Cathy Costello was recently awarded the 2017 Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. This award recognizes a singular significant achievement and was for her pioneering contributions to the development of tandem mass spectrometry of glycans and glycoconjugates. Addtional details of the award can be found on the ASMS web page. Congratulations Cathy!