AATB Announces Its 50 at 50 Honorees

Celebrating 50 years of impact and the people who helped shape AATB.
For 50 years, AATB has been shaped by the people who have dedicated their time, talent, leadership, and passion to advancing the Association and the field it serves. 

As we celebrate this milestone year, AATB is proud to recognize 50 individuals whose contributions have helped shape our history and the Association we are today. From the earliest days of the American Association of Tissue Banks to today’s Association for Advancing Tissue and Biologics, these individuals have made a lasting impact through their leadership, service, innovation, and commitment to the AATB community. 

The AATB 50 at 50 is a one-time recognition that honors these individuals and celebrates the people behind five decades of progress.

 

Meet the 50 at 50 Honorees
Martha Anderson
Retired

Lennox Archibald, MD, PhD, FRCP (Lond), FRCP (Glasg), DTM&H
LifeNet Health

Lou Barnes, BSEd, MBA, CTBS
Arthrex

Beverly Bliss, MBA, CTBS
Pinnacle Transplant Technologies

Bud Brame, BSMT/ASCP, MBA
Retired

Kelvin G.M. Brockbank, PhD
LifeNet Health

Diana Buck, MEd, MBA, CTBS
Consulting

K. David Campagnari
Induce Biologics USA Inc.

Jeffrey Cartmell, PhD
MTF Biologics

Bill Cassarly, CTBS
Regenerative Biologics, Inc.

Jeff Cox, CTBS
United Tissue Resources

Nancy L Dock, PhD
Retired

Samuel H. Doppelt, MD

D. Ted Eastlund, MD 
Retired

Ed Ferreol, MD, CTBS
LifeNet Health

James H. Forsell, PhD
Consulting

David W. Gocke, MD

Glenn Greenleaf, CTBS
LifeCell, An Abbvie Affiliate

Melissa A Greenwald, MD, FAST
Association for Advancing Tissue and Biologics

Ellen L Heck, ASCP MT,BS, MBA
Retired

Francis J. Hornicek, MD, PhD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Peter Jenkins
Solvita

Alyce Linthurst Jones, PhD
LifeNet Health

Richard J. Kagan, MD, FACS, FABA
Shriners Hospitals for Children

Duke Kasprisin, MD
Consulting
 
Matthew J Kuehnert, MD
Consulting

Perry Lange, CTBS, PA/SA-C
Retired

Jeanne Linden, MD, MPH, FCAP
Retired

Theodore I. Malinin, MD

Patty Malone, MBA, BS, MT(ASCP), CTBS
Solvita

Linda Martin
Consulting

Tim Maye, CTBS
C5 Biomedical

Margery Moogk, MS

Helen Newman, PhD, CTBS
Retired

Joel Osborne, CTBS
MTF Biologics

Kathy Pearson

Gregory Ray, MD
Evergen

Michael Real, MA, CTBS
MTF Biologics

Donna Ridder, MS, CRCS
Cryobiology, Inc.

Charles Sims, MD

Robert E. Stevenson, PhD

D. Michael Strong, MA, MT(ASCP), PhD
Retired

Hannis W Thompson, MD
AlloSource

William Tomford, MD
Retired

Jackie Warn, MBA
Surgenx

Ross M Wilkins, MD, MS
AlloSource

Diane Wilson, RN, BSN, MHA/MSN, CTBS
Solvita

Martell Winters, BS, CISS-RAD
Nelson Laboratories

Lloyd Wolfinbarger, PhD

Judith E. Woll, MD

 

Join Us in Celebrating
The AATB 50 at 50 honorees will be recognized throughout AATB Congress 26, taking place October 4-7, 2026, in San Francisco, CA, with a special recognition during AATB’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, October 6.

Congress 26 will bring our community together to celebrate five decades of AATB, reflect on the people and contributions that have shaped its history, and look ahead to the future. 

Fifty years. Fifty honorees. One extraordinary legacy.