The conference may be over but what an event it was! Over 400 attendees and 40 exhibitors made 2015 one of the biggest conferences in recent history!
Lectures kicked off early on Wednesday and continued throughout the day. The talks featured multiple speakers including the Keynote Address by Anne Marie Hummel, AARC Director of Regulatory Affairs, during which she spoke to some of the challenges and successes facing our profession at both the state and national levels. During the student hour, students from County College of Morris and Rutgers-Newark participated to a packed house, which is now in its 2nd year.
During the annual business meeting on Thursday, the newly elected officers were sworn in to the NJSRC Board. Thank you to the membership for participating in the elections; you can view the 2015-2017 board officers. Also on Thursday was the 2nd Keynote Address by Robert Kaczmarek, and outstanding clinicians and peers were recognized during the awards ceremony. Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate for the awards this year!
The 2015 recipients are:
- The A. Gerald Shapiro, MD Award: Michael Cantine, BSAST, RRT, CPFT, AE-C
- The Philips Excellence Award: Narciso Rodriguez, BS, RRT-NPS, ACCS, RPFT
- Practitioner of the Year Award: Kevin Feeney, BS, RRT-NPS, ACCS, RPFT
- Vendor of the Year Award: Marilyn Espinosa, Smiths Medical
- Best Booth Award: Philips Healthcare
Student Excellence Awards
- Brittany Foster, Brookdale Community College
- Sung Hee Kim, Bergen Community College
- Stephanie Lefkaritis, County College of Morris
- Justin List, Rutgers University-Stratford
- John Saldarriaga, Rutgers University-Newark
During Lori-Ann Ligon’s President’s Address, she unveiled some exciting news to the attendees. Notice anything new? The NJSRC now has both a NEW logo AND website to commemorate 40 years of the NJSRC!
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s conference such a huge success. Be sure to save the date for 2016: October 5-7 at the Tropicana Casino & Resort, Atlantic City, NJ.
