West Virginia and Regional History Center
Carol J. Bell, Memorabilia of West Virginia University Medical Technology Program
Bell, Carol J.
A&M 4447
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.1 Linear Feet
1/2 in. (2 folders)
1968-2012
1968
Papers of Carol J. Bell, who graduated from West Virginia University's Medical Technology Program in 1968, consisting mainly of items from Bell's graduation including photographs, a tassel, and pins.
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Biographical / Historical
Carol J. Bell was a student in the West Virginia University Medical Technology Program and graduated in May 1968 with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Medicine. Her first medical technologist position was at University Hospital of Morgantown; a few years later she went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. In 1976, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For many years she was the liaison between CDC and hundreds of newborn screening clinical laboratories around the world. She retired in 2012 with 42 years of public service. Since her retirement, Bell has turned her interest to family history and genealogy. She has self-published two genealogy books and is a member of several history, genealogy, and preservation organizations.
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Carol J. Bell, Memorabilia of West Virginia University Medical Technology Program, A&M 4447, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Content Description
Papers of Carol J. Bell, who graduated from West Virginia University's Medical Technology Program in 1968. There are mainly items from Bell's graduation from the Medical Technology program, including an invitation to the convocation, photographs of Bell, her classmates, and family, and a graduation tassel. Also contains a research paper written by Bell, two metal pins, and Bell's certificate from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists with certification stamps from 1968 through 2012.
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West Virginia University. Medical Technology Program
Invitation to Division of Medical Technology Convocation and Awards Ceremony, April 28, 1968Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578151Photograph of Bell and her family at her graduationArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578161Photograph "senior picture" of BellArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578171Group photograph of 1968 Medical Technology senior class at the PylonsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578181Senior Research Paper "The Effect of Media on the Coagulase Test and An Evaluation of Several Differential Media"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578191Certificate from Registry of Medical Technologists, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, member 45 yearsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578201Green tassel (worn Graduation Day May 12, 1968)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578212Metal pin - Medical Technology, West Virginia University, engraved "C.J.B. '68 "Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578222Metal pin - Registered Medical Technologist, American Society of Clinical PathologistsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1578232