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SNMMI Technologist Section Presents Awards, Elects New Officers at 2022 Annual Meeting

 More than 6,700 physicians, technologists, physicists, scientists, and exhibitors gathered at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2022 Annual Meeting, held June 11–14 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The meeting had more than 130 continuing education and scientific sessions and more than 1,000 posters, as well as sessions on new tracers and applications, emerging technologies, theranostics and nuclear medicine and molecular imaging in the post-COVID world.

During the meeting, SNMMI Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) inducted new officers, who will serve through June 2023. A number of technologists were also recognized for their outstanding contributions to nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and the society.

2022–2023 SNMMI-TS OFFICERS

SNMMI-TS introduced a new slate of officers during the Annual Meeting. Krystle W. Glasgow, MIS, CNMT, NMTCB(CT), NMAA, FSNMMI-TS, has been elected as the 2022–23 president for the SNMMI-TS. Glasgow is a teacher and clinical coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in Birmingham, Alabama, and is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in health services administration with a concentration in health informatics at UAB. “We have had great momentum in the past year in bringing in more members to our great society,” said Glasgow. “As president, I will continue working to engage with technologists and build excitement for our field.”

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Krystle W. Glasgow

During the meeting, SNMMI-TS also announced, Dmitry Beyder, CNMT, MPA, as president-elect. As SNMMI-TS president-elect, Beyder will focus on guiding technologists and the Technologist Section out of the COVID-19 pandemic. He will also work on strengthening the nuclear medicine technologist workforce and professional pipeline, as well as growing the role of nuclear medicine technologists in therapeutics, especially as theranostics continues to advance.

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Dmitry Beyder

Other elected individuals include:

• Secretary: Amy B. Brady, MAEd, CNMT

• Finance Committee: Lance Burrell, MS, CNMT, PET, RT(CT)

• Nominating Committee:

  • ○ Chair: Dusty York, CNMT, PET, RT(N)(CT)

  • ○ Mario DiDea, MS, RT(N)

  • ○ Sarah Frye, MBA, CNMT, PET, CCRP

  • ○ Rebecca Gallagher, CNMT

  • ○ Kathleen Krisak, BS, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS

• Delegate-at-Large:

  • ○ Sarah Gibbons, MBA, CNMT, NMTCB(CT)

  • ○ Duane Hollier, CNMT, ARRT(N), BS

  • ○ Shannon Youngblood, EdD, MSRS, CNMT

• Director-at-Large: Matt McMahon, MS, CNMT, RT(CT)

• Member-at-Large: Meg Keefe, MSA, CNMT

• Specialty Area Representatives

  • ○ Cardiology: Jamie Warren, EdD, MBA, BHS, CNMT, NCT

  • ○ Education: Julie Bolin, MS, CNMT

  • ○ Emerging Technologies: Lisa Patrick, RT(N), NCT, CT, PET

  • ○ Student: Leila Alsarag

SNMMI-TS FELLOWS

The following four individuals were named SNMMI-TS Fellows. These are members of SNMMI-TS who have demonstrated leadership and have made a significant contribution to the profession of nuclear medicine technology at the national level. SNMMI-TS selects Fellows based on exemplary contributions in the following areas: participation in professional activities, education, professional experience, professional contributions, and civic activities. New SNMMI-TS Fellows receive a memorial plaque and pin signifying their Fellow status.

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Outstanding JNMT award winners, from left: Shannon Youngblood, Kyohei Okuda, Pietro Paolo de Barros, Julie Bolin, George Patchoros, and Grace Wenzler.

• L. David Wells, CNMT JNMT Editor (1974–1977)

• Patricia Weigand, CNMT JNMT Editor (1978–1982)

• Susan Gilbert, CNMT JNMT Editor (1995–2000)

• Beth A. Harkness, MS JNMT Editor (2001–2006)

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Chloee Wendorf (right) receives Outstanding Technologist Award from 2021–2022 SNMMI-TS President Dusty York.

OUTSTANDING JNMT ARTICLES

The Editor’s Choice Awards for the best JNMT articles published in 2021 were selected by JNMT editor Kathy S. Thomas, MHA, CNMT, PET, FSNMMI-TS, and the journal’s editorial board. Awards include:

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Crystal Botkin (right) receives Kathy E. Thompson-Hunt Outstanding Educator Award from 2021–2022 SNMMI-TS President Dusty York.

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Sal Martino

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Jerry Reid

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2021–2022 SNMMI-TS President Dusty York (center) receives SNMMI-TS President’s Plaque from 2020–2021 SNMMI-TS President Tina Buehner (left) and 2022–2023 SNMMI-TS President Krystle Glasgow (right).

• Editors’ Choice Award – 1^st Place: Shannon N. Youngblood, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Ochsner Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for “Bullying in the Nuclear Medicine Department and During Clinical Nuclear Medicine Education.” J Nucl. Med. Technol. 2021; 49:156–163.

• Editors’ Choice Award – 2^nd Place: Kyohei Okuda, Daisuke Hasegawa, Takashi Kamiya, Hajime Ichikawa, Takuro Umeda, Takushi Ohkubo, and Kenta Miwa, Department of Clinical Radiology, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Japan, for “Multicenter Study of Quantitative SPECT: Reproducibility of ^99mTc Quantitation Using a Conjugated-Gradient Minimization Reconstruction Algorithm.” J Nucl. Med. Technol. 2021; 49:138–142.

• Editors’ Choice Award – 3^rd Place: Pietro Paolo de Barros, Tatiane Sabriela Cagol Camozzato, Tiago Jahn, Flávio Augusto Penna Soares, Letícia Machado da Silva, Jacqueline de Aguiar Soares, and Marco Antonio Neiva Koslosky, Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Santa Catarina–IFSC, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, for “Analysis of Radiometry on Patients Undergoing Radioactive Iodine Therapy.” J Nucl. Med. Technol. 2021; 49:75–81.

• Editors’ Choice Award – Best Continuing Education Article: Julie Bolin, Nuclear Medicine Technology Program, GateWay Community College, Phoenix, Arizona, for “Thyroid Follicular Epithelial Cell–Derived Cancer: New Approaches and Treatment Strategies.” J Nucl. Med. Technol. 2021; 49:199–208.

• Editors’ Choice Award — Best Educator’s Forum Article: George Patchoros and Grace Wenzler, Department of Engineering, Physics, and Technology, Bronx Community College, Bronx, New York, for “Satisfying Program-Level Outcomes by Integrating Primary Literature into the Online Classroom.” J Nucl. Med. Technol. 2021; 49:170–174.

SNMMI-TS OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGIST AWARD

Chloee Wendorf, MHA, CNMT, NMTCB (CT), PET, NCT, manager of nuclear medicine and PET/CT at the University of California – San Diego Health, received the 2022 SNMMI-TS Outstanding Technologist award. The award recognizes SNMMI-TS members who have demonstrated outstanding service and dedication to the field of nuclear medicine technology.

SNMMI-TS KATHY E. THOMPSON-HUNT OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD

Crystal Botkin, PhD, MPH, CNMT, PET, FSNMMI-TS, was awarded the 2022 SNMMI-TS Kathy E. Thompson-Hunt Outstanding Educator Award. The award is presented to members who have exhibited commitment to advancing the field in their workplace and through their involvement with the society.

SNMMI-TS ADVOCATE(S)-OF-THE-YEAR AWARD

The 2022 SNMMI-TS Advocate(s)-of-the-Year Award was presented to Melissa M. Snody, BS, CNMT, nuclear medicine PET/CT technologist at Beaumont Health, in Royal Oak, Michigan, and Janice D. Van Dolsen, BHS, RT(N), CNMT, manager of nuclear medicine and diagnostic imaging at Doylestown Health in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. This award recognizes an individual or individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing advocacy efforts at the state and federal level.

SNMMI-TS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The 2022 SNMMI-TS Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Sal Martino, EdD, RT(R), FASRT, CAE, CEO and executive director of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Jerry Reid, PhD, CEO of The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, based in St. Paul, Minnesota. This award is reserved for individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of nuclear medicine and the SNMMI-TS and its chapters.

SNMMI-TS PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

The 2022 Presidential Distinguished Service Award is given to individuals who made a significant impact during the presidential tenure of Dusty York, CNMT, PET, RT(N)(CT). The individuals being recognized for this award have shown exceptional leadership and have provided strategic guidance in the areas of education and research. The SNMMI-TS Presidential Distinguished Service Award was presented to:

• C. David Gilmore, EdD, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS, associate professor and program director for nuclear medicine at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, for his outstanding leadership and strategic vision with the NMT Entry Level Curriculum Revisions.

• Crystal Botkin, PhD, MPH, CNMT, PET, FSNMMI-TS, associate professor of clinical health sciences at St. Louis University for her outstanding leadership and strategic vision with the NMT Entry Level Curriculum Revisions.

• Mary Beth Farrell, EdD, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS, director of research for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, for outstanding contributions to the PET/CT Oncology Mini-Books.

• Kathy S. Thomas, MHA, CNMT, PET, FSNMMI-TS, for outstanding contributions to the PET/CT Oncology Mini-Books.

• Art Maune, MEd, CNMT, assistant professor at University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, for outstanding contributions to the Nuclear Medicine Student Registry Review Course.

• Leesa Ann Ross, MA, CNMT, PET, RT(N), FSNMMI-TS, for leadership and support in her role as the nuclear medicine program director at Chattanooga State Community College.

• Tina Buehner, PhD, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS, medical science liaison – oncology for GE Healthcare, for outstanding leadership to the SNMMI-TS and mentorship as immediate past president.

• Cheryl Rickley, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS, nuclear medicine technologist for TTG Imaging Solutions, for outstanding contributions to the SNMMI-TS as the chair of the State TAGs.

• Nikki Wenzel, MBA, CAE, senior director and SNMMI-TS administrator, for her outstanding contributions on the SNMMI-TS.

• Rebecca Maxey, SNMMI communications director, for outstanding contributions to the PET/CT Oncology Mini-Books.

SNMMI-TS PRESIDENT’S PLAQUE

Dusty York, CNMT, PET, RT(N)(CT), was awarded the SNMMI-TS president’s plaque and gavel for her service as 2021–2022 SNMMI-TS president. York began her career as a staff technologist at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga and has been in her current position at Chattanooga State Community College since 2003.

An active member of the SNMMI-TS, York serves on the SNMMI Board of Directors, House of Delegates and Committee on Women in Nuclear Medicine as well as the Technologist Section Executive Board, Educators Committee, Grants and Awards Committee, and Professional Development and Education Fund. In the past she has served on and chaired multiple committees across the organization, including the Nuclear Medicine Week Task Force, the Continuing Education Committee, the International Outreach Task Force, and the local Organization Task Force, among others.