Objective
The Joan Kennedy Memorial Award is presented every 5th year (2021, 2026 etc.) to a current or past registered member of the NBSMLT for their service to and support of the Profession.
Selection Committee
A call for nominations will be published. The Awards Committee will recommend a recipient from a list of nominees and present to the Board for approval.
Presentation
The Awards Committee is responsible for purchasing the award.
Selection Criteria
- A nomination letter that includes the summary of participation in professional activities which may include one or more of the following activities:
- Service on the Academy Executive
- Service on the Board of Directors
- Active participation in planning, promoting, organizing and conducting Seminars and conferences
- Active participation on NBSMLT committees
AND - Professional conduct that is in accordance with the code of ethics of the NBSMLT.
Publicity
A biography and photo of the recipient is to be sent to the Executive Director for press release and publication.
Joan Kennedy
This award, created in memory of Joan Kennedy, is given to a worthy technologist to honour a technologist who has contributed to the profession of medical technology, locally, provincially and often nationally.
Joan graduated from the School of Medical Technology in 1958. She worked most of her career in Edmundston, her hometown. She was Chief Technologist; the term Laboratory Manager had not yet been instituted in this province. She then went to the University of P.E.I. and earned a BSc. after which she took up a position of Chief Technologist at a hospital in Lindsey Ontario. Joan died tragically in 1975 and was buried in Mississauga where her mother and sister lived.
The first Joan Kennedy Memorial award was given to Ruth Bulmer at the Congress in Fredericton in 1979. Joan's brother attended the ceremonies representing the family to present the award. Other recipients have been Charlotte Lovatt, Jean Little (1996). Denise Bushey (2001), Janet Reid (2006), Coral McRae (2011), Susan Findlater (2016), Marsha Cook (2016), Suzanne Turcotte (2021).
