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Morten Grove-Rasmussen Award
Karen Tiegerman Memorial Lectureship
Angelyn Konugres Lectureship
This award was established
in 1976 in memory of Dr. Morten Grove-Rasmussen who, as Blood Bank Director
of the Transfusion Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, became known as
a leader in the field. It is to be given to an individual (or group) who has
made a significant contribution to the field of transfusion medicine.
Former recipients:
1976
Charles Huggins, M.D.
Director, Blood Transfusion Service
Massachusetts General Hospital
1977
Eugene M. Berkman, M.D.
Medical Director, Blood Bank
New England Medical Center
1978
Sherwin V. Kevy, M.D.
Director, Blood Transfusion Service
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
1979
Mary Rota, RN
Nurse-Supervisor
Blood Transfusion Service
Massachusetts General Hospital
1980
Angelyn Adele Konugres, PhD
Director, Blood Bank and Research
Boston Hospital for Women
1981
The Blood Grouping Laboratory
Boston, Massachusetts
1982
Robert J. Tinch, Sr., MS
Research Associate
Biomedical Engineering
Blood Bank
New England Deaconess Hospital
1983
Mary F. Stinson
Supervisor, Blood Bank
Goddard Hospital
1984
Ronald A. Yankee, M.D.
Medical Director
Rhode Island Blood Center
1985
Mary T. Burtis, MT (ASCP), SBB
Blood Bank Supervisor, Reference Laboratory
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
1986
Irma O. Szymanski, M.D.
Director, Blood Services
University of Massachusetts
Medical Center
1987
Lawrence N. Button
Research Associate
The Children’s Hospital
1988
Margot S. Kruskall, M.D.
Medical Director, Blood Bank
Beth Israel Hospital
1989
Christine Pinnetti, RN
Senior Staff Nurse
New England Medical Center
1990
Peter L. Page, M.D.
Medical Director
American Red Cross Blood Services
Northeast Region
1991
C. Robert Valeri, M.D.
Scientific Director
Naval Blood Research Laboratory
Boston, Massachusetts
1992
Carl W. Walter, M.D.
Founder, Chairman of the Board
Fenwal, Incorporated
1993
Sunny Dzik, M.D.
Medical Director
Blood Bank and Tissue Typing Laboratory
New England Deaconess Hospital
1994
Ken Anderson, M.D.
Medical Director
Blood Component Laboratory
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
1995
Sanford Kurtz, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Laboratory Medicine
Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center
1996
Mark Popovsky, M.D.
Chief Medical Director
American Red Cross Blood Services
Northeast region
1997
Edward L. Snyder, M.D.
Medical Director
Yale New Haven Hospital
1998
James P. Aubuchon, M.D.
Medical Director
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
1999
Robert Weinstein, M.D.
Medical Director
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
2000
Maruditsa Y. Mitsiu, MS, MT (ASCP), SBB
Blood Bank Supervisor
SBB Program Director
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, West Campus
2001
Edmond J. Yunis, M.D.
Department of Cancer Immunology and AIDS
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2002
Scott Murphy, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
American Red Cross Blood Services
Penn-Jersey Region
2003
Joel Umlas, M.D.
Medical Director, Blood Bank
Mount Auburn Hospital
2004
Delores Mallory, MT (ASCP), SBB
Director, Reference Laboratory
American Red Cross
2005
Naomi L.C. Luban, M.D.
Instructor of Child Health and Development
George Washington University School of Medicine
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
2006
Blood Group Serology Reference Laboratory
American Red Cross, New England Region
2007
Christopher P. Stowell, M.D.
Director, Blood Transfusion Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
2008
Chet Andrzejewski, Jr., PhD, MD, FCAP
Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
2009
Leslie E. Silberstein, M.D.
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Director of the Joint Program in Transfusion Medicine (Children's, Brigham and
Women's, and DFCI)
Director, Center for Human Cell Therapy at the Immune Disease Institute
Boston, MA
This lectureship was established
in 1993 by the New England Medical Center Blood Bank in memory Karen Tiegerman,
who was the Blood Bank Supervisor.
Karen was an independent thinker who took time to share her knowledge with others.
She loved her work and took pride in being a Medical Technologist. She obtained
a B.S. in Medical Technology, an M.S. in Health Sciences Education and SBB certification.
She taught at Erie Community College before becoming Supervisor of the Blood
Bank at New England Medical Center. Karen also served on the Board of Directors
of the MABB.
This annual lectureship is awarded to a Medical Technologist who, like Karen,
loves his or her work and is dedicated to the profession.
Former Lecturers:
1993
Karen Ann Anderson, MBA, MT (ASCP), SBB
Principal Officer
American Red Cross Blood Services – Northeast Region
1994
Patricia J. Ellinger, MSEd, MT (ASCP), SBB
Supervisor
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
1995
Sheila Maillet, MT (ASCP), SBB
Assistant Compliance Officer
Beth Israel Hospital
Boston, MA
1997
Linda Hahn, MPM, MT (ASCP), SBB
Vice President and Clinical Director
Institute for Transfusion Medicine
1998
Ellen Areman, MS, SBB (ASCP)
Technical Director, Cellular Engineering Laboratory
Georgetown University Medical Center
1999
Darlys Schott, MT (ASCP), SBB
Supervisor, Cell Manipulation, Gene Transfer and Cryopreservation Laboratories
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2000
Lucia M. Berte, MA, MT (ASCP), SBB, DLM, CQA (ASQ), CQMgr
Elmhurst, Illinois
2001
Margaret F. Kenney, MS, CLS, SBB
Assistant Education Coordinator
Rhode Island Blood Center
2002
Carl T. Wrubel, MS, MT (ASCP), SBB
Technical Supervisor, Blood Bank Laboratory
Lahey Clinic Medical Center
2003
Janet Vincent, MS, SBB (ASCP)
Education Coordinator
University of Texas, Medical Branch
2004
Suzanne Butch, MA, MT (ASCP), SBB, CQA (ASQ)
Chief Technologist, Blood Bank and Transfusion Service
University of Michigan Medical Center
2005
Peggy Spruell, MT (ASCP), SBB
Consultation and Reference Laboratory
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
2006
Dorothy L. Bergeron and Estelle Leger
Instructors in Immunohematology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
2007
Kay Doyle, PhD, MT (ASCP),
Professor and Chair, Department of Clinical Labs and Nutritional Sciences
University of Massachusetts Lowell
2008
Denise Harmening, PhD, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA)
Professor, Department of Medical and Research Technology
School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore
2009
Marianne A Silva, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ)
Consultant, AABB Consulting Services Division
Bethesda, MD
Dr. Konugres is well known
to our community. She has been a recipient of numerous scientific and civic
awards, including our Association’s Morton Grove-Rasmussen award. Upon
her retirement, this lectureship was established in her honor.
She has served as Director of the Blood Bank of the Los Angeles County General
Hospital, USC School of Medicine, Research Associate and Associate Director
for the Blood Grouping Laboratory, Boston, and as director of the Blood Bank,
Boston Hospital for Women. She was for many years Associate Director of the
Blood Bank at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She served as a Principal
Associate in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School. She is recognized
nationally as an author on hemolytic disease of the newborn, neonatal transfusion
therapy, and blood testing for disputed parentage.
This lectureship is awarded in alternate years.
Former Lecturers:
1997
Herbert F. Polesky, M.D.
Director, Memorial Blood Centers of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
1999
Richard Walker, M.D.
Director, Transfusion Medicine
Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI
2001
John Moulds, MT (ASCP), SBB
Director of Immunohematology Assay Development and Research
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
2003
Marilyn K. Moulds, MT (ASCP), SBB
Vice President, Reference and Education Services
Immucor Gamma
2005
Marion Reid, PhD
Director of Immunohematology
Head of Immunochemistry Laboratory
New York Blood Center
2007
C. Robert Valeri, M.D.
Director, Naval Blood Research Laboratory
Boston, Massachusetts
2009
Robert Weinstein, MD
Chief, Division of Transfusion Medicine
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Worcester, MA