About Us

The mission of ASCLS is to make a positive impact in health care through leadership that will assure excellence in the practice of laboratory medicine.

ASCLS believes...
  1. Quality laboratory service is essential to quality health care.
  2. Competent, credentialed, laboratory professionals are the foundation to quality laboratory medicine.
  3. Everyone deserves access to safe, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered health care, and
  4. Advancing the laboratory profession advances health care.

Adopted by the ASCLS House of Delegates July 2011.
Region V Representatives from South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota gather together during the Region V Caucus meeting in Philadelphia.
Kathy Hansen, ASCLS-MN received the Life Time Achievement Award at the 2016 ASCLS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia PA! CONGRATULATIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 ASCLS AWARD WINNERS FROM REGION V
Bio-Rad Scientific Assembly Professional Achievement Award: Molecular Diagnostics
Charlotte Romain (Minnesota)

Bio-Rad Scientific Assembly Professional Achievement Award: Chemistry/Urinalysis
Pam Kieffer (South Dakota)

CLS Distinguished Author Award - Education
Janice Conway-Klaassen (Minnesota)

Website
Jenna Pruitt (Minnesota)

State Constituent Society Member of the Year
Minnesota: Karen Renaud
North Dakota: Stacey Askvig
South Dakota: Pam Kieffer
Wisconsin: Mallory Janquart

Student Forum Leadership Award
Matthew Yang (Minnesota - Nominee) Maria Rodriguez (Montana - Winner)

New Professional Member of the Year
Kelley Weber (Minnesota - Nominee) Ally Storla (Georgia - Winner)

50 Years of Membership Milestone
Norine Janzen (Wisconsin)

Key to the Future
Minnesota: Matthew Yang, Raedean Hiebert, Rebecca Beckman
North Dakota: Muhammad Riji, Tammy Windish, Zachary Lunak
South Dakota: Tiffany Montalvo, Korrine Jones
Wisconsin: Ali Nussbaum, Nicole Buza, Tricia Ross

For a full listing of all nominees and winners, click here.