Fellowship
2023 Fellowship Induction
At the Gala Dinner during the ASA2023 Brisbane Conference, the ASA inducted a special group of prominent members into our Fellows honour roll. To be considered for an ASA Fellowship, a member must have made an invaluable contribution not only to the ASA, but to the sonography profession at large. Fellowship is the highest grade of membership at the ASA as well as a significant professional achievement. A huge congratulations to these outstanding members:
- Ann Quinton
- Sumi Shrestha Taylor
- Jacqueline Spurway
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About ASA Fellowship
In 2016 the ASA Fellowship program was established to recognise members whose outstanding level of sustained commitment has made a significant contribution to the sonography profession and the ASA. Fellowship is the highest grade of membership for professional associations. The titles of 'Fellow' and 'Associate Fellow' are conferred upon ASA Accredited Medical Sonographer Members who meet the entry requirements.
Associate Fellowship
Becoming an Associate Fellow of the ASA is recognition of a sonographer's achievement and service in the profession by the Australasian Sonographers Association.
Awarded in recognition of professional excellence, an Associate Fellowship is held for the duration of membership with the ASA and entitles the member to use the post-nominal lettering 'AFASA'.
AFASA entry requirements
- To be conferred as an Associate Fellow of the ASA, an ASA Financial member must have a minimum of 40 Fellowship points
- Points achieved from at least one activity within the category ‘ASA Service’ and with one activity in two of the following categories – Education, Publications, Presentations, Awards, Leadership, or Other
- All points must have been accrued within 3 years preceding the application date for AFASA. Applications can be submitted at any time once the 40 points have been accumulated.
View the application criteria HERE.
Associate Fellowship applications and assessment
Applications can be submitted at any time once the 40 points have been accumulated. To apply for AFASA please login and use the form below. If you have any issues navigating them form, please contact Member Services at memberservices@sonographers.org and the team can send you instructions.
2023 Christine Thomson
2023 Robyn Boman
2023 Janessa Baddeley
2023 Lisa McGuire
2023 Alison White
2023 Ilona Lavender
2023 Natalie Clements
2022 Julie Cahill
2022 Caterina Watson
2022 Bridie Roche
2022 Donna Oomens
2022 Daniel Rae
2020 Gaorui Liu
2020 Sonya Simpson
2019 Nicole Robertson
2018 Anna-Maria Galea
2018 Cara Miller
2018 Rob McGregor
2018 Francis Ryan
2018 Faye Temple
2017 Anna Graves
2017 Ling Lee
2017 Warren Lewis
2016 Louise Deshon
2016 Tony Forshaw
2016 Diane Jackson
2016 Christopher Jansen
2016 Lynne Johnson
2016 Afrooz Najafzadeh
2016 Luke Platt
Fellowship
Becoming a Fellow is recognition of a member's significant contribution to the sonography profession and the ASA. Fellowship is recognised as a hallmark of a specialist of the highest professional standing. Fellowship status signifies someone who has contributed above and beyond and is operating at the peak of the sonography profession.
FASA entry requirements
- To be conferred a Fellow of the ASA, an ASA Financial member must have a minimum of 120 Fellowship points within at least 3 categories. The points achieved must be from at least one activity within the ‘ASA Service’ category and one activity in any two of the following categories: Education, Publications, Presentations, Awards, Leadership-Other.
- A minimum of 80 points must be for ASA-specific activities. Supporting evidence for all non-ASA related activities must be included with all applications.
- The 120 points are to be accrued over a 3-year period prior to the date of the application AND after having been awarded an Associate Fellowship of the ASA (AFASA).
All achievements must be dated after you have been awarded an Associate Fellowship of the ASA.
View the application criteria HERE.
Fellowship applications and assessment
To apply for FASA please login and use the form below. If you have any issues with navigating the form please contact the Member Services team at memberservices@sonographers.org and they can send you instructions.
Fellowship and Associate Fellowship applications are received all year round. There is an application fee of $250 (GST inclusive) per application. This is a one-off charge.
2023 Gregory O'Connor
2023 Sumi Shrestha Taylor
2022 Jacqueline Spurway
2022 Ann Quinton
2022 Debbie Slade
2022 Alison Deslandes
2022 Jennifer Alphonse
2021 Paula Kinnane
2021 Brooke Osborne
2021 Christopher Gilmore
2021 Samantha Ward
2021 Quanson Sirlyn
2021 Michelle Fenech
2020 Jill Muirhead
2020 Chris Edwards
2019 Erika Cavanagh
2019 Janet Mulholland
2019 Cain Brockley
2019 Natalie Edwards
2019 Le-Anne Grimshaw
2019 Donna Napier
2019 Tony Parmiter
2019 Lino Piotto
2019 Catherine Robinson
2019 Jacqui Robinson
2019 Louise Worley
2018 Bonita Anderson
2018 Jessie Childs
2018 Peter Coombs
2018 Carolynne Cormack
2018 Lisa Hackett
2018 Allison Holley
2018 Greg Lammers
2018 Sandhya Maranna
2018 Glenda McLean
2018 Frauke Lever
2018 Sandra O'Hara
2018 Nayana Parange
2018 Jenny Parkes
2018 Rebecca Perry
2018 Tristan Reddan
2018 Tracey Hanchard