At the 2007 annual Health Physics Society (HPS) meeting in Portland, Oregon, we hosted a silent auction of Dr. Ralph Thomas’s rare books to benefit the scholarship fund of the 2008 Professional Development School. The July 9-10 auction was a huge success and we raised $1200 to sponsor a student to attend the 2008 school.

The scholarship attracted several highly qualified applicants, and the Selection Committee (Ken Kase, Genevieve Roessler, and Ralph Thomas) had a difficult decision to make. After much deliberation, the scholarship was awarded to Kimberly Burns, a graduate student at Georgia Tech. Congratulations, Kimberly!

Many thanks to the Selection Committee, Melissa Mannion, and Ralph Thomas, whose generous gift made the scholarship possible.