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Election/Position Statements

Congratulations to the New 2010 – 2011 TSRT Officers and Board

TSRT Board Chair: 
Charles Washington, M.B.A., R.T. (T), FASRT
Houston, TX

TSRT President: 
Lois Lehman, RT (R) (CT)
Dallas, TX

President Elect: 
Michael Hart, R.T. (R) (CV) (CT)
Amarillo, TX

First Vice President: 
Lynette Watts, MSRS, RT (R)
Wichita Falls, TX

Second Vice President: 
Charles “Chuck” Merrifield, BS, RT (R) (T)
Houston, TX
 
Third Vice President: 
Cedric Jolivet, R.T. (R) (CT)
Houston, TX

President-Elect Position Statements

   Michael Hart, R.T. (R) (CV) (CT)

Nomination as President-Elect

  

           I am honored and privileged to accept the nomination to the office of President Elect for the TSRT. I graduated with a degree in Radiography from Amarillo College in 1993 and with a bachelor’s degree from Wayland Baptist University in 2007. During my career as a Radiologic Technologist, I have worked in general radiography, special procedures and in CT scan for the past 10 years.

 

I am also a co-owner in a small continuing education firm which presents live lectures as well as offering home studies. I have been lecturing for the past 4 years. I have lectured at a local society meeting, TSRT, OSRT (Oklahoma), Amarillo College Radiography Symposium and multiple XRAYCERTS conferences in 4 different states. 

 

           If elected to the President Elect position, I would serve the TSRT with great pride for our professional society and profession. I would serve the current and new society members to bring continued strength and increased awareness to our profession

First Vice-President Position Statement

Lynette K. Watts, MSRS, RT(R)

Nomination as 1st Vice President

 

            It is my privilege to accept the nomination for the office of TSRT 1st VP.   I became an active member in Radiologic Technology professional societies when I moved back to Texas in 2001and joined the Wichita Falls Area RT Society, as well as the TSRT.   Through the years I have volunteered as both Vice President and Treasurer (two years each) with the Wichita Falls Society.  I served as a judge for the student competition and presented at the 2008 TSRT conference on South Padre Island, I spoke at the ASRT International Conference in Denver in 2006, and presented numerous times at the Wichita Falls Society of Radiologic Technologists in Wichita Falls and the Association for College Educators in Radiologic Technology in Las Vegas, NV. Some of the lectures I presented were radiation safety and interactions, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, forensic radiography, chest and abdominal radiography, and how to counsel difficult students.

 

            I am an Assistant Professor at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. I teach the associate-level positioning labs and several baccalaureate-level courses.  I always enjoyed the patient contact I had as a radiographer, but when the opportunity to teach future radiographers arose, I knew it would be a good career move, and I was excited to change venues in my profession.  I am currently working on my PhD in Educational Studies through the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.  As 1st VP, I would like to serve the members of TSRT at a new level, become active in legislative issues, and increase TSRT membership.

Second Vice President Position Statements

Chuck Merrifield, BS, R.T., (R), (T)

Nomination as 2nd Vice President

 

            It is my privilege to accept the nomination for the office of TSRT Second Vice President.   I became an active member in Radiologic Technology professional societies when I was a radiation therapy student in 1994.   Through the years I have volunteered with the ASRT, served as the RT delegate to the American College of Radiology’s Task Force on Patient Safety, participated in the ASRT Task Force studying the Efficacy of Baccalaureate Programs for RTT’s, and presented numerous lectures on the field of radiation therapy at the local, state, and national levels.  I am currently the Clinical Radiation Therapy Supervisor at The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center - Proton Therapy Center in Houston, TX. 

 

            I enjoy teaching radiation therapists and students.  I have happily served as a clinical therapy supervisor for the past decade at M D Anderson.  As Second Vice President, I would like to serve the members of TSRT at a new level, become active in legislative issues, and increase TSRT membership.

 

Third Vice President Position Statements

 

Cedric Jolivet, R.T.(R)(CT)

Appointed as 3rd Vice President

 

            It is my privilege to accept the appointment and I look forward to working with the current board.  I have always enjoyed serving TSRT and will assist in any manner possible.

 

I am currently serving on the ASRT CRTA and am employed with Harris County Hospital District as an Imformatics Supervisor.  I plan to be available for the society as needed.