Baylor Esoteric And Molecular Lab Receives Award From NBOA Monday, February 22, 2021 Dr. Elizabeth Forrester and Dr. Dawn Richards The National Business Officers Association has honored the Baylor Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory with the Jeffery Shields Award for Innovation Excellence in School Business Operations, calling Baylor a school that has "capitalized on their strengths to serve essential community needs and build a strong financial future." The award was established to recognize member schools that demonstrate innovation in approaches, programs, and practices that serve as a model to the independent school community. In NetAssets, the organization's online magazine, NBOA President Jeffery Shields named Baylor among schools that have "'shaken up' their organizations and disrupted the status quo by implementing new ideas and transforming organizational culture."