ISMRT Honors & Awards

SMRT 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

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

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

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

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

2023 Kirsty Ngaio Campbell
2022 Kylie Walters
2021 Adam Scotson

President’s Award

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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