The Certificate of Appreciation Award by the Society of Vascular Ultrasound (SVU) is designed to honor individuals or groups who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, creativity and outstanding achievements in the promotion of noninvasive vascular technology. This award recipient is not required to have membership in SVU.
The following criteria outline the key considerations for this prestigious award:
- Promotion of noninvasive Vascular Technology:
- The nominee should have played a significant role in advancing the awareness, understanding and utilization of noninvasive vascular technology. Contributions may include development of educational programs or initiatives that enhance the application of noninvasive vascular ultrasound.
- Creative Endeavor:
- Nominees must exhibit creativity and innovation in their approach to promoting noninvasive vascular technology. The creative endeavor could be in the form of developing new methodologies, tools or educational resources that contribute to the field.
- Outstanding Achievement:
- The nominee should have achieved remarkable milestones or accomplishments that have positively impacted the field of vascular ultrasound. Outstanding achievement may include significant advancements in technology, breakthrough research or influential contributions to professional education.
These are just some examples of how individuals could meet the criteria for receiving the Certificate of Appreciation Award. Each recipient’s contributions would be evaluated based on their unique contributions and impact on the profession.
Award Winners
| 2024 | Margaret Burr, BS RVT RDMS |
| 2021 | Esther Kim, MD RPVI David Dawson, MD RPVI RVT FSVURobert Eberhardt, MD Marie Gerhard Herman, MD MS RVPI RVTJoseph Hughes, RVT RVS FSVU Steve Knight, RVT RDMS RDCS FSVU Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD RVT FSVU Guillaume Mahé, MD PhD Marsha Neumyer, BS RVT FSVU Patricia Poe, BA RVT FSVU Robert Scissons, RVT FSVU Aditya M Sharma, MBBS Rita Shugart, RN RVT FSVU Paul Wennberg, MD David M Williams, MS RVT RDCS FSVU R. Eugene Zierler, MD RPVI FSVU |
| 2020 | Patricia A. Poe, BA RVT FSVU Gale Tang, MD |
| 2019 | Missi Mclean |
| 2018 | Jill Bearse, BS RVT Michelle Delda, MBA BS-HS RVT Donna Kelly, RVT RDMS RPhS Diana Neuhardt, RVT RPhS FSVU Barbara Pohle-Schulze, RDMS RVT Sara Skjonsberg, RVT RPhS Jill Sommerset, RVT Jeannie White |
| 2015 | Michael Lilly, MD MA RVT Karen Burns, MBA RN RVT Stephanie Wilson, BS RDMS RVT FSVU Patrick Washko, BSRT RDMS RVT FSVU William LeClair, AS RVT Dawn Stirrat Steven Knight, BSc RVT RDCS Paula Heggerick, BS RVT RPhS FSVU Kelly Estes, RVT RDMS RDCS RT(R) |
| 2014 | Jeanette Flannery, RVT RDMS FSVU Judy Fried, RN RVT FSVU Marge Hutchisson, RVT RDCS |
| 2013 | Patrick DeMuth, BS RVT |
| 2012 | Judy Fried, RN RVT FSVU |
| 2011 | Frank Miele, MSEE Peter Moscovita William “Billy” Zang, BS RDMS RVT FSVU Steven R. Talbot, RVT FSVU Barton Bean, RVT FSVU |
| 2010 | Rita Shugart, RN RVT FSVU Robert Smilanich, MD FACS RVT |
| 2009 | Gail P. Size, BS RVT RVS FSVU Richard "Rick" Duncan, RDCS RCS BBA |
| 2008 | Joseph Morton, GE Healthcare Denise Lukasik-Sedmak, GE Healthcare Paul Mullen, GE Healthcare Jim Zajac, GE Healthcare |
| 2007 | Gail Size, BS RVT RVS FSVU |
| 2006 | Robert B. Patterson, MD RVT Patricia (Tish) A. Poe, BA RVT RDCS |
| 2005 | Terrence Case, PA MEd RVT Sandra L. Katanick, AS RN RVT FSVU CAE |
| 2004 | Claudia A. Benge, RVT RDMS RDCS Vicki M. Gatz, RVT Steven J. Knight, BSc RVT |
| 2003 | Allen R. Tabor, RVT Eileen French-Sherry, MA RVT Hokanson, Inc. Parks Medical Electronics, Inc. Unetixs, Inc. |
| 2002 | Robert M. Zwolak, MD R. Eugene Zierler, MD Anne M. Jones, RN BSN RVT RDMS FSVU |
| 2000 | Barbara A Rhodes, BA RVT AfFACA FSVU Anne M. Jones, RN BSN RVT RDMS FSVU |
| 1998 | Pacific Vascular, Inc. William A. Sarraille, JD |
| 1996 | Michael A. Ricci, MD RVT Carol J. Gannon, RN RVT RDCS Franklin W. West, BSN RN RVT |
| 1990 | Steven R. Talbot, RVT Sewell H. Dixon, MD Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons of Greensboro, P.A. |
| 1989 | Exhibitors exhibiting with SVU since 1980 (3rd Conference) Advanced Technology Labs Cardio-Vascular Electronics Carolina Medical Electronics Electro-Diagnostic Instruments MedaSonics Oxford Sonicaid |