State Assembly Leadership Achievement Award

Active state assemblies are the future of the Association of Surgical Technologists’ strength and success. The Association of Surgical Technologists gives special recognition to those state assemblies that demonstrate outstanding leadership within their states.

• To recognize excellence in leadership and member development, communication, education and community relations
• To encourage quality state management
• To recognize with distinction and visibility that efforts and results of meaningful activities build a strong state
• To benchmark standards

Entry Deadline: January 31, 2019
Reporting Year: January 1-December 31, 2018
Application & Eligibility Criteria: Visit stateassembly.ast.org

The State Assembly Leadership Achievement Award recipients are announced annually at AST's Surgical Technology Conference. 

2018 recipients: Announced at the 2019 AST Surgical Technology Conference in National Harbor (just south of DC)

2017 recipients: Arkansas, Texas

2016 recipients: Illinois, West Virginia 

2015 recipients: Nebraska

2014 recipients: New York, Washington

2013 recipients: Georgia

2012 recipients: Illinois, Virginia, Wisconsin

2011 recipients: South Carolina

2010 recipients: Florida, Oklahoma, Ohio

2009 recipients: Minnesota

2008 recipients: Indiana, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Wyoming

2007 recipients: Georgia, Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas