2009 OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARDS
To recognize outstanding educational contributions to the ISMRM Annual meeting, the Annual Meeting Program Committee acknowledges the highest rated speaker in each educational course. Recipients of these awards have been determined by the evaluation scores which attendees gave to the speakers.

We thank all our attendees who, with their responses, chose these outstanding teachers:
WEEKEND COURSES  
  MR Engineering (tie) Blaine A. Chronik, Ph.D. and Graham C. Wiggins, D. Phil.
  MR Physics for Physicists Klaas Pruessmann, Ph.D.
  Quantitative Imaging and Data Analysis  Mark Jenkinson, Ph.D.
  Advances in Quantitative Imaging of Perfusion David Alsop, Ph.D.
  Crossing Fibers in Diffusion MRI Daniel C. Alexander, Ph.D.
  Diffusion Tensor MRI for the Clinician and the Neuroscientist Derek K. Jones, Ph.D.
  Application-Based teaching in CV MR Steven D. Wolff, M.D., Ph.D.
  Probing Cancer I: Molecular Pathways to Experimental Models Martin O. Leach, Ph.D.
  Cellular and Molecular Imaging   Lon J. Wilson, Ph.D.
  Body MRI by the Experts Stuart A. Taylor, F.R.C.R.
  Imaging Strategies Jeffrey Tsao, Ph.D.
  Cancer MRS Zaver M. Bhujwalla, Ph.D.
  fMRI Advanced Issues and Processing Software Noam Harel, Ph.D.
  Advanced Neuroimaging Joseph A. Maldjian, M.D.
  Probing Cancer II: From Animal Models to Clinical Assessment Dow-Mu Koh, M.D., M.R.C.P.
  Clinical MRI: From Physical Principles to Practical Protocols Donald B. Plewes, Ph.D.
  Imaging the Lower Extremity: From Basics to Advanced Techniques Timothy J. Mosher, M.D.
MONDAY - FRIDAY COURSES  
Sunrise Courses Image Reconstruction Michael Schacht Hansen, Ph.D. N.I.B.R.
  Safety Update David L. Price, B.Sc., M.Sc.
  Quantitative Neuro-Anatomic and Functional Image Assessment Guido Gerig, Ph.D.
  Mobile Lipids in Disease E. Jim Delikatny, Ph.D.
  Tissue Engineering Nancy Pleshko, Ph.D.
  Clinical Science for Physicists and Engineers Felix W. Wehrli, Ph.D.
  CV - Disease or Problem-Based Teaching, Practical Protocols Michael V. McConnell, M.D., M.S.E.E.
  MRI and MRS of the Mouse Brain: Techniques and Applications Ivan Tkac, Ph.D.
  Unsolved Problems in MSK MRI:  What We Know and What We Don't Christine Chung, M.D.
  Hot Topics in Body MRI Regina G. H. Beets-Tan, M.D.,Ph.D.
OTHER WEEKDAY COURSES  
  MR Physics and Techniques for Clinicians Walter Kucharczyk, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., and Donald B. Plewes, Ph.D.
  Neuroimaging Courses Clifford R. Jack, Jr., M.D.
  MSK Imaging Courses David M. Panicek, M.D., F.A.C.R.
  Body Imaging Courses Scott B. Reeder, M.D., Ph.D.
  Cardiovascular Imaging Courses Elizabeth M. Hecht, M.D.
  "Cross Cutting and Emerging Areas" Courses (4 awards) Richard L. Ehman, M.D.
    Stephen J. Blackband, Ph.D.
    Terrie E. Inder, M.D.
    Gary H. Glover, Ph.D.