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A Dozen Radiologic Sciences Students Win Research Awards at State Conference

Wu, Arevelo, Lagunas
First Place Winners of Investigational Essay Competition – Yewen Wu, Brianna Arevalo and Diana Lagunas (pictured left to right)

The Department of Radiologic Sciences faculty and students attended the 2018 Idaho Society of Radiologic Technologists (ISRT) annual conference and celebrated many successes.

Four groups of Boise State students won awards at the ISRT conference. Awards included:

Alyssa Canegaly, Taylor Sievers, Ingred Stokes
Second Place Winners of the Investigational Essay Competition – Alyssa Canegaly, Taylor Sievers, Ingred Stokes (pictured left to right)

Student Investigational Essay Competition

First Place: Brianna Arevalo, Diana Lagunas, and Yewen Wu

Second Place: Alyssa Canegaly, Taylor Sievers, and Ingred Stokes

Third Place: Leah Koehler, Emma Peeler, and Brenda Vazquez

Student Investigational Exhibit Competition

Second place: Natalie Christiansen, Kaila Paxton, and Alexia Stanfield

Leah Koehler, Emma Peeler, and Brenda Vazquez
Third Place Winners of Invesigational Essay Competition – Leah Koehler, Emma Peeler, and Brenda Vazquez (pictured left to right)

Two Boise State faculty members, Catherine Masters and Erica Wight were elected to leadership positions within the society. Masters will serve as the membership/treasurer while Wight will serve as the president elect.

Boise State’s Department of Radiologic Sciences first program director, Duane Akroyd traveled back to Boise to celebrate with the first graduating class of the program. This year marked the 40th anniversary of that first class graduating from Boise State in 1978. In addition to celebrating with the members of the ‘78 class, Akroyd took time to meet with current faculty and gave a talk at the conference related to research and publishing in imaging sciences. Akroyd currently serves as a professor of educational leadership, policy, and human development at North Carolina State University.

Natalie Christiansen, Kaila Paxton, and Alexia Stanfield
Second Place Winners of Investigational Exhibit Competition – Alexia Stanfield, Kaila Paxton, Natalie Christiansen (pictured left to right)

Congratulations to all the students who won an award and to the faculty members who gained leadership positions within the society.