SROA Selects ASRT to Manage Its Daily Operations

Nov. 4, 2001

At its annual meeting here today, the Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators announced that it has selected the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, based in Albuquerque, N.M., to manage its business operations.

SROA President John Felton said the ASRT will handle SROA’s day-to-day administrative details, such as maintaining the member database, processing member dues and tracking CE credits for SROA members. “This will free the SROA Board of Directors and committees to concentrate on more long-term, strategic issues,” said Mr. Felton, who is president and chief executive officer of Northern Rockies Cancer Center in Billings, Mont.

Founded in 1983, the SROA represents more than 500 members active in radiation oncology management. The association promotes the field of radiation oncology administration and provides its members with professional development opportunities and educational programs.

Mr. Felton said the SROA Board of Directors carefully reviewed ASRT’s mission, capabilities, structure and resources before selecting it to provide management services to SROA. “The SROA issued a request for proposals, and several companies expressed interest in providing our management services,” said Mr. Felton. “We chose ASRT because we were impressed by its commitment to knowledge management and quality improvement, as well as by the background and experience of its staff members. We also feel that ASRT’s focus on developing the radiologic science work force is compatible with SROA’s mission to provide proactive solutions for cancer care delivery.”

Mr. Felton emphasized that the SROA and the ASRT will remain separate, autonomous organizations. “The SROA will continue to be guided by its own Board of Directors, committees and members, as will the ASRT. The two organizations might collaborate on projects where there is a mutual interest, as they always have, but for the most part they will function independently of one another.”

Under the three-year management agreement, which begins Jan. 1, 2002, ASRT will provide:

• Membership services, including maintaining the SROA member database and Web site, distributing the quarterly SROA newsletter, and responding to all member inquiries.
• Financial management services, including processing member dues, managing SROA bank accounts, preparing quarterly financial statements and assisting the SROA treasurer with budget preparation.
• Meeting and conference planning services, including preparing and distributing meeting brochures, working with convention center and hotel personnel, and handling registration for the SROA annual conference.

“The ASRT is excited by this opportunity to help the SROA fulfill its strategic objectives,” said ASRT Chief Executive Officer Lynn May. “Our goal is to be service-oriented and member-focused. We have credentialed employees working in every department, from degreed accounting staff to Microsoft-certified database administrators. Our staff will provide SROA members with quality customer service and exceed their expectations for responsiveness, accuracy and efficiency.”

The ASRT, which represents more than 92,000 members, is the world’s oldest and largest association for radiologic technologists. The SROA is the only external association managed by the ASRT, although Mr. May said the society is considering offering its management services to other radiologic science organizations.

The SROA previously was managed by the Radiological Society of North America, based in Chicago. Mr. May said the ASRT is working with RSNA representatives to ensure a smooth transfer of SROA’s electronic data as well as paper files. “The transition should appear seamless to SROA members,” he said.

Effective Jan. 1, the new SROA mailing address will be P.O. Box 51687, Albuquerque, NM 87181-1687, and the toll-free telephone number will be 866-458-7762.

SPEAKER OF ASRT HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESIGNS

The speaker of the ASRT House of Delegates has resigned his
position, citing personal reasons for his decision.  Scott S. Tulane,
B.S.R.S., R.T.(R)(CT), submitted a letter of resignation to the ASRT
Board of Directors on Oct. 20.
"Being elected and serving as Speaker of the House of Delegates has been
one of the greatest honors that I have ever experienced," Mr. Tulane
wrote in his letter of resignation.  "I deeply regret that I am unable
to complete my term of office."
Mr. Tulane, who lives in Electra, Texas, was first elected to an
ASRT office in 1999, when he was chosen as vice speaker of the House of
Delegates.  He was re-elected as vice speaker in 2000 and named speaker
of the House in 2001. 
The 234-member House of Delegates is ASRT's legislative and governing
body.  Delegates choose a speaker and vice speaker at their annual
meeting every June.  The two officials are responsible for overseeing
all House business.  They also serve as members of the ASRT Board of
Directors.
In his letter of resignation, Mr. Tulane thanked the delegates
for their support.  "I have been privileged to work with so many
talented and dedicated delegates, who have taught me a great deal about
professionalism," he said.
Mr. Tulane's duties will be transferred to House Vice Speaker
Richard Fucillo, R.T.(R), FASRT, a resident of Las Vegas, Nev., who
immediately becomes speaker of the House.  "I am confident that Richard
Fucillo will execute the duties of speaker with great distinction," said
Mr. Tulane.
At the 2002 session of the House of Delegates in Birmingham,
Ala., delegates will elect a vice speaker pro tem to help preside over
the first meeting of the House on June 9.  At the second meeting of the
House on June 12, the delegates will elect a speaker and vice speaker
who each will serve a one-year term on the ASRT Board of Directors
during 2002-2003.

ASRT TO WAIVE DUES OF DEPLOYED MILITARY MEMBERS

The ASRT Board of Directors has voted to waive the membership renewal dues of any ASRT member deployed for U.S. military service after Sept. 11, 2001, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The waiver applies to R.T.s who are deployed by the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force or Marine Corps. It also applies to ASRT members who are activated by the Reserves or the National Guard. "Hundreds of ASRT members are active-duty members of the military or serve as reservists or members of National Guard units," said ASRT Board Chairman Michael DelVecchio, B.S., R.T.(R). "Should any of them be called upon to serve as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, they will not have to pay their ASRT membership dues for the duration of their deployment." Mr. DelVecchio said the dues waiver is designed to offer additional support to military R.T.s who are called overseas or called to active duty. "Although small, it will be one less thing for these R.T.s to worry about," he said.=20 To qualify for the dues waiver, the radiologic technologist must have been an ASRT member as of Sept. 11, 2001, and must be deployed for military service after Sept. 11, 2001. When members who meet these criteria receive their next dues renewal notice from ASRT, they should return it to ASRT with a copy of their deployment orders. The ASRT then will waive the member's dues for the following year. The dues waiver applies only to renewals of membership, not to new ASRT memberships. -ASRT-

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