WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM), an international scientific and professional organization of more than 16,000 members dedicated to promoting the practical applications, technology and science of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine, announced a new slate of officers during its 54th Annual Meeting June 2-6 in Washington, D.C.

Here are the new officers:

SNM President: Alexander (Sandy) J. McEwan of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is director of oncologic imaging at Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton as well as professor and director of the division of oncologic imaging in the oncology department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta. He is a past president of the Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine.
SNM President-Elect: Robert W. Atcher of White Rock, N.M., is program manager for the Department of Health and Human Services Programs with Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. He is currently the University of New Mexico/Los Alamos professor of pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

SNM Vice President-Elect: Michael M. Graham of Iowa City, Iowa, is a professor of radiology and radiation oncology and director of nuclear medicine at the University of Iowa College of Medicine in Iowa City.

SNMTS President: David Gilmore of Boston, Mass., is the program director for the school of nuclear medicine technology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.

SNMTS President-Elect: Mark Wallenmeyer of Springfield, Mo., is an instructor/clinical coordinator for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Health Related Professions, Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences. He is also the chief executive officer and co-owner of Trajecsys Corporation, an online educational data management firm.

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