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Awards and Honors - Call for Nominations

Nominations for Marvin M.D. Williams Award, ACMP Fellow,

and ACMP Graduate Student Award for 2011

Deadline for all nominations is February 1, 2011

The ACMP Awards and Honors committee is now accepting nominations for an outstanding member to be awarded the prestigious Marvin M.D. Williams Award and for members to receive the honor of Fellowship in the ACMP, and for the ACMP Graduate Student Award.

Marvin M.D. Williams Award Requirements and Procedures

To be eligible for nomination for the Marvin M.D. Williams Award, the nominee must meet the following criteria:

1.  Have been a full member of the ACMP for a minimum of 10 years
2.  Be highly respected nationally and internationally for professional activities
3.  Have made a major impact upon professional matters, education of Medical Physicists, and clinical practice development such as:

     ACMP service (officer, board member, committee chair, regional officer)
     ABMP service (officer, board, exam panel chair)
     Officer in related organizations (ABR physics committee, etc.)
     Director of training program (residency, graduate)

4.  Attend the Awards and Honors Ceremony at the ACMP Annual Meeting to receive the award.

A minimum of two letters from full members of ACMP is required.  Each letter should summarize the contributions the individual has made to the field of medical physics and clearly indicate why this individual is deserving of the honor.  (Neither full member must be a Fellow.) 

In addition a PDF version of the nominee’s curriculum vitae must be provided.

ACMP Fellow Requirements and Procedures

To be eligible for nomination as an ACMP Fellow an individual must meet the following criteria:

1. A full member of the ACMP for a minimum of 5 years
2. Highly respected nationally for professional activities
3. Have made an important impact upon professional matters, clinical practice, or education, such as:

ACMP service (officer, board member, committee member)
ABMP service (officer, board member, exam panelist)
Active in related organizations (officer, committees)
Active in training program (director, faculty)

4.  Attend the Awards and Honors Ceremony at the ACMP Annual Meeting to become a Fellow.

A minimum of two letters are required for nomination for ACMP Fellow.  Each letter should summarize the contributions the individual has made to the field and clearly indicate why this person is deserving of the honor of being named Fellow. 

Nomination letters can come from any two ACMP Fellows.

                        Or

The letters can come from the current Chancellor of a region and any full member of the region.  (Note in this case neither individual must be a Fellow.)

In addition a PDF version of the nominee’s curriculum vitae must be provided.

ACMP Graduate Student Award

The ACMP annually awards a $1,000 scholarship to be applied to a graduate student’s attendance at the ACMP annual meeting in the year of the award.

The following will be considered as outstanding qualities of an individual nominated for the Graduate Student Award:

1. MS or PhD candidate in an accredited medical physics program (required)
2. Active in their graduate program in Medical Physics
3. Active in medical or Medical Physics professional organizations
4. Assistance in extracurricular programs, e.g., for the underprivileged
5. Other volunteer work
6. Publications, presentations

The student must be nominated by the graduate program’s director in a letter stating why the student is deserving of this award.  There is a limit of one nomination for each program.  A PDF version of the student’s curriculum vitae must be submitted along with the letter of nomination.

Nomination Deadline

The deadline for all nominations is February 1, 2011.  Nomination letters for the Marvin M.D. Williams Award, ACMP Fellows, and the ACMP Graduate Student Award, and the nominee’s curriculum vitae, should be sent by e-mail to the chair of the Awards and Honors Committee, Joel E. Gray, Ph.D. (JoelGray@sprynet.com) with copies to Ms. Corbi Foster at ACMP Headquarters (Corbi@ACMP.org). All nomination letters and CVs should be in PDF format.

The Awards and Honors Committee is looking forward to hearing from you.

Remember—
A person cannot be honored by ACMP if they are not nominated for the award!
Make your nominations today!!

Awards and Honors - Past Winners

Marvin M.D. Williams Professional Achievement Award of the American College of Medical Physics

The Marvin M.D. Williams Professional Achievement Award is given annually to a member of the College who has made a significant contribution to the field of medical physics during his/her career. These contributions include both professional and scientific service. Past participation in the activities and furtherance of the goals of the ACMP are important criteria in the consideration of this award.

2011 Benjamin R. Archer, Ph.D.
2010 Walter H. Grant, Ph.D.
2009 Melissa C. Martin, MS
2008 Edward L. Nickoloff, Sc.D.
2007 Michael D. Mills, Ph.D.
2006 Edward S. Sternick, Ph.D.
2005 Edwin C. McCullough, Ph.D.
2004 Kenneth R. Hogstrom, Ph.D.
2003 James B. Smathers, Ph.D.
2002 Bhudatt R. Paliwal, Ph.D.
2001 Stewart C. Bushong, Sc.D.
2000 Moses A. Greenfield, Ph.D.
1999 Jimmy O. Fenn, Ph.D.
1998 Faiz M. Khan, Ph.D.
1997 Colin G. Orton, Ph.D.
1996 James A. Purdy, Ph.D.
1995 Nagalingam Suntharalingam, Ph.D.
1994 Robert J. Shalek, Ph.D., J.D.
1993 Robert O. Gorson, M.S.
1992 John S. Laughlin, Ph.D.
1991 Ann E. Wright, Ph.D.
1990 Peter R. Almond, Ph.D.
1989 Gail D. Adams, Ph.D.

Fellows

ACMP Fellowship is awarded to outstanding members, highly respected nationally for their professional activities, clinical practice, or education. Active particiaption in ACMP and assistance in promoting our profession are important considerations for fellowship.

Gail D. Adams, Ph.D.
Suresh K. Agarwal, Ph.D.
Salahuddin Ahmad, Ph.D.
Peter R. Almond, Ph.D.
Benjamin R. Archer, Ph.D.
James Astarita, M.S.
Harry J. Astarita, M.S.
Alan S. Baker, M.S.
Stephen Balter, Ph.D.
Morris I. Bank, Ph.D.
J. Ed Barnes, Ph.D.
Stanley H. Benedict, Ph.D.
Joseph S. Blinick, Ph.D.
Ivan A. Brezovich, Ph.D.
Stewart C. Bushong, Sc.D.
Gene Cardarelli, Ph.D.
Eileen T. Cirino, MS
Geoffrey D. Clarke, Ph.D.
Bruce H. Curran, M.E.
Indra J. Das, Ph.D.
James A. Deye, Ph.D.
Nicholas A. Detorie, Ph.D.
Robert E. Drzymala, Ph.D.
Arnold Feldman, Ph.D.
Paul A. Feller, Ph.D.
Doracy P. Fontenla, Ph.D.
Bruce J. Gerbi, Ph.D.
John Paul Gibbons, Jr., Ph.D.
Michael T. Gillin, Ph.D.
John R. Glover, Ph.D.
David L. Goff, Ph.D.
Paul N. Goodwin, Ph.D.
Robert O. Gorson, M.S.
Walter H. Grant III, Ph.D.
Joel E. Gray, Ph.D.
Frances B. Harshaw, B.Sc.
William R. Hendee, Ph.D.
Michael G. Herman, Ph.D.
Maynard D. High, Ph.D.
David E. Hintenlang, Ph.D.
Kenneth Ray Hogstrom, Ph.D.
F. Eugene Holly, Ph.D.
John L. Horton, Ph.D.
Alan L. Huddleston, Ph.D.
David J. Keys, Ph.D.
Faiz M. Khan, Ph.D.
Eric E. Klein, M.S.
Roy E. Landers, Jr., Ph.D.
Danny J. Landry, Ph.D.
John S. Laughlin, Ph.D.
Pei-Jan Paul Lin, Ph.D.
C-M Charlie Ma, Ph.D.
Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D.
Melissa C. Martin, M.S.
Mary Ellen Masterson-McGary, MA, MS
Edwin C. McCullough, Ph.D.
Dimitris N. Mihailidis, Ph.D.
Michael D. Mills, Ph.D.
Herbert W. Mower, Sc.D.
Stephen W. Nagy, Ph.D.
David L. Neblett, M.S.
Edward L. Nickoloff, D.Sc.
George D. Oliver, Ph.D.
Colin G. Orton, Ph.D.
John M. Pacyniak, Ph.D.
Bhudatt R. Paliwal, Ph.D.
Niko Papanikolaou, Ph.D.
Yakov M. Pipman, Ph.D.
Robert J. Pizzutiello, Jr., M.S.
Ervin B. Podgorsak, Ph.D.
James A. Purdy, Ph.D.
Donald P. Ragan, Ph.D.
Lawrence E. Reinstein, Ph.D.
Lawrence N. Rothenberg, Ph.D.
William A. Roventine, M.S.
Surendra N. Rustgi, Ph.D.
Michael C. Schell, Ph.D.
Christopher F. Serago, Ph.D.
Melvin P. Siedband, Ph.D.
James B. Smathers, Ph.D.
Alfred R. Smith, Ph.D.
René J. Smith, Ph.D.
Timothy D. Solberg, Ph.D.
David P. Spearman, M.E.
George Starkschall, Ph.D.
Edward S. Sternick, Ph.D.
Marilyn Stovall, Ph.D.
James Summers, M.S.
Nagalingam Suntharalingam, Ph.D.
David W. Switzer, M.S.
Alexander P. Turner, Ph.D.
Kenneth N. Vanek, Ph.D.
Robert G. Waggener, Ph.D.
Martin S. Weinhous, Ph.D.
Michael D. Williams, Ph.D.
Charles A. Wissuchek, M.S.
Anne E. Wright, Ph.D.
Raymond K. Wu, Ph.D.
Ellen Davis Yorke, Ph.D.
Robert D. Zamenhof, Ph.D.

Honorary Members

Arthur Haus
Charles Lescrenier, D.Sc.
Robert J. Shalek, Ph.D., J.D.

Additional Awards

Graduate Student Scholarship Award of the American College of Medical Physics

Each year one medical physics graduate student is awarded a $1,000 scholarship to be applied to the student's attendance at the ACMP Annual Meeting in the year of the award. Program Directors of an accredited medical physics program may nominate a student from their program to receive this award.

2011 Christopher Jason Tien, M.S.E., University of Florida
2010 Brian Bismack, B.S., University of Toledo, Ohio
2009 Brian A. Taylor, B.S., M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
2007 Arman Sarfehnia, MS, McGill University, Montreal
2006 Nicholas Koch, MS, University of Texas Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
2005 Aaron Kyle Jones, University of Florida
2004 Malcolm P. Heard, University of Texas, Houston
2003 Kent Gifford, University of Texas, Houston
2002 Nzhde Agazaryan, UCLA
2001 Christopher Cagnon, UCLA
2000 Timothy J. Paul, UCLA
Jason Stafford, M D. Anderson Cancer Center

JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS (JACMP) BEST PAPER AWARD WINNERS

2010

The Elekta Award of Excellence for an Outstanding Radiation Oncology Article in 2010: Initial dosimetric evaluation of SmartArc - a novel VMAT treatment planning module implemented in a multi-vendor delivery chain.
Vladimir Feygelman, Geoffrey G Zhang, Craig W Stevens

The RIT Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article in
2010: Angular dose dependence of Matrixx TM and its calibration.
Luciant Wolfsberger, Matthew Wagar, Paige Nitsch, Mandar Bhagwat, Piotr Zygmanski,

The Sun Nuclear Award of Excellence for an Outstanding Radiation Oncology Article in 2010: Dosimetric characteristics of an electron multileaf collimator for modulated electron radiation therapy.
Ahmed Abdel Rahman Eldib, Mohamed I. ELGohary, Jiajin Fan, Lihui Jin, Jinsheng Li, Charlie Ma, Nader A. Elsherbini

The Unfors Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurements Article in 2010: An anthropomorphic beating heart phantom for cardiac x-ray CT imaging evaluation.
Thomas Frederick Boltz, William Pavlicek, Robert Paden, Markus Renno, Angela Jensen, Metin Akay

The Varian – Editor in Chief Award of Excellence for an Outstanding General Medical Physics Article in 2010: Comparison of tumor and normal tissue dose for accelerated partial breast irradiation using an electronic brachytherapy eBx source and an Iridium-192 source.
Salahuddin Ahmad, Daniel Johnson, Jessica R. Hiatt, D. Timothy Still, Eli E. Furhang, David Marsden, Frank Kearly, Damian A. Bernard, Randall W. Holt

2009

LAP Award of Excellence for the Outstanding Radiation Oncology Physics Article in 2009: Automated Quality assurance for Image-guided radiation therapy.
Eduard Schreibmann, Eric Elder, Tim Fox

RIT Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article in 2009: Evaluation of new data processing algorithms for planar gated ventriculography.
Joanna Fair, Philip Heintz, Robert Telepak

Sun Nuclear Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Oncology Physics Article in 2009: From phase-based to displacement-based gating: A software tool to facilitate respiration-gated radiation treatment.
Joseph Santoro, Ellen Yorke, Karyn Goodman, Gig Mageras

Unfors Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurement Article in 2009: Characterization of cylindrical ionization chambers for patient specific IMRT QA.
Danielle Fraser, William Parker, Jan Seuntjens

Varian Editor in chief Award of Excellence for the Best General Medical Physics Article in 2009: Radiation therapy plan checks in a paperless clinic.
R. Alfredo Siochi, Edward Pennington, Timothy Waldron

2008

RIT Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article in 2008: Glandular radiation dose in tomosynthesis of the breast using tungsten targets.
Ioannis Sechopoulos, Carl J. D'Orsi

LAP Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Oncology Article in 2008: The investigation on the location effect of external markers in respiratory-gated radiotherapy.
Hui Yan, Guopei Zhu, James Yang, Mei Lu, Munther Ajlouni, Jae Ho Kim, Fangfang Yin

Unfors Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurement Article in 2008: Patient dosimetry for total body irradiation using single-use MOSFET detectors.
Tina Marie Briere, Ramesh Tailor, Naresh Tolani, Karl Prado, Richard Lane, Shiao Woo, Chul Ha, Michael T. Gillin, Sam Beddar

Varian Editor in chief Award of Excellence for the Best General Medical Physics Article in 2008: Clinical experience of the importance of daily portal imaging for head and neck IMRT treatments.
Laurence E. Court, Luciant Wolfsberger, Aaron M. Allen, Steven James, Roy B. Tishler

2007

LAP Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Oncology Article in 2007: Monte Carlo determination of radiation-induced cancer risks for prostate patients undergoing intensity-modulated radiation therapy.
Sotirios Stathakis, Jinsheng Li, Charlie C.M. Ma

RIT Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article in 2007: Lag correction model and ghosting analysis for an indirect-conversion flat-panel imager
Noor Mail,  Peter O’Brien, Geordi Pang

Unfors  Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurements Article in 2007: Clinical and dosimetric experience with MammoSite-based brachytherapy under the RTOG 0413 protocol
Jadwiga B. Wojcicka, Donette E. Lasher,  Ronald Malcolm, Gregory Fortier

Varian Editor in Chief Award of Excellence for the Best General Medical Physics Article in 2007: Comparison of three image segmentation techniques for target volume delineation in positron emission tomography
Laura Drever, Wilson Roa, Alexandra McEwan,  Don Robinson

2006 

RIT Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article: Phase versus amplitude sorting of 4D-CT data
Nicole M. Wink, Christoph Panknin, Timothy D. Solberg, Ph.D.

LAP Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Oncology Article: Initial evaluation of a four-dimensional Computed Tomography system using a programmable motor
Luc Simon, Philippe Giraud, Vincent Servois, Jean-Claude Rosenwald

Siemens Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurements Article: Study of the influence of phantom Material and size on the calibration of ionization chambers in terms of absorbed dose to water
Mehenna Arib, Toufik Medjadj, Youcef Boudouma

Varian - Editor in Chief Award of Excellence for the Best General Medical Physics Article: PTV margin for dose escalated radiation therapy of prostate cancer with daily on-line realignment using internal fiducial markers: Monte Carlo approach and Dose Population Histogram (DPH) analysis
Miao Zhang, Vitali Moiseenko, Mitchell Liu

2005

RIT Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article: New Automated Fluoroscopic Systems For Pediatric Applications
Zheng Feng Lu, Edward L. Nickoloff, Carrie B. Ruzal-Shapiro, James C. So, and Ajoy K. Dutta

LAP Award for Excellence for the Best Radiation Oncology Article:  A Novel Platform Simulating Irregular Motion To Enhance Assessment Of Respiration-Correlated Radiation Therapy Procedures
Mathew J. Fitzpatrick,,a George Starkschall,1Peter Balter, John A. Antolak,,Thomas Guerrero, Christopher Nelson, Paul Keall, and Radhe Mohan

PTW Award for Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurements Article: Dosimetric Evaluation of GAFCHROMICÒ XR Type T and XR Type R Films
Sharifeh A. Dini, Rafiq A. Koona, John R. Ashburn, and Ali S. Meigoonia

Varian - Editor in Chief Award of Excellence for the Best General Medical Physics Article: Errors In Radiation Oncology: A Study In Pathways And Dosimetric Impact
Eric E. Klein, Robert E. Drzymala, James A. Purdy, and Jeff Michalski

2004

RIT Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article Real-time motion detection of functional MRI data. JACMP 2004;5(2):64-70
Steger TR and Jackson EF

LAP Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Oncology Article Stereotactic IMRT for prostate cancer: Dosimetric Impact of multileaf collimator leaf width in the treatment of prostate cancer with IMRT. JACMP 2004;5(2):29-41.
Wang L, Movsas B, Jacob R, Fourkal E, Chen L, Price R, Feigenberg S, Konski A, Pollack A, and Ma C.

PTW Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurement Article: Surface buildup dose dependence on photon field delivery technique for IMRT. JACMP 2004;5(2):71-81.
Yokoyama S, Roberson PL, Litzenberg DW, Moran JM, and Fraass BA.


Varian Award of Excellence for the Best Professional Article Results of a one year survey of output for linear accelerators using IMRT and non-IMRT techniques. JACMP 2004;5(1):64-71.
Mechalakos JG, St. Germain J, and Burman CM.

2003

The RIT Award for Excellence for the Best Diagnostic Imaging Paper Comparison of Computer Radiography and Film/Screen Combination Using a Contrast-Detail Phantom
Zheng Feng Lu, Edward L. Nickoloff, J. C. So, A. K. Dutta

The LAP Award for Excellence for the Best Radiation Oncology Paper TG-51: Experience from 150 Institutions, Common Errors and Helpful Hints
Ramesh C. Tailor, Dr. William F. Hanson, Dr. Geoffrey S. Ibbott

The PTW Award for Excellence for the Best Basic Dosimetry Paper Differences in Electron Beam Dosimetry Using Two Commercial Ionization Chambers and the TG-21 Protocol: Another Reason to Switch to TG-51.
Dr. David. S. Followill, Dr. William F. Hanson, Dr. Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Leon R. Eglezopoulos, Chen-ShouChui

The Varian Award for Excellence for the Best Professional Medical Paper Reimbursement versus Effort in Medical Physics Practice in Radiation Oncology
Dr. Michael G. Herman, Dr. Michael D. Mills and Dr. Michael T. Gillin

2002

LAP Award for Excellence for Best Radiation Oncology Physics Paper Verification of the Accuracy of a Photon-Dose-Calculation Algorithm
Kent A. Gifford, David S. Followill, H. Helen Liu, and George Starkschall

RIT Award for Excellence for the Best Diagnostic Imaging Paper Radiographic Techniques in Screen-Film Mammography
Thomas R. LaVoy, Walter Huda, Kent M. Ogden

ELEKTA Award for Excellence for the Best Professional Medial Physics Paper A Comparative Evaluation of Loading Times and Exposures for
Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy.
W. S. Bice, Jr., E. S. Walker, S. Gearty, A. V. Walker, J. R. Marbach, B. R. Prestidge

PTW Award for Excellence for the Best Dosimetry Physics Paper Dosimetric Verification of Inverse Planned Step and Shoot Multileaf Collimator Fields From a Commercial Treatment Planning System
M. A. MacKenzie, M. Lachaine, B. Murray, B. G. Fallone, D. Robinson, G. C. Field

2001

LAP Award for Excellence for the Best Paper In Radiation Oncology Physics The Measurement Of Three Dimensional Dose Distribution Of A
Ruthenium-106 Opthalmological Applicator Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of BANG Polymer Gels
(JACMP, Vol.2, No.2, Spring 2001 p85)
Maria F. Chan, Albert YC Fung, Yu-Chi Hu, Chen-Shou Chui, Howard Amols, Marco Zaider, David Abramson

RIT Award for Excellence For The Best Paper In Diagnostic Physics Evaluation Of A Quality Control Phantom For Digital Chest Radiography.
(JACMP, Vol.2, No.2, Spring 2001, p90)
Eugene Mah Ehsan Samei , Donald J. Peck

Elekta Award for Excellence For The Best Professional Paper Radiation Safety Issues Regarding The Cremation Of The Body Of An I-125 Prostate Implant Patient.
(JACMP, Vol.2 No.3, Summer 2001, p174);
William Que

2000

LAP Award for Excellence for the Best Radiation Oncology Physics Paper Guide To Clinical Use Of Electronic Portal Imaging
Michael G. Herman, Jon J. Kruse, and Christopher R. Hagness

RIT Award for Excellence for the Best Diagnostic Physics Paper Protecting Patients By Training Physicians In Fluoroscopic Radiation Management
Benjamin R. Archer and Louis K. Wagner

Elekta Award for Excellence for the Best Professional Paper Preventative Maintenance And Unscheduled Downtime From An Economic Perspective
Peter Dunscombe, Gisele Roberts, and Lianne Valiquette