It is with a sad heart that the Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists announces the passing of MoSRT and ASRT Fellow Norman L. Hente.

Norman L. Hente, 83, of Granite City, Illinois died on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at his home.

He was born January 14, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a son of the late Norman George and Katherine (Kruse) Hente.

Norman married Barbara (Newhouse) Hente on June 28, 1975, at St. John United Church of Christ in Granite City and she survives.

He served his country with the United States Air Force. He retired as a Radiologic Technologist in 1998 from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis after 32 years of service. He was a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologist, Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologist and the Fourth District of MoSRT. Norman served as the Computer Nerd Society President and had a sense of humor all of his own. He enjoyed his days of hunting and photography.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son; a daughter; a daughter-in-law, Marla Hente; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two sisters; two brothers; nieces; nephews; other extended family and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother.

In celebration of his life, visitation will be at Irwin Chapel, 3960 Maryville Road in Granite City on Sunday, May 21, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. where funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, with Reverend Karla Frost officiating.

Burial with full military honors will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.

In lieu of floral tributes, memorials may be made to the American Society of Radiologic Technologist Foundation or to the Gateway Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America and may be accepted at the funeral home.

Please do not book your hotel using the link that was previously listed on our conference website.

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Hi everyone,
It was brought to my attention this evening that the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia did not include our discounted room rate with the link that they provided us, so I have removed it.

Edit 2/20/23:
Our Conference Coordinator has reached out to the hotel and they are unable to identify the issue. They believe there may be something wrong with Holiday Inn’s reservation system. In the meantime, please email cdeville@holidaycolumbia.com or call their front desk at 573-445-8531 and use code SRT to book your hotel rooms. Please make sure you let them know you are going to be attending the MoSRT conference.

Thank you all for your patience.

William “Joe” Oller R.T.(R)(CT)
MoSRT President
Webmaster

We have a vacancy in the office of President-Elect. In accordance with our bylaws, we will be holding a special election to fill this position on our Board of Directors. First, we will have an open call for nominations from the membership. This nomination period will be open from now until January 25, 2023.

President-Elect serves a term of one (1) year as President-Elect, President, and Senior Board Member, for a total term of three consecutive (3) years.

Minimum Qualifications for President-Elect:

Must be a member of the MoSRT and the ASRT

Must have previously served as an officer or as a committee member on the MoSRT Board of Directors

Must have the time and availability to attend all MoSRT Board meetings and the annual conference to allow them to become familiar with the activities of the MoSRT, make all preparations necessary for elevation to the office of President.

Please submit nominations to Dustin Ward, dustin.ward@mosrt.org, NominationsCommittee Chair. Nominations will be accepted until January 25 @ 23:59.

As a reminder, January 31st is the entry deadline for many of our Annual Conference competitions. It is strongly recommended that you submit before the deadline in case you run into any technical difficulties. If you have any comments, questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach out to any of our Board members and they will be happy to assist you! — at Holiday Inn Executive Center-Columbia Mall.

Please continue to watch your email in the days following that deadline for more information on this special election and your link to the electronic ballot for voting.

Best Regards,
Dustin Ward R.T.(R)(CT)(MR), MRSO(MRSC™️)
Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists
Nominations Chair

The Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists are proud to partner with the Alabama Society of Radiologic Technologists for a fall conference!

Hello everyone!

The MoSRT and the ALSRT are partnering up for a fall conference and it’s looking pretty exciting. If you follow our Facebook page I’m sure you’ve seen the teaser trailers leading up to today’s announcement.

On a side note, if you’re not following our Facebook page, why? Our members post lots of great articles, ASRT announcements, and even job offerings from across the state!

Click HERE to be taken to our Facebook page.

Here are the details:

• What: MoSRT and ASRT Joint Fall Conference for 6CEs with CQR and door prizes!

• When: October 15th, 2022 - 0800 to 1500

• Where: Zoom Webinar

• Cost: Free to a limited number of MoSRT members, after our magic number has been reached, it will only cost $6.00 for those wishing to attend.

• How to sign up: Click HERE to sign up and get registered.
  

The best part about this partnership is that a limited number of MoSRT members will get in for free! Who doesn’t like free CEs? We’ll keep the magic number of free tickets for MoSRT members a secret for the moment.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email webmaster@mosrt.org or diane.hutton@mosrt.org

MoSRT - Back and Better Than Ever!

Hi everyone,

The MoSRT had our annual conference back on April 6th, 7th, and 8th at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo. It was our first in-person conference since Covid reared its ugly head back in 2019. We had a great turn-out and enjoyed seeing many of our friends as well as making some new ones!

As President, I wanted to give a brief introduction of myself and explain what I plan to do during my term. My name is William “Joe” Oller and I joined the Board of Directors back in 2013 as Webmaster co-chair. Throughout the years I’ve held several positions including Registration/Membership co-chair, Delegate, Vice President, and of course Webmaster. I’ve also recently started volunteering for the ASRT as Region 4 Chair for the Committee on R.T. Advocacy. During my time on the Board, I’ve learned a lot about our profession as well as myself.

Looking forward, I plan to do my part in helping recruit students, not only as members of the MoSRT but to have them get involved with the Board of Directors as well. I was recruited to join the MoSRT board by my Clinical Coordinator/mentor, Janet Akers-Montgomery. Back in 2013, I received an email from the ASRT to join an event called "R.T. in JC” and was very excited about standing up for my profession at the Missouri state capitol. Janet and I agreed to carpool to the event and it was during that trip she suggested I join the Board as Webmaster co-chair. Not because the great Norman Hente really needed it, but because I could learn from him and take over, should he ever decide to take a step back. It’s because of Janet that I’m still deeply involved with my profession and the MoSRT and ASRT. I am extremely glad that she brought it up during that long car ride to the capital (my wife, not so much sometimes!).

My goal in the coming months is to invite students to join us virtually, or physically at one, or all, of our quarterly meetings so they can learn what we do as MoSRT board members, as well as our involvement with the ASRT as well. I am proud to be a Radiologic Technologist and want to support my profession, and what a better way to do it, than by joining a local affiliate. But I won’t stop there, with the board’s blessing, I plan to invite students from across the country, especially those states whose affiliates are less active, to join us as well. Granted, those folks may want to join virtually, but the offer will stand.

If we as R.T.s do not stand up for our profession or teach students about the importance of doing so, who will do it? Certainly not the nurses, the respiratory therapists, or laboratory technologists. It has to be us.

Thank you all for your time and have a great rest of your Spring!

William “Joe” Oller R.T. (R)(CT)
MoSRT President
MoSRT Webmaster

Special January MoSRT Update!

The MoSRT Board of Directors met on 1/22/22 and have decided to extend the deadline for our Technologist/Student scholarships and the Scientific essay. The new due date is February 14, 2022. There is still time to get those papers in!

Also, in case you haven’t heard, the MoSRT will be holding their annual R.T. in JC event! The link to register can be found HERE. Please share this with your colleagues or your classmates! We plan to meet with our local Senators and Representatives, explaining how important it is to have a registered technologist performing x-rays! Be an advocate for your profession!

As always if you have any questions, reach out to any of the MoSRT Board of Directors via email.