Congratulations to the 2016 OSRT Board of Directors' Candidate winners and the winner of the 2016 Technologist of the Year Award! Thanks to all members who took the time to cast your ballot. Your vote matters!
President-elect Board of Director Nominee: Emma Palmer, BSRT, RT(R)(CT)
Ms. Palmer has been an active member of OSRT since 2005 when she was selected to serve as OSRT Board Student Director. Following her term as Student board member, Emma continued to serve OSRT in multiple leadership roles, e.g., co-chair-Student Leadership, Health Policy, Editorial Review, Annual Meeting committees and currently serves as an elected Director for the OSRT Board of Directors. Over the years, Emma has been active in multiple leadership roles for the ASRT House of Delegates and passionately served Ohio as ASRT's RT in DC representative. In 2014, Ms. Palmer received OSRT's Technologist of the Year Award for her dedicated service. As a Cum Laude graduate of The Ohio State University, Ms. Palmer has a rich history of leadership and service both in the profession and as a citizen at-large, e.g., Habitat for Humanity, Lambda Nu Honor Society (where she has received honors), and student council leadership. Emma currently serves as imaging supervisor for Westerville Medical Campus where she oversees daily clinical operations for radiography, CT, MRI, bone densitometry, mammography, fluoroscopy, sonography, nuclear medicine, and cardiac imaging. Ms. Palmer is a true professional and her skills are an asset for Ohio and OSRT as our next Society’s leader.
Board of Director: Julie Gill, PhD, RT(R)
Julie has served the OSRT continuously since 1996 in the following capacities: Member, 1984–present; Co-Chairperson, Annual Meeting Committee, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2016; Chairperson, Leadership Academy Task Force, 2014–present; Membership Survey Appointee, 2010–present; Co-Chairperson, Strategic Planning Committee, 2013–2014; Student Liaison, 2006–2013; Member, Board of Directors’ Composition and Election Committee 2012; Recording Secretary, 2004–2010; Co-Chairperson, Honors and Awards Committee, 2009–2011; Committee Member, 2009-presen; Co-chairperson, Quiz Bowl Sub-committee, 2009–2013; Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 2009–2010; Chairperson, Ad hoc Committee on Membership Data, 2005–2008; Chairperson, Student Retention Task Force, 2004–2006; Quiz Bowl Moderator/Judge, 2002–2013; Member, Task Force on Restructuring, 2004-2005; Chairperson, Health Policy Committee, 2000-2002; Member, Health Policy Committee, 2000-2006; Member, Board of Trustees, 1996–2002; Chairperson, Board of Trustees, 1999-2000; President, 1998-1999; President-Elect, 1997-1998; Member, Annual Meeting Committee, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007–2010, 2016.
Board of Director: Tiffany Roman, MS, RT(R)(CT)(MR)
Tiffany is a registered RT (R), CT, and MRI technologist and an RT for 16 years. She worked in many capacities, a staff technologist in x-ray, CT, and MRI, as a corporate educator, and currently as an educator in Radiological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. She has served in various roles for the OSRT including Marketing and Sales Co-chair (3years), Health Policy (2years), and appointed as a Director on the Board (1 1/2yrs) to fill and open position. She is active in other Imaging and Educational, Organizations such as ASRT and AEIRS. She is enthusiastically looks forard to the opportunity to continue as a Director on the Board of the OSRT.
Technologist of the Year Award Winner: Heather Moore, MEd, RT(R)
Heather has been an imaging professional for over 27 years, devoting her life to education and the advancement of the imaging profession. She is currently the Program Director and Associate Professor in the Radiologic Technology Program for the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College. Heather is an experienced presenter on many topics at the state, national, and international level. But what makes Heather special is the relationships she has developed over her many years in imaging with her students, graduates, co-workers and professional peers. Heather has also formed lasting relationships with many members of the OSRT. She has served the OSRT in many positions over the years as a member of the following committees; Quiz Bowl, Public Relations Co-Chair, Annual Meeting, and Honors and Awards Chairperson. Heather has also been a Director on the OSRT Board, President, Board Chairperson, and Senior Board Chairman. After her service on the OSRT Board, Heather continued to serve on the OSRT-ERF as Vice-Chairman, Board Chairman, Honors and Awards Committee Chairman, and Director. On a national level, Heather has represented Ohio at the ASRT House of Delegates as the Radiography Chapter Delegate, and Ohio Affiliate Delegate. She is also a graduate of the ASRT Leadership Academy. Heather has accomplished a great deal in her career as an imaging professional. But Heather is more than the sum of her accomplishments; she is an intelligent, kind, caring person and a consummate respected professional truly deserving of the title: Technologist of the Year!