Awards

Member of the Year

2025: Tiffany Wafford

2024: Debbie Faubion

2018: Dr. Rodney Rohde

2017: Dr. Rodney Rohde

2016: Dr. Brandy Greenhill

2015: Joanna Ellis

2014: Dr. Linda Smith

2013: Dr. Christie Thompson

Keys to the Future

2025: Monique Nathan, Cordy Kudika, Kris Sullivan

2024: Brittany Teeter, Juan U. Rojo, Tiffany Wafford

2021: Stephanie Snow & Gilbert Swink

2019: Amanda Sanchez, Gilbert Swink, Joanna Miranda

2018: Vanessa Coonrod

2017: Kirk Newport, Taylor Meyer, Eric Bruton

2016: Adilene Olvera, Binh Pham, Gerald Redwine

2015: Elizabeth Edmunds, Brooks Kennedy, Jazmen Meyers

2014: Rosemarie Nguyen, Alysen Johnson, Jennifer Rivers

2013: Maureen Burke and Katie Parsley

2012: Jasmine Davis and Stephen Garcia

Presidential Merit Awards

2025: Duncan Samo

2019: Kirk Newport

2018: Debbie Faubion

2017: David Falleur and Dr. Brandy Greenhill

2016: Debbie Faubion and Shirlyn McKenzie

2015: Dr. Brandy Greenhill and David Falleur

2014: Duncan Samo and Dr. Rodney Rohde

2013: Joanna Ellis and Karen Chandler

2012: Duncan Samo and Karen Chandler

TACLS Scholarship Recipients

2025:

MS-MLS: Emily Stevens

MLS: Damian Franco

MLT: Caitlin Ortmann

2024:

Jacklyn Almeda

Areli Capistran

2023: 

Wesley Herrera (Texas State University) - MLS

Gerardo Salgado (Panola College) - MLT

2022:

Matthew Nguyen (Texas Tech University) - MLS

Suhayla Jariri (Tarleton State University) - MLT

2021:  

Rickie D. Stevenson (Texas State University) - MLS

2020:

Amber Nanni (Texas Tech University) - MLS

Doryan Redding (Texas State University) - MLS

2019:

Sadina Ryder (Del Mar College) - MLT

2018:

Heather Hansen (Texas State University) - MLS

Student Bowl Winners

2025:

1st: Texas State

2nd: UT Health Science Center SA

3rd: Houston Methodist

2024:

1st: Texas State

2nd: UT Health Science Center SA

3rd: Del Mar College

2022:
1st: UTMB Team A
2nd: UT Health Science Center SA Team B
3rd: UTMB Team B

2019: 
1st: Houston Methodist Hospital
2nd: UTMB Team A
3rd: UTRGV

2018:
1st: UT Health Science Center SA
2nd: Houston Methodist Hospital
3rd: Texas State

2017:
          1st: UT Health SA          
2nd: United Regional Health Care System
3rd: Del Mar College

2016:
1st: Houston Methodist Hospital
2nd:  UTHSCSA
3rd.  Texas State University

2015:
1st:  Houston Methodist Hospital
2nd:  UTPA
3rd:  
United Regional Health Care System

2014: 
1st:  Houston Methodist Hospital
2nd:  Tarleton B
3rd: UTEP

2012:  
    1st: Houston Methodist Hospital
    2nd: MD Anderson Houston
    3rd: UT EL PASO

Poster Winners

2025

Graduate/Professional

1st Place: Retrospective Study Comparing Meningitis Rates Pre and Post Vaccine Mandate in South Central States

-Alessandra Vaccaro

2nd Place: A Retrospective Study Comparing Operating Room and Inpatient Transfusions in Pediatric Trauma Patients

 -Jenessa Brown

3rd Place: Assessing the Extent of Scholarly Dissemination of Clinical Laboratory Science Graduates

-Niti Vyas, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)CM 

Undergraduate

1st Place: Discovery of Novel Therapeutics/Vaccine Against Dengue Virus

-Patricia Garza

2nd Place: Examining the Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Small Colony Variants in Chronic Wounds: A Pilot Study

-Eleanna Carris

3rd Place: The Potential use of Exosomes for Diagnosis and Therapeutics

-Kathryn Giordano

2024

1st Place: Malerie Dozier

2nd Place: Kassandra Carranza

3rd Place: Hannah Palacios 

2019

1st Place: Ecological interaction between Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, vectors of human diseases, in Panama
-Brenda C. Baca, Jose R. Loaiza, Delfina Dominguez

2nd Place: The Clinical Significance of Staphylococcus aureus small colony variants: A review
-Klara C. Keim, Allie C. Smith, Ph.D.M (ASCP)CM

3rd Place: Prevalence of biocide resistant genes in medical students colonized by Staphylococcus aureus.
-Brenda C. Baca, Maria Jose Ibarra, Delfina Dominguez, Michael Woods, and Debra Bramblett

2017

1st place Graduate: 3D Imaging of Immunostained Tubule Lumens in Solvent-Cleared, Whole Mount Mouse Kidneys
-Bruton E, Adewde K, Zimmerman S., Trent C., Marciano D Texas State

1st place Undergraduate: Comparison of Urine Reagent Strip Glucose Testing to Vitros Urine Glucose  Texas Tech
-Bullock H, Dong Y, Sawyer B

1st place Professional: A Prospective Study of Patients Diagnosed with Sarcoidosis: Nutrition, Healthy Assessment and Environmental Exposures
-Carvana LB, Redwine G, Limmer S, Rohde R, Russian C

National Omicron Sigma

2019
Louanne Lawrence
Linda Smith
Gerald Redwine
Rachel Alexander
Julia O'Donnell 

2018
Louanne Lawrence
Rachel Alexander
Gerald Redwine
​Linda Smith

2017
Linda Smith
Jazmen Myers
Brandy Greenhill
Louann Lawrence
Jennifer Dawson

2016
Karen Chandler
Jasmin Davis
David Falleur
Debbie Faubion
Brandy Greenhill
Jazmen Myers
Linda Smith

2015
Karen Chandler
Dave Falleur
Debbie Faubion
Brandy Greenhill
Jazmen Myers
Duncan Samo
Linda Smith
Rodney Rohde

2014
Linda Smith
Karen Chandler
David Falleur
Debbie Faubion
Rodney Rohde
Jasmine Davis
John Wentz
Rosemary Nguyen

2012
Karen Chandler
David Falleur
Vicki Freeman
Donna Meyer
Rodney Rhode
Chelsea Stewart
Jasmin Davis
Debbie Faubion
David McGlasson
Shirlyn McKenzie
Linda Smith

Regional Omicron Sigma

2024

Miles Tompkins

2020
Rachel Alexander
Debra Faubion
Terry Kotrla
Louann Lawrence
​John Wentz

2019
Brandy Greenhill
Rodney Rohde
Jose Salazar
Gerald Redwine
Heather Hansen
Louann Lawrence
Shirlyn McKenzie
Duncan Samo
Vickie Freeman
Linda Smith
Debra Faubion

2018
Karen Chandler
Debra Faubion
Vickie Freeman
Brandy Greenhill
Duncan Samo

​2017
Rodney E. Rohde
Duncan Samo
Kayleigh Perez

2016
Rodney E. Rohde
Duncan Samo

2015
Joanna Ellis
Jasmin Davis
Sandra Tijerina
David McGlasson


2014
Joanna Ellis
Brandy Greenhill
Becky See
Joal Hubbard
Duncan Samo

2012
Joanna Ellis
Duncan Samo
Stephen Garcia
Becky See

State Omicron Sigma

2024

Tiffany Wafford

Rajkumar Rajendran

Stephanie Whitehead

Felix Morales

Leonor Crumley

Maria Corriveau

Maria (Terry) Aguirre

Nian Maniotis

Jesse Wulff

Gilbert Swink

2021
Cheryl Burns
Vanessa Coonrod
Muneeza Esani
Vicky Freeman
Brandy Greenhill
Joanna Miranda
Kirk Newport
Gerald Redwine
Rodney Rohde
Duncan Samo
Amanda Sanchez
Linda Smith
Stephanie Snow
Jean Sparks
Gilbert Swink
Sandra Tijerina
Lorraine Torres
​John Wentz

2020
Rachel Alexander
Cheryl Burns
Janet Enderle
Muneeza Esani
Debra Faubion
Vicki Freeman
Brandy Greenhill
Jazmen Johnson
Terry Kotrla
Louann Lawrence
Joanna Miranda
Kirk Newport
Doryan Redding
Gerand Redwine
Rodney Rohde
Duncan Samo
Amanda Sanchez
Ellen Sanderson
Linda Smith
Jean Sparks
Luis Gilbert Swink
Sandra Tijerina
Lorraine Torres
​John Wentz​

2019
Kirk Newport
Debbie Faubion
Sandra Tijerina
Jean Sparks
Vanessa Coonrod
Ellen Sanderson
Dave Falleur
Rodney Rohde
Duncan Samo

2018
Elizabeth Edmunds
David Falleur
Jazmen Myers
Kirk Newport
Rodney Rohde
Ellen Sanderson
Sandra Tijerina
Lori Torres

2017
Shirlyn McKenzie
Jean Sparks
Elizabeth Edmunds
Christie Thompson
John Wentz
Gerald Redwine
Kirk Newport
David Falleur
Adilene (Ady) Olvera

2016
Elizabeth Edmunds
Joanna Ellis
Shirlyn McKenzie
Gerald Redwine
Ellen Sanderson
Jean Sparks
Christie Thompson
Sandra Tijerina

2015
Elizabeth Edmunds
Faizan Khan
Adilene (Ady) Olvera
Ellen Sanderson
Candy Schaper
 Christie Thompson

2014
Chris Einsphar
Maira Reyna
Ellen Sanderson
Christina Thompson
Sandra Tijerina
Lori Torres

2012
Carrie Bartosh
Ellen Sanderson
Anya Sears
Christina Thompson
Sally Hoger
Candace Schaper
Stephanie Snow
Erin Walker
John Wentz