News from the ASRT15000 Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87123-3917FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Donna Olmstead, 800-444-2778, Ext. 1320 FOR THE ASRT FOUNDATION BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Good-natured fun and healthy competitive bidding helped the ASRT Education and Research Foundation exceed its fund-raising goal, collecting $18,000 at its Annual Silent Auction and Scrubs Party. From neon stripes to metallic fringe, attendees wore outlandish and embellished medical scrubs in an effort to win prizes for their apparel. The event is the Foundation’s annual fund-raiser and was held June 9 during the 74th American Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Conference in Birmingham, Ala.
“It was great fun and as always we are very grateful to our members’
generosity,” said Michael Ward, Ph.D., R.T.(R),
FASRT, the Foundation’s chairman of the board.
Ultimately, the money will help support and fund the Foundation’s
scholarships and research grants. The
Foundation awarded 14
scholarships worth more than $42,000 during the ASRT 2002 Annual Conference in
Birmingham, Ala. The collective
amount includes three new scholarship categories for 2002, the Royce Osborn
Minority Scholarship, the Jerman-Cahoon Scholarship and the Varian Scholarship. Two existing scholarship programs, the Siemens Scholar Award
and the Isadore Stern Scholarships, continued. Benjamin James Morris, R.T.(R)(T)(CT), of Battlefield, Mo., candidate for a bachelor of science in health arts degree from the University of St. Francis, won the fourth annual Siemens Scholar Award from the Oncology Care Group of Siemens Medical Systems. This program is designed to assist students, who are ASRT members, obtain their bachelor’s or graduate degree in radiation therapy or health sciences. The scholarship awards $3,000 directly to the college or university. It is based on a career essay and other criteria. Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany, is one of the largest suppliers of medical technologies in the world. Winners of the other Foundation scholarships were previously announced. -ASRT-
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