SU Senior Mackley Earns Prestigious ASCP/Siemens Legacy Scholarship

SALISBURY, MD---Salisbury University senior Anna Mackley, a laboratory science/medical technology major, recently received the prestigious American Society for Clinical Pathology/ Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Legacy Scholarship.

The award is one of only five given in the United States.  To be eligible for a Legacy Scholarship, the student must be a child, grandchild or sibling of a clinical laboratory professional. Mackley’s mother is a practicing clinical laboratory scientist at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD.

Mackley’s achievements include a strong academic record and a summer internship at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Baltimore. She is currently involved in an undergraduate student research project on the survival of E. coli O157:H7 on bathroom surfaces.

For more information about the Clinical Laboratory Science and Medical Technology Program, contact Dr. Diane Davis at 410-548-4787 or visit the SU website at www.salisbury.edu.