History

When was Society founded?
The WNRS was founded on November 2, 1968 and incorporated in the state of California as a 501 (c) 6 organization in December 1969.

Who were the Founding Members?

W. Bruce Anderson, MD	Owen Martin, MD	R. Thomas Bergeron, MD	Thomas H. Newton, MD
Larry P. Bilodeau, MD	Bertram L. Pear, MD	Isabelito F. de Guzman, MD	James A. Pollock, MD
Robert E. Flynn, MD	Paul A. Riemenschneider, MD	William N. Hanafee, MD	Lawrence M. Rosen, MD
Gerald Hassan, MD	Calvin L. Rumbaugh, MD	Samuel B. Haveson, MD	Robert L. Scanlan, MD
Vincent C. Hinck, MD	Albert L. Schmitz, MD	George A. Hoeffler, MD	Fred K. Sondheimer, MD
Kenneth L. Kidd, MD	John C. Stears, MD	Robert L. Koch, MD	Robert L. Stein, MD
Richard A. Kramer, MD	Gerhart Svare, MD	John W. Loop, MD	William M. Veatch, MD
John R. Mani, MD	Gabriel H. Wilson, MD	Richard L. Mani, MD	Leslie M. Zatz, MD

What were the initial goals of the Society?
The early goals of the Society were to:

• Develop and support standards for the training and practice of neuroradiology in the community.
• Encourage research in radiology and the neurosciences as they apply to neuroimaging.
• Stimulate the development of equipment, instrumentation and products designed to fill the needs of the neuroradiologist.
• Promote a closer fellowship and exchange of ideas among neuroradiologists and those radiologists involved in the interpretation of neuroradiologic studies.
• Provide a format for education and the dissemination of ideas in the field of neuroradiology in the form of educational meetings and symposia.

Where was the first Annual Meeting held?
The first independent Annual Meeting was held November 3-5, 1972 at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California.

How many Society members were there at that time?
There were 74 members.

When was the Gabriel H. Wilson Award established?
The Award was established in 1988.