Cortina, Lou2021-05-272021-05-272021-04-07http://hdl.handle.net/10713/15814News release announcing the University of Maryland Pathology Associates (UMPA) Laboratory Services Team as a recipient of the Champions of Excellence award. The UMPA worked to help augment the Maryland State COVID-19 testing initiative. The team worked round the clock 24/7 to meet the testing needs. The team was composed of: Susmita Adhikari, Lead Processor; Jennifer H. Beeker, Project Manager; Nichelle D. Blackwell, Processor; Dawon D. Brooks, Processor/Phlebotomist; Danielle N. Buckner, Processor; Amia Coleman, Lead Processor; Tenicia N. Crosby, Processing and Phlebotomy Support; Wesley D. Dangerfield, Processor; Macy Driscoll, Lead Processor; Lissa Fleurimond, Supervisor-Lab Processing; Onika R. Francis, Lab Practice Rep; Gunjana Giri, Lead Processor; Kiana C. Hancock, Processor/Phlebotomist; Liticha R. Harmon, Processor; Gwendolyn Hartwell, Lead Phlebotomist; Ebony Jenkins, Lead Lab Processor; Kristie Johnson, Medical Director, Microbiology; Jeffrey W. Parker, Director, Laboratory Services; Serlea E. Smith, Processor/Phlebotomist; Katrice V. Walker, Processor; Kiara West, Supervisor-Lab Processing; Juliana Woodcock, Lab Manager; Joseph L. Anderson, Lab Courier; Sarah M. Auster, Lead Processor; Nathaniel C. Flury, Processor; Lanisha L. Johnson, Processor; Durry P. Lincalis, Medical Technologist III; Esther McArthur, Medical Practice Lead; Timothy B. McDermond, Associate Director, Laboratory Services; Shawmain S. Morton, Phlebotomist; John Ronneburg, Lab Courier; Shayla M. Ruffin, Lab Practice Rep; Kimberly Taylor, Senior Health Care Systems Analyst; Peyton B. Taylor, Processor; Chanae T. Tillett, Lab Practice Rep.The Champions of Excellence campaign is a multiyear branding campaign at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) in which we highlight individuals and teams that exemplify extraordinary accomplishment and represent excellence at the University.In the 2020 campaign-continuing into 2021-On the Front Lines: UMB Champions of Excellence, we are featuring UMB’s essential employees, the front-line workers who have continued to fulfill their extraordinary commitment to the University by keeping our important functions and operations running during the COVID-19 pandemic.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pathology Associates Laboratory Services TeamSchool of Medicine and Faculty Physicians, Inc.University of Maryland Pathology Associates (UMPA)COVID-19 TestingInstitute for Genome SciencesUniversity of Maryland, BaltimoreUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore. School of MedicineCOVID-19 (Disease)COVID-19Article