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
2023 recipients: awarded at the 2024 Denver AST National Surgical Technology Conference
2022 recipients: None
2021 recipients: Arkansas
2020 recipients: None eligibility impacted by pandemic
2019 recipients: Washington
2018 recipients: Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Virginia
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
State Assembly Membership Award
Membership growth is awarded each year to state assemblies in recognition of their achievements in advancing the goals of the profession and contributions to member involvement. Established in 2014, AST recognizes state assemblies for achieving the greatest
increase in membership. The State Assembly Membership Award recipients are announced annually at AST's Surgical Technology Conference.
2023 recipients: awarded at the 2024 Denver AST National Surgical Technology Conference
2022 recipients: Alaska 18.18% (0-250 Active Members); Alabama 20.00% (251-500 Active Members); Arkansas 18.31% (501-1000 Active Members); Tennessee 21.82% (1001 & Higher Active Members)
2021 recipients: New Mexico (0-250 Active Members); Kansas (251-500 Active Members); Louisiana (501-1000 Active Members); South Carolina (1001- And Higher Active Members)
2020 recipients: None. Eligibility was impacted by the pandemic.
2019 recipients: Alaska (0-250 Members); Nevada (251-500 Members); Virginia (501-1000 Members); Pennsylvania (1001 & Higher Members)
Award based on “Active” members in the state assembly with each category reflecting total members in the state.
2018 recipients: Maryland/Delaware, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Missouri
2017 recipients: Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, West Virginia, Utah
2016 recipients: Delaware, Kansas
2015 recipients: Alaska, New York, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Utah,
2014 recipients: Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii