Diggs Award

Jannette Glover

2022 Recipient

Jan received her Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR in 1978. Her Medical Technology career has literally taken her into all areas of Blood Banking over the past 44 years. In addition to working as a blood bank technologist, her experience includes Clinical Lab Instructor in Blood Banking, and Lab Specialist while serving at St. Francis Hospital. From there her career path took a step upward as Blood Bank Supervisor at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She joined Lifeblood in 1995 as a Technical Specialist in their Immunohematology Dept. While there, her career expanded even more after being promoted to Manager of their Special Products Dept. Five years later her gifts and talents landed her a position in their Donor Relations/Collections Division. In this division she served as Donor Relations Customer Service Specialist, Manager of Patient Services and QA Compliance Manager and Safety Officer. She has come full circle from beginning her career as a blood bank technologist at Baptist Hospital to Senior Medical Technologist in Stem Cell Processing, and currently as Manager of Transfusion Safety and Stem Cell Quality Manager Supervisor. Jan has served in many offices in the local TABB chapter (GMABB) in Memphis including Membership chairman, Program chairman, Consultation chairman and President. Prior to being elected as TABB President (2013), Jan served on the Nominating Committee and also as Education Coordinator. She resides in Memphis with her husband of 39 years. They have two wonderful adult children and a little granddaughter who is the love of their life!

Below is a lists of previous Recipients.

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annual Spring Meeting.

DEADLINE: February 16

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A Portrait of Dr. L. W. Diggs

by Ann Bell

The outstanding medical career of Dr. Lemuel Whitley Diggs began in 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee, when he joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee as Assistant Professor of Pathology. His main duties consisted of supervising the clinical laboratories,

including the transfusion.

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The most prestigious award given by the Tennessee Association of Blood Banks

is the Diggs Award, named for the late

Lemuel W. Diggs, M.D.

The award is given annually at the

spring meeting of the Association.

Dr. Diggs filtering blood

through gauze into a Kelly flask held by

Ms. Alice Jean Keith. 1938.

The needle was inserted from above downward in order to “meet the blood head on.” The first ten bloods that were collected and refrigerated were grossly contaminated with bacteria and could not be used.

This experience immediately led to the adoption of a closed system of collection.

To remove fibrin clots the blood was filtered through multiple layers of cotton gauze, spread over a funnel, into a Kelly flask.

2022 - Current Recipients

2022 Janette Glover

2006 - 2021 Recipients

2022 - Current Recipients

2006 - 2021 Recipients

2006 Marilyn K. Moulds
2007 Jerry Rysticken
2008 Anne T. Neff, MD
2009 Jocelynne McCall
2010 Mona Dilbeck
2011 Nancy Cornwell
2012 Diane McFarland
2013 Joseph V. Schifano
2014 John Hilsenbeck, MD
2015 Edward P. Scott, MD
2016 Elizabeth Culler, MD
2017 Garrett S. Booth, MD
2018 Terrance Geiger, MD
2019 John Germ
2020 Dawn Berry Moreau
2021 None

1990 - 2005 Recipients

2022 - Current Recipients

2006 - 2021 Recipients

1990 E. Eric Muirhead, MD
1991 Basil Welch
1992 Carl A. Nelson, MD
1993 Laura Lee Woods
1994 Charles Wallas, MD
1995 Doris B. Presley
1996 Joan G. Freeman
1997 Patricia Callicoat
1998 Edwin A. Steane
1999 Susan Steane
2000 Patricia Tanley
2001 Sandra Bonds
2002 Mary Johnson
2003 Christopher Stowell, MD
2004 Eva D. Quinley
2005 Lynn Blake, MD

1974 - 1989 Recipients

1974 Eunice Vance
1975 Dean Birdwell
1976 Clifford I. Argall, PhD
1978 Jeanette Spann
1977 Jack Smythe
1979 Jack C. Duggin
1980 Elsie Argall
1981 Monica Willis
1982 James R. Cundall
1983 Dianne P. McAfee
1984 Francis S. Jones, MD
1985 Grace Neitzer
1986 Richard H. Walker, MD
1987 Sherry Jane Aycock
1988 Jean Wright
1989 Lois Marsh