
Healthiest Laboratory Award
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory Services Division

Thomas E. Maxson Education, Training and Workforce Development Award
Erin Bowles, MT(ASCP)
Clinical Laboratory Network Coordinator
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

On the Front Line Award
Emilio Esteban, DVM, MBA, MPBM, PhD
Chief Scientist
Food Safety and Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture

Emerging Leader Award
Marie-Claire Rowlinson, PhD, D(ABMM)
Assistant Laboratory Director and CLIA Director
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories – Jacksonville


Leadership in Biosafety and Biosecurity Award
Andy Cannons, PhD, HCLD/CC (ABB)
Laboratory Director
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Public Health Laboratories – Tampa
Scott Hughes, PhD
Associate Director, Environmental Sciences & Office of Safety & Emergency Preparedness & Response
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Public Health Laboratory


Silver Award
Bryanne Shaw
Biology Section Manager
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Jason Mihalic, MBA
Chemistry Office Chief
Arizona Bureau of State Laboratory Services

Gold Standard Award
Jack Bennett
ALAB Technical Leader, Analytical Services and Instrumentation Division
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Champion of the Public Health Laboratory Award
Patrick Breysse, PhD, CIH Director
National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Presidential Award
John Besser, PhD
Deputy Chief, Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Philip Amuso, PhD, HCLD (ABB)
Retired

Lifetime Achievement Award
John Ridderhof, DrPH, HCLD(ABB)
Vice President, Diagnostic Microbiology Development Program