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Southwest Regional Chapter of
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Arkansas – Louisiana – Oklahoma - Texas
SWAAPM Membership
SWAAPM membership dues are now handled through the national AAPM website.
If you have not already paid your chapter dues, you can pay them on the national chapters website.
Robert J. Shalek Award & Matthews Mentorship Award
The Southwest Chapter of the AAPM honors outstanding contributions in medical physics through two distinct awards: the Shalek Award and the Matthews Mentorship Award. These awards highlight excellence in scientific achievement and dedicated mentorship within our profession.
RECORDS OF AWARD RECIPIENTS
2024
Neil Kirby- Matthews Mentorship Award
From mentoring high school students to medical physics residents at UTHSCSA, consistently publishing trainee-led research, his dedication to education and curriculum is exceptional.
2024
Joseph Dugas- Shalek Award
An inspiring educator as a Medical Physics Program Director, having served previously as a SWAAPM past-president and now representing our chapter nationally as board-representative and through AAPM committee services.
2023
Kenneth (Kip) Matthews - Matthews Mentorship Award
Through dedicated mentorship over many years- this inaugural award for mentorship is a testament of his vast impact of many past graduates from the LSU Medical Physics program.
2023
Laurence Court - Shalek Award
Mentorship, numerous institutional committees within MDACC, and advancing AI-driven radiation therapy planning via Radiation Planning Assistant, an AI-based platform.
2022
Richard "Bud" E. Wendt III - Shalek Award
Contributions to education as well as service to AAPM, SDAMPP, and CAMPEP. Program director of UT MDACC graduate program in medical physics from 2013 to 2022.
2021
Brent Parker- Shalek Award
Service 10+ yrs in SWAAPM. Contributions to AAPM such as Chair of Professional Council. Influential role in the LSU Medical Physics residency as inaugural Program Director.
2020
Kenneth (Kip) Matthews- Shalek Award
Significant impact through research, education, and professional service. Pivotal contributions to imaging research and synchrotron CAMD beamline research.
2019
George Starkschall- Shalek Award
Mentoring and education of graduate students at MDACC, contributions to CAMPEP, and overall impact on medical physics education.
2018
Steven McCullough- Shalek Award
Service to the chapter as Treasurer 2012 - 2020, instrumental in many SWAAPM annual meetings promoting the membership, and serving as chair/member on AAPM committees.
2017
John Gibbons- Shalek Award
Significant contributions to education and AAPM through professional service (regionally & nationally) having served in approximately 50 appointed positions.
2016
Rajat Kudchadker- Shalek Award
Professional service to SWAAPM and leadership in the developing and coordinating an ABR mock exam for the chapter members.
2015
Niko Papanikolaou- Shalek Award
Research, Teaching and mentoring graduate students in Texas and professional service to SWAAPM and Texas Board of Licensure for Medical Physics.
2014
Russel Tarver- Shalek Award
Leadership and professional contributions to AAPM and SWAAPM, clinical service and teaching in radiation oncology.
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No awards 1997 - 2013
1996
Michael D. Mills- Shalek Award
Leadership of AAPM and ACMP sponsored Abt Study report; contributions to ACMP- sponsored “Survey of Physics Resources for Radiation Oncology Special Procedures”.
1995
Raymond M. Wilenzick- Shalek Award
Leadership and professional contributions to AAPM, ACMP, and LSRO; clinical service and teaching in radiation oncology.
1994
David L. Goff- Shalek Award
Professional service to the ACMP, ABMP, and Texas Board of Licensure for Medical Physics consulting medical physics service in South TX.
Louis B. Levy- Shalek Award
Education of graduate students and radiotherapy professionals; professional service; consulting medical physics service in San Antonio.
1993
Marilyn Stovall- Shalek Award
Computer dosimetry of brachytherapy and education of radiotherapy professionals on its use TLD dosimetry service for QA.
1992
Arthur L. Boyer- Shalek Award
Education of graduate students and radiotherapy professionals; research in conformal therapy and application of FFT.
1991
Gary D. Fullerton- Shalek Award
National and international leadership in medical physics and contributions to research and education.
1990
Kenneth R. Hogstrom- Shalek Award
Graduate education of physicists and research in electron beam dosimetry.
1989
Ann E. Wright- Shalek Award
Advancing professional recognition of medical physicists nationally and within Texas.
1988
Benjamin R. Archer- Shalek Award
Analytical reconstruction of x-ray spectra.
1987
Jack S. Krohmer- Shalek Award
Medical Physics representation to local and national organizations.
1986
William F. Hanson- Shalek Award
Leadership at the Radiological Physics Center and ADCL.
1985
Louis K. Wagner- Shalek Award
Book: Exposure to Pregnant Patients.
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No award: 1982 - 1984
1981
Stewart C. Bushong- Shalek Award
Contributions in medical physics.
1980
No award in 1980.
1979
Arthur G. Haus- Shalek Award
1979 AAPM Summer School and Proceedings.
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Robert J. Shalek
Significant contributions to Medical Physics.
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