ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The ASRT Foundation and Siemens Healthcare USA are excited to announce the recipients of the 2014 Siemens Clinical Advancement Scholarship.

Made possible by a generous contribution of more than $20,000 in support from Siemens, four scholarships of $5,000 each were awarded to medical imaging professionals seeking to enhance their clinical practice skills. Siemens has demonstrated its commitment to the radiologic technology profession by providing more than $170,000 in scholarships since 2005.

“At Siemens, we realize the vital role that education plays in the overall success of health care organizations and in delivering optimal patient care,” said Nanci Wozniak, R.T.(N), vice president of education services. “Our ongoing contribution to this scholarship fund enables us to provide opportunities to medical imaging and therapy professionals to gain more, grow more, and achieve more in their clinical practice.”

This year’s scholarship recipients are:

• Jolie Couch of Apollo Beach, Florida, enrolled in a master’s degree program at the University of South Florida.
• Danielle Guess of Bargersville, Indiana, enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at Indiana University-Kokomo.
• Lauren Williams of Halifax, Massachusetts, enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at Regis College.
• Matthew Younger of Jackson, Missouri, enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at Cox College.

To be eligible, applicants must be medical imaging professionals seeking to enhance their clinical practice skills and provide excellent patient care. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree program in radiologic sciences or a certificate program in a specialty discipline such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance or sonography.

Scholarship recipients submitted applications and were selected based on evidence of commitment, leadership, achievement and financial need. The Foundation’s Scholarship Review Committee evaluated scholarship applications and provided recommendations to the Board of Trustees. Recipients were then approved by the Board of Trustees.

To learn more about scholarship programs, including eligibility requirements and application information, and for more information about the ASRT Foundation, visit www.asrtfoundation.org.

About the ASRT Foundation

The ASRT Foundation supports and empowers medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals and students to pursue opportunities that improve patient care.

About Siemens

The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world's largest suppliers to the health care industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimizing clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. Siemens Healthcare employs some 52,000 employees worldwide and operates around the world. In fiscal year 2013 (to September 30), the Sector posted revenue of 13.6 billion euros and profit of 2.0 billion euros. For further information, please visit: www.siemens.com/healthcare