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2010 ASM Founders Distinguished Service Award Laureate |
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An ASM member since 1974, Patrick R. Murray, Ph.D., D(ABMM) is honored with the ASM Founders Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions and commitment to the ASM. Murray, Chief, Clinical Microbiology Laboratories, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, has been an active ASM volunteer since 1981 and is honored for his years of service to multiple ASM programs. Nominated by Kimberle Chapin, M.D., D(ABMM), she writes, “Murray continues to be enthusiastically involved with the ASM and promotes that same energy to those around him to become involved in whatever capacity possible.”
Murray’s most visible leadership role has been as the Editor-in-Chief of four consecutive editions of the “Manual of Clinical Microbiology,” a premier ASM publication. He also served for 15 years on the Editorial Board and as an Editor of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
Certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) in 1978, Murray began volunteering to the Board in 1981. Over 13 years, Murray served in virtually every ABMM leadership position and ultimately was elected Board Chair in 1991.
While juggling his commitments to ASM Publications and certification, he served as a member of the Academy’s Board of Governors; General Meeting and ICAAC Program Committees; Lab Capacity Building Committee, various award selection committees; and countless ad hoc committees of various ASM Boards. Murray was also Chair of the PSAB’s Committee on Laboratory Practices and Division C Chair and Councilor. “There is no questioning the breadth and depth of service that Murray has given to the ASM but one must also recognize the outstanding quality of that service,” remarked Michael A. Pfaller, M.D., a supporter of Murray’s nomination.
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Last Updated on Monday, 02 November 2009 15:09 |
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