Congratulations to our 2026 TxSRT Student Contest Winners!
Roentgen Student Bee Winners:
1st Place -Jernice Kelley – Harris Health
2nd Place – Rachel Defaria – Howard College
3rd Place -Kayla Nguyen – Harris Health
RAD Tees T-shirt Winners:
1st Place Tie- Tyler Harris – Houston City College
T-Shirt name – Eyes of Medicine
1st Place Tie – Grace Corbin & Mia Zamora – UT Health San Antonio
T-Shirt name – TX Radiology
2nd Place – Kayla Nguyen & Marcus Herrera – Harris Health
T-Shirt name – Illuminating the Unseen
3rd Place – Taylor Novark & Zoe Wadsworth – Lone Star College – Montgomery
T-Shirt name – The Gridlocks
Scientific Display Winners:
1st Place – Aaron Fugar – Lone Star College – Montgomery
3D Ultrasound vs. X-ray for Diagnosing Adolescent Scoliosis
2nd Place – Venus Nwoye & Kelsey Innis – Harris Health
3rd Place – Sara Ibarra, Adrianna Jennings, Linh Lu & Vylaina Garcia – UT Health San Antonio
Minimizing Ionizing Radiation In Pediatrics
Award of Merit Scientific Essay Winners:
1st Place – Kelsie Carmical – Galveston College*
Essay Title – The Damaging Neurological Effects of Therapeutic Brain Irradiation: Mechanisms, Clinical Syndromes, and Mitigation Strategies.
2nd Place – Zenia Navarro – Texas State University
Essay Title – Arising Mental Health Challenges Following Breast Cancer and the Neoplasm’s Affect on Survivor’s Post Treatment.
3rd Place – Mariah Stewart – Galveston College*
Essay Title – SGRT vs. IGRT: A Review of Accuracy, Safety, and Efficiency
iLEAD Presentation Winners:
1st Place – Neftali Villegas-Contreras – Lone Star Montgomery
iLEAD Presentation Title – A Nano Dose of Contrast: Tiny Particles, Big Impact
2nd Place – Aaron Fugar – Lone Star College – Montgomery
iLEAD Presentation Title – 3D Ultrasound vs. X-ray for Diagnosing Adolescent Scoliosis
3rd Place – Nathan Maxwell – Lone Star Montgomery
iLEAD Presentation Title – The Usage of PCCT in Post-Mortem Studies.
TxSRT Scholarship Winners:
Rachel Santos – Galveston College*
Aaron Fugar – Lone Star College – Montgomery
Melany Govarrubias – Galveston College*
Ranihay Gandjy – Houston City College
Catherine Corbin – UT Health San Antonio
*Not Pictured