ISMRT Honors & Awards
Crues-Kressel Award
The Crues-Kressel award is given to the candidate who consistently makes outstanding contributions to the education of technologists/radiographers by organizing and promoting education internationally and on a local level.
To be eligible for this award, the candidate:
- Does not need to be a member of the ISMRT
- Is not a previous recipient of this award
Honorary Membership
The Honorary Membership Award is bestowed on an individual in recognition of extraordinary achievement and an exceptional level of service and support for the society and the mission of the ISMRT.
To be eligible for this award, the candidate:
- Does not need to be a member of the ISMRT
- Is not a previous recipient of this award
Distinguished Service
The Distinguished Service Award is bestowed on an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions and extreme level of effort and service to the operation, effectiveness, and good reputation of the Society.
To be eligible for this award, the candidate:
- Must be a member in good standing of the ISMRT
- Is not a previous recipient of this award
Fellow of the Society
The Fellow of the Society Award is bestowed on an individual(s) in recognition of significant and substantial contributions to the mission of the ISMRT over the course of at least five (5) years, including participation in the Annual Meetings, Regional Meetings, Publications, and contributions to the development of the Society.
To be eligible for this award, the candidate:
- Must be a member in good standing of the ISMRT
- Is not a previous recipient of this award
Outstanding Service to a Chapter/Division
Outstanding Service to a Chapter/Division Award is bestowed on an individual in recognition of the outstanding contributions and extreme level of effort and service to the operation and effectiveness of the Chapter/Division.
To be eligible for this award, the candidate:
- Must be a current ISMRT voting member in good standing;
- Is not a current Executive Committee member, ISMRT Board members
- Is not a previous recipients of this award
Past ISMRT Award Winners
Crues-Kressel Award
2025 Shawna Farquharson 2024 Donald W. McRobbie 2023 Michael Steckner 2022 Sarah K. Green 2021 Martin J. Graves 2020 Sonja “Sony” K. Boiteaux 2019 Heidi Berns 2018 Vera K. Kimbrell 2017 Bobbie Burrow 2016 Ben Kennedy 2015 Michael Kean 2014 Michael E. Moseley 2013 Wendy Strugnell 2012 No award given 2011 Cindy R. Comeau 2010 John Posh 2009 Cindy T. Hipps 2008 Maureen Ainslie 2007 No award given 2006 Maureen Hood 2005 William Faulkner 2004 Luann Culbreth 2003 Greg Brown 2002 No award given 2001 Anne Marie Sawyer 2000 Kelly Baron 1999 Charles Deschamps 1998 Emanuel Kanal 1997 Robin Greene-Avison 1996 Carolyn Roth 1995 Christine Harris 1994 Frank Shellock 1993 Julie Strandt-Peay 1992 No award given 1991 John Crues & Herbert Kressel
Honorary Membership
2025 Michael Kean 2024 Nancy Hill Beluk 2023 Chris Kokkinos & Roberta Kravitz 2022 Daniel K. Sodickson 2021 Wendy Strugnell 2020 No award given 2019 Vera K. Kimbrell 2018 No award given 2017 Cindy R. Comeau 2016 Jennifer Olson 2015 Maureen Ainslie 2014 Heidi Berns 2013 Greg Brown 2012 Julie Strandt-Peay 2011 John D. Wilkie 2010 William Faulkner 2009 Herbert Kressel 2008 No award given 2007 Michael Moseley 2006 Anne Marie Sawyer 2005 No award given 2004 Emanual Kanal 2003 Frank Shellock 2002 Carolyn Roth
Distinguished Service
2025 No award given 2024 No award given 2023 Claire Mulcahy 2022 Shawna Farquharson 2021 Titti Owman 2020 James Stuppino 2019 Sheryl Foster 2018 Maureen Hood 2017 No award given 2016 Vera K. Kimbrell 2015 Cindy R. Comeau 2014 John Totman 2013 Carol Lee 2012 Anne Marie Sawyer 2011 Cindy T. Hipps 2010 Denise Echelard 2009 Bobbie Burrow 2008 Heidi Berns & Laurian Rohoman 2007 Julia Lowe 2006 Julie Strandt-Peay 2005 No award given 2004 Kelly Baron 2003 Richard Helsper 2002 Donna O’Brien
Fellow of the Society
2025 Chris Kokkinos & Kirsty Ngaio Campbell 2024 Shawna Farquharson & George Bouzalis, Sr. 2023 Sheryl Foster 2022 No award given 2021 Joseph S. Joslin 2020 Megan Sian Cromer 2019 Kendra Huber 2018 Carol Lee & Rhonda F. Walcarius 2017 Joanne Ross Donovan, Helle Juhl Simonsen & G. Barry Southers 2016 Ben Kennedy, Kirsten Moffat, Charles Stanley & Glenn Cahoon 2015 Vera K. Kimbrell & Titti Owman 2014 Anne Dorte Blankholm & Steven P. Shannon 2013 Filip De Ridder & Michael D. Macilquham 2012 Maryann Blaine & Wendy Strugnell 2011 Muriel Cockburn & Laurian Rohoman 2010 Cindy R. Comeau & Maureen Hood 2009 Gina Greenwood & Donna O’Brien 2008 Julia Lowe 2007 Greg Brown & Cindy T. Hipps 2006 Maureen Ainslie & Bobbie Burrow 2005 Michael Kean & Anne Marie Sawyer 2004 Heidi Berns & Carolyn Roth 2003 Robin Greene-Avison 2002 Kelly Baron & Julie Strandt-Peay 2001 Luann Culbreth & William Faulkner
Outstanding Service to a Chapter/Division
2025 Jeff Chien-Fu Chen 2024 Larissa L. Williams, B.Sc.(Med.Img.)(MRI) 2023 Kirsty Ngaio Campbell 2022 Kylie Walters 2021 Adam Scotson
President’s Award
2025 Sarah Smith 2024 Jie Zhao 2023 Patricia Maishi 2022 Petronella Samuels 2021 Misaki Saito 2020 Xin Dong 2019 Julia Watson 2018 Rebecca Glarin 2017 Ben Kennedy 2016 Karla Epperson 2015 Zahid Latif 2014 Claudio Arena 2013 Shawna Farquharson 2012 Saba Ansari 2011 Megan Sian Cromer
John A. Koveleski Award for Professional Development
2025 Karabo Mokoena 2024 Karim Abdul Rashid 2023 Charlotte Swain 2022 No award given 2021 No award given 2020 Takumi Yokohama 2019 Jason Ortman 2018 Hiroyuki Takashima 2017 Yuka Tanaka 2016 Kelsey Wineland 2015 Vikneswary Batumalai 2014 No award given 2013 Anthea Hon 2012 Danqing Xiao 2011 Amanda Golsch
Oral Presentation/Proffered Paper Awards Clinical Focus
1st Place
2025 Laura Del Rey-Vasquez 2024 Vi Phan 2023 Angela Borella 2022 Larowin Toni 2021 Petronella Samuels 2020 Weiling Lee 2019 Rebecca Glarin 2018 Petronella Samuels 2017 Glenn Cahoon 2016 Ilse Patterson 2015 Mark A. Smith 2014 Ben Statton 2013 Ian Simcock 2012 Frank Stadie 2011 Sharmeen Joomun
2nd Place
2025 Paul Condron 2024 Linda Wennberg 2023 Scott Hipko 2022 Jennifer Wagner 2021 Yasuo Takatsu 2020 Nancy Talbot 2019 Petronella Samuels 2018 Rachelle Meissner 2017 Michelle Aye Myat Myat Htun 2016 Ben Kennedy 2015 Anthea Min 2014 Mark A. Smith 2013 Kimberly Krueger 2012 Martin Sherriff 2011 Claudio Arena
3rd Place
2025 Tatsunori Saho 2024 Patricia Maishi 2023 Moreno Zanardo 2022 Yonggui Yang 2021 Huijun Liao 2020 Angela Agostinelli 2019 Kim Hin Lo 2018 Mark A. Smith 2017 Tanya Lynn Wah Kan 2016 Soo Lee Linda Lim 2015 Tara Lawson 2014 Michael Geneser 2013 Amanda Golsch 2012 Mark A. Smith 2011 Danielle Petrucci
Oral Presentation/Proffered Paper Awards Research Focus
1st Place
2025 Ilaria Chimento 2024 Malene Bisgaard 2023 Brian Johnson 2022 Naotaka Kaminaga 2021 Yuichi Suzuki 2020 Petronella Samuels 2019 Yasuo Takatsu 2018 Ingrid Op’t Hof 2017 Ben Kennedy 2016 Jun Seok Yang 2015 Kirti Verma 2014 Tomonori Isobe 2013 Tomoka Doi 2012 Claudio Arena 2011 Eric Zalusky
2nd Place
2025 Scott Persohn 2024 Angela Houston 2023 Issei Fukunaga 2022 Ben Kennedy 2021 Xin Dong 2020 Nickolas Palmer 2019 Patricia Maishi 2018 Sara Na 2017 Lori Talagala 2016 Jameen Arm 2015 Claire Mulcahy 2014 Emma Hornsey 2013 Sandra van den Berg 2012 Zahid Latif 2011 Kelly Anne McGorty
3rd Place
2025 Janice Fairhurst 2024 Cristian Montalba 2023 Matea Borbaš (Šimić) 2022 Ben Kennedy 2021 Toshiya Akatsu 2020 Kousaku Saotome 2019 Erin Gray 2018 Ben Kennedy 2017 Lisa Desiderio 2016 Tanja Haas 2015 Shawna Farquharson 2014 Glenn Cahoon 2013 Renee Hill 2012 Tomoya Kobayashi 2011 Megan Sian Cromer
Poster Awards Clinical Focus
1st Place
2025 Noemie Delivert 2024 Yoshihiro Akatsuka 2023 Helen Prince 2022 Brian Johnson 2021 Helen Harvey 2020 David Hitt 2019 Huijun “Vicky” Liao 2018 Alicia Scully 2017 Anna Simeonov 2016 Ben Kennedy 2015 Sharmeen Maze 2014 Anne Dorte Blankholm 2013 Steven Williams 2012 Megan Sian Cromer 2011 Denise Steffinger
2nd Place
2025 Keisuke Dasai 2024 Brian Johnson 2023 Tatsunori Saho 2022 Sanjith Rajamani 2021 Brian Johnson 2020 Peik Yen Teh 2019 Vahid Ravanfar 2018 Jennifer Croll 2017 Nikola Ivanic 2016 Serena Shi Hui Teo 2015 Olga Ioffina 2014 Margaret Forbes 2013 Christopher Cook 2012 Sharmeen Maze 2011 Amanda Golsch
3rd Place
2025 Makoto Suzuki 2024 Helena Oliveira 2023 Gail Kohls 2022 Patricia Maishi 2021 Daisuke Morimoto-Ishikawa 2020 Jason Ortman 2019 Ilse Patterson 2018 Kevin Epperson 2017 Pradeep Singh Negi 2016 Su Liew 2015 Steven Williams 2014 Nicole Welsh 2013 Liana G Sanches-Rocha 2012 Helle Juhl Simonsen 2011 Helle Juhl Simonsen
Poster Awards Research Focus
1st Place
2025 Christian Montalba 2024 Kousaku Saotome 2023 YiJun Mao 2022 Tatsuya Hayashi 2021 Hannah Bergman 2020 Christine Mancini 2019 Kristina M. Pelkola 2018 Erin Gray 2017 Erin Gray 2016 Claire Mulcahy 2015 Erina Kawasumi 2014 Karla Epperson 2013 Kevin Epperson 2012 Katsuhiro Kido 2011 Kousaku Saotome
2nd Place
2025 Jose Thiago Castro 2024 Omaima Said 2023 Kristina Pelkola 2022 Phillipa Bridgen 2021 Chikara Noda 2020 Huijun “Vicky” Liao 2019 Pradeep Singh Negi 2018 Huijun “Vicky” Liao 2017 Liana G Sanches-Rocha 2016 Stevia Ng 2015 Anne Dorte Blankholm; Weiling Lee (tie) 2014 Shotaro Komi 2013 Zahid Latif 2012 Yoshiyuki Ishimori 2011 Katrin Koziel
3rd Place
2025 Gail Kohls 2024 Guido Rene van Haren 2023 Makoto Suzuki 2022 Ryosuke Nasada 2021 Hiroyuki Takashima 2020 Kristina M. Pelkola 2019 Ilse Patterson 2018 Kristina M. Pelkola 2017 Brandy Willis 2016 Boel Hansson 2015 n/a 2014 Maila Hughes 2013 Katrin Koziel 2012 Greg Brown 2011 Young Yu