New York State Society of
Radiologic Sciences, Inc.
53rd Annual Conference
Quality Inn & Suites
Niagara Falls, New York
First Business Meeting
Friday October 18, 2002
Meeting called to order at 11:45 a.m.
Paulette Peterson – President Presiding
Welcome to all attendees and introduction of Board of Directors
PRESENT:
Dominick DeMichele – Immediate Past President
Paulette Peterson – President
Joseph Whitton – President Elect
William Brennan – 1st Vice President
Eileen Doyle – Treasurer
Barbara Neumann – Secretary
Anthony DeVito – 2nd Vice President
Committee Chairs
Cindy Smith – Education
Eileen Doyle – Newsletter
William Smith - Credentials
Anne Verschuuren – Nominating
Sub-Committee Chairs
Hildy Oberstein – Commercial Vendor
Jim Fromm – Chief of Tellers
Guests
Joan Parsons – Executive Vice President of the ASRT
Rules of Procedure
- Sergeant-at-Arms were appointed as follows:
Sherry DeMichele – Chief Sergeant-At-Arms
Ronald Stucker - Sergeant-At-Arms
The Chief Sergeant-at-Arms reported to the President that forty-three voting members were present in the room, sixty-two members were registered, and thus a quorum had been established.
President Peterson read the Rules of Procedure
Motion: A motion was made and seconded to adopt the Rules of Procedure.
Action: The motion carried unanimously.
President Peterson asked for a review and adoption of the 2001 Conference Business Meeting Minutes.
President Peterson called for any additional corrections or changes. Hearing none, a motion was made.
Motion: A motion was made and seconded accepting the 2001 Business Meeting Notes as written.
Action: The motion carried unanimously.
- Donald Feldman M.D., DPM and Hiriam Chirel M.D., DPM of the Podiatry Association of New York addressed the assembly concerning Article 35. They presented their position on training podiatry assistants to performing radiographs of the foot and ankle. They would be willing to train the podiatry assistants in radiographic procedures. The Podiatry Association of New York would add their support to Article 35. A discussion was opened to the assembly, concerns were raised about the training curriculum and allowing other groups to amend Article 35. President Peterson thanked Donald Feldman M.D., DPM and Hiriam Chirel M.D., DPM for addressing the assembly on this issue.
- Nominating Committee Report
Anne Verschuuren Reporting
President Elect – William Brennan
First Vice President – Barbara Neumann
Second Vice President – Diedre Costic
Secretary – Anne Verschuuren
Treasurer – Eileen Doyle
Director – Anthony DeVito
President Peterson recessed the First Business Meeting at 12:30 pm.
Seconded Business Meeting
Friday October 18, 2002
Meeting called to order at 6:05 pm.
Paulette Peterson – President Presiding
Rules of Procedures have been adopted.
- Credentials Report
The Sergeants-at-Arms reported that a quorum was established.
- Secretary Report
Secretary informed the membership that no correspondence have been received regarding the passing of any of our members.
- President Report
President Peterson and President Elect Joseph Whitton wrote a response to the ASRT concerning the ASRT Governance Restructuring. President Peterson, First Vice President William Brennan and Treasure Eileen Doyle co-authored a resolution to the ASRT. The resolution was defeated. President Peterson, Vice President William Brennan and Nominating Chair Anthony DeVito meet with the Podiatry Association of New York State concerning Article 35.
- Committee Reports
- Membership Committee Chair, Robert Geiser reporting. A total membership of 680 members.
- Education and Scholarship Committee - Cindy Smith Committee Chair submitted a written report. Twenty-three student essays were submitted this year for the essay contest. The winners of the student contest are:
First Place – Sandra R. Hartseil, Monroe Community College, Rochester NY
Second Place – Peter Grumm, Westchester Community College, Valhalla NY
Third Place - Robert Ratner, Northport VA Medical Center, Northport NY
Nine Educational programs will compete in the Student Bowl competition.
- Legislative Report submitted by President Elect Joseph Whitton. The CARE Act has fifty-four sponsors, of which four are from New York State.
- Newsletters submitted by Eileen Doyle. Two newsletters were mailed out this past year.
- Conference report submitted by President Peterson. Donations from vendor contributors amounted to $1050.00
Motion: A motion was made and seconded to accept all committee reports.
Action: The motion carried unanimously.
- Call for Nominations
Nominating Chair Anne Verschuuren reporting:
President Elect – William Brennan
First Vice President – Barbara Neumann
Second Vice President – Diedre Costic
Secretary?
Treasurer – Vacant
Director – Anthony DeVito
Nominating Chair
Linda Condon
Courtney Glenn
Frank Marter
Evelyn Gary
President Peterson recessed the Second Business Meeting at 6:40 pm.
Third Business Meeting
Saturday October 19, 2002
Meeting called to order at 12:05 pm.
Paulette Peterson – President Presiding
Rules of Procedures have been adopted.
- Credentials Report
The Sergeants-at-Arms reported that a quorum was established.
- Introduction of Guests
President Peterson introduced all Past Presidentspresent, No LifetimeMembers or and Emeritus Members Present.
- Elections
Nominating Chair Anne Verschuuren presented a description of each Board position.
President Elect – William Brennan. Anne Verschuuren called for nominations for this position three times; hearing none closed the nominations.
First Vice President – Barbara Neumann. Anne Verschuuren called for nominations for this position three times; hearing none closed the nominations.
Second Vice President – Diedre Costic. Anne Verschuuren called for nominations for this position three times; hearing none closed the nominations.
Secretary?
Treasurer – Eileen Doyle. Anne Verschuuren called for nominations for this position three times; hearing none closed the nominations.
Director – Anthony DeVito. Anne Verschuuren called for nominations for this position three times; hearing none closed the nominations.
The position of Nominating Chair contained four candidates:
Linda Condon
Courtney Glenn
Frank Marter
Evelyn Gary
Ballots were distributed by the Sergeant At Arms. Each member was directed to pick three of the four candidates and return the completed ballots to the Teller. The Chief of Tellers Jim Fromm returned with the voting results.
Nominating Chair - Courtney Glenn
Linda Condon
Frank Marter
- Reporting of Liaison Luncheon
Report presented by Joseph Whitton. All District / Chapter Societies reported a decline in membership. Discussions revolved around how to increases membership at the local level.
- Old Business
President Peterson wrote letters to Affiliate Presidents and to the ASRT Restructuring Task Force concerning ASRT Governance Restructuring. An application for membership was submitted to WIN-Healthcare Association. Robert Geiser donated $200.00 toward new memberships. Each District Liaison representative was given a membership at the local level.
Auditing Report submitted by William Smith. NYSSRS Inc is financially sound.
- New Business
Joan Parsons Executive Vice President from the ASRT addressed the assembly. She discussed the ASRT restructuring; the draft curriculum for education and the ASRT focus group for web site service.
Ballot Review.
President - Joseph Whitton
Past President – Paulette Peterson
President Elect – William Brennan
First Vice President – Barbara Neumann
Second Vice President – Diedre Costic
Secretary?
Treasurer – Eileen Doyle
Director – Anthony DeVito
Nominating Chair - Courtney Glenn
Linda Condon
Frank Marter
President Peterson submitted an application to the ASRT for the ASRT Affiliate Assistance Pilot Program. This program allows for unified membership dues to be used for membership in both the ASRT and NYSSRS Inc. There are Chapter Delegate positions are open for election this year in Bone Densitometry, CIT, Magnetic Resonance, Management, Medical Dosimetry, Radiation Therapy and Sonography.
Podiatry Association of New York State. Donald Feldman M.D., DPM and Hiriam Chirel M.D., DPM of the Podiatry Association of New York addressed the assembly concerning Article 35. They presented their position on training podiatry assistants to performing radiographs of the foot and ankle. They would be willing to train the podiatry assistants in radiographic procedures. A discussion revolved around the pros and cons of the Podiatry Bill. A Motion was received from the assembly. The Motion was authored by Diedre Costic and seconded by Mel D. Thornhill. President Peterson read the Motion.
Motion – Support the Podiatrist Association by not opposing their exemption. We are asking for their support of Article 35. We want their assurance that a curriculum be put into place along with a credentialing mechanism support by our organization.
Action – A vote was taken, twenty-seven for, five opposed and two absentia. A majority of votes for the motion, Motion carried.
President Peterson called for any new business, hearing none; the third business session was recessed at 12:45 pm.
Fourth Business Meeting
Saturday October 19, 2002
Meeting called to order at 1:30 pm.
Paulette Peterson – President Presiding
- Presidents Report
President Peterson and Eileen Doyle reported that the annual conference would make a profit this year.
Mary Ann Harvey was made an Honorary Member of the NYSSRS Inc.
Marianne Short was made a Life Member of the NYSSRS Inc.
- Presentation of District / Chapter Society Charters
Secretary Barbara Neumann presented the following Charters:
Central New York Society of Radiologic Technologists
Mid-Hudson Society of Radiologic Technologists
Nassau Suffolk Society of Radiologic Technologists
Niagara Frontier Society of Radiologic Technologist
Northern New York State Society of Radiologic Technologists
Rochester Society of Radiologic Technologists
Southern Tier Society of Radiologic Technologists
Westchester Society of Radiologic Technologists
Rochester Mammography Association
Finger Lakes Radiation Therapy Society
Capital District Society of Radiologic Technologist
AERT
ARAS
- Presidents Farewell Address
President Peterson thanked the membership and the Board of Directors for their support during the past two years. She encouraged membership to give their full support to our new President Joseph Whitton.
- Installation of Officers
The Immediate Past President Dominick DeMichele installed each elected officer with the appropriate oath of office.
- Presidents Acceptance Speech
Joseph Whitton accepted his appointment to the office of President of the New York State Society of Radiologic Sciences Inc. He gave tribute to the dedication of Paulette Peterson as President of our society during the past two years.
Meeting was recessed at 2:00 pm until completion of the Student Bowl.
President Peterson called the meeting back to order at 5:50pm.
- Recognition of Student Awards
Cindy Smith Educational Chair presented the winners of the Student Essay contest.
First Place – Sandra R. Hartseil, Monroe Community College, Rochester NY
Second Place – Peter Grumm, Westchester Community College, Valhalla NY
Third Place - Robert Ratner, Northport VA Medical Center, Northport NY
President Peterson presented awards for the Student Bowl competition. Nine teams participated; awards were presented as follows:
First Place - Bartone School - NY Methodist Hospital
Second Place - Westchester Community College,
Third Place - Orange County Community College
President Whitton called for any new business, hearing none; Mister President adjourned the 53rd Annual Conference at 6:15 pm.
Nominating Chair Anthony DeVito
Respectfully submitted by: ______
Barbara A. Neumann RT (R) (M) (CV)
Secretary, NYSSRS, Inc.
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