2011 Award Winners

2011 Paul Cole Scholarships
The Paul Cole Scholarship is named in memory of Paul Cole, CNMT, who served as President of the SNM Technologist Section (SNMTS) in 1986 and who was known as a champion of education for technologists.

Twenty five $1,000 scholarships were awarded through a grant from the Education and Research Foundation for SNM.

Bachelor Degree Program
Beth Schripsema- Ferris State University
Genet Wasihun- Ferris State University
Uchenna Iwuaba- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Arafat Alim- Virginia Commonwealth University
Ngan Nguyen- Medical College of Georgia (Georgia Health Sciences University)
Ali Aden- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Chris Chauvin- William Beaumont Hospital (Partnered with Oakland University)
Kasi Danker- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Rachel Dzimiera- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Miranda Finch- The University of Findlay
Laura Hanson- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Stacy Kadrich- Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Amanda Strauss- The Nuclear Medicine Institute at the University of Findlay
Matthew Ugorowski- William Beaumont Hospital
Leah Walters- The Mayo Clinic (with Mayo School of Health Sciences)
Amy Warren- The Mayo Clinic (with Mayo School of Health Sciences)

Associate Degree Program
Timothy Beuth- Springfield Technical Community College
Megan Johnston- Keiser University
Stephanie Rizzo- The University of Findlay Nuclear Medicine Institute

Certificate Program
Sarah Cox- Bellevue College
Patricia Crawford- Research Medical Center School of Nuclear Medicine Technology
Michelle Gruchot- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Brian Hobbs- University of Tennessee Medical Center
Kerri Kirby- University of Findlay
Andrew Leasure- Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences

2011 Mark Tetalman, MD Memorial Award
The Mark Tetalman Memorial Award of $5,000 is given every other year. The 2011 Tetalman Award will be awarded during a plenary session at the 2012 Annual Meeting. Zibo Li, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, Department of Radiology, is receiving this prestigious award.

2011 Postdoctoral Molecular Imaging Scholar Program ($60,000 over 2 years)
Daniel Thorek, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

2011 Mitzi & William Blahd, MD Pilot Research Grant ($25,000)
Jean-Mathieu Beauregard M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC
Department of Radiology Faculty of Medicine, Laval University

2011 Bradley-Alavi Student Fellowship Awards ($3,000 each)
• Kofi Deh; Weill Cornell Medical College
• Abhinav Jha; College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
• Natale Quartuccio; Universitary Hospital Policlinico "G. Martino" (University of Messina)

2011 Council Young Investigator Awards ($7,000 total)

Cardiovascular Basic Science Council ($1,000 divided)
1st Place – Paco Bravo – ($500) “Translational imaging of the myocardial angiotensin II type 1 receptor using C-11 KR31173 PET: From animal model to human application”

2nd Place – Dong-Yeon Kim – ($300) “The performance of phase analysis in the presence of perfusion defects.”

3rd Place – Tetsuya Hara – ($200) “Molecular imaging of deep vein thrombosis using a new fibrin-targeted near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging strategy”

Cardiovascular Clinical Science Council ($1,000 divided)
1st Place – Venkatesh Murthy – ($500) “Incremental risk stratification with quantitative coronary vasodilator function assessment by PET in patients with known or suspected CAD”

2nd Place – Stefan Timmer – ($300) “Impaired myocardial energetics precede coronary microvascular dysfunction and ventricular hypertrophy in carriers of the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy MYBPC3 mutation”

3rd Place – Irahim Danad – ($200) “Quantitative relationship between coronary artery calcium score and hyperemic myocardial blood flow as assessed by hybrid [15O]H2O PET/CT imaging in patients evaluated for coronary artery disease”

Nuclear Oncology Council ($1,000 divided)
1st Place - Clemens, Kratochwil ($500) - "Regional 213Bi-DOTATOC peptide receptor alpha-therapy in patients with neuroendocrine liver metastases refractory to beta-radiation"

2nd Place - Andrei Iagaru – ($300) "Combined 18F NaF and 18F FDG PET/CT: Initial results of a multi-center trial"

3rd Place - Guido Davidzon – ($200) "Comparison of four different imaging response criteria in patients with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma using PET/CT"

Brain Imaging Council ($1,500)
1st Place – Rowe, Chris ($1,000)

2nd Place – Foster, S ($500)

Computer and Instrumentation Council ($1,000 divided)
1st Place – Maramraju, S ($600)

2nd Place – Tong, Shan ($400)

Pediatric Imaging Council ($500)
1st Place – Liu, Y ($500)

Radiopharmaceutical Council ($1,000)
1st Place – Ruth, T ($1,000)

2011 SNM Travel Awards
The SNM Travel Awards in 2011 were designed to support the attendance of students and postdoctoral or clinical trainees who presented molecular imaging abstracts at the SNM Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas in June.

Nuclear medicine technologists and nuclear medicine technology students are not eligible for this award. The SNMTS Travel and Student Travel Awards are available for Nuclear medicine technologists and nuclear medicine technology students.

Twenty-three $1,000 awardees were selected. Selection of recipients was based upon the abstract ranking, number of abstracts accepted, method of presentation (oral presentations are preferred), as well as the membership status of the applicant & recommender (active membership status is preferred).

The SNM Travel Awards are made possible through a grant from the Education and Research Foundation for SNM.

Ehab Al-Momani, Albert Chang, Tingting Chang, David Chien, In Kook Chun, Chia-Ju Hsieh, Hyung-Jun Im, Joong Hyun Kim, Sun Il Kwon, Hyo Sang Lee, Hongguang (Simon) Liu, Noeen Malik, Sri Harsha Maramraju, Venkatesh Murthy, Ryo Nakazato, Prashanth Padakanti, Bosky Ravindranath, Christoph Rischpler, Kuangyu Shi, R. Adam Smith, Kiran Kumar Solingapuram Sai, Andri Tziortzi, Yunan Yang

2011 SNMTS Travel and Student Travel Awards
The SNMTS Travel & Student Travel Awards in 2010 were to help support registration, travel, and accommodations towards the attendance of nuclear medicine technologists and NMT students who presented abstracts at the SNM Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas in June.

Twenty-five $1,000 awardees were selected. Selection of recipients was based upon the abstract ranking given by the SNM Annual Meeting SNMTS Abstract Reviewers.

The SNMTS Travel and Student Travel Awards are made possible through a grant from the Education and Research Foundation for SNM.

Technologists
James Jackson
Ill Sang Moon
Royce Ruter

Student Technoligists
Bradley Brunner, Donald Cedar, Katie Frank, Lacey Greene, Manuel Herrera, Victoria Higgins, Erica Hollister, Chris Jacobs, Stacy Kadrich, Andrew Kalthoff, Bridget Kistner, Adam Lang, Katherine Martin, Alyssa Martocci, Jeremy Musch, Chintan Patel, Nicole Saubtine, Aditi Thakkar, Amina Turnadzic, Katlin Valdez, Leah Walters, Tun Yan

2011 SNMTS Sue Weiss Clinical Advancement Scholarships
Teresa Buckley- University of Arkansas
Tammy Scroggins- University of Cincinnati

2011 SNMTS Bachelor’s Degree Completion Scholarships
Tammy Scroggins- University of Cincinnati

2011 SNMTS Advanced Practitioner Program Scholarships
Teresa Buckley- University of Arkansas

2011 SNMTS Outstanding Educator ($750)
Anthony W. Knight, MBA, CNMT, RT(N), NCT

2011 SNMTS Outstanding Technologist ($750)
Danny A. Basso, CNMT, NCT, FSNMTS

2011 SNMTS Best Paper Award ($500)
Laura Eggert