News

Thank you to all who attended the Annual Meeting and Fall Conference this last weekend in St Cloud MN. I hope you found it to be educational and informative. Special thanks to Colleen Brady Santwire for her years of service on the executive board, and to the entire conference committee for all the time, energy and effort it takes to organize a conference.  I look forward to working with current board members and all the newly elected members and committee chairs.

Don't hesitate to let any of the board members know if there is anything you would like to see us work on or improve. Or simply let us know of the great job we are doing!:)

Executive Board Members:

Deanna Koebele, President

The following are open positions that we are seeking volunteers/nominees for (several of the job descriptions are currently under review by the board, the attached job descriptions do not contain the new updates we are considering):

MSRT Positions Open for 2014-2015

Secretary (Voted position)

President Elect (Voted position)

Metro Region Representative (Appointed position)

Historian (Appointed position)

Membership Chair (Appointed position)

Web Content Editor (Appointed position-formerly High Tension News)

We are also looking for individuals to be involved in the following areas:

Annual Conference Committee for 2015 (Northern Region Planning)

By-Laws Committee

Legislative

Parliamentarian

Sergeant At Arms

Please take time to fill out the attached form and return to one of the executive board members prior to the Sept 5 & 6th annual meeting so that we may verify eligibility.

Volunteer Form.pdf

Open position descriptions for website.pdf

MSRT representatives! 

The Annual MSRT Budget Planning meeting is Friday, July 18th at 4:oopm at Minnesota Valley Health Care Center Hospital Conference Room.

The next Executive Board meeting will be Friday, July 18th at 6:30pm at the Minnesota Valley Health Care Center Hospital Conference Room.

The January 16th, 2014 meeting minutes were approved by the board on April 11th, 2014, and are attached.

Minutes January 16th 2014.pdf

Our previously named MARS President Grant Thorstad has unfortunately stepped down from his position as MARS President.  He has chosen a different career path.  Fortunately, we had a great runner up who is now name the MARS President-Kally Marquardt!  Kally is a radiography student at Mayo School of Health Sciences. 

Check out the Student News section for more details, and the Events tab for pictures!

The 76th MSRT Annual Meeting and Fall Conference will be Friday, September 5th-Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at the St Cloud River's Edge Convention Center and Kelly Inn.  More information to come later this summer regarding the educational offerings.  Watch the website for more details.

Sandra Sellner-Wee, instructor of radiography at Riverland Community College gives her students the benefit of the creative variety of teaching methods she uses to teach theory and practice. Connecting with students in innovative ways to enhance learning is a strength she wields with ease, employing a range of methods and tools in her varied and developing approaches to teaching. As a student notes, “She always puts her students first and recognizes the importance of proper training and knowledge to ready us for the workforce.” After graduating with an associate’s degree in radiography from the Mayo School of Health-Related Science and Rochester Community College, Sellner-Wee earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of St. Francis. She is board certified in radiography and mammography, and has worked in several specialty radiography fields for over 26 years.

Check out the Student News portion of the website to see who was selected!

This week is "National Volunteer Week."  It is a time to celebrate people doing extraordinary things through service. Established in 1974, National Volunteer Week focuses national attention on the impact and power of volunteerism and service as an integral aspect of our civic leadership. Our state society would not be in existence if it wasn't for all the fabulous people that have stepped up to help keep things running smoothly. 

Special thanks to:

Deanna Koebele-President Elect & Membership Chair

Colleen Brady-Santwire-Chairman of the Board

Tara Moen-Secretary

Ashley Abbe-Treasurer

Meegan Carra-MARS President

Deanna Butcher, MARS Advisor, Educator Chair, and Central Region Representative

Jill Lucas-Awards Chair

Ryan Lake-Webmaster

Joann Swiggum-Northern Region Representative

Sue McClanahan-Metro Region Representative & Historian

Brian Stene-Southern Region Representative

Cheryl Schreiner-Bylaws Committee Chair