Lab Manager is proud to announce the launch of its Leadership Excellence Awards, a program developed to recognize individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership and management skills within their scientific organizations.

Lab Manager’s readership represents leaders working in a wide variety of laboratory types, industries, and sizes. Whether you lead and manage a small team with a limited budget or a robust team with many stakeholders, Lab Manager is eager to celebrate individuals who go above and beyond to ensure the success of their staff and their organization’s mission. 

We are thrilled to announce the following people as winners in our first annual Leadership Excellence Awards:

Overall Lab Manager Excellence Award: Todd McEvoy, General Manager, Intertek Allentown, Allentown, PA

Excellence in Lab Leadership: Julia Barkans, Head of Laboratory Facilities, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

Excellence in Lab Management: Lily Vuong Sanchez, BCES, Supervising Chemist, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA

Young Lab Manager Excellence Award: Trace Martin, Laboratory Supervisor, City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Special Merit Award: Selina Lerma, Laboratory Supervisor, UW Health, Belvidere, IL

The winners of the Lab Manager Leadership Excellence Awards will be honored at the 2022 Lab Manager Leadership Summit in May.

Read more about the Leadership Excellence Awards on labmanager.com, and stay tuned for special feature articles on each of our winners. Congratulations to all!

• To gain recognition of your (or your colleague’s) hard work and dedication to your role as a lab manager

• Showcase the success of your staff and organization, and how you (or your colleague) played a starring role in that success

• Highlight the challenges you (or your colleague) have overcome as a lab manager and share your solutions to help others facing similar challenges in their own labs

• Share your experiences and expertise to inspire and motivate others

Overall Lab Manager Excellence Award: The winner of this award exemplifies all the traits, knowledge, and skills needed to successfully run a laboratory

Excellence in Lab Leadership: This award focuses on the “people” side of laboratory leadership. The winner of this award demonstrates how to manage lab staff effectively, how to improve employee engagement and satisfaction, and how to develop rising leaders among their staff

Excellence in Lab Management: This award focuses on the lab’s mission. The winner of this award demonstrates a keen eye for doing many things right, such as building effective safety and quality programs, delivering excellent technical results, and exceeding organizational goals

Young Lab Manager Excellence Award: This award focuses on the rising stars of an organization. This award applies to lab leaders under 40-years-old who have broken barriers, exceeded expectations, and who show strong potential to make a lasting impact on their organization

Winners will be interviewed for feature articles published by Lab Manager. Winners will also receive a digital badge/logo to display on their website and social media, and they will be mailed a plaque. The winners will also be invited to attend the 2022 Lab Manager Leadership Summit at no cost.

Honorable Mention and any other awards will be given solely at the judges’ discretion. Honorable Mention will receive a digital badge/logo to display on their website and social media, and will be sent a certificate.