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ISSRT 75th Annual Conference - Celebrating 75 Years of Imaging Professionalism
April 14-17, 2010
Marriott Hotel in Normal, IL

Conference at a Glance

The 75th Annual Conference was a huge success. We truly look forward to seeing you next year for our 76th Annual Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Normal, IL.

Thank you to all those who participated!

To view the Conference Brochure, click here.

To read the Rules of Procedure for the 75th Annual Conference of the Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists, click here.

ISSRT Annual Conferences
Celebrating 75 Years of Imaging Professionalism

	Annual Conference	Hotel	Dates	Chair(s)	President
1	Peoria, IL	Pere Marquette	October 24, 1936	Edith Dawdy
2	Bloomington, IL	Illinois Hotel	October 23, 1937	Esther Perry
3	Decatur, IL	Hotel Orlando	October 29, 1938	Margaret Hoing
4	Springfield, IL	Hotel Leland	October 28, 1939	Netty Derby
5	Galesburg, IL	Hotel Custer	October 19, 1940	Dorothy Irwin
6	Peoria, IL	Pere Marquette	October 18, 1941	Edith Dawdy
7	Rockford, IL	Faust Hotel	October 17, 1942	Dorothy Jarrett	James Cravens (RT)
8	Decatur, IL	Orlando Hotel	October 16, 1943	Dan Gay	Esther Sponberg (RT)
9	Champaign, IL	Hotel Tilden Hall	Oct 21 - 22, 1944	Thelma Kent	Bessie Mulica (RT)
10	Chicago, IL	Continental Hotel	October 20, 1945	Lois Storbeck	Ethel Nelsen (RT)
11	Jacksonville, IL	Dunlap Hotel	October 16, 1946	Edith Dawdy	Lois Storbeck (RT)
12	Springfield, IL	Abraham Lincoln Hotel	October 18, 1947	William Bundy	Harry Whalen (RT)
13	Galesburg, IL	Custer Hotel	October 16, 1948	Edith Nelson	Bro. Donald Krawczyk (RT)
14	East St Louis, IL	Broadview Hotel	October 22, 1949	Grace Stanley	Adeline Murphy (RT)
15	Quincy, IL	Lincoln Douglas Hotel	Oct 20 - 21, 1950	Elva Falknor	Ethel Voigt (RT)
16	Peoria, IL	Hotel Jefferson	Oct 19 - 20, 1951	Roger Storck	Doris MacPhee (RT)
17	Kankakee, IL	Kankakee Hotel	Oct 17 - 18, 1952	Michael Fodor	Lowell Peterson (RT)
18	Urbana, IL	Urbana-Lincoln Hotel	Oct 9 - 10, 1953	George Briggs	Ruth Jaffke (RT)
19	Aurora, IL	Leland Hotel	Oct 22 - 23, 1954	Sr. Robert Marie	Roger Storck (RT)
20	Quincy, IL	Hotel Lincoln-Douglas	Oct 21 - 22, 1955	Helen Gosney	Sr. Robert Marie (RT)
21	Decatur, IL	Orlando Hotel	Nov 2 - 3, 1956	Ralph Orr	John LaFond (RT)
22	Joliet, IL	Hotel Louis Joliet	Oct 18 - 19, 1957	Michael Fodor	John Doht (RT)
23	Peoria, IL	Hotel Pere Marquette	Oct 10 - 11, 1958	Evelyn Roach	Harriet Kylander (RT)
24	Chicago, IL	Pick-Congress Hotel	Oct 9 - 10, 1959	Richard Gracyzk	Connie Lamagno (RT)
25	Moline, IL	LeClare Hotel	Oct 14 - 15, 1960	Shirley Ehler	Betty Bray (RT)
26	Danville, IL	Hotel Wolford	Oct 27 - 28, 1961	Emma Jane Brown	Virginia Milligan (RT)
27	Springfield, IL	Hotel Leland	Oct 19 - 20, 1962	Clarence Donnelly	Virginia Milligan (RT)
28	Belleville, IL	Augustine’s Motor Lodge	Oct 27 - 28, 1963	Bernice Vallino	Emma Jane Brown (RT)
29	Peoria, IL	Hotel Pere Marquette	Oct 23 - 24, 1964	Ruth Ann White	Walter Ziolkowski (RT)
30	Quincy, IL	Holiday Inn Motel	Oct 1 - 2, 1965	Caroline Wasson	Richard Hopkins (RT)
31	Oak Brook, IL	Stouffer’s Oakbrook Inn	Sept 30 - Oct 1, 1966	Robert McCarty	Jean Tomlinson (RT)
32	Springfield, IL	Holiday Inn East	Sept 15 - 16, 1967	Sandy Mochel	Roger Pflasterer (RT)
33	Rock Island, IL	Sheraton Rock Island Motor Inn	Oct 11 - 12, 1968	Claire Felger	Ruth Ann White (RT)
34	Belleville, IL	Augustine Motor Inn	Sept 19 - 20, 1969	Bernice Vallino	Joe Miller (RT)
35	Chicago, IL	Sheraton Chicago Hotel	Sept 18 - 20, 1970	Helen Gershberg, Lucille Johnson	Mary Ellen Hughes (RT)
36	Oak Brook, IL	Sheraton Oakbrook Motor Hotel	Sept 24 - 25, 1971	Allyn Austin	Lewis Pinckney (RT)
37	Joliet, IL	Holiday Inn South	Sept 21 - 23, 1972	Duane Krieger	James Anderson (RT)
38	Peoria, IL	Peoria Hilton	Sept 20 - 22, 1973	Ruth Ann Maticka	Lucile Johnson (RT)
39	Decatur, IL	Holiday Inn	Sept 26 - 28 1974	Leland Sexton	Suzanne Novoselac (RT)
40	Collinsville, IL	Holiday Inn	Oct 9 - 11, 1975	Sylvia Berutti, Dorothy Bowers	Nancy Harney (RT)
41	Arlington Heights, IL	Arlington Park Hilton	Sept 23 - 25, 1976	Jolayne Jackson	Dewey Lytle (RT)
42	Oak Brook, IL	Oak Brook Hyatt House	Sept 28 - Oct 1, 1977	Kenneth Robak	Paul Laudicina (RT)
43	Springfield, Il	Forum Thirty Hotel	Oct 18 - 21, 1978	Bonnie Wold, Carol Baxter	Bernice Vallino (RT)
44	Peoria, IL	Continental Regency Hotel	Sept 13 - 15, 1979	Jan Wheeler, Elaine Long	Barbara Burnham (RT)
45	Decatur, IL	Holiday Inn	Oct 8 - 11, 1980	Judy Sleeper, Michael Moehring	Richard Keen (RT)
46	Chicago, IL	Radisson Hotel	Sept 16 - 19, 1981	Dennis King, Betty Munoz	Jolayne Jackson Rt
47	Rockton, IL	Wagon Wheel	Sept 15 - 18, 1982	Betty Vana, Stan Shippert	Richard Carlton (RT)
48	Schamberg, IL	Hyatt Regency - Woodfield	Sept 28 - Oct 1, 1983	Jan Wheeler	Tim Penning (RT)
49	St Louis, MO	Clarion Hotel	Oct 3 - 6, 1984	Debra Matzenbacher, Debra Zoeller	Michael Moehring (RT)
50	Champaign, IL	University Inn	Sept 18 - 21, 1985	Margie Delheimer, Billie Tillis	Walter Madej (RT)
51	Naperville, IL	Sheraton Hotel	Sept 17 - 20, 1986	Barbara Burnham, Mary Schultz	Bonnie Wold (RT)
52	Springfield, IL	Ramada Renaissance Hotel	Sept 23 - 26, 1987	Ruby Mabe, Kelley Lawless	Diane Schulz (RT)
53	Merrillville, IN	Holiday In Plaza	Sept 14 - 17, 1988	Valerie Byrne, Phyllis Thompson	Gary Stevens (RT)
54	So Beloit, WI		September 15, 1989		Jan Wheeler (RT)
55	Peoria, IL	Hotel Pere Marquette	Sept 12 - 15, 1990	Diane Schulz, Patricia Stevens	Jerri Lassard (RT)
56	Collinsville, IL	Holiday Inn	Sept 11 - 14, 1991	Walter Madej, Gary Stevens	Debbie Zoeller (RT)T
57	Lake Shelbyville, IL	The Inn at Eagle Creek	Sept 30 - Oct 3, 1992	Gary Hayden, Perry Towne	Rebecca Waters (RT)
58	Spingfield, IL	Holiday Inn East	Sept 29 - Oct 1, 1993	Therese Krug	Ruby Mabe (RT)
59	Chicago, IL	Mart Plaza	Sept 15 - 17, 1994	Valerie Byrne, Shelly DeSanti	Phyllis Thompson (RT)T
60	Rock Island, IL	The Mark	Oct 4 - 7, 1995	Brenda Paustian, Pamela Norberg	Susan Boelkins (RT)MR
61	Quincy, IL	Holiday Inn	Sept 25, 1996	Tom Dickerson, Carl Rylander	Denise Wolken (RT)T
62	Arlington Heights	Arlington Park Hilton	Oct 9 - 11, 1997	Cathie Kukec, Susan Johnson	Therese Krug (RT)R
63	Bloomington, IL	Jumers Chateua	Oct 1 - 3, 1998	Linda Racki, David Messenger	Cheryl Thompson (RT)R
64	Effingham	Keller Convention Center	Sep 30 - Oct 2, 1999	Carol Kocher, Diane Newham	Sandra Saletta (RT)
65	Collinsville	Holiday Inn	Sep 29 - 31, 2000	Tim Cuff, Debra Zoeller	Valerie Byrne (RT)T
66	Bloomington. IL	St Joseph Medical Center	September 29, 2001	Linda Racki	Catherine Kukec (RT)QM
67	Peoria, IL	Brandywine Holiday Inn	Apr 17 - 20, 2002	Cathie Kukec, Linda Racki	Catherine Kukec (RT)QM
68	Springfield, IL	Hilton	Apr 9 - 12, 2003	Ruby Mabe, David Overlot	Penny Brinkman (RT)R
69	Bloomington, IL	Holiday Inn	April 21 - 24, 2004	Cathie Kukec, Linda Racki	Kathleen Copelen (RT)R
70	Bloomington, IL	Holiday Inn	Apr 20 - 22, 2005	Cathie Kukec, April Tatham	Carol Kocher (RT)R
71	Peoria, IL	Pere Marquette	Apri 19 - 21, 2006	Cathie Kukec, April Tatham	Jerald Greenlee (RT)R,CT
72	Peoria, IL	Pere Marquette	Apr 18 - 20, 2007	April Tatham, Mimi Polczynski	Kimberly Robert (RT)R
73	Chicago, IL	Northwestern Memorial Hosptial	Apr 23 - 25, 2008	Brian Zawislak, Alex Zafirovski	April Tatham (RT)R
74	Springfield, IL	Crowne Plaza	Apr 15 - 17, 2009	Kathi Copelen, April Tatham, Linda Racki	Mimi Polcyznski (RT)R
75	Normal, IL	Marriott Convention Center	Apr 14 - 16, 2010	Kathi Copelen, April Tatham, Linda Racki	Linda Racki (RT)R,MQM

Memorial Lecture Nomination Form

To download the Memorial Lecture Brochure, click here.

Past Memorial Lecturers

1978	Josephine Long, (RT)(R)	"We Care”
1979	Mary Parks, (RT)(R);	"Portrait of Margaret Hoing”
1980	Elizabeth Bray, (RT)(R);	“History of the ISSRT”
1981	Jack LaFond, (RT)(R), FAS(RT)	“Imaging: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”
1982	Dewey Lytle, (RT)(R)	“Exploring the Masters”
1983	Ruth Jaffke, (RT)(R), FAS(RT)	“Radiology in the Industrial Medical Department”
1984	B.R. “Tommie” Vallino, (RT)(R), FAS(RT)	“Cherish Yesterday, Think Today, Look Out for Tomorrow”
1985	Barbara Burnham, (RT)(R), FAS(RT), FAHRA	“Does Anyone Truly Make A Difference”
1986	Roseanne Paschal, (RT)(R), FAS(RT)	“Ecomonics, Education, and Ethics: Timeless Topics and Contemporary Concerns”
1987	Paul Laudicina, (RT)(R)	“To Lead or To Follow: That is the Question”
1988	Janis Wheeler, (RT)(R)	“Are We Having Fun Yet?”
1989	Judith Baron, (RT)(R)	“AIDS: Biological Consequences, Social, and Ethical Issues”
1990	Bonnie Wold, (RT)(R)	“Radiology in the 1990’s: Sharing the Challenge”
1991	Diane Schulz, (RT)(R), FAS(RT)	“It’s About Time”
1992	Phyllis Thompson, (RT)(R)(T), FAS(RT)	“Discoveries in Radiologic Sciences Profiles of an Endless Quest”
1993	Debra Zoeller, (RT)(R)(T)(N), FAS(RT)	“Radiation Therapy: Past, Present, Future”
1994	Elaine Long, (RT)(R)(N)	“Radiology Around the World”
1995	Jerald Greenlee, (RT)(R)(CV)	“Take this Job and Shove It”
1996	William J Callaway, (RT)(R)	“Just Do Something”
1997	Susan Boelkins, (RT)(R)(MR)	“Sudden Death”
1998	Ruby Mabe, (RT)(R)	“Radiology Informatics”
1999	Debra Matzenbacher, (RT)(R), RDMS	“Echoes from the Past, Echoes to the Future”
2000	Penny Brinkman, (RT)(R)	“A Stroll Down Memorial Lane”
2001	No Lecture
2002	Valerie Byrne, (RT)(T)	“Dealing with Difficult People”
2003	Catherine Kukec, BA, (RT)(R)(QM)	“Breast Cancer, Who Me?”
2004	Linda Racki, BS, (RT)(R)(M)(QM),RCC	“APC, CPT, HCPCS – Radiology Coding”
2005	Therese Krug, BA, (RT)(R)	“The Little Girl who Wanted to Run”
2006	Lydia Olson, MS, (RT)(T)	“The Business of Healthcare”
2007	Tim Cuff, (RT) (MR)	“Radiation Safety: Dead or Alive”
2008	Kathleen Copelen ((RT))R, RDMS	“We’re not Just Butts and Guts”
2009	Mimi Polczynski, MS, Ed., R.T.(R)(M)(CT)	“Back to Basics”
2010	April A. Tatham, M.S.Ed., (RT)(R)	“Love It or Leave It”

Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists
1701 E Empire Street, Ste. 360, Box #276, Bloomington, IL 61704
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