RESTON, Va.-SNMTS recently announced the recipients of $50,000 in
Paul Cole and Mickey Williams Minority Student scholarships for
molecular imaging/nuclear medicine technologist students during the
Mid-Winter Educational Symposium held in San Antonio, Texas, by SNM, the
world's largest molecular imaging and nuclear medicine society.
"SNMTS continues to demonstrate its leadership in supporting and
advancing nuclear medicine technology by investing in our future
workforce," said SNMTS President D. Scott Holbrook, who speaks for the
more than 8,000 technologist members of SNM. "The purpose of our
scholarship programs has always been to encourage outstanding students
to pursue their dreams in the nuclear medicine profession," he added.

"It is exciting to think that so many dedicated candidates will be
entering the nuclear medicine field," said Carol V. Bonanno, chair of
the SNMTS Committee on Scholarships, Grants and Awards. "The committee
is very pleased with the quantity and quality of this year's scholarship
applicants. It is very rewarding to know that SNMTS is making it
possible for such high-quality candidates to enter this dynamic career,"
she noted.

The awards include four Mickey Williams Minority Student
scholarships, each providing $5,000 to a minority student entering or
enrolled in a molecular imaging/nuclear medicine technologist program.
Funded by the Professional Development and Education Fund, this
scholarship supports minority students pursuing a two- or four-year
degree in nuclear medicine technology and honors the memory of Mickey
Williams, a past SNMTS president who immigrated to the United States
from Jamaica.

Alfred Mensah, an undergraduate student with the nuclear medicine
program at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, received a
two-year Mickey Williams Minority Student Scholarship. "This scholarship
will allow me to pursue a master's program in nuclear medicine and
education. I would also like to start encouraging minority students to
pursue a career in the nuclear medicine profession," noted Mensah.

Receiving one-year Mickey Williams Minority Student scholarships
were Theresah Semana, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Mich.;
Derrick Turner, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; and John
Williams, Triton College, River Grove, Ill. The Mickey Williams Minority
Student scholarships are made possible through contributions from 2006
Corporate Friends and supporters of the PDEF: Biogen Idec, Capintec
Inc., GE Healthcare, Mallinckrodt and MDS Nordion.