The Georgia Society for Histotechnology

Awards Page

pdf file for nomination of Histologists
2018 GSH Award Nomination form

Billie L. Swisher Lifetime Achievement Award
(sponsored by PolyScientific R&D)
2012 Shirley Powell HT(ASCP) HTL
2013 Mike Ayers BA HT(ASCP)
2014 Wanda Jones HT(ASCP), QIHC
2015 Emilye Jo Spires HT(ASCP) HTL
2016 Vinnie Della Speranza
President's Award
(sponsored by Thermo Fisher)
2012 Michael Bourgeois HT(ASCP)
2013 Nancy Crane HT(ASCP)
2014 Billie Zimmerman MT(ASCP), QIHC
2015 Janet Hobbs HT(ASCP), QIHC
2016 Cindy Baranowski
2017 Sandra Richards
IHC/Molecular Scholarship Award
(sponsored by Biocare)
2012 Elaine Rutledge HT(ASCP), QIHC
2013 Elizabeth Medley HT(ASCP)
2014 Veronica Shives HT(ASCP)
2015 Amanda Zbinden HT(ASCP)
2016 Jasmine Dixon
2017 Angel Buffington
GSH Holde-Puchtler Student Award
(sponsored by StatLab 2012-2014/ MediaLab 2015 to date)
2012 Jameice Tennison
2013 David Bruce
2014 David Dacalio
2015 Matthew Barnes
2016 Melanie Meadows
2017 Savanna Brumley

GSH Histotechnologist of the Year
(sponsored by Sakura)

1978 Billie Swisher
1979 Mike Ayers
1980 Mary Knight
1981 Geneva Gray
1982 Shirley Powell
1983 Emilye Jo Spires
1984 Glenda Buchek
1985 Rhonda Rogers
1986 Billie Swisher
1987 Barbara Burroughs
1988 Suzi Schwarz
1989 John Tarpley
1990 Bob Santoianni
1991 Patti Hicks Wilson
1992 Susan Meloan
1993 Lisa Whittington
1994 Sylvia Cameron
1995 Clara Noojin
1996 Kimberly Smith
1997 Jennifer Smith
1998 Patsy Bowzard
1999 Connie Wavrin
2000 Leta Edwards
2001 Lori Knowles
2002 Tim Morken
2003-2006 No nominations
2007 Lynn Nabors
2008 Elaine Rutledge
2009 Anne Taylor
2010 Harriet Baker
2011 Chris Coley
2012 Wanda Simons
2013 Denise McCord
2014 Joyce Weems
2015 Jeanine Sanders
2016 Linda Davis
2017 Fran Davis