check made out to: Dennis Goldfinger Award Lectureship Fund and send to CBBS Central Office, 2715 W. Kettleman Ln., Ste. 203-367, Lodi CA 95242. You may also donate online at the link below.

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Current Award Recipient

Goldfinger Award Lecture:
Alyssa Ziman, MD (UCLA)

Each year, a lectureship is awarded to a physician who has demonstrated throughout their career a dedication to the practice of clinical transfusion medicine through the training of future transfusion medicine physicians and the pursuit of innovation within the field.  Dr. Ziman’s lifetime dedication to transfusion medicine and training in the field epitomizes the spirit of Dr. Goldfinger.

 

Past Dennis Goldfinger Scientific Lecturers

• 2019  – Patricia Kopko, MD
• 2020  – Ellen Klapper, MD
• 2021 – Holli Mason, MD
• 2022 – James Burner, MD
• 2023 – Joy Friday, MD

This award is made in memory of Owen F. Thomas, M.D. who was a member of the first California Medical Association Commission on Blood Banks and the second President of CBBS.  He gave a lifetime of service to blood banking in the Sonoma County Community Blood Bank, and was an active member of CBBS from 1953 until his death in 1977.  He planned the first CBBS Technical Workshop at the third Annual Meeting on February 27, 1955, in Santa Rosa, California. Dr. Thomas was also in charge of the first commercial exhibit in 1958.

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Current Award Recipient

Dr. Suchitra Pandey
Stanford Blood Center

 

Past Awardees

• 1981 – Martha Ellwanger
• 1983 – Beverly Hayhurst
• 1984 – Judith Clear
• 1985 – Dennis Goldfinger
• 1986 – Herbert A. Perkins
• 1987 – George Garratty
• 1988 – Sandra Ellisor
• 1990 – May Lou Vedo
• 1991 – Janet K. Wilson
• 1992 – David Borucki
• 1993 – Robert S. Cox
• 1994 – Eudora McMillan
• 1994 – Jeanne Theobold
• 1995 – Asa Barnes
• 1996 – Louise E. Smith
• 1997 – Lawrence D. Petz
• 1998 – Phyllis Walker
• 1999 – Virginia Vengelen-Tyler
• 2000 – Phyliis Morel
• 2001 – J. Lawrence Naiman
• 2002 – Shirley Kenworthy
• 2003 – Mary Myers
• 2004 – Michael P. Busch
• 2005 – Susan Galel
• 2006 – Chris Gresens
• 2007 – Marianne Silva
• 2008 – Joy Fridey
• 2009 – Steven H. Kleinman
• 2010 – Ira A. Shulman
• 2011 – Ross Herron, Jr.
• 2012 – Alana (Loni) Calhoun
• 2013 – Jacqueline Tagliere
• 2014 – Carol Bell
• 2015 – Carol Veitenheimer, RN, MSN
• 2016 – Regina Leger
• 2017 – Theresa Dunning, MT (ASCP), SBB, MSQA
• 2018 – Roselyn Marfoe, MT (ASCP), SBB
• 2019 – Kay Cull
• 2020 – Patricia Kopko, MD
• 2021 – Jonathan Hughes, MD
• 2022 – Nathalie Cheng
• 2023 – Randal B. Covin, MD, FCAP

In 2004, the family of the late Suzanne Ledin, MT(ASCP)SBB established the Annual Suzanne Ledin Lecture in honor of Suzanne Ledin’s lifetime devotion to excellence in medical technology and blood banking.

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Current Award Recipient

Ledin Award Lecture:
Karen Rodberg (American Red Cross)

Each year, a lectureship is awarded to an individual committed to the education, training, and/or the practice of medical technology and blood banking and has demonstrated a commitment to transfusion medicine. Ms. Rodberg’s lifetime dedication to training and teaching in the field of transfusion medicine epitomizes the spirit of Suzanne Ledin.

Past Suzanne Ledin Lecturers

• 2004 – George Garratty, PhD, FRCPath
• 2005 – Marion E. Reid, PhD, FIBMS
• 2006 – W. John Judd, FIBMS, MIBiol
• 2007 – Joanne M. Moulds, PhD, MT(ASCP)SBB
• 2008 – Virginia Vengelen-Tyler, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ)
• 2009 – Paul V. Holland, MD
• 2010 – James P. AuBuchon, MD, FCAP, FRCP(Edin)
• 2011 – Walter H. (Sunny) Dzik, MD
• 2012 – Dennis Goldfinger, MD
• 2013 – Alana (Loni) Calhoun, MT(ASCP)SBB
• 2014 – Phyllis Walker, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
• 2015 – Nancy Heddle, MSc, FCSMLS(D)
• 2016 – Joe Chaffin, MD
• 2017 – Christopher J. Gresens, MD
• 2018 – Connie Westhoff, SBB, PhD
• 2019 – Pat Arndt, MS, MT (ASCP) SBB
• 2020 – Terrina Yamamoto
• 2021 – Ira Shulman, MD
• 2022- Sandra Nance, MS, MT
• 2023 – Leonor Fernando, MD

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The Suzanne Ledin Memorial Foundation also supports education and training in transfusion medicine by awarding two yearly travel grants for SBB students to attend the annual AABB meetings.

To find out more about the Suzanne Ledin Memorial Foundation please contact Kathryn Ledin, PhD MPH at (415) 845-7118.

The Upton-Hemphill Award commemorates the work of the Founders of CBBS.

John R. Upton, M.D. gave birth to the idea of a statewide system of blood banks by suggesting it as early as 1943.  He was chairman of the California Medical Association Commission on Blood Banks from 1948 to 1958, and was the first President of CBBS, serving in that role from 1953 to 1958.  Dr. Upton was instrumental in the formation of several of the blood banks that became Institutional Members.

Bernice Hemphill, a licensed Bio-Analyst, acted as the Administrative Assistant to the California Medical Association Commission of Blood Banks at its inception in 1948.  Mrs. Hemphill was Secretary of the CBBS from 1953 to 1956 and promoted the Clearinghouse Program of CBBS, which was transferred to the Pacific District of the American Association of Blood Banks in 1956.  She devoted her life to blood banking in the administration of the Irwin Memorial Blood Centers and in service to CBBS, the National Clearinghouse System, and the American Association of Blood Banks.

Current Award Recipient

Robert Bayer
LifeStream Blood Bank

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Past Award Recipients

• 1977 – Robert Morris
• 1982 – Corinne Monroe
• 1984 – Joseph Hayhurst
• 1985 – Edward Tueller
• 1986 – Robert Dubois
• 1987 – Elmer Jennings
• 1988 – Evelyn Bizjak
• 1990 – Arthur Silvergleid
• 1991 – Harry Sacks
• 1992 – Wayne Scott
• 1993 – Jay Olmstead
• 1995 – Roger Svoboda
• 1996 – Carol A. Bell
• 1997 – Loni Calhoun
• 1998 – Paul V. Holland
• 1999 – Silvija Hoag
• 2000 – Ira Shulman
• 2001 – Vicki Finson
• 2002 – Martha Maple
• 2003 – Jean Stanley
• 2004 – Michael Fuller
• 2005 – Virginia Vengelen-Tyler
• 2006 – Alice Barnhart
• 2007 – Eileen Selogie
• 2008 – Priscilla Figueroa
• 2009 – Richard P. Kayser
• 2010 – Leslie Botos
• 2011 – Thomas Schallert
• 2012 – W. Tait Stevens
• 2013 – Nora Hirschler
• 2014 – Judy Parker
• 2015 – Vince Yalon
• 2016 – Carolyn Tyner
• 2017 – Penny Hunt, MT (ASCP), SBB
• 2018 – Kim-Anh Nguyen, MD, PhD
• 2019 – Holli Mason, MD
• 2020 – Terrina Yamamoto, CLS
• 2021 – Steve Ferraiuolo
• 2022 – Susan Noone
• 2023 – Donald R. Phipps, MT(ASCP), SBB