Published Sept. 1, 2021

The University of Louisiana Monroe Student Radiologic Technology Association and faculty attended the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Conference in New Orleans. Pictured, top row, from left, are students Amber DeFatta, Sydney Rinehart, Blake Stone, Madison Bordelon, Courtnei Webster, Alyssa Parish, Alice Adams, Sydnie Guidry, Katie Wiley, Janet Akers-Montgomery (event moderator), and Brett Bennett, ULM RADT Program Director; and bottom, from left, David Gould, Taejah Watkins, Makiya Nettles, Miya Reed, Gabrielle Marvin, Maegan Callais, Raelyn McDaniel, Maci Harris, and Rebecca Hamm, ULM RADT Assistant Professor. Courtesy photo

 

ULM team wins quiz bowl, Bennett honored, Hamm named LSRT president

University of Louisiana Monroe Student Radiologic Technology Association in the School of Allied Health, College of Health Sciences, attended the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Conference in New Orleans in late July.

The students represented ULM in competitions, matching skills with other universities, and placing in several events.

The ULM quiz bowl team showed their skills by winning the championship. Quiz bowl team members are Madison Bordelon, Amber DeFatta, Gabrielle Marvin, Makiya Nettles, Sydney Rinehart, and Blake Stone; under the direction of Jason Smith, Associate Professor of Radiologic Technology.

 

The University of Louisiana Monroe Radiologic Technology quiz bowl team won the college championship at the Louisiana Society of Radiologic Technologists Annual Conference in New Orleans. From the left, team members Makiya Nettles, Amber DeFatta, Sydney Rinehart, Madison Bordelon, Blake Stone, Gabrielle Marvin, and Brett Bennett, ULM Radiologic Technology Program Director and Associate Professor. The team is under the direction of Jason Smith, Associate Professor of Radiologic Technology (not pictured). Courtesy photo

 

Sydney Rinehart won second in the Student Essay Competition with “MRI Use in Identification and Differentiating of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Parkinson’s Disease.” Blake Stone won the Joe Schwartz Memorial Scholarship and placed third in the Student Essay Competition with “When AI Meets Mammography.”

The Student Radiologic Technology Association also won second in the Tee Shirt Competition. 

 

Blake Stone, right, won the Joe Schwartz Memorial Scholarship and placed third in the Student Essay Competition, and Sydney Rinehart, left, won second in the Student Essay Competition. Courtesey photo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Associate Professor Jason Smith gave a lecture for technologists and students entitled “Common CT Pathology and Appearance.” 

Bennett was honored at the event for his service to the society as the executive secretary of finance. 

Rebecca Hamm

ULM Assistant Professor of Radiology Technology Rebecca Hamm was inducted president of the LSRT and will lead the organization for 2021-22. 

Students attending were Alice Adams, Madison Bordelon, Maegan Callais, Amber DeFatta, David Gould, Sydnie Guidry, Rebecca Hamm, Maci Harris, Gabrielle Marvin, Raelyn McDaniel, Janet Akers-Montgomery, Makiya Nettles, Alyssa Parish, Miya Reed, Sydney Rinehart, Blake Stone, Taejah Watkins, Courtnei Webster and Katie Wiley; and faculty members Brett Bennett, Rebecca Hamm and Jason Stone.