ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The American Society of Radiologic Technologists will award Life Member status to two members and bestow the status of Fellow on three members during the ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in Orlando, Fla., June 27-29.
The Society’s newest Life Members are Ginger S. Griffin, R.T.(R), HACP, CSHA, FASRT; and Nina K. Kowalczyk, Ph.D., R.T.(R)(QM)(CT), FASRT. The Fellows are Daniel Gilbert, M.S., R.T.(R)(CV)(CT)(MR)(QM); Steven Herrmann, M.S., R.T.(R)(M), CRA; and Nancy Johnson, M.Ed., R.T.(R)(CV)(CT)(QM).
Griffin and Kowalczyk are the 24th and 25th members elevated to Life Member status since its inception in 1938. Life Members are active ASRT members who have maintained continuous membership for at least 30 years and have participated in a range of volunteer activities that demonstrate dedication to the ASRT and the radiologic technology profession. Candidates who receive the honor are selected by at least a three-quarters vote of the ASRT Board of Directors.
Griffin is a consultant for accreditation at Baptist Health System in Jacksonville, Fla., and an on-call adjunct faculty member for the radiologic technology program at Florida State College of Jacksonville. She also sits on the advisory committee for the radiologic technology program at the college. An ASRT member since 1966, Griffin has served on several boards, committees and task forces during her tenure, including the Board of Directors and House of Delegates. The ASRT presented her with Fellow status in 1995. At the state level, she served as president of the Florida Society of Radiologic Technologists, and the society awarded her Life Member status in 1990. She’s also a Life Member of the Jacksonville Society of Radiologic Technologists and an honorary Life Member of the Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists.
Kowalczyk is an organizational effectiveness consultant at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. She joined ASRT in 1980, and has served in a variety of roles including chairman of the Quality Management, Management and Education Steering committees; member of the Practice Standards Task Force; QM, Management, and Education Chapter delegate; and chairman of the ASRT Editorial Review Board, a position she currently holds. The ASRT presented her with Fellow status in 2005. At the state level, she’s a Life Member of the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists and the Central Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists. Kowalczyk also is actively involved with the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences where she has held positions as the executive editor of its newsletter, Spectrum, and cochairman of the Research and Scholarship Committee. She also dedicates time to work with the Ohio Department of Health, Radiation Advisory Council where she’s served as a member of the General X-ray Machine Operator Examination Review Committee, Radiation Generating Equipment Subcommittee and General X-ray Machine Operator Curriculum Revision Committee.
The ASRT established the honorary Fellow category in 1956 to recognize members who have made outstanding contributions to the profession and to ASRT. Fellows have volunteered in leadership positions at the national and local levels, written articles for publication, presented at professional meetings and helped advance the radiologic science profession.
Gilbert has served in several volunteer positions since he joined the ASRT in 1988. He’s been an Education Chapter delegate, affiliate society delegate and member of the Practice Standards Selection Committee. He’s also an established member of the Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technologists where he’s served as membership chairman, education tracking chairman, legislative chairman and the society’s president. An experienced radiologic technology lecturer, Gilbert has presented at a number of state affiliate meetings throughout the country. He’s currently the program director for the radiography program at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Neb.
Herrmann has a long history of involvement with the ASRT. He joined the association in 1983 and has served as a Management Chapter delegate, New York affiliate delegate, Bylaws Committee chairman, Committee on Nominations chairman, Commission Committee chairman, Grass-roots Network member and Governance Restructuring Subcommittee member. His level of volunteerism extends to the New York State Society of Radiologic Sciences where he’s been a member since 1990. During his tenure with the NYSSRS, Herrmann has held every position on the society’s board of directors, and served as the organization’s committee chair on bylaws. He currently serves as the vice president of operations at New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Johnson has been an ASRT member since 1990. In addition to serving as a delegate for the Quality Management, Computed Tomography and Education chapters, she’s been a member of several ASRT committees, task forces and project groups. Her other accomplishments include serving as the vice president and secretary of the Arizona State Society of Radiologic Technologists and as a member of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Registered Radiologic Assistant Essay Evaluation Committee. In addition, she’s authored and coauthored several books and chapters including the CT chapter for Merrill’s Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and the chest and upper extremity chapters for the last three editions Bontrager’s Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related Anatomy. She’s also working on the sixth edition of Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology with Dr. Ronald Eisenberg. Johnson is a faculty member in the Diagnostic Medical Imaging Program at Gateway Community College in Phoenix, Ariz., where she teaches radiography and coordinates the computed tomography program.
The ASRT membership will honor the recipients at the Honors Evening Reception at the annual governance meeting at the Rosen Plaza Hotel on June 27.
For more information about the awards, the ASRT or the radiologic science profession, visit www.asrt.org.
About ASRT
The ASRT represents more than 153,000 members who perform medical imaging procedures or plan and deliver radiation therapy. The Society is the largest radiologic science association in the world. Its mission is to advance and elevate the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession and to enhance the quality and safety of patient care.