Faculty Honors

Dr. Susan Beck received the “Distinguished Author Award” by the editors of the journal, Clinical Laboratory Science, for the article she co-authored with Kathy Doig; “Are new CLS Practitioners Prepared to Stay.” Clin Lab Sci. 21(4): 2008

Dr. Rebecca Laudicina was awarded the "Outstanding Author Award" by the editors of the journal, Clinical Laboratory Science, for her article "Searching for Hereditary Hemochromatosis" Clin Lab Sci. 2006;19(3):174-183. The article described a project in which more than 2,000 low-income residents of 18 counties in western North Carolina underwent free laboratory testing for hereditary hemochromatosis (HH). Laboratory evidence of HH was documented in approximately 1% of all participants.

Dr. Vicky LeGrys was honored by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) for her work as the chair of the subcommittee that revised and improved practice quidelines for sweat testing. The document, Sweat Testing: Sample Collection and Quantitative Chloride Analysis: Approved Guideline, was published by the CLSI in December of 2009.

Dr. Susan M. Orton is a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology (ABMLI). Dr. Orton has been a faculty member in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science since 2004 and she has primary responsibility for the molecular diagnostic science courses. She received her B.S. in Medical Technology from East Carolina University and her Ph.D. from NC State. She completed a post-graduate training program accredited by the Committee on Postgraduate Educational Programs (CPEP) at the UNC School of Medicine. To earn the ABMLI credential, Dr. Orton first met rigorous educational and experiential requirements and then passed a comprehensive written examination. She has demonstrated the knowledge and skills necessary to direct laboratories engaged in the immunological diagnosis of human disease.