Awards & Scholarships

SCSRC Awards & Scholarships

  • The PHIL Award by Selma B. Watson RRT, RCP (3/27/2026)

    From the FACES Foundation:

    The PHIL AwardThe PHIL Award is the only national hospital based program honoring respiratory therapists. It educates hospitals, patients, and families on the critical role these “unsung heroes” play in patient care.

    RTs support us from our first breath to our last and every breathing challenge in between. By participating, hospitals show their respiratory therapists that they are valued members of the medical team. Nominations come from patients, their family members and other caregivers. By participating in the program, hospitals are giving their patients a voice.

    Partnering with the FACES Foundation allows you to make a meaningful impact, demonstrates a passion for patient advocacy, while also increasing brand visibility, and reinforcing your commitment to the RT profession.

    Why Recognize Your Respiratory Therapists?

    RTs who feel valued will be more engaged with each and every patient, and are more willing to go the “extra mile”. In today’s changing healthcare environment, with budget cuts and stringent readmission guidelines, engaged RTs are one of your best assets – leading to improved patient outcomes. A solid recognition program helps hospitals recognize, retain and recruit exemplary RTs.

    Additional information can be found at www.thefacesfoundation.org.

  • SCSRC 2026 Scholarship, Practitioner of the Year, and Dept. of the Year Applications by Selma B. Watson RRT, RCP (2/27/2026)

    SCSRC Scholarships

    The SCSRC Executive Committee and Board of Directors has released the applications for 2026 student scholarships, as well as the Practitioner of the Year and Department of the Year awards. PDFs for each application are posted below.

    Note: The deadline for these applications is July 1, 2026.

  • 2025 SCSRC Awards and Scholarships by Selma B. Watson RRT, RCP (1/20/2026)

    Department of the Year – Prisma Health North Greenville Hospital
    Practitioner of the Year – Clinical – Carol Stanfield, RRT, North Greenville Hospital
    Garrett Galloway Outpatient Leadership Award – Ebony Clark, CRT, Millenium Post Acute Rehab

    SCSRC Region of the Year – Piedmont Region

    President’s Award – Megan Shell, BSRT, RRT-NRP

    Palmetto Award – Wayne Barfield, BS, RRT, MUSC Charleston

    Trish Blakely Memorial Award/Scholarship –
    Faith Hill, BSRT student at Newberry College
    Katie Coleman, BSRT student at Newberry College

    Early Professional Scholarship Award Winners:
    Khoi “Billy” Hoang, Spartanburg Community College, Essay titled “Mechanical Ventilation: Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury”

    William “Will” Simms, Midlands Technical College, Essay titled “Can a Smart Inhaler Improve the Quality of Life for Asthma Patients?”

  • SCSRC 2024 Awards and Scholarships by Selma B. Watson RRT, RCP (9/10/2024)
    The SCSRC presented the following awards and scholarships at the 53rd Annual Conference, September 2-6, 2024. Congratulations to our 2024 Award and Scholarship recipients.

    Department of the Year – Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Respiratory Therapy Department
    Practitioner of the Year – Education – Cayce Hendrix, MA, RRT-NPS, Midlands Technical College
    Garrett Galloway Outpatient Leadership Award – Erica Mason, CRT, Millenium Post Acute Rehab

    SCSRC Region of the Year – Piedmont Region

    President’s Award – Selma Watson, RRT, CPFT

    Palmetto Award – Jerry Alewine, Ed.D, RRT, Newberry College

    Recognized as PHIL Award recipient – Emanuel Smith, RRT, MUSC Florence

    Trish Blakely Memorial Award/Scholarship – Philine Mattingly, RRT-NPS, Lexington Medical Center

    Early Professional Scholarship Award Winners:
    Kristen Chayka, Piedmont Technical College, Essay titled “You Are What You Breathe”
    Aryana Hettrick, Spartanburg Community College, Essay titled “Clinical Workup of Fire and Smoke Inhalation Injuries”
    Katelyn Morris, Midlands Technical College, Essay titled “The Importance of Pulmonary Rehab”
    Kelly Wright, Trident Technical College, Essay titled “An Insider’s View: The Impact of Proper Education for Patients with Respiratory Diseases”

  • SCSRC Scholarship & Award Recipients 2023 by Selma B. Watson RRT, RCP (9/29/2023)
    Early Professional Scholarship Recipients
    • Austin Graham, Spartanburg Community College
      Essay on “Pulmonary Implications of Guillain Barre Syndrome”
    • Lydia Marie Shealy, Spartanburg Community College
      Essay on “A Look into Pulmonary Edema/CHF”
    • Ashlynne Grace Waters, Piedmont Technical College
      Essay on “Atelectasis: The Disease Within All Diseases”
    Practitioner of the Year – Leadership Recipients
    • Angela Holten, BA, RRT
      Director of Respiratory Care
      Roper St Francis
    • Megan Shell, BSRT, RRT-NPS
      Respiratory Care Manager
      Prisma Health Upstate Children’s Hospital
    Department of the Year
    • Lexington Medical Center
      Respiratory Care Services
    Palmetto Award
    • Tracy Cook, MSRC, RRT
    President’s Award
    • Tracy Cook, MSRC, RRT