Rev. 5/05

The Edward P. Dolbey Award is made possible through an endowment fund established by Edward P. Dolbey and Company, formerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The award is given annually to the outstanding Clinical Laboratory Science Professional in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  The first award was given in 1958.  The selection of the recipient of this award is made entirely by the  American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science-Pennsylvania.

 To be eligible for the Dolbey Award one must:
1. Have had membership (Professional or Emeritus) in ASCLS-PA for at least five successive years immediately prior to the nomination. Student membership may qualify as one (1) of the five (5) years.
2. Have made gainful contributions to the activities of ASCLS-PA.
3. Be actively engaged in the profession of Clinical Laboratory Science for five (5) years prior to the nomination.  This five (5) years may include no more than one (1) year of student membership.

Candidates for the Dolbey Award will be considered primarily for their contributions to ASCLS-PA, and may be nominated for the ASCLS Member of the Year.

The following information must be submitted on the nominee using the Edward P. Dolbey nomination form:

1. Membership Information
2. Educational Background
3. Professional Certification
4. Professional Employment and Experience in the Clinical Laboratory Science Profession
5. Offices and Activities held in local, state, and national societies
6. Professional Publication/Presentations
7. Activities in Professional Organizations other than ASCLS-PA/ASCLS
8. Professional Relations Activities
9. A letter/essay detailing why the individual should win this award.  This letter should detail the nominees contributions to the Society.  (i.e.:  contributions toward Strategic Plan Initiatives.)

Four copies of the nomination forms must be submitted to the ASCLS-PA Awards Chair.  Nomination forms must be postmarked by February 1 of each year to meet the deadline.  It is recommended that the nomination forms be sent certified or registered mail.

The ASCLS-PA Awards Chair will receive all the nomination forms.  The Chair will verify the eligibility of the nominees based on the above criteria.  The Chair will then determine further eligibility for the Dolbey Award using a pre-defined points system.  Points on the nomination forms will be tallied by the Awards Chair.  The nomination forms and letters/essays for those nominees who have achieved the minimum number of points to be considered eligible will be forwarded to the Dolbey subcommittee who will make the final vote.

The Dolbey subcommittee will be comprised of the three immediate past Dolbey Award recipients, unless one of those recipients is not a current member of ASCLS-PA, or if one of those recipients is the current ASCLS-PA Awards Chair.  If such occurs, the subcommittee will be comprised of the three past Dolbey Award recipients who meet the above criteria.

Each member of the subcommittee will receive one vote.  The nominee who receives two votes will be determined to be the winner.  In the event of a tie, the Award Chair will break the tie.

If the Dolbey subcommittee determines that none of the nominees are eligible to receive the award, the Awards Chair shall notify the ASCLS-PA President by phone no later than February 10.  If no nominees are submitted, the Awards Chair shall notify the ASCLS-PA President by phone no later than February 5.  In either case, the ASCLS-PA President shall solicit further nominations from the ASCLS-PA Leadership with a new deadline of February 28.
The Award shall be presented during the Spring meeting at the Awards Banquet.  The presentation shall be made by a representative of the Edward P. Dolbey Company or designee and the immediate past ASCLS-PA Dolbey recipient.  The ASCLS-PA Awards Chair shall assist with the presentation in preparing the recipient’s biographical sketch.

Nomination forms will be sent to the entire ASCLS-PA Leadership through the President’s Leadership mailing during the beginning part of the President’s term.