Awards
Gene Beston Award-Gene Beston was a long-time friend of many MaSH members during his tenure with the Lipshaw (Thermo-Fisher) Company and he worked hard to promote our society. In honor of his memory, the annual Gene Beston Award was established and is presented to a recipient for his/her outstanding and exceptional service to the field of Histotechnology.
Ken Andrews Award-Ken Andrews was a founding member of both NSH and MaSH and the first President of MaSH. After his untimely passing on March 9, 2002, the MaSH Board of Directors voted to institute an annual award in his memory. The Ken Andrews Award is presented to a recipient who has demonstrated a willingness to promote learning and understanding in the field of Histotechnology.
Norma King Award-Norma King was also a founding member of MaSH, the 2nd President of MaSH , and mentored many histotechs throughout her career. The Norma King Award honors the MaSH Histotech of the Year and was presented for the first time at the 2007 Annual Region 1 Meeting on March 9, 2007 in Devens, Ma. The award is presented to a current MaSH member who has demonstrated mentorship and teamwork in their workplace.
Recipients:
1981 Gene Beston Award- Norma King
1982 Gene Beston Award- Barbara Hewitt
1983 Gene Beston Award- Lorraine Duhamel
1984 Gene Beston Award- Suzanne Carbone
1985 Gene Beston Award- Kenneth Andrews
1986 Gene Beston Award- Janet Comiskey
1987 Gene Beston Award- Clifford Chapman
1988 Gene Beston Award- James Edward 111
1989 Gene Beston Award- Cynthia Stone
1990 Gene Beston Award- No Awards (1/2-day workshop)
1991 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
1992 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
1993 Gene Beston Award- No Awards (Region 1 Meeting)
1994 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
1995 Gene Beston Award- Lorelei Margeson
1996 Gene Beston Award- Michael Fredrickson
1997 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
1998 Gene Beston Award- Barbara Morey
1999 Gene Beston Award- Barbara Morey
2000 Gene Beston Award- No Awards (1/2-day workshop)
2001 Gene Beston Award- Barbara Morey
2002 Gene Beston Award- Jason Burrill
2003 Gene Beston Award- Philip Seifert
Ken Andrews Award-Donna Fayad
2004 Gene Beston Award- Doris Parthum
Ken Andrews Award-Clifford Chapman
2005 Gene Beston Award- Yvette Miller
Ken Andrews Award-Lorelei Margeson
2006 Gene Beston Award- Jeannie Rice
Ken Andrews Award-Michael Fredrickson
2007 Gene Beston Award- Mary Lou Kilcoyne
Ken Andrews Award-Donna Hassard
Norma King Award- Holly Goolsby
2008 Gene Beston Award- Tonora Archibald
Ken Andrews Award-Jean DesRosiers
Norma King Award- Sandra Knight
2009 Gene Beston Award- Mei Zheng
Ken Andrews Award-Abbey Wolpe Morales
Norma king Award- Janet Comiskey
2010 Gene Beston Award- Michael Dufault
Ken Andrews Award-Michelle Schwab MacDonald
Norma King Award- Sue Ryan
2011 Gene Beston award- Kathy Shaw
Ken Andrews Award- Emily Yandl
Norma King Award- David Bowman
2012 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
Ken Andrews Award-Unknown
Norma King Award- Unknown
2013 Gene Beston Award- Ann Costa
Ken Andrews Award- Karen Bryan
Norma King Award- Emily Morey
2014 No Awards (Region 1 Meeting)
2015 Gene Beston Award- No Recipient
Ken Andrews Award-No Recipient
Norma King Award- Like Tonggu
2016 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
Ken Andrews Award-Unknown
Norma King Award- Unknown
2017 Gene Beston Award- Anna Marie JoJatu
Ken Andrews Award- Janelle Powers
Norma King award- Catherine Lee
2018 Gene Beston Award- No Recipient
Ken Andrews Award- Vincent Fobert
Norma King Award- Jessica Maldonado
2019 No Awards (Region 1 Meeting)
2020 No Awards (Meeting by Zoom due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
2021 No Awards (Meeting by Zoom due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
2022 Gene Beston Award- Jennifer Brennan
Ken Andrews Award- Caitlin Routhier
Norma King Award- Gina Benedetto
2023 Gene Beston Award- No Recipient
Ken Andrews Award- Jessica Maldonado
Norma King Award- Ann Allen
2024 Gene Beston Award- Susan Pines
Ken Andrews Award- Ana-Maria Jojatu
Norma King Award- Ann Costa
2025 Gene Beston Award- Umesh Paneru
Ken Andrews Award- Katelin Murphy
Norma King Award- Tracey Douglas
Ken Andrews Award-Ken Andrews was a founding member of both NSH and MaSH and the first President of MaSH. After his untimely passing on March 9, 2002, the MaSH Board of Directors voted to institute an annual award in his memory. The Ken Andrews Award is presented to a recipient who has demonstrated a willingness to promote learning and understanding in the field of Histotechnology.
Norma King Award-Norma King was also a founding member of MaSH, the 2nd President of MaSH , and mentored many histotechs throughout her career. The Norma King Award honors the MaSH Histotech of the Year and was presented for the first time at the 2007 Annual Region 1 Meeting on March 9, 2007 in Devens, Ma. The award is presented to a current MaSH member who has demonstrated mentorship and teamwork in their workplace.
Recipients:
1981 Gene Beston Award- Norma King
1982 Gene Beston Award- Barbara Hewitt
1983 Gene Beston Award- Lorraine Duhamel
1984 Gene Beston Award- Suzanne Carbone
1985 Gene Beston Award- Kenneth Andrews
1986 Gene Beston Award- Janet Comiskey
1987 Gene Beston Award- Clifford Chapman
1988 Gene Beston Award- James Edward 111
1989 Gene Beston Award- Cynthia Stone
1990 Gene Beston Award- No Awards (1/2-day workshop)
1991 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
1992 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
1993 Gene Beston Award- No Awards (Region 1 Meeting)
1994 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
1995 Gene Beston Award- Lorelei Margeson
1996 Gene Beston Award- Michael Fredrickson
1997 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
1998 Gene Beston Award- Barbara Morey
1999 Gene Beston Award- Barbara Morey
2000 Gene Beston Award- No Awards (1/2-day workshop)
2001 Gene Beston Award- Barbara Morey
2002 Gene Beston Award- Jason Burrill
2003 Gene Beston Award- Philip Seifert
Ken Andrews Award-Donna Fayad
2004 Gene Beston Award- Doris Parthum
Ken Andrews Award-Clifford Chapman
2005 Gene Beston Award- Yvette Miller
Ken Andrews Award-Lorelei Margeson
2006 Gene Beston Award- Jeannie Rice
Ken Andrews Award-Michael Fredrickson
2007 Gene Beston Award- Mary Lou Kilcoyne
Ken Andrews Award-Donna Hassard
Norma King Award- Holly Goolsby
2008 Gene Beston Award- Tonora Archibald
Ken Andrews Award-Jean DesRosiers
Norma King Award- Sandra Knight
2009 Gene Beston Award- Mei Zheng
Ken Andrews Award-Abbey Wolpe Morales
Norma king Award- Janet Comiskey
2010 Gene Beston Award- Michael Dufault
Ken Andrews Award-Michelle Schwab MacDonald
Norma King Award- Sue Ryan
2011 Gene Beston award- Kathy Shaw
Ken Andrews Award- Emily Yandl
Norma King Award- David Bowman
2012 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
Ken Andrews Award-Unknown
Norma King Award- Unknown
2013 Gene Beston Award- Ann Costa
Ken Andrews Award- Karen Bryan
Norma King Award- Emily Morey
2014 No Awards (Region 1 Meeting)
2015 Gene Beston Award- No Recipient
Ken Andrews Award-No Recipient
Norma King Award- Like Tonggu
2016 Gene Beston Award- Unknown
Ken Andrews Award-Unknown
Norma King Award- Unknown
2017 Gene Beston Award- Anna Marie JoJatu
Ken Andrews Award- Janelle Powers
Norma King award- Catherine Lee
2018 Gene Beston Award- No Recipient
Ken Andrews Award- Vincent Fobert
Norma King Award- Jessica Maldonado
2019 No Awards (Region 1 Meeting)
2020 No Awards (Meeting by Zoom due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
2021 No Awards (Meeting by Zoom due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
2022 Gene Beston Award- Jennifer Brennan
Ken Andrews Award- Caitlin Routhier
Norma King Award- Gina Benedetto
2023 Gene Beston Award- No Recipient
Ken Andrews Award- Jessica Maldonado
Norma King Award- Ann Allen
2024 Gene Beston Award- Susan Pines
Ken Andrews Award- Ana-Maria Jojatu
Norma King Award- Ann Costa
2025 Gene Beston Award- Umesh Paneru
Ken Andrews Award- Katelin Murphy
Norma King Award- Tracey Douglas