Texas Society of Radiologic Technologists

2010 Student Leadership Competition

Rules and Regulations

Awards

First Place       $150.00 Cash Award

Second Place   $125.00 Cash Award

Third Place       $75.00 Cash Award    

Eligibility

1.  Radiologic Science/therapy students (in Texas and out) in an accredited Radiologic Science Program are          encouraged to enter this competition.  

2.  Registered Technologists (RT) continuing their education in an accredited Radiologic Science Program             may enter as a student. 

3.  The students/RTs must be a TSRT member by January 24, 2010 and at the time of the 2010 Annual Meeting.              TSRT applications can be found at www.tsrt.info.  Mail your TSRT membership application/payment to

TSRT

806 Woodlawn

Kilgore, Texas 75662

3.  The following individuals/groups are prohibited from entering this competition: Companies, schools, TSRT          Board Members, Judges, Scientific Display Competition Committee Members, and companies or             individuals with TSRT contracts.

4.  TSRT reserves the right to limit the number of speakers for this competition due to time constraints.  Educators             and students will be notified via e-mail by January 31, 2010 of any limitations.

Application

1.  Students wishing to enter must complete the 2010 Application for Student Leadership Competition form   listed below using Microsoft Word only.

2.  E-mail to tsrt@runbox.com: 1) application form, 2) an outline of the presentation (Microsoft Word only),

            3) a letter from your Program Director verifying your student status.  E-mail dates must be between         January 1 and January 24, 2010.  Place student’s name/Student Leadership on the Subject Line.

3.  Only one application/outline/PowerPoint/letter per e-mail will be accepted by TSRT.  

4.  Presentations submitted for award consideration must not have been shown at any previous TSRT or ASRT             meeting/convention and must be done entirely by the student speaker.

Presentation

1.  Only one student per presentation.

2.  The outline of the presentation must cover the entire subject matter.

3.  The PowerPoint presentation must be PowerPoint 2000 or greater.

4.  The speaker’s presentation time must be between 10 and 20 minutes.  Judges/designee will time the presentation           and their decisions are final.

5.  The topics must relate to the Radiologic Sciences or Radiation Therapy such as Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology,             Ultrasound, Interventional, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Cardiology, MRI, etc.), Radiation Therapy, Radioactive             Events, Patient Care, Medical Diseases/Syndromes, and/or Professionalism.

6.  At the 2010 Annual Meeting, the speaker will use the PowerPoint presentation submitted to TSRT via e-mail    and that presentation will remain unaltered.

7.  TSRT Officers, Educational Alliance Chair, and/or Judges may disqualify/stop a presentation if they feel           the speaker is presenting false, copied, or offensive information.

Judging

1.  Three judges will be appointed by 2^nd VP and/or Educational Alliance Chair from the membership attending the             2010 TSRT Annual Meeting.

2.  The judges are the responsibility of the Second Vice-President and their decisions will be final.

3.   Presentations will be judged using the Judges Scoring Sheet listed below:  1) Originality: New approach,        procedure, or technique, evidence of research,  and knowledge and level of difficulty of subject matter;          2)Value and Interest:  Practical value/interest to technologists/students and educational value to             technologists/students; 3) Presentation: Proper credit given where warranted., speaker followed previously          submitted outline,  orderliness and clarity of thoughts/ideas in the presentation, and evaluation of         PowerPoint presentation including structure, spelling, and operation.

5.  Total maximum points a presentation can receive will be 405 points per judge.  The total number of points         accumulated for each presentation will be known only by the Second Vice-President and Educational    Alliance Chair.

Questions

Any questions regarding the eligibility of an applicant’s presentation that cannot be settled by the Educational Alliance Chair or 2^nd VP must be submitted to the President of the TSRT.  If not satisfactorily settled by the President, eligibility status will be decided by the TSRT Board of Directors and Officers and their decision shall be final.

Presentation of Awards

1.  Awards/winners will be announced during the last business session of the Annual Meeting on Saturday             afternoon.  Winners are encouraged to attend this meeting and accept their ribbons and cash awards.

2.  All cash awards will be mailed to the Director of the recipient’s educational or employment institution.  It          is the responsibility of the director/institution to forward and distribute the award to the recipient.

E-Mail to:            tsrt@runbox.com 

(Subject line:  Student’s name and title of competition)

                             TSRT Student Activities

E-Mail Dates Accepted:   Between January 1 and January 24, 2010

Use Microsoft Word and PowerPoint only

Texas Society Radiologic Technologists

2010 Student Leadership Judge’s Scoring Sheet

Topic________________________________________________________________________________

Name of Student ______________________________________________________________________

If No, why? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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_____ Judge 1            ____ Judge 2               ____ Judge 3

Date _____________________________

Texas Society of Radiologic Technologist, Inc.

   2010Application for Student Leadership Competition

Title of Presentation: ___________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Read and know the above 2010 Student Leadership Competition Rules and Regulations

1.   The Student Leadership application, outline, and PowerPoint must be e-mailed to TSRT between

            January 1 and January 24, 2010.    Subject Line: Student’s name and title of competition.

2.   You must be a TSRT student/active member by January 24, 2010 and a radiologic science/therapy student    during the time of the 2010 Annual Meeting.

3.   Only one Student Leadership application and outline per e-mail.

4.   Attach a letter from your Program Director (with college/school logo) verifying your student status.  Typed ‘signature’ of Program Director will be OK.

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E-MAIL TO:              tsrt@runbox.com

(Subject line:  Student’s name and title of competition.)

                                    Student Activities

Deadline:                    January 24, 2010