Published April 20, 2017
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is Sunday-Saturday and the University of Louisiana
Monroe Medical Laboratory Science Program is celebrating recent awards to MLS students
and faculty.
Faculty members Melanie Chapman and Jessica Lasiter and 27 MLS students attended the
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science of Mississippi and Louisiana 2017
Bi-State Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge April 4-7.
One of ULM’s three MLS teams won second place in the student bowl competition, competing
among 24 teams from Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. ULM first-year students
served as timekeepers, scorekeepers, and sergeant-at-arms for the games.
“All of the ULM students represented ULM not only with knowledge and skill but also
with professionalism, poise, joyful spirits and service,” said Lasiter.
Students Natalie Craft and Katee Fairchild were awarded two of the three scholarships
presented at the meeting. Three ULM students received awards for their papers, “The
Importance of Laboratory Ethics and Professionalism” by Sophia Wilks, “The Vascular
Complications of Type 1 Diabetes” by Craft and “Psoriatic Arthritis” by Kaylin Beach.
Tara Gengarelly was elected student forum chairwoman for Louisiana State Society for
Clinical Laboratory Science and Sabra Hanna was elected secretary. Jade Ardoin was
awarded LSCLS Student of the Year.
Rosalie Baylock Hendrix, ULM MLS alumna (2013), clinical instructor, and medical laboratory
scientist at St. Francis Medical Center received the Educator of the Year award for
outstanding clinical instruction.
Chapman and Lasiter received LSCLS Omicron Sigma state awards for their service to
the organization. Chapman presented “Mast Cell Activation Syndrome” at one of the
educational sessions.
Members of the ULM Medical Laboratory Science student bowl team #3 were, from left,
Amanda Miller (Epps), Sophia Wilks (Gilbert), Jessica Lasiter and Tara Gengarelly
(Houma), Clinton Coleman (Calhoun), Ashley Lenoir (Bastrop), Melanie Chapman and Natalie
Craft (Haughton) and Sabra Hanna (DeRidder). Submitted photo.
Receiving awards for student papers were, from left, Sophia Wilks (Gilbert), Kaylin
Beach (Baton Rouge) and Natalie Craft (Haughton). Submitted photo.
Rosalie Baylock Hendrix (center), a graduate of the ULM Medical Laboratory Science
Program, was named Educator of the Year for outstanding clinical instruction by the
Louisiana State Society for Clinical Laboratory Science. She is a clinical instructor
and medical laboratory scientist at St. Francis Medical Center. Also pictured are
MLS faculty members Melanie Chapman (left) and Jessica Lasiter (right). Submitted
photo.
Katee Fairchild of Epps and Natalie Craft of Haughton were each awarded a Betty Lynne
Theriot Memorial Scholarship at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
of Mississippi and Louisiana 2017 Bi-State Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge. Submitted
photo.
Jade Ardoin of Ville Platte (center), was recently named Louisiana State Society for
Clinical Laboratory Science Student of the Year. Pictured with her are ULM Medical
Laboratory Science faculty members Melanie Chapman (left) and Jessica Lasiter (right).
Submitted photo.
