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AAALAC International
Technician Fellows
Julia A. Granowski, 2008 U.S. recipient
Julia A. Granowski, RLATG, was selected as the 2008 U.S. recipient of the AAALAC International Technician Fellowship Award. Granowski is Facility Manager for the National Jewish Medical & Research Center in Colorado, where she is responsible for the physical plant and coordinating investigator projects, as well as assisting in budgetary and hiring decisions. She is active in the Mile High AALAS Branch, and has served as president, vice president and board member. Granowski earned a degree in Animal Technology from Colorado Springs Mountain College, and received her RLATG designation in September 2001. |
Gary Childs, 2007 U.K. recipient
Gary Childs, B.Sc. (Hons), FIAT, RAnTech, was selected as the 2007 U.K. recipient of the AAALAC International Technician Fellowship Award. Childs is the Animal Technician Site Manager for the Imperial College London, where he is responsible for managing all aspects of animal care and use programs on multiple campuses serving more than 250 scientists. He is also active in the Institute of Animal Technology (IAT) and currently serves on both the IAT Board of Education and Board of Moderators. Childs received a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Technology from Middlesex University, and a Diploma in Management from Imperial College of London/London School of Economics. |
Cynthia Kloster, 2007 U.S. recipient
Cynthia Kloster, RLATG, was selected as the 2007 U.S. recipient of the AAALAC International Technician Fellowship Award. Kloster is the Assistant Director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA., where she is responsible for a 37,600 square-foot AAALAC-accredited animal facility, oversees all employee training, and manages a $705K+ budget. She is also active in national and local AALAS, and served a term as president of the Louisiana Branch AALAS in 2004-2005. Kloster studied Animal Technology at Michigan State and earned her B.S. in Business Administration from Louisiana State University. |
Kate Heath,
2006 U.K. recipient
Kate Heath, F.I.A.T., RAnTech, was selected as the 2006 U.K. recipient of the AAALAC International Technician Fellowship Award. Heath is Toxicology Support Manager for GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Ltd., and has worked in the field of animal technology for more than 30 years. She is very active in IAT and has served as the organization’s Beckenham Branch Chair, helping to grow the branch to one of the largest and most admired in the U.K. Heath also plays a lead role in GlaxoSmithKline’s Liaison Group, reaching out to students by leading facility tours and participating in debates on the use of animals in medical research. |
Michele Courtney, 2006 U.S. recipient
Michele (Shelly) Courtney, RVT, LATG, CMAR, was selected as the first U.S. recipient of the AAALAC International Technician Fellowship Award. Courtney, an Associate Scientist for Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, has served the laboratory animal science community for 22 years—20 of them for Johnson & Johnson companies. During that time she has been actively involved in her local AALAS branch, including serving a term as president. Courtney has developed water monitoring as well as rodent and rabbit enrichment programs, and led the design and implementation of a new rodent facility. |
Cathy Godfrey,
2005 U.K. recipient
Cathy Godfrey, FIAT, RAnTech, was the first U.K. recipient of the AAALAC International Technician Fellowship Award. Cathy is Technical Manager of the Biomedical Services Unit at the University of Sheffield, one of the U.K.’s leading universities. In this position she’s responsible for 14 technical staff, training, and ensuring that her department meets the highest possible standards and budgetary targets.
Cathy has 33 years experience working in biomedical research programs involving all of the common species of laboratory animals. In addition to her professional duties, Cathy is an active member of the Institute of Animal Technology (IAT) and has served on its Council for more than 20 years. |
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