ASE Awards, Grants and Scholarships

ASE awards hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for scholarships and research. We also honor the best of the best in the field of echocardiography. Here is a list of our current programs. Please click on the link below to be directed to more information.

ASE Meritorious Service Award

ASE Meritorious Service Awards

The ASE Meritorious Service Award recognizes individual members for their substantial and generous efforts to the Society’s betterment. The ASE is pleased to recognize the three recipients of this year’s ASE Meritorious Service Award:

This award recognizes members for their substantial and generous efforts to the Society’s betterment. This year, the recipient is Gerard (Gerry) P. Aurigemma, MD, FASE of the University of Massachusetts Memorial Healthcare in Worchester, MA. Dr. Aurigemma played a very important role in chairing the ASCeXAM Review Course every year since 2003. He has been substantially involved in its planning since its inception in 1999. As chair, he commits many hours to recruiting faculty, tweaking course content and overseeing the meeting arrangements each year. This popular course has grown from attracting 245 attendees in 1999 to having long waiting lists for the past five years (over 700 people attended this past spring.) In addition, Dr. Aurigemma developed the ASCeXAM Simulation DVD, the Society’s most popular and profitable enduring educational product. He continues to advance the Society’s ability to meet its members’ educational needs and is now working to develop additional board review materials.

Other Award winners: 2007: Mani A. Vannan, MBBS, Laura M. Perrotta, BS, RDCS and Rick Rigling, BS, RDCS, FASE: Alan Pearlman, MD, FASE 2003: Andrew M. Keller, MD, FASE

Richard Popp Excellence in Teaching Award

The eighth "Richard Popp Excellence in Teaching Award" was awarded in June 2008 at ASE's 19th Annual Scientific Sessions in Toronto. The award was named in honor of Richard Popp, MD, and recognizes a physician who epitomizes the ideal qualities of a mentor and role model. This award recognizes an outstanding young teacher nominated by his or her students and peers. ASE created the award to focus our attention on the important role teaching and mentorship play in influencing and improving the echocardiographers of the future.

Roberto M. Lang, MD, FASE of the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, IL was named the eighth annual recipient of the Richard Popp Excellence in Teaching Award. He was nominated by his peers for the important role he has played in mentoring and helping to improve the skills of future echocardiographers. The award is named in honor of ASE’s second president and recognizes a physician who epitomizes the ideal qualities possessed by a mentor and role model.

Richard Popp Excellence in Teaching Award Winners::
2007: Susan E. Wiegers, MD, FASE
2006: John Gorcsan, III, MD, FASE
2005: Michael H. Picard, MD, FASE and James D. Thomas, MD
2004: William A. Zoghbi, MD, FACC, FASE, FAHA
2003: Linda D. Gillam, MD, FASE
2002: Robert A. Levine, MD
2001: Sanjiv Kaul, MD, FASE

Feigenbaum Lecture

Teresa S.M. Tsang, MD, FRCPC of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN was named the ninth annual Feigenbaum Lecturer, and presented her talk, “Echocardiography in Cardiovascular Public Health: Redefining Prevention,” during the Scientific Sessions. The lecture was named in honor of the founder and first president of ASE, Harvey Feigenbaum, MD, FASE. This lectureship is awarded to a young investigator in recognition of his or her significant contribution to research in the field and his or her potential to continue at a high level of achievement.

This lecture is held at the annual Scientific Sessions and honors ASE's First President, Harvey Feigenbaum, MD. Nominations should be based upon these qualifications:

• Has provided a significant contribution to research in the field of echocardiography, with great potential to continue at a high level of achievement.
• A young investigator (under the age of 45 or within 10 years of their first faculty appointment).
• Has the ability to present a research topic appropriate to headline a plenary symposium at the national meeting.

Former Feigenbaum Lecturers and their research topics:

• 2000- Thomas Porter, MD- Therapeutic Applications of Microbubbles: A New Echocardiography Frontier
• 2001- Sherif Nagueh, MD- Insights into the Evolution of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function
• 2002- Flordeliza Villanueva, MD- Beyond Perfusion Imaging: New Horizons in Contrast Echo
• 2003- Thomas Marwick, MBBS, PHD- Should We Examine the Heart or the Myocardium: Recent Advances in Tissue Characterization
• 2004- Mario Garcia, MD--Echocardiography is the Keystone to the Evaluation of Cardiac Function
• 2005- Kevin Wei, MD—Microbubbles and the Microcirculation
• 2006-Jonathan Lindner, MD—Thinking Big, Looking Small: Diagnostic Opportunities by Echo Imaging of the Molecular Basis of Disease”
• 2007 - Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD, PhD - Echocardiography in Translational Research: Of Mice and Men

ASE Distinguished Sonographer Teacher Award

The "ASE Cardiac Sonographer Distinguished Teaching Award"was in June 2008 at ASE's 19th Annual Scientific Sessions in Toronto. The award recognizes an active sonographer instructor who is attentive to cardiac sonography professional values and who exhibits values of leadership and dedication to the field of echocardiography for past, current and future cardiac sonographers.

Peg Knoll, RDCS, FASE of the University of California at Irvine Medical Center in Orange, CA was named the eighth annual recipient of the ASE Cardiac Sonographer Distinguished Teacher Award. She was nominated by her peers as a sonographer member who exemplifies teaching expertise, acts as a mentor, and serves as a role model for the next generation of cardiac sonographers.

Cardiac Sonographer Distinguished Teacher Award Winners:
2007: Dennis K. Carney, RCIS, RCS, FASE
2006: Annitta J. Morehead, BA, RDCS, FASE
2005: Sandra A. Witt, RDCS, FASE and Cris D. Gresser, RN, RDCS, FASE
2004: David B. Adams, RCS, RDCS, FASE
2003: Jane E. Marshall, BS, RDCS, FASE
2002: Janel M. Mays, BA, RN, RDCS
2001: Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS

Pediatric Founders Award

Steven D. Colan, MD, FASE of Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA has been named the tenth recipient of the ASE Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council’s Founders Award. This award recognizes continued major scholarly contribution to the field of pediatric echocardiography. Dr. Colan presented his lecture titled “The Changing Face of Pediatric Echocardiography: Implications for Training, Manpower Shortage and Job Satisfaction” during the Founders Award Presentation on Monday, June 18 during the 18th Annual Scientific Sessions in Seattle, WA.

The Pediatric Council Founders Award is given annually to recognize a member of the pediatric echocardiography community for service to the field of echocardiography.

Pediatric Founders Award Winners:
2005: Jeffery Smallhorn, MD
2004: Stephen P. Sanders, MD
2003: David J. Sahn , MD
2002: Dick Meyer, MD
2001: Mayo Clinic Cardiologists
2000: Norman Silverman, MD
1999: Roberta Williams, MD
1998: Jeff Stevensen, MD
1997: Stanley Goldberg, MD

Award for Excellence in Teaching in Pediatrics

This award was presented in June 2008 at ASE's 19th Annual Scientific Sessions in Toronto.  It will recognize the individual with exceptional commitment and skill in teaching pediatric echocardiography. This is to honor those who foster a sense of clinical excellence and research investigation in the individuals they teach.

Norman H. Silverman, MD, FASE of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, CA has been named the second recipient of the Award for Excellence in Teaching in Pediatrics. This biannual award recognizes an ASE member who demonstrates exceptional commitment and skill in teaching pediatric echocardiography, has been a mentor to students, serves as a role model for the profession, fosters a sense of clinical excellence and encourages research investigation.

Award for Excellence in Teaching in Pediatrics Winners: 
2006: Ira A. Parness, MD

Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship

The Alan D. Waggoner Sonographer Student Scholarship program was established in 2001 in recognition of Mr. Waggoner’s professional achievements and service to ASE.

The American Society of Echocardiography Education and Research Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of five (5) scholarship support grants for students enrolled in cardiac ultrasound programs.
To apply for this scholarship, you must:
1. be actively enrolled in a cardiac ultrasound program accredited by CAAHEP (US) or by an equivalent Canadian or international* ultrasound program at the time of the scholarship selection (April 18, 2008); and
2. ensure that scholarship application file is complete in accordance with application deadlines. To be considered for the Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS Sonographer Scholarship, the completed application and all relevant supporting documents must be received by ASE Education and Research Foundation (ASEERF) on or before the announced date.
* International candidates will need to submit information describing equivalency of program to CAHHEP standards and/or course work that follows the ASE Sonographer Core Curriculum in Echocardiography.
This award is NOT based on need. No financial information is required.

Award amount: $1,000
(Also includes one year complimentary membership in the American Society of Echocardiography; one complimentary registration for ASE’s 18th Annual Scientific Sessions, June 7-11, 2008, Toronto, ON, Canada; and annual meeting travel support not to exceed $500.)

Applicant submission requirements:
1. Completed application
2. Three letters of nomination addressing the applicant’s personal accomplishments and academic achievements, with at least one letter from an ASE member
3. Academic transcripts for all coursework after high school
4. Reference letter from your program director
5. Copy of your program’s course curriculum
Applicant selection: Applicants will be ranked based on scores awarded in each of the following three areas: nominating letters; personal accomplishments; and academic record.

2008 winners for the Alan D. Waggoner Scholarships:
1) Leigh Colby, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
2) Lynsy Edgerton, Hoffman Heart Institute of Adult Cardiac US,
Hartford, CT
3) Martha Freeman, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster, PA
4) Amanda Joest, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
5) Laura Nottingham, Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro, GA

2007 Sonographer Scholarship Recipients:

Boyle, Angela L	University of Missouri-Columbia, DMU Program
Evans, Deborah	Kettering College of Medical Arts
Fosland, Joshua G.	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Hubele, Curtis	Spokane Community College
Owens, Kilee Marie	Seattle University
Pistole, Sean D	University of Kansas
Shepanik, Abby L	Mayo Clinic of Health Sciences
Smith, Colleen	Hudson Valley Community College

2006 Sonographer Scholarship Recipients:
1) Brenda Boulter,  Montgomery College, MD
2) ChristyAnn Byles, Caldwell Community College, NC
3) David Cornett,  Spokane Community College, WA
4) Jennifer Gregov, George Washington Univ.,  Washington, DC
5) Andrea Koens,  Mayo School of HealthSciences, MN
6) Christopher Kramer, Mayo School of Health Sciences, MN
7) Joan Olson, Nebraska Methodist College, NE
8) Megan Riedmiller, Kettering College of Medical Arts,OH

2005 Sonographer Scholarship Recipients:
1) Laura A. Kuzava, University of Kansas
2) Holly J. Egidy, University of Kansas
3) Anneke A. Reeder, Mayo School of Health Sciences
4) Katie L. Van Oss, Kettering College of Medical Arts
5) Jaime L. Taylor, Seattle University

The UltraEcho, Ltd. Cardiovascular Sonographer Student Travel Grant

The American Society of Echocardiography Education and Research Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of a travel grant for sonography students enrolled in a cardiac ultrasound program. The travel grant program is designed to provide partial financial support to sonography students who would otherwise be unable to attend ASE’s Annual Scientific Sessions in Toronto, ON, Canada, June 7-11, 2008; or any other 2008 ASE directly sponsored or sponsored educational course. ASEERF thanks UltraEcho, Ltd. for funding the program.

To apply for this travel grant, you must:
Be actively enrolled in a cardiac ultrasound program accredited by CAAHEP (U.S.) or by an equivalent Canadian or international* ultrasound program at the time of the grant selection (April 18, 2008).
*International candidates will need to submit information describing equivalency of program to CAAHEP standards and/or course work that follows the ASE Sonographer Core Curriculum in Echocardiography.

This travel grant is based on financial need.
Award Amount: $1,000

Applicant Selection: While any sonography student actively enrolled in a CAAHEP ultrasound program may apply for this travel support, the selection process will give preference to students without sufficient travel funding who would not otherwise be able to attend an ASE sponsored educational course.

2008 winner of the UltraEcho Travel Grant:
Kelly Tobin, Gwynedd-Mercy College, Glenolden, PA

Arthur E. Weyman Young Investigator’s Award Finalists

This competition, sponsored by the National Board of Echocardiography, allows finalists to present their research during the opening plenary sessions of the annual Scientific Sessions. This year’s winner is Helene Thibault, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, for her study entitled “Insulin Resistance Predisposes Mice to Adverse Left Ventricular Remodeling.”

2007
Francois Tournoux, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA – Estimation of Lagrangian Strain and Rotation Using a New Algorithm Based on Speckle Tracking

Enrico G. Caiani, PhD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL – Load Dependency of Mitral Annulus Velocities, Strain and Strain Rates Evaluated by Parabolic Flight

Geu-Ru Hong, MD, PhD, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA – Impact of Intraventricular Blood Flow Vorticity on Left Ventricular Function in Normals and Patients with Heart Failure: Quantitative Assessment by Contrast Echocardiography Using Vector Particle Image Velocitimetry

WINNER! Beat A. Kaufmann, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR – Molecular Imaging of Inflammation in Atherosclerotic Lesions: A Potential Method for Early Detection and Risk Assessment

2006
Winner! Abstract Title: Myocardial Contrast Echocardiographic Assessment of Microvascular Perfusion during a New Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease by John J. Pacella, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Abstract Title: Microvascular Responses to Insulin are Abnormal in Type-2 Diabetes and are Reversed by ACE-Inhibitor Therapy: Assessment of Capillary Recruitment by Contrast Ultrasound by Michelle A. Vincent, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Abstract Title: Volumetric Quantification of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Function from Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Images by Cristiana Corsi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Abstract Title: Measurement of Ventricular Torsion by 2D Ultrasound Speckle Tracking Imaging by Yuichi Notomi, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

2004
Winner! Partho P. Sengupta, MD, DM, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN – Myocardial Fiber Direction and the Transmural Sequence of Deformation Influences Genesis of Spectral Waveforms in Doppler Myocardial Imaging.

Johan W. Verjans, MD, University of California, Irvine, CA – Noninvasive in Vivo Ultrasound Imaging of Apoptosis in Acute Myocardial Infarction with Annexin-V Conjugated Microspheres.

Eran Toledo, PhD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL – Feasibility of Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion Using Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Imaging.

Khim Leng Tong, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Incremental Value of Regional Perfusion over Regional Function in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Suspected Cardiac Chest Pain.

2003
Winner! Raffi H. Bekeredjian, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX – Time Course Evaluation of Transgene Expression after Ultrasound Targeted Microbubble Destruction.

Michael S. Firstenberg, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Beachwood, OH – Relationship Between Ventricular Contractility and Early Diastolic Intraventricular Pressure Gradients: A Diastolic Link to Systolic Function.

Rajesh Janardhanan, MD, MRCP, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom – Transmurality of Acute Myocardial Infarction is Accurately Predicted by Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography: Comparison with Contrast Enhanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

Richard W. Troughton, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH – Echocardiographic Determinants of Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Symptomatic Systolic Heart Failure.

2002
Winner! Howard Leong-Poi, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – The Flow-Function Relation During Acute Myocardial Ischemia is Inviolate.

Aleksandr Rovner, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH – Diastolic Suction is a Major Determinant of Aerobic Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure Patients.

Nick Fisher, MBBS, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Shell Surface Charge Influences the Microvascular Behavior of Microbubbles and the Myocardial Contrast Effect.

Banthit Khankirawatana, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE – Myocardial Perfusion is Globally Impaired in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Real-Time Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Assessment.

2001
Winner! Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA – Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 Limits Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction in Mice.

Jonathan P. Christianson, BS, ChB, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Ultrasound Assessment of Inflammation Using Microbubbles Targeted to Endothelial P-Section.

Wojciech Mazur, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX – Progression of Cardiac Abnormalities in a Transgenic Rabbit Model of Human Hypertrophy Cardiomyopathy.

Judy Hung, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA – Echo-guided Application of a New Therapy: A Pappillary Muscle Repositioning Device to Reduce Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation.

2000
Winner! Kevin Wei, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Reversible 99mTc-sestamibi Perfusion Defects During Pharmacologically-Induced Vasodilatation are due to Reversible Decreases in Myocardial Blood Volume and Not “Flow-mismatch”.

Emmanuel Messas, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA – Paradoxic Decrease in Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation with Papillary Muscle Dysfunction: Insights from Three-Dimensional and Contrast Echocardiography with Strain Rate Measurement.

Yongqi Yong, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX – Deceleration Time in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Relation to Advanced Interstitial Fibrosis and Reduced Contractile Reserve.

Michael S. Firstenberg, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH – Effects of Acute Coronary Occlusion on Systolic and Diastolic Myocardial Strain Rates.

1999
Winner! Matthew P. Coggins, BA, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Mechanisms of Microbubble Adhesion to Activated Leukocytes in Vivo: Implications for Imaging and Treatment of Inflammation.

Robert A. Pelberg, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Myocardial Stunning Seen in Chronic Coronary Artery Disease May Be Due to Diminished Endocardial Blood Flow Reserve.

Agnes Pasquet, MD, University of Queensland, Australia – Quantification of Abnormal Wall Motion by Strain Rate During Exercise Echo Correlates with Dual Isotope SPECT.

Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX – Diastolic Function and Myocardial Structure Six Weeks After Non-Surgical Septal Reduction Therapy for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy.

1998
Danny M. Skyba, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Microbubble Destruction By Ultrasound Results in Capillary Rupture: Adverse Bioeffects or a Possible Mechanism for In Vivo Drug Delivery?

Kevin Wei, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Effect of Phasic Changes in Coronary Blood Flow on Myocardial Blood Volume: A Study Using Myocardial Contract Echocardiography.

James Wong, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH - Ultrasound Enhances PESDA Linked Oligonucleotide Deposition into Myocardial Tissue.

William Hiser, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE – Inhibition of Carotid Artery Neointimal Formation Following Balloon Injury Using Ultrasound-Targeted Deposition of Antisense to C-Myc Protooncogene Bound to Intravenously Delivered Perfluorocarbon Microbubbles.

1997
Jonathan R. Linder, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Reperfusion with Venous Blood After Cardioplegic Arrest During Bypass Surgery Results in Faster Microbubble Transit Rates Compared to Arterial Blood: Evidence for Less Endothelial Injury?

Ali M. Kizilbash, MD, UT Southwestern and VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX – Day to Day Variability of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Gradient in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy.

Imran Afridi, MD, UT Southwestern and VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX – Isometric Exercise Improves the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease During Dobutamine Atropine Stress Echocardiography.

Kishore J. Harjai, MD, Ochsner Medical Institutions, New Orleans, LA – The Impact of Mode of Cardioversion on Recovery of Atrial Function Following Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation.

1996
Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX – Use of Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Hibernating Myocardium.

Eric H. Steinberg, DO, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY – Role of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Predicting Long Term Cardiac Mortality in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Results of a Five Year Follow-up Study.

Christian Firschke, MD, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA – Detection of Coronary Stenoses Using Venous Injection of FS-069 with Intermittent Harmonic Imaging.

Jeffery S. Cohen, MD, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA – Intracoronary Dobutamine Echocardiography: An Innovative Approach for the Functional Assessment of Coronary Stenoses.

1994
Thomas Porter, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE – Visually Detectable Myocardial Uptake with Peripheral Intravenous Injections of Sonicated Dextrose Albumin Following Incubation and Inhalation with Sulfur Hexaflouride.

Chunguang Chen, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MD – Mechanism of Biphasic Response of Wall Thickening in Inotropic Stimulation with Graded Dobutamine Infusion in the Left Ventricular Region with Coronary Artery Stenosis.

Mario Meza, MD, Ochsner Medical Institutions, New Orleans, LA – Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography: Successful Transpulmonary Myocardial Opacification in a Canine Model of Occlusion-Reperfusion.

Hector L. Fontanet, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL – The Use of High Resolution Echocardiography to Characterize In Vivo the Progression of Volume Overload Remodeling into Heart Failure.

Abstract Presenter Travel Grant Recipients

The presentation of original research from around the world is an integral component of the annual Scientific Sessions. The Program Committee is pleased to recognize the following abstract presenters, who each received $1,000 toward his/her travel expenses:

2008

• Allen G. Borowski, RDCS, FASE, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
• Sara Deatsman, BS, Herma Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Sun Jin Hong, MD, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
• Sarinya Puwanant, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
• Ruby Satpathy, MD, Creighton University Cardiac Center, Omaha, NE

2007

• Apurva Badheka, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY
• G. Hamilton Baker, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
• Mohamed Elnoamany, MBBCh, Menoufyia University Hospital, Shebin Elkom, Egypt
• James Perschbacher, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
• Bhrigu R. Parmar, BS, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI

ASE Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council Travel Grant Recipients

The ASE Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Council is pleased to recognize recipients of travel grants for the 19th annual ASE Scientific Sessions. Each of these trainees received $1,500 toward travel as part of an ongoing effort to encourage and mentor fellows who are interested in the pediatric cardiovascular imaging field.

• Grace R. Choi, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• Lowell Frank, MD, Children’s National Heart Institute, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
• Shaji C. Menon, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2007

• Shelby Kutty, MD, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Timothy Slesnick, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• Karen M. Texter, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Feigenbaum Cardiovascular Sonographer Student Travel Grant

Supported by a grant from Elsevier Inc to honor Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum’s commitment and tenure as the former JASE Executive Editor, this award provides funding to assist a student in a cardiac ultrasound program to attend the annual Scientific Sessions or other ASE-sponsored educational program.

• Melissa Tetmeyer, Carnegie Institute, Troy, MI