Penn-Hu-Mac-Par-Gill Lecture 2019

Each year the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists sponsors the Past Presidents Honors Lecture, formally called the Penn-Hu-Mac-Par Lecture. The Lecture series was established in 1966 to pay tribute to three members of the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists who have served their profession as president of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists. In 1990, the Ohio Society honored its fourth member who served as national president. In 2015, the Ohio Society honored its fifth member who served as national president. These technologists are:

Rubygrant Pennell, R.T., 1954
W. Jay Huston, R.T., 1961
Roland C. McGowan, R.T., 1964
Joan Parsons, R.T., 1989
Julie Gill, R.T., 2014

Selection as the Past Presidents Honors Lecturer (Penn-Hu-Mac-Par-Gill Lecturer) is one of the highest honors bestowed upon an individual by the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists.

Gloria Albrecht, M.S., R.T. (R)

 Gloria Albrecht began her imaging career as a student at Cuyahoga Community College where she earned her Associate of Applied Science degree. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Health Arts and her Master of Science in Training & Development degrees at the University of St. Francis.

Gloria has held numerous positions in radiology including staff technologist, special procedures, fluoroscopy coordinator, clinical instructor, clinical coordinator, and program director. She is currently the program director for the Cleveland Clinic School of Diagnostic Imaging. She teaches a wide variety of courses, is active in departmental committees, and is currently a site visitor for the JRCERT. Gloria has also presented many times for the OSRT.

Gloria is a member of the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Science and the ASRT. Over the years Gloria has served the OSRT in many capacities including Education Committee Co-chair, Editorial Review Committee, Strategic Plan Committee, the Board of Directors, President, and Chairman of the Board, just to name a few.

We are very fortunate to have Gloria as a valued and respected member of the OSRT. Gloria's lecture is titled:

Technologist of the Year Award

Do You know someone that deserves the Technologist of the Year Award?

In 1973, the OSRT Board of Directors established the Technologist of the Year Award to be presented at each Annual Meeting.

Congratulations to the 2018 OSRT Technologist of the Year!

Denise Moore, M.S., R.T.(R)

Interested in nominating some deserving RT? Check out the Award Rules

Life and Honorary Membership Awards

Do you know someone that has offered unusual, dedicated service to OSRT? If so, that individual may be deserving of a Life or Honorary Membership Award. Read more.

Quiz Bowl Competition

Congratulations to the 2019 Quiz Bowl Winners
1st Place Columbus State Community College 
2nd Place Sinclair Community College 

This could be your team! To sponsor a Quiz Bowl team at the next O.S.R.T. Annual Meeting, please complete the online application form and submit the $20.00 participation fee no later than March 1. Fees associated with the Quiz Bowl event support the O.S.R.T. Applications and participation fees received after March 1 will not be accepted and will be returned to the Program Director. Please note that the application AND the fee must be submitted by the deadline in order for your team to participate.

Only one team application is permitted per institution and only eight student team members are permitted per team. At the time of application, each student team member must be a member of O.S.R.T. or hold membership in another state radiologic technologist professional society (if outside of Ohio). The O.S.R.T. Executive Secretary will verify student membership for all team members listed on the online form. If your team is from outside of Ohio, you must fax or mail a copy of each team participant’s membership card prior to the deadline (see application automated Thank You for fax and mailing address information once the application is submitted).

All student team members must be registered for the Annual Meeting by the pre-registration deadline. The Program Director will be notified of any student team member(s) not meeting the membership and meeting pre-registration requirements and, these students will not be permitted to participate in the competition. Students deemed ineligible for participation will not be replaced by another student.

Questions or inquiries regarding the Quiz Bowl can be directed to Quiz Bowl Committee Co-Chairs, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Click this link to access the online application form

Case Study Poster Competition

The OSRT Education and Research Foundation Case Study Poster Competition is opened to student and registered technologists.  Applicants must upload their PowerPoint Science Poster presentation as a .ppt or .pptx file format with the submitted online application.

Some suggestions for a successful competition include:

• Cite your sources using AMA or APA style. Your library can help you with this, or you can find some helpful free links online, like these:
  AMA Manual of Style; APA Style, or I University Library.
• Closely follow the stated case study rules. If rules or AMA or APA citation are not met, your poster will be ineligible for competition.
• This is a competition that requires minimum standards for awards. Minimum standard criteria must be met to be selected to present your case study and be eligible for an award.

Click on the document links below for guidelines, rules, and judging rubrics.

Apply & Submit Now

Professional Poster Competition

The OSRT Education and Research Foundation Professional Poster Competition is opened to student and registered technologists. Applicants must electronically submit the online application form to participate in the Professional Poster Competition. 

Some suggestions for successful competition include:

• Cite your sources in AMA or APA style. Your library can help you with this, or you can find some helpful free links online, like these:
  AMA Manual of Style; or APA Style, I University Library
• Closely follow the stated poster rules. If rules or AMA citation are not met, your poster will be ineligible for an award.
• Determine if your poster fits the criteria for either the Research or Clinical categories by reading both judging rubrics below. This is a competition that requires minimum standards for awards. Minimum standard criteria must be met to receive an award.

Click on the document links below for rules and judging rubrics.

Once you have read and understand the documents above, click the Apply Now link below to complete and submit the online application.

Apply Now

Essay Competition

The OSRT Education and Research Foundation Essay Competition is opened to students and registered technologists. Click on the documents below to access the Essay Rules and Criteria and Essay Judging Rubric. To participate in the Essay Competition, applicants must complete the online application form and electronically submit both the application and the essay in PDF format only.

Some suggestions for successful competition include:

• Cite your sources in AMA or APA style. Your library can help you with this, or you can find some helpful free links online, like these:
  AMA Manual of Style; APA Style, I University Library
• Closely follow the stated essay rules. If rules or AMA citation are not met, your poster will be ineligible for an award.
• Determine if your essay fits the criteria for the competition by reading the judging rubric below. This is a competition that requires minimum standards for awards. Minimum standard criteria must be met to receive an award.

Click on the document links below for rules and the judging rubric.

Once you have read and understand the documents above, click the Apply Now link below to complete and submit the online application.

Apply Now

2020 Annual Meeting Registration

ANNUAL MEETING CANCELLED: COVID-19

Following the order from the Director of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) prohibiting mass gatherings of 100 or more people, the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists (OSRT) has canceled the 2020 Annual Meeting scheduled for April 9-11, 2020. The majority of our meeting attendees are from colleges and universities that now have travel bans for large audience events and meetings. With past attendance at our meeting reaching over 500 attendees from multiple states and regions, this cancelation is most unfortunate. The health and safety of our members and the patients that we care for is our top priority in the midst of the ever-changing environment related to COVID-19.

If you have registered and paid for the Annual Meeting please DO NOT contact the Executive Secretary! She will contact you by the end of March to administer your refund. If you made a hotel reservation at the Worthington DoubleTree Hilton, please make sure to cancel that reservation (see below). The OSRT Board of Directors very much values our members and will work to provide other opportunities for continuing education credits throughout the next year.

April 9-11, 2020
Columbus Doubletree, Worthington

Plan now to join colleagues for the 80^th OSRT Annual Meeting Thursday, April 9 through Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Columbus Doubletree, in Worthington, Ohio. You can earn the majority of your required CE credits in one weekend! Come and join us, expand your learning and socialize with fellow technologists! Mark your calendar now to join us! The OSRT guaranteed room rate of $139 + tax is available until March 17, 2020. Reserve yoru room on or before March 17 to receive this special rate.

Scheduled presentations include 1^st class CE topics suitable for a variety of imaging practice disciplines. You can earn the majority of your required CE credits in one weekend! Come and join us, expand your learning and socialize with fellow technologists! Competitions will include the Student Quiz Bowl, essays, and professional posters. If you want to take advantage of member discounted registration rates click Join OSRT Now. OSRT also offers military discounts on event registration fees for members. 

Our registration process has changed to improve efficiency. The base registration fee for this meeting is $300. Member discounts are applied on the registration form based on your selections. OSRT Members receive a $60 discount ($300-$60 = $240) and student members receive a $230 discount ($300-$230 = $70). After making your registration selections and register for any of the special events, discounts will be applied and final charges for your registration will be displayed prior to selecting your payment method. You may pay by credit card, use your PayPal account or pay later by mailing a check or money order. 

Read and carefully follow the steps below to access OSRT meeting information and to register online. All meeting registrations must be completed online. For special circumstances or questions, call OSRT at 440-382-5607. After reading the following instructions, click the Registration link at the bottom of this page to complete the online registration process. Register before March 23 to avoid a $50 late fee.

01 Click the brochure to print or review program details, course schedules, meeting and hotel registration information:

02 OSRT Members: First, login at the top of this page before you click the registration form link below. You already have an account with a user name and password. Please do not create a new account if you have trouble logging in to your existing account. This causes duplicate records in our system. If you have forgotten your user name and/or password, click on "Forgot your password?" or "Forgot your username?" to recover your information. After logging in using the login button at the top of this page, scroll to the bottom of the page to click the registration button.

03 Non-members: If you have previously registered for an OSRT event as a non-member, you already have an account and you must use your existing account to logon. Use the forgot my password or forgot my user name links to access your existing account. If you have not registered for an OSRT event before, simply click the registration link below to complete your online registration.

04 All Attendees: Be sure to book your room at the Columbus DoubleTree. This link will take you directly to the OSRT hotel reservation page--hurry, don't be left out! See the meeting brochure for special instructions to get the discounted room rate.  

Want to sponsor or advertise? Click Advertise with OSRT to see a number of options to reach Technologists from around the region!

2020 Meeting Committee Co-chairs: 
Terri Bruckner and Christine Gialousis

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