What a conference! With over 400 attendees, all three mandatory credits, the highest number of vendors in years – the 2016 conference was one for the books!!
The first day kicked off with a morning session for the 2nd year in a row with packed general sessions straight through to the vendor hall cocktail reception. From the cocktail reception, we headed down to Boogie Nights for a private party to get our groove on dancing the night away and catching up with old friends.
Thursday was a packed day! Congratulations to all of the award recipients:
NJSRC Excellence Awards
- A. Gerald Shapiro: Federico Cerrone, MD
- Philips Excellence: Jill Guide, RRT
- Practitioner of the Year: Michele Burlington, BS, RRT, RPFT, NPS, AE-C
- Vendor of the Year: Martab Medical
- Best Booth: Philips
- Presidential Gavel: Daryl Rogers, MAS, RRT
Student Awards Recipients
- Jessica DeOliveira, Brookdale Community College
- Mauricio Vega, Bergen Community College
- Rhianna Lees, County College of Morris
- Paris Day, Rutgers University-Stratford
- Daisy Lascano, Rutgers University-Newark
The Craig L. Scanlan Keynote Address was given by none other than Frank Salvatore, RRT, MBA, FAARC President of the AARC. Frank also generously offered to be one of the judges in the 2016 Sputum Bowl, won by Bergen Community College!
The Education Committee is already hard at work to make sure next year’s conference is as good or even better than 2016. Mark your calendars now for October 11-13, 2017 at the Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City, NJ. In the meantime, it’s never too early to start thinking about who you can nominate for the Excellence Awards
