William E Schall Award

The William E Schall Award was established by the Society of X Ray Technology which merged with IHEEM in 1990. The award commemorates the life of William Ernest Schall who was the first President of the Society in 1954 and remained an active member until his death in 1965.

William E Schall was one of the oldest members of the British X-ray industry, having joined his father as manager of Schall and Son in 1909. He became Governing Director of Schall & Son on his father’s retirement in 1912. His career, as Director, later Technical Consultant, continued through various mergers and acquisitions until shortly before his death. By this time the name was preservedin Solus Schall Ltd which, together with General Radiological Ltd and Solus Electronic Tubes Ltd, had been acquired in 1949 by Murphy Radio and in 1962 by the Rank Organisation.

The William E Schall Award for excellence in medical technologies goes to the graduate who has made the best contribution while studying the Medical Technologies Foundation Degree Course.

The award winner shall be selected by an Award Working Group established by the Council (it shall consist of a representative of the Institute, a representative from the University of Kingston upon Thames and a representative from Eastwood Park) and will be presented with a cheque for £50 and a certificate. The assessment is based on the best student of the second year of the foundation degree academically and who has contributed to the course through interaction with fellow students and tutors. 

The winner will be encouraged to publish an article in the Health Estate Journal based on their work undertaken during the course.