Special Programs
In addition to offering scholarship and grant programs, the ASET Foundation manages other funds, including the following:
- Kathleen Mears Endowment Fund
- John Archibald Student Scholarship Fund
- John Knott Educational Lecture Fund
- Neurodiagnostic Curriculum Development Fund
These funds support special activities as outlined in the deeds of awards and policy guidelines.
Please review the history and description of each special fund and consider making a contribution to one or more of these special programs whichever holds a special interest for you.
Kathleen Mears Endowment Fund
Kathleen Mears was an active volunteer on numerous ASET committees and task forces. She was a member of the ASET Board of Trustees from 1981 – 1983 and served as ASET President from 1985 – 1987.
The Kathleen Mears Memorial Fund was established by the ASET Board of Trustees at the request of Kathy’s family after her untimely passing. The Kathleen Mears Memorial Lecture has been given at the ASET Annual Conference since 1996. Since 2005, the Kathleen Mears Memorial Fund has supported the Kathleen Mears Education Award as well.
- Kathleen Mears Memorial Lecture
Each year, the Annual Conference Program Committee, ASET Executive Committee, and ASET Director of Education select the lecturer, who must be a registered technologist who is boarded in at least one area of neurodiagnostics. The fund supports a travel stipend and a small honorarium upon publication of an article based on the lecture in The Neurodiagnostic Journal - Kathleen Mears Education Award
Neurodiagnostic programs accredited by CAAHEP are eligible to apply for the award, which provides a monetary sum of $500 divided into two parts. A sum of $300 is awarded as a scholarship to a student who is in his/her last half of an accredited neurodiagnostic program. The remaining sum of $200 is awarded to the neurodiagnostic program to help provide an item(s) that will contribute to the success of the program, e.g., books, software, supplies, etc.
Quick Facts
- Lecture Eligibility: Registered technologist who is boarded in at least one area of neurodiagnostics
- Award Eligibility: Neurodiagnostic programs accredited by CAAHEP
- Lecture Value: Varies – Includes a travel stipend and small honorarium
- Award Value: $500
John Archibald Student Scholarship Fund
The John Archibald Student Scholarship is awarded annually to assist a student in attending the ASET Annual Conference. The award consists of cash to help offset the cost of travel as well as a waiver of the annual conference registration fee. Students must be ASET members and enrolled in a CAAHEP accredited neurodiagnostic program at the time application is made.
Quick Facts
- Eligibility: ASET Member for greater than 6 months and enrolled in a CAAHEP accredited neurodiagnostic program.
- Covers: Registration and partial travel costs for the ASET Annual Conference.
- Deadline: May 5th
John Knott Educational Lecture Fund
Originally conceived by Albert Grass and John Knott, the John Knott Educational Lecture program is a lecture series designed to bring distinguished speakers to an ASET Chapter or area society meeting, thereby providing exceptional educational opportunities for technologists who might be unable to attend the national meetings. ASET Chapters and local, state, and regional societies representing the interests of neurodiagnostic technologists are eligible for the opportunity to host a Knott Lecturer.
Quick Facts
- Eligibility: ASET Chapters and local, state, and regional societies representing the interests of neurodiagnostic technologists
- Covers: Costs of hotel, travel, and meal expenses incurred by the lecturer and a lecturer honorarium
- Deadline: June 1st
Neurodiagnostic Curriculum Development Fund
The ASET Foundation has identified curriculum development – in both distance and online education formats – as a high priority. Contributions to the Neurodiagnostic Curriculum Development Fund help meet the need for continuing education in such disciplines as EEG, EP, IONM, NCS, and LTM. In addition to providing expanded opportunities for technologists seeking beginning to advanced training – and board preparation – that is affordable, accessible, and convenient, distance and online education curricula provide a “turn-key” operation that can be utilized by community colleges nationwide.