MPI Research presented Ninette P. Burns, RQAP-GLP, the first Pamela H. Errico memorial scholarship award at the Twentieth Annual Society for Quality Assurance Meeting held in Reno, Nevada last month. Ms. Burns, a self-employed QA Consultant, Touchstone Quality Consulting, received the scholarship in the amount of $2,000. The Scholarship was presented by MPI Research President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. William Harrison, a past President of the SQA.

The memorial scholarship was created to honor Pamela H. Errico, the first consultant to serve as president of the SQA. Ms. Errico served as president of SQA from 1989-1990. Candidates eligible for this scholarship are self employed independent consultants who are active members of the SQA. The scholarship is awarded to help offset the costs incurred by participating in the SQA Annual Meeting. In her application essay Ms. Burns commented about the education, insight and inspiration she has received from her membership in SQA, and the training courses she’s participated in while attending the annual meetings since 1996. Ninette states she was “able to change the minds of fellow staff members, helping them to view QA as a value-added service and “problem-preventer” rather than an intrusion.”

According to Mr. Harrison, “At MPI Research we wanted to create a vehicle that would reinforce the never ending commitment and support to quality healthcare research demonstrated by the SQA; something that is also a critical part of the MPI Research culture. Pamela Errico lived this commitment every day and we feel this scholarship is a fitting tribute to her professionalism. We are committed to giving our employees the training required, and creating the optimum atmosphere here at MPI Research to ensure that quality is first and foremost in our employees’ minds; the Society of Quality Assurance is a key part of this effort. We are proud to support the SQA’s initiatives in furthering the education of it’s members”.

MPI Research exists to provide comprehensive non-clinical research that meets the requirements of pharmaceutical, medical device, animal health and chemical companies as well as governmental agencies as we partner together to bring safer, healthier products to the world. MPI Research employees specialize in a wide variety of scientific disciplines including toxicology, pharmacology, metabolism, pathology, clinical pathology, reproductive and developmental biology, veterinary science, neuroscience, experimental therapeutics, immunotoxicology, analytical chemistry, computer science, regulatory science, and statistics.

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