President's Shield

The President’s Shield is awarded by the current President of the Association for Laboratory Medicine to mark an outstanding contribution to the Association.

Winners

Year	Recipient	Reason for award
2021	Miss C J Taylor and Mr M J Lester	For their outstanding contribution to the Association over many years
2020	Dr E Bateman and Dr R Shorten	For their leadership of the Immunology and Microbiology Professional Committees
2019	Dr R L Wilmot	For development of the ACB equality, diversity and inclusion strategy
2018	Dr G McCreanor	For her outstanding service as President of the ACB
2017	Dr E J Lamb	Editor in Chief of Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
2016	Mr G H Lester	For his leadership of the Federation of Clinical Scientists
2015	To those who created and developed the Frontiers in Laboratory Medicine Meeting
2014	Prof R A Sherwood	For his tireless contributions to Venture Publications
2013	Mr B L Smith	For his 3 decades of service as Chief Negotiator for the FCS
2012	Mr J W Kane	For service to the ACB as Chair of the Workforce Advisory Committee
2011	Dr D M Cassidy	For service to the ACB as Chair & Director of the Education Committee
2010	Dr G McCreanor	For work on gaining accreditation for the ACB to award Chartered Scientist status
2009	Mrs K Heaney	Leadership of the ACB Trainees in 2008 National Pathology Week
2008	Dr W S A Smellie	Leading the Best Laboratory Practice in Primary Care Project
2007	Dr R J Flanagan	Development of Analytical Toxicology Training
2006	Dr M J Toop	Establishment of the Clinical Practice Section
2005	The Lab Tests Online-UK Team	Creation of the Lab Tests Online-UK website
2004	Mr S P Halloran	Service to the ACB as editor of Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
2003	Dr G V Groom	Setting up the ACB office at Tooley Street
2002	Mrs P Nielsen	Organisation of Focus meetings
2001	Prof C P Price	Clinical Scientist Registration
2000	Dr D Burnett	Laboratory Accreditation
1999	Dr G S Challand	Cases for comment
1998	Mr A D Hirst	Workforce planning
1997	Dr R G Jones	ACB Information Technology
1996	Dr R J Spooner	XVI ICCC Bursary Fund
1995	Dr G S Challand, Dr D J Newman, Dr J M Wardell, Mr M J Hallworth, Dr M A Myers, Dr S Khosrow-Shahiyan	Speaking out for Clinical Science Task Force
1994	Miss J M Smith	Opportunity 2000 Task Force
1993	Dr G H Beastall	European activities
1992	Dr D B Freedman	Innovation in debate at Focus
1991	Dr W D Mitchell & Dr G F Watt	Use of medical chemistry in diagnosis and followup of a rare clinical condition
1990	Dr J D Berg	Service to the ACB as editor of ACB News