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

2020 Award Winners

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