Awards and Recognition
AAARAD established a formal recognition award program for eligible AAARAD members that highlight their contributions to the field of academic radiology practice management. AAARAD and SCARD members are encouraged to nominate administrators for one of several annual awards as contained in the following AAARAD Awards and Recognition Criteria document. To nominate an individual, click on the “AAARAD Awards and Recognition Nomination Form” link below and follow the instructions.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Category 1:
Outstanding Service to AAARAD or SCARD. Demonstrated excellence in leadership or service by promoting AAARAD/SCARD.
Category 2:
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration by providing outstanding leadership and strategic thinking to achieve exceptional team performance in the field of radiology practice management.
Category 3:
Advancement of the Radiology Profession through excellence in published papers, presentations or liaison work with other professional radiology groups.
Category 4:
Lifetime Achievement Award given to individuals with longevity in the field and who have made significant contributions to AAARAD, SCARD and the field of academic radiology.
Category 5:
Outstanding Community Service award recognizes a member who has demonstrated outstanding community service beyond the scope of his or her job or area of professional training.
2024 Award Recipients
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ron Zink
Advancement of the Radiology Profession
Serena DelBasso
Excellence in Leadership
Greg Lehmann
2023 Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership Award
Jennifer Kellogg, MHA
UC Davis Health
Outstanding Service to AAARAD or SCARD
Scott Jennings, CPA/MBA
University of Alabama Birmingham
2022 Award Recipients
Outstanding Service to SCARD or AAARAD
Victor Sarro, University of Kansas Health
Excellence in Leadership
Bart Lefan – Indiana University
Advancement of the Radiology Profession
Habib Tannir – The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard Pierce – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2021 Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Bradley Gleichman
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Outstanding Service to AAARAD or SCARD
Joy Haven
Washington University School of Medicine
Lifetime Achievement Award
Brenda Izzi
University of California Los Angeles Health System
Advancement of the Radiology Profession
Alexander Szafran
Maine Medical Center
2020 Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Cheryl Martin
Henry Ford Health System
2019 Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Denise Quandt,
University of Kentucky
Outstanding Service to AAARAD or SCARD
Margaret Birrenkott,
University of Wisconsin
Outstanding Community Service
Bart Stovicek
University Hospitals of Cleveland
2018 Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Mehul Lakhani
University of Colorado
Outstanding Community Service
Mary Bobel
UCSF
Advancement of the Radiology Profession
Joy Haven
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Outstanding Service to AAARAD or SCARD
Sherry Elliott
Virginia Commonwealth University
2017 Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Ron Zink
Temple University
2016 Award Recipients
Outstanding Service to AAARAD or SCARD
Brenda Izzi
UCLA
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Kim Lenner
University of Chicago
Outstanding Community Service
Layne Mitchell
Medical College of Georgia
2015 Award Recipients
Outstanding Service to AAARAD or SCARD
Marsha Bennett
St. Louis University
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Brian Chiango
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Advancement of the Radiology Profession
Andrew Menard
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2014 Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Blair Faber
Northwestern University
Advancement of the Radiology Profession
Carl Whittenburg
University of Cincinnati
Lifetime Achievement
Margaret Birrenkott
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health-Madison
James Patton: Certificate of Recognition
Outstanding Community Service
Ron Zink
Temple University
2013 Award Recipients
Outstanding Service to AAARAD or SCARD
Sandra Stein
Yale University School of Medicine
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Marty Bledsoe
Johns Hopkins
Advancement of the Radiology Profession
Rich Pierce
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2012 Award Recipients
Excellence in Leadership in the Field of Radiology Administration
Cathy Garzio
University of California-San Francisco
Lifetime Achievement
Sherry Elliott
Virginia Commonwealth University