This award was established in 2001 in recognition of Mr. Waggoner’s professional achievements and service to ASE. The Alan D. Waggoner Student Scholarship Award funds scholarships of $1,000, which also includes complimentary registration for ASE’s Annual Scientific Sessions, and a $1,000 travel grant to attend. This award is given to sonographer students enrolled in CAAHEP accredited educational programs who exhibit a passion for the discipline of echocardiography and demonstrate leadership abilities.
Application for the 2025 cycle is closed
2025 Program Director Nominations Open October 14 – November 15, 2024
The Alan D. Waggoner, MHS, RDCS, FASE Sonographer Student Scholarship program was established in 2001 in recognition of Mr. Waggoner’s professional achievements and service to ASE. The award amount is $1,000, and includes complimentary registration for ASE’s Annual Scientific Sessions, and an annual meeting travel grant of $1,000. The Katanick Student Scholarship Award, established in honor of Sandy Katanick, RN, RVT, CAE for her over 25 years of service as CEO of the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission, will recognize the highest-ranking Waggoner scholarship applicant.
The Alan D. Waggoner Student Scholarship Award is given to sonographer students enrolled in CAAHEP accredited educational programs who exhibit a passion for the discipline of echocardiography and demonstrate leadership abilities.
Program Director Nomination Process
Program Directors should complete the online Alan D. Waggoner Student Scholarship Award nominations form, including a Letter of Nomination (see guidelines below for elements to include in a letter of nomination).
Program Director nomination deadline is November 15, 2024.
Once the nomination is received by ASE staff, the student will be contacted to advise them of the nomination, along with a link to an online Student Nominee Application Form. The student will be required to complete the application packet and return by the deadline of December 30, 2024.
- Program Directors may nominate up to two students from their program and they must provide the total number of students enrolled in the class, as well as the class rankings for nominee(s).
- Students must be members of ASE to receive this award. Click here for ASE membership information.
Guidelines for Writing Letter(s) of Nomination:
Each letter should specifically address the following:
- Student’s program class rank in didactic courses
- Student’s program class rank in clinical education courses
- Specifically address what sets the student apart from other classmates
- Specifically address how the program feels this student will contribute to the field of cardiovascular sonography
- In summary, specifically address why “you” feel the student is deserving of this scholarship award
- Letters should by typed on school letterhead and limited to two pages.
Student Requirements for Nomination
In order to be considered for the Alan D. Waggoner Student Scholarship Award, the nominee must meet the following requirements:
- Be nominated by their program director.
- Be actively enrolled in a cardiac or echocardiography ultrasound program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) or by an equivalent Canadian or international ultrasound program* at the time of the scholarship selection. Students graduating in the Spring/Summer of 2024 are eligible to apply.
- Ensure that the scholarship application is complete in accordance with application deadlines. To be considered for the Alan D. Waggoner
- Student Scholarship Award, the completed application with all relevant supporting documents must be received by ASEF on or before deadline.
- Students must be members of the American Society of Echocardiography to receive this award. Click here for ASE membership information.
- Students selected to receive ASEF scholarship awards will be requested to provide brief written testimonials and personal photos for use in promotional materials and/or on ASEF’s website.
*International candidates will need to submit information describing equivalency of program to CAAHEP standards and/or course work that follows the National Education Curriculum.
Student Nominee Submission Requirements
- Completed Student Nominee Application Form. (Once a Program Director nomination is received, the student will be contacted with a link to the Student Nominee Application Form.)
- Two (2) additional letters of support (not including your Program Director’s nomination) preferably from a clinical instructor and/or program instructor/faculty in which at least one is an ASE member. It is desirable to have one letter of recommendation from a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE). Click here to see a list of FASE members.
- A copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae or resume.
Student Nominee Selection
Nominees will be ranked based on scores awarded in each of the following areas:
Program Director Nomination information, letters of support (49% of scoring), personal accomplishments and academic record (51% of scoring). To ensure fair distribution of awards, geographic diversity will be considered when selecting the scholarship winners.
| Award Amount | $1,000.00 |
| Application Receipt Deadline | December 30, 2024 |
| Award Announcement | April 2025 |
| Award Payment Date | April 2025 |
Ann Achtien, Milwaukee Area Technical College
LaVang Bui, Prisma Health Cardiovascular Technology
Andrea Burbey, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Mariah Byington, Duke University School of Cardiac Ultrasound
Alexandre Campos Dias, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography
Natalie Duymich, Grossmont College Cardiovascular Technology
Ame Eng, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Samuel Hanson, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Echocardiography
Hannah Kurek, South Hills School of Business & Technology
Moroni Lima, Yale New Haven Hospital School of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Nicholas Mangiameli, Hoffman Heart & Vascular Institute School of Cardiovascular Technology
Graham Meyer, Prisma Health Cardiovascular Technology
Jessica O’Connor, Yale New Haven Hospital School of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Emily Rens, University of Wisconsin Hospital School of DMS
Ryan Romigh, Cleveland Clinic School of Cardiac Ultrasound
Ashley Russell, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Advanced Cardiovascular Sonography
Whitney Smith, Northside Hospital School of Echocardiography
Brooke Albrecht, St. Luke’s Diagnostic Medical School of Sonography
Margaret Arnold, Prisma Health CVT Leadership Program
Amanda Benner, Diagnostic Medical Sonography at South Hills School of Business & Technology
Eden Chin, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Diagnostic Medical Imaging Program
Olivia Cialfi, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Kaitlyn DiPisa, Yale New Haven Hospital School of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Ricky Dormon, Duke Cardiac Ultrasound Program
Samantha Harbolic, Yale New Haven Hospital School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
Alyssa Hickey, University of Wisconson Wilwaukee Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
Lanae McClure, Prisma Health CVT Leadership Program
Eric Nguyen, Diagnostic Medical Sonography at South Hills School of Business & Technology
Julio Sanchez-Salvador, Cardiovascular Technology Echocardiography Program at Milwaukee Area Technical College
Emily VanDyke, Advocate Aurora Health St. Luke’s School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Allison Veglahn, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
Nicole Bochenek, RDCS, Aurora St. Luke’s Diagnostic Medical School of Sonography
Natanael Flecha, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Makanda Lieberenz, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
Tory Long, South Hills School of Business & Technology
Nicholas Medlock, Duke University Hospital
Taylor Moore, Clemson University Cardiovascular Imaging Technology Program
Rebecca Sabourin, RDCS, UWHC School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Christopher Stuck, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Taedra Thrams, Aurora St. Luke’s Diagnostic Medical School of Sonography
Augusta Casterton, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Echocardiography Program
Katelyn Harrison, Sentara College of Health Sciences
Matthew Johnson, Bellevue College
Amanda Kline, South Hills School of Business & Technology
Andrea McAuliffe, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Ashley Meyer, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Claudia Ramirez, University of Wisconsin Hospital School of DMS
Kurt Scheeler, Loma Linda University0 Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography Certificate Program
Bivy Stanitis, Yale New Haven Hospital School of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Lindsey Urban, Clemson University
Madeline Walters, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Erin Eckels, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Echocardiography Program
Isabel Edwards, The Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Cardiac Sonography
Megan Fransway, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences Echocardiography Program
Meghan Higginson, The Hoffman Heart Institute
Leyla Ilyas-Sharafi, Morristown Medical Center School of Cardiovascular Technology
Ashley Jerman, Cuyahoga Community College Diagnostic Medical Sonography Adult Echocardiography
Higus Mekonen, UAMS Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
Elizabeth Ragozzino, Yale New Haven Hospital School of Diagnostic Ultrasound
Keirra Stahl, South Hills School of Business & Technology
Kaylee Weaver, South Hills School of Business & Technology
Grace Wong, Bellevue College
Parisa Abutalebi – El Centro College, Dallas, TX
Andrea Baldick – Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Hannah Barbry – Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Nicole Brewer – Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA
Andrea Morgan Cole – Clemson University CV Imaging Leadership Concentration, Greenville, SC
Emily Deason – Johns Hopkins School of Cardiac Sonography, Baltimore, MD
Sadie Dyer – LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Casandra Ferriter – St. Francis Hospital & Med. Center School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
Hannah Gouge – Florida State College at Jacksonville, Yulee, FL
Lindsay Hammond – Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Hannah Hoban – Piedmont College, Gainesville, GA
Mi Jung Hwang – Sentara College of Health Sciences, Chesapeake, VA
Shelby Lubowicki – Clemson University CV Imaging Leadership Concentration, Greenville, SC
Noweeda Mirza – Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN
Bradford Smith – Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Brice Stettler – Alvin Community College, Alvin, TX
Joseph Vasta – South Hills School of Business & Technology, State College, PA
Jennifer Andrews – Johns Hopkins School of Cardiac Sonography – Echocardiography Program, Baltimore, MD
Veronica Dudek – Alvin Community College, Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography, Alvin, TX
Rochelle Graveline – Hoffman Heart & Vascular Institute School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
Emily Hafner, LSU Health Sciences Center, School of Allied Health Professions, Cardiovascular Sonography Program, New Orleans, LA
Anita Keck – Kansas University Medical Center – Advanced Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography, Kansas City, KS
Jin Laudadio – South Hills School of Business and Technology, State College, PA
Amanda Lewis, LSU Health Sciences Center School of Allied Health Professions- Cardiovascular Sonography Program, New Orleans, LA
Meghan Lowe – Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences – Echocardiography Program, Rochester, MN
Forrest Olson – Grossmont College Cardiovascular Technology, Lakeside, CA
Emily Tanel – Aurora St. Luke’s School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Milwaukee, WI
Rachel Tutwiler – South Hills School of Business and Technology, State College, PA
Summer Vandigo – Johns Hopkins School of Cardiac Sonography – Echocardiography Program, Baltimore, MD
Heather Wallace – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Little Rock, AR
Kassie Warren – Piedmont College – Adult Echocardiography Program, Gainesville, GA
Jessica Wright – Yale New Haven Hospital School of Diagnostic Imaging, New Haven, CT
Katie Bergevin – Bellevue College DUTEC Program, Bellevue, WA
Stacey Brinkerhoff – Seattle University Diagnostic Ultrasound Program, Seattle, WA
Debra Courtney – Sentara College of Health Sciences CVT Program, Chesapeake, VA
Heather Dreaher – Hoffman Heart & Vascular Inst. School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
Lyndi Foreman – LSU Health Sciences Center Cardiovascular Sonography Program, New Orleans, LA
Heather Harvey – Alvin Community College DMS Program, Alvin, TX
Allison Huver – Mayo School of Health Sciences Echocardiography Program, Rochester, MN
Erika Mall – South Hills School of Business & Technology DMS Program, State College, PA
Michelle McMenamy – Molloy College CVT Program, Rockville Centre, NY
Brandon Mayes – Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Cardiac Sonography, Baltimore, MD
Angelica Petrisis – Hoffman Heart & Vascular Inst. School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
George Platt – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences DMS Program, Little Rock, AR
Anne Reiner – Sentara College of Health Sciences CVT Program, Chesapeake, VA
Kristy Ricca – Clemson CV Imaging Leadership Program, Greenville, SC
Autumn Ridlen – John A. Logan College Cardiac DMS Program, Carterville, IL
Rebecca Warren – Bellevue College DUTEC Program, Bellevue, WA
Lin Zhu – Lackawanna College Cardiac Sonography Program, Scranton, PA
Beth Anderson – UAMS College of Health Professionals, Little Rock, AR
Ellen Garcia – Community Regional Medical Center, DMS Program, Fresno, CA
Abigail Kaminski – Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, School of DMS, Milwaukee, WI
Pamela Keebler – South Hills School of Business and Technology, State College, PA
Deanna Knox – Bellevue College, DMS Program, Bellevue, WA
Gina Lamonaca – St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, CVT Sonography Program, Hartford, CT
Ashley M. Maes – Bellevue College, DMS Program, Bellevue, WA
Melissa McKnight – El Centro College,CVT Sonography Program, Dallas, TX
Erin Monroe – Mayo School of Health Sciences Echocardiography Program, Rochester, MN
Ha Ni Nguyen – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, CVT Sonography Program, New Orleans, LA
Alexis Pentheros – Sanford Brown College, CVT Sonography Program, Dallas, TX
Jason Pereira – St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, CVT Sonography Program, Hartford, CT
Edward Pierson, Lackawanna College, DMS Program, Scranton, PA
Lindsay Provenzano – Johns Hopkins Hospital, DMS Program, Baltimore, MD
Bobbi Jo Schlick – Mayo School of Health Sciences Echocardiography Program, Rochester, MN
Michael Silverman – Johns Hopkins Hospital, DMS Program, Baltimore, MD
Alyssa Brooks, Yale-New Haven Hospital School of Diagnostic Ultrasound, New Haven, CT
Hoa Tuyet Gip, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences DMS Program, Little Rock, AR
Brittney Guile, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee DMS Program, Milwaukee, WI
Genevieve Hammett, Clemson University CVT Program, Clemson, SC
Rianna Herbolingo, Hudson Valley Community College DMS Program, Troy, NY
Steven Kiyokawa, Bellevue College DMS Program, Bellevue, WA
Christina Landish, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis Hospital DMS Program, Milwaukee, WI
Aubrey Moder, Mayo Clinic DMS Program, Rochester, MN
Jason Morgun-Le, Grossmont College CVT Program, El Cajon, CA
Cristy Murray, South Hills School of Business & Technology DMS Program, State College, PA
Michelly O’Malley, University of Maryland Baltimore County DMS Program, Baltimore, MD
Catherine Sistrunk, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center CVT Program, New Orleans, LA
Madeline Schiminger, Johns Hopkins Hospital Cardiac Sonography Program, Baltimore, MD
Brian Whittemore, Bunker Hill Community College DMS Program, Boston, MA
Meghan Wilson, Hoffman Heart & Vascular Institute School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
Brittney Blicharz, Hoffman Heart & Vascular School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
Jerrid Brabender, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
Alicia Brooks, South Hills Business & Technology, State College, PA
Bryan Dake, Bellevue College Diagnostic Ultrasound, Bellavue, WA
Yanfeng Ding, Sanford Brown College, Dallas, TX
Sean Hackett, John Hopkins Hospital School of Diagnostic Sonography, Baltimore, MD
Delanie Sapelli, Hoffman Heart & Vascular School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
Nicole Soellner, John Hopkins Hospital School of Diagnostic Sonography, Baltimore, MD
McKenzie Watzka, Mayo Clinic, Cardiac DMS, Rochester, MN
Adam Wood, South Hills Business & Technology, State College, PA
Renita Adams, Johns Hopkins School of Cardiac Sonography, Baltimore, MD
Alyson Cooke, Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute, Hartford, CT
Ian Crandall, Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute, Hartford, CT
Christine Dauber, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
Stacy Hedges, Georgia Northwestern Tech, Rome, GA
Stephanie Kelley, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL
Ashley Robertson, UWHC School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Madison, WI
Rodalyn Soriano, Kettering College, Kettering, OH
Tehila Wiener, Johns Hopkins School of Cardiac Sonography, Baltimore, MD
Wendy Yang, Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis Hospital, School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Milwaukee, WI
Tamara Beam, UMBC Training Centers, Baltimore, MD
Rebecca Campbell, Seattle University, Dept. of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Seattle, WA
Young Joo Jang, Montgomery College, DMS, Silver Spring, MD
Jennifer L. Lasecki, Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Cardiac Sonography, Baltimore, MD
Hemda Lewis, Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Cardiac Sonography, Baltimore, MD
Lauren Longshore, Cincinnati State Tech & Community College, Cincinnati, OH
Danielle Meadows, South Hills School of Business & Technology, State College, PA
Tanya B. Michnevitz, Hoffman Heart Institute of CT, Hartford, CT
Denise Spiegel, UWHC School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Madison, WI
Richard Yannotta, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
Jennifer Durst, University of Kansas Hospital, School of Allied Health DMS Program, Kansas City, KS
Nicole Chaney, Johns Hopkins School of Cardiac Sonography, Baltimore, MD
Jeanne Juneau, El Centro College, Dallas, TX
Stephanie Kolstad, Mayo School of Allied Health Sciences, Rochester, MN
Tania Robb, Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC
Frances Rodriguez, St. Catharine College, St. Catharine, KY
Stacey Smith, South Hills School of Business & Technology, State College, PA
Katherine Strayer, Kettering College of Medical Arts, Kettering, OH
Deborah Jeanne Warner, Norton Healthcare Foundation, Louisville, KY
Kalyn Yeager, Hoffman Heart Institute, Hartford, CT
Abraham Andersen, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, FL
Elizabeth Leahy, Hoffman Heart Institute School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
Vladimir Masati, Johns Hopkins School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Baltimore, MD
Karin Ozowski, El Centro College, Dallas, TX
Heidi Rivisto, Mayo School of Health Sciences-Echocardiography, Rochester, MN
Laura Guroian, St. Francis Hospital School of Cardiac Ultrasound, Hartford, CT
Francisca Porras, Austin Community College, Austin, TX
Rebecca C. Klug, Mayo School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN
Alexa E. Kroeger, Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA
Carl E. Straley, Kettering College of Medical Arts, Kettering, OH
Leigh Colby, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
Lynsy Edgerton, Hoffman Heart Institute of Adult Cardiac US, Hartford, CT
Martha Freeman, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster, PA
Amanda Joest, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO
Laura Nottingham, Ogeechee Technical College, Statesboro, GA
Angela L. Boyle, University of Missouri-Columbia, DMU Program
Deborah Evans, Kettering College of Medical Arts
Joshua G. Fosland, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Curtis Hubele, Spokane Community College
Kilee Marie Owens, Seattle University
Sean D. Pistole, University of Kansas
Abby L. Shepanik, Mayo Clinic of Health Sciences
Colleen Smith, Hudson Valley Community College
Brenda Boulter, Montgomery College, MD
Christy Ann Byles, Caldwell Community College, NC
David Cornett, Spokane Community College, WA
Jennifer Gregov, George Washington Univ., Washington, DC
Andrea Koens, Mayo School of HealthSciences, MN
Christopher Kramer, Mayo School of Health Sciences, MN
Joan Olson, Nebraska Methodist College, NE
Megan Riedmiller, Kettering College of Medical Arts, OH
Laura A. Kuzava, University of Kansas
Holly J. Egidy, University of Kansas
Anneke A. Reeder, Mayo School of Health Sciences
Katie L. Van Oss, Kettering College of Medical Arts
Jaime L. Taylor, Seattle University
Ginny Allinger, Spokane, WA
Dusty Bergsman, Clawson, MI
Larin Christianson, Rochester, MN
Carley Jenkins, Brisbane, Australia
Christopher Kendall, Rochester, MN
Nancy Nacarato, Youngstown, OH
Michelle Sapienza, New Jersey