Previous Award Winners
Scholarship recipients submitted applications and were selected based on evidence of commitment, leadership, achievement and financial need. The Foundation’s Scholarship Review Committee evaluated scholarship applications and provided recommendations to the Board of Trustees. Recipients were then approved by the Board of Trustees.
2022 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2022 award winners.
Rudi J. Bertrand Veteran Scholarship:
- Karina Nicole Dean
- Vincent Miguel Ornelas
Eclipse Training Grant:
- Muhammad Miftah Rahman
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship:
- Rebecca Barrett
Sullivan Family Scholarship:
- Hai Nhu Thanh Ho
- Anthony Machuca
MDCB Voucher Winners:
- Hai Nhu Thanh Ho
- Anthony Machuca
- Zhaohui Xie
- Vincent Miguel Ornelas
- Caleb McGowan
Varian Student Scholarship:
- Hartley Lagrone Press
- Hai Nhu Thanh Ho
- Anthony Machuca
- Zhaohui Xie
- Vincent Ornelas
- Abigail Stephens
- Caleb McGowan
- Qun Wang
- Billie Joy Baker
- Muhammad Miftah Rahman
- Yosan Ghidey Okbamichael
2021 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2021 award winners.
Rudi J. Bertrand Veteran Scholarship:
- John Gonzales
- Jeremie Oubda
Eclipse Training Grant:
- Karina Dean
- Ottmar Lezama
- Alexis Woodlin
- Audrey Magnoni
Raysearch Training Grant:
- April Hardman
- Anthony Huynh
MDCB Voucher Winners:
- Kelly Adams
- John Gonzales
- Jeremie Oubda
- William Rios
- Alexis Woodlin
Varian Student Scholarship:
- Alexis Woodlin
- Dari Harlow
- Reyes Nino III
- Jina Lee
- Destiny Holder
- April Hardman
- Candance Ray
- Karina Dean
- Kimberly Kelly
- Fiorella Venuto
- Carlos Galindo
- Carrie Tam
- Enoch Sarkodee
- Kathlina Teague
- Whitnee Hallford
2020 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2020 award winners.
Rudi J. Bertrand Veteran Scholarship:
- Daniel Fitzsimmons
- Jeremie Oubda
Eclipse Training Grant:
- Janet Nguyen
MDCB Voucher Winners:
- Carla Merveille
- Danielle Siegel
- Melinda Bui
- Surbhi Sharma
- Ottmar LezamaValerie Ostrowski
Varian Student Scholarship:
- Carla Merveille
- Somol Sunny
- Danielle Siegel
- Melinda Bui
- Surbhi Sharma
- Ottmar Lezama
- Carmine Verna
- Kristine Valencia
- Caitlin Rendon
- Kristina Sammon
- Tatiana Galindo
- Vasantee Reddicks
- Edith Mejia
- Paige Beuligmann
- Michael Wheatley
- Heidy Godoy
- Shin Lim
- Carolyn Payne
- Erika Jang
- Carli Doerr
2019 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2019 award winners.
Rudi J. Bertrand Veteran Scholarship:
- Jarred Holt
Eclipse Training Grant:
- Robin Scott
- Melanie Dempsey
- Joseph Bernard Vaughn
Monaco Training Grant:
- Theresa Kwiatkowski
- Raymond Clyde Lawson
- Robin Scott
- Tatiana Galindo
Raystation Training Grant:
- Robert Hammond
- Susan Cagle
MDCB Voucher Winners:
- Valerie Ostrowski
- Kevin Lam Tran
- Kellen Marie Bernickus
- Marisol Elizabeth Tinoco Vazquez
- Felicia Marie Graham
Varian Student Scholarship:
- Caroline Alyssa Martel
- Valerie Ostrowski
- Kevin Lam Tran
- Joseph Bernard Vaughn
- Kellen Marie Bernickus
- Marisol Elizabeth Tionoc Vazquez
- Robert Hammond
- Felicia Marie Graham
- Hailee Brown
2018 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2018 award winners.
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship:
- Matthew James Susen
Eclipse Training Grant:
- Jenny Nguyen
- Ruth Crawford
MDCB Voucher Winners:
- Brittany Bird
- Cynthia Upham
- Edwin Santiago
- Holly Havran
- Jenny Nguyen
Varian Student Scholarship:
- Peter Park
- Giang Hoang
- Benjamin Mowbray
- Gabriel Ayala
- Melissa Mitchell
- Vandana Puri
- Brittany Butler
- Alicia Stanhouse
- Amy Elaine Rzepczynski
- Dana Paulus
- Hilary Rose Surmeier
- Jenny Nguyen
2017 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2017 award winners.
MDCB Scholarship
- Alecia Ann Eliason
Varian Student Scholarship Recipients
- Brittany Bird
- Tiva Amariel
- Catherine Elizabeth Evans
- James Greco
- Taylor Jaclin Cicardi
- James Philip Bell
- James Andrew Stensil
- Dung Hoang Nguyen
- Ryan Alika Pohl
- Antonio Martinez
- Alecia Ann Eliason
MDCB Voucher Scholarship
- Antonio Martinez
- Ryan Alika Pohl
- Ian Zoller
- Lyneea Ashley McCullough
Congratulations to all of these aspiring medical dosimetry students!
2016 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2016 Student Scholarships.
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship Recipients
- Christopher Wohlers
Varian Student Scholarship Recipients
- Erika Bowers
- Michael Keim
- Yacinthe Dorsainvil
- Beverly Meyer
- Morgan Ennis
- Melissa Mitchell
- Tim Ford
- Travis Tyson
- Yukie Furukawa
- Brianna Zeheren
- Cody Helderman
- Katherine Zehr Walker
Rudi J. Bertrand Veterans Scholarship
- Michael Gibson
Congratulations to all of these aspiring medical dosimetry students!
2015 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2015 Student Scholarships.
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship Recipients
- Drew Grantowicz
- Stephen Rhodes
Varian Student Scholarship Recipients
- Jena Burrow
- Alexandra DeMarais
- Hyemin Ku
- Anthony Kuchta
- Alyssa Olson
- Stacy Peterson
- Jessica Stanley
- Tammy Volk
Rudi J. Bertrand Veterans Scholarship
- William Ichter
Congratulations to all of these aspiring medical dosimetry students!
2014 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2014 Student Scholarships.
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship Recipients
- Titus Kyenzeh CMD
Founders Scholarship Recipients
- Patricia Hua
- Cezanne Narcisse
- Sam Miller
- Grayden MacLennan
- Kristin Martin
- Gabriella Avila
- Stephanie Olson
Rudi J. Bertrand Veterans Fund
- Andrew Dorfmeyer
Congratulations to all of these aspiring medical dosimetry students!
2013 Awards
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship Recipients
- Nishele Lenards
- Kim Light
Founders Scholarship Recipients
- Hamlet Spears
- Kaci Paden
- Dan Kiszka
- Noel Webb
- Christopher Amaloo
Rudi J. Bertrand Veterans Fund
- Christopher Amaloo
Congratulations to all of these aspiring medical dosimetry students!
2012 Awards
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship Recipients
- Albert Williamson
- Luke Mackowiak
- Jennifer Having
Founders Scholarship Recipients
- Lisa Dismuke
- Rocio Chavez
- Kham Nguyen
- Jessica Saunders
- Brent Range
Congratulations to all of these aspiring medical dosimetry students!
2011 Awards
The AAMD Education and Research Foundation Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that nine scholarships were awarded to medical Dosimetry students this Spring.
The Foundation Board has had another difficult time selecting as there were excellent candidates as well as an increase of nearly 50% in the number of applications to the Anna Gunilla Bentel Scholarship. The six recipients again showed academic excellence and leadership at a level which earns them the ability to be forever linked to the name of Gunilla Bentel. The Trustees feel these individuals will be among the next leaders in the profession. The Anna Gunilla Bentel Scholarship is restricted to tuition, books and fees.
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship Recipients
- Pamela Fox
- Lea Gentry
- Benjamin McClain
- Chhipo Sath
- Emily Shuler
- Karen Tran
The Foundation Trustees also awarded two AAMD Founders Scholarships in honor of the founding members of the society. The recipients showed academic excellence and promise for the future.
Founders Scholarship Recipients
- Melissa Barruzza
- Lisa Wojtowicz
As a sign of our belief in this student, the Foundation Board of Trustees elected to award an additional scholarship to the recipient of the Gunilla Bentel scholarship who was limited by the restriction of the scholarship.
Special Recognition Scholarship Recipient
- Benjamin McClain
2010 Awards
The AAMD Education & Research Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce that 8 scholarships totaling $30,000 were awarded to medical dosimetry students this spring.
The Foundation Board had a very difficult time selecting from the excellent candidates that applied for the Anna Gunilla Carleson Bentel Scholarship. The five recipients of this scholarship showed not only academic excellence and leadership, but also a commitment of dedication to the profession of medical dosimetry at a level that is appropriate to be linked with the name of Gunilla Bentel.
Gunilla Bentel Scholarship Winners
- Tung Bui
- Sarah Raymond
- John Richards
- Julie Thole
- April VanAntwerp
The Foundation Board also awarded two AAMD Founders Scholarships. The Founders Scholarship is named to honor those medical dosimetrists involved in founding the AAMD in 1975. Both medical dosimetry students selected for this award showed academic excellence and promise for the future.
Founders Scholarship Winners
- Emily Edmonds
- Hongyuan Wen
In addition the Foundation Board elected to award one scholarship for Special Recognition. This award went to a medical dosimetry student that desired to carry the profession of medical dosimetry and the field of radiation oncology to his home in Africa. This award was for $3,000.
Special Recognition Scholarship Winner
- Oluwatosin (Tosin) Kayode