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2014 Award Winners

Distinguished Member Award
Sally Kruse, CTR and Past-President, Melanie Williams Rogan, CTR

Danielle Chufar Memorial Annual Conference Scholarship
Cheryl Varela, CTR, Lead Cancer Registrar
“What Impact Will the Transition to AJCC TNM and Summary Stage Have on Cancer Registrars”

Elekta Award for Journal of Registry Management: Best Paper of the Year 2014
“Using an Existing Birth Defects Surveillance Program to Enhance Surveillance Data on Stillbirths. “Authors: Wes Duke, MD, MPH; Suzanne M. Gilboa, PhD, MHS

Elekta Award for Journal of Registry Management: Best Paper of the Year 2014: Honorable Mention
Assessing the Quality of Race/Ethnicity, Tumor, and Breast Cancer Treatment Information in a Non-SEER State Registry”
Authors: Abigail Silva, PhD, MPH; Garth H. Rauscher, PhD, MPH; Carol Estwing Ferrans, PhD, RN, FAAN; Kent Hoskins, MD; Ruta Rao, MD