Jennifer L. Prekeges, MS, CNMT, director of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program at Bellevue College, Bellevue, Washington, is an associate editor of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, served as 2016-17 co-chair of the SNMMI-TS Entry Level Task Force, and is a past co-president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter Technologist Section. She served nine years on the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, with seven as secretary. Prekeges is the author of Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation and of the chapter “Radiation safety and Regulatory Issues” in Nuclear Cardiology: Technical Applications.
Richard D. Siska, Sr., NMAA, MIS, BSNM, NCT, is a nuclear medicine advanced associate, technical director of nuclear medicine, and radiation safety officer at Mercy Imaging Services in Rolla, Missouri. He serves on the board of directors of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board and is a past president of both the Southwest Missouri Subchapter and the Missouri Valley Chapter of SNMMI-TS. He has held numerous committee positions on the subchapter and national level and is a national council delegate for the Missouri Valley Chapter.
James T. Timpe, MS, RT (N)(MR), is director of radiology, AthletiCare, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, and sleep/END services for St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. He is a past president of the Central Chapter, Technologist Section and has held many SNMMI-TS leadership positions, including serving on the Executive Board, on the Finance Committee, and as chair of the Professional Development and Education Fund.
PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS
The 2017 SNMMI-TS Presidential Distinguished Service Awards were presented to:
Kimberly Kerry Jackson, CNMT, RT(N)(MR) – A member of the SNMMI-TS since 2009 and a member of the Greater New York Chapter, Jackson is the lead nuclear molecular technologist at the New York University Langonne Medical Center in Bayonne, New Jersey. She chairs the SNMMI-TS PET/MR Task Force and serves on the SNMMI-TS National Council of Representatives as the specialty area representative for emerging technologies. She has also served on numerous SNMMI-TS committees and the Technologist Advisory Board. Jackson was honored for leading the PET/MR Task Force, establishing a new relationship with the Society for MR Radiographers & Technologists (SMRT) and developing new PET/MR educational offerings.
Kathy S. Thomas, MHA, CNMT, PET, FSNMMI-TS – A member of SNMMI-TS since 1980 and a member of the Pacific Southwest Chapter, Thomas has served at every level of society leadership, including president; executive board member; chair of the Continuing Education Committee; member of the Publications, Program, Bylaws, and Professional Development and Education Fund (PDEF) committees; and member of the Uptake Editorial Board. She has just been named the new editor of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology and will begin her 5-year term in January 2018. Thomas was honored for her efforts as Continuing Education Committee chair. She developed and finalized many new educational offerings, including the CT+ Review and Essentials program this year.

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