isrrt Newsletter Volume 46. No.1 - 2010

DIEN VAN DIJK AWARD
Nominations are invited for the 2010 Dien Van Dijk Award
This award was approved in 2006 and is to be granted only at a World Congress and
only with the unanimous agreement of the Board of Directors of the ISRRT.
This award is in honor of the contributions of Dien van Dijk, one of the founders of
the ISRRT and who in 1962 become the first President of the ISRRT. The objectives
of which she upheld were to assist the education of radiographers and to support the
development of medical radiation technology worldwide. This award dedicated to her
memory is to honour members of the ISRRT who have shown exceptional service and
commitment to the ideals so powerfully demonstrated by Dien Van Dijk.
CRITERIA for nomination
1. Exceptional service to the radiographic community.
2. Past or present holder of a recognized position in the ISRRT.
3. Recognised activities which reflect the founding principles of the ISRRT
· Assistance in the education of radiographers
· Assistance in the development of the profession of radiography
in several countries.
Nominations to be made by any Council or Board member or other individual of a
member society.Individuals nominated must meet all criteria and must be received
before June 1st 2010.
Nominations will be submitted to the Secretary General (isrrt.yule@btinternet.com)
who will convene a Committee composed of a Council representative from each of the
regions to review and short list the applications received for consideration by the Board
of Directors.
Award winners must be unanimously recommended by the Board of Directors.
Award to be presented at Congress Banquet.
This award may or may not be presented at each Congress.
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