The 3rd annual OSRT Student and Educator Symposium (SES) was a huge success! Educators and students from 8 states attended the SES held at the Ohioan Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center, Ohio. An "Educators Gathering" took place on Wednesday evening to begin the conference, followed by continuing education sessions through Thursday and Friday.
The meeting kicked off with the Denise Moore Honorary Lecture presented by keynote speaker Eric Charlton. His presentation focused on harnessing your happiness while connecting motivation, purpose, and gratitude. 
The A track for educators focused on Artificial Intelligence in the teaching and learning process. AI topics were presetned by Kevin Clark who traveled to OSRT from University of Texas, MD Anderson. The Roy Bell Memorial Luncheon was sponsored by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. Devin Johnson presented the difficult task of how to navigate an abrupt loss of leadership in a radiography program.
An all-day student education track included content review topics like, patient care and mangement, equipment operations, and procedures. The Philip W. Ballinger Student Assessment Exam topped off the afternoon for 290 second-year students who completed the exam. Congratualtions to Amanda Koons, from Columbus State Community College, who won the award for the highest score earned.
All in all, there were 14 speakers, 23 vendors, and over 533 attendees. A big thank you goes out to the 23 sponsors who offered employment opportunities, equipment demos, and merchandise. In addition, attendees showed up in mass to support OSRT's Blood Drive for the American Red Cross with a total of 73 pints donated!
Of course, one of the prime attractions for the SES is the Quiz Bowl Competition. Eighteen teams competed. The competition ran all day Friday with 29 rounds of questions. It was a double elimination competition. Congratulations to 1st place winners, Columbus State Community College (pictured right) and to Central Ohio Technical College for 2nd place (pictured below). Good job to all who competed. It was an exciting competition! Congratulations to the winners and to all who competed.
The OSRT Education and Research Foundation (ERF) awarded 14 grants this year. Click here to see the list of winners. 
The ERF also awarded Brynn Myers and Shayne Caudill as the winners of the Case Study Presentation from UC Blue Ash College (pictured left).
Congratulations to Ilyas Nur from The Ohio State University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences program who is the new student director--a voting member of the board! 
The Board of Directors thanks everyone for the support provided to make the 2026 SES a huge success!
