Aurora Ayala, an administrative supervisor for Radiology, recently received the Edward B. Singleton Award for Administration. This prestigious award acknowledges individuals within Radiology whose outstanding leadership and/or contribution to the mission of the department has a significant and positive impact on advancing patient care, education, research or Texas Children’s core values.
Ayala began working with the late Dr. Singleton at St. Luke’s in 1984, who this award is named after. In 1991 she was hired as the supervisor of the Business Office at Texas Children’s when the physician and administrative offices were still in the same suite. When Singleton was chief, he would start his day by asking for two individuals, with one of them being Ayala. Her responsibilities included overseeing the scheduling, transcription and front desk teams. Since then, Ayala has helped the department grow into the success that it is today.
Ayala inspires others with her positive attitude and willingness to help everyone. She organizes department-wide events that boost employee morale and coordinates the day to day activities of the leaders she works with. She handles conflicts with patience and professionalism and ensures tasks are completed at the highest standard.
The Edward B. Singleton award was named in memory of Dr. Singleton, an early pioneer in radiology and long-time physician at Texas Children’s.