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SDMS Foundation Announces First 2010 Scholarship Recipients

February 26, 2010. The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Foundation's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the first 2010 SDMS Foundation Scholarship Program recipients. The SDMS Foundation’s scholarship program provides a $2,500 scholarship to a sonography student just beginning their career in diagnostic medical sonography. Another $2,500 scholarship is awarded to a deserving sonographer who is continuing their education by pursuing an advanced sonography-related degree. [more...]

SDMS Foundation Receives IRS Tax Exempt Status

February 2, 2010. The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Foundation has received 501(c)(3) tax exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service. Donations to the SDMS Foundation are deductible for income, gift and estate tax purposes to the extent permitted by law (donors should consult a tax professional for more information).

SDMS Foundation Announces Major Gift

January 25, 2010. The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Foundation's Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Joan and Don Baker of Kirkland, Washington have made a major gift to the new SDMS Foundation to support its mission and goals. [more...]

SDMS Foundation Announces 2010 Grant and Scholarship Program

October 9, 2009. The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Foundation's Board of Directors is pleased to announce its 2010 SDMS Foundation Grant and Scholarship Programs. The programs consist of grants and scholarships for sonography students and sonographers. The SDMS Foundation is planning to provide more grant and scholarship opportunities to SDMS members than ever before. The SDMS Foundation is committed to providing support to sonography students, practicing sonographers, the medical community and the general public related to diagnostic medical sonography. [more...]

SDMS Foundation Announces 2009 Scholarship Program Recipients

October 9, 2009. The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Foundation's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2009 SDMS Foundation Scholarship Program recipients. The SDMS Foundation’s scholarship program provides a $2,500 scholarship to a sonography student just beginning their career in diagnostic medical sonography. Another $2,500 scholarship is awarded to a deserving sonographer who is continuing their education by pursuing an advanced sonography-related degree. [more...]

SDMS Foundation Receives Funding for Sonography Certification Grant Program

August 31, 2009. The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Foundation is pleased to announce that the Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences has agreed to provide funding for the SDMS Foundation’s Sonography Certification Examination Grant Program. The College’s sponsorship of the grant program will help the SDMS Foundation provide grants to deserving sonography students and sonographers through 2011. [more...]

SDMS Forms New Nonprofit, Charitable Organization: SDMS Foundation

June 30, 2009. On June 25, the SDMS Board of Directors formally approved the organizational documents for a new nonprofit, charitable organization, the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Foundation (SDMS Foundation). The SDMS Board of Directors is committed to ensuring that the new SDMS Foundation operates with full transparency and remains focused on its mission. The SDMS Foundation will operate in a manner similar to the SDMS, where sound financial policies and financially conservative investment strategies carefully protect the monies entrusted to the SDMS Foundation by our members and the sonography community. The SDMS Executive Committee members have agreed to serve as the interim Board of Directors for the new SDMS Foundation - a new SDMS Foundation Board of Directors will be named by October. The new SDMS Foundation is expected to receive widespread support from SDMS members and the entire sonography community to help sustain its mission of providing programs that benefit the sonography community and the patients we serve. [more...]

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