AmSECT Foundation

The AmSECT Foundation is the charitable foundation of the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT). It funds scholarships, research, medical mission travel and professional recognition for perfusionists, the clinicians who run heart-lung machines and other extracorporeal equipment during cardiac surgery.

Purpose

The purpose of the AmSECT Foundation is to enhance the quality of extracorporeal services rendered to the public by engaging in programmatic activities that will enhance the knowledge, skills, abilities and general proficiency of the practitioners.

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About the AmSECT Foundation

The Foundation's policies, procedures and programs are administered under the control of its Board of Directors. All administrative activities, including accounting, record keeping and regulatory reporting, are performed by the Foundation's National Headquarters.

AmSECT Foundation, Inc.
1601 Utica Avenue South, Suite 213
Minneapolis, MN 55416-3400
Email: amsect@amsect.org

Scope & Programs

The AmSECT Foundation's scope encompasses educational support, scientific research, recognition of significant professional achievement and support to other nonprofit organizations whose activities follow the Foundation's purpose.

Professional Recognition Fund

The Professional Recognition Fund supports the recognition of extraordinary professional accomplishments that ultimately benefit patient care, including AmSECT committees, Perfusion Without Borders and Achievement Recognition. Contact the Foundation's National Office for detailed information about this program.

Mary Hartley Student Scholarship Fund

Established in 2020, the AmSECT Mary Hartley Student Scholarship provides a second-year perfusion student with a $5,000 scholarship. The winner is selected based on the strength of the applicant's statement and a letter of recommendation from a professor in their perfusion training program.

SpecialtyCare Medical Mission Fund

AmSECT and the AmSECT Foundation partnered with SpecialtyCare to support perfusionists who travel abroad for medical missions. AmSECT administers the $25,000 donation from SpecialtyCare, and recipients use it toward airfare and lodging. Unlike mission funds and scholarships typically awarded to students, the SpecialtyCare Medical Mission Fund is for practicing perfusionists who want to share their skills abroad with those who need them.

Safety Committee Student Essay Contest

The AmSECT Foundation and Safety Committee sponsor an annual essay contest for perfusion students passionate about patient safety. The AmSECT Safety Essay Award gives $1,000 to each of the top two essays, which may also be featured in AmSECT Today. Applicants must be current students in an ABCP-accredited perfusion program.

Foundation Contributions

The AmSECT Foundation accepts both unrestricted and restricted donations. A restricted gift specifies precisely the terms and conditions under which the proceeds may be used, e.g., research only, amount, criteria or combinations. While restricted gifts are welcome, they can be more challenging to administer. Unrestricted gifts are made with no terms regarding their use, as long as it is within the Foundation's charter.

The Foundation welcomes gifts of any amount. All contributors will receive an acknowledgment suitable for tax purposes and public recognition unless otherwise requested.

There are also various other ways to support the Foundation's programs. The Foundation's legal and tax planning counsels are available to respond to questions regarding estate planning, endowments, trusts and designated beneficiaries for insurance, to name only some of the possibilities.

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2026 Donors

Honors Circle - Donations $2,000 and Above

Mary Hartley
Dr. Samuel Weinstein, MD, MBA

Leadership Council - Donations $1,000 to $1,999

Renee L. Axdorff-Dickey, CCP MBA
Kirti Patel
Ashish Shah

Friend - Donations $250 to $499

Beth Kabrick
Ian Shearer, CCP Emeritus

Patron - Donations up to $249

Amanda Crosby
Karim Jabr
Donald Likosky

2025 Donors

Leadership Council - Donations $1,000 to $1,999

Renee L. Axdorff-Dickey, CCP MBA
Robert Longenecker, BS CCT LCP CCP

2024 Donors

Leadership Council - Donations $1,000 to $1,999

North Carolina Society of Perfusionists
Robert Longenecker, BS CCT LCP CCP

Benefactor - Donations $500 to $999

Kirti Patel

Friend - Donations $250 to $499

Ian Shearer, CCP Emeritus

2023 Donors

Honors Circle - Donations $2,000 and above

Mary Hartley, RN CP MSN CCP Emeritus
SpecialtyCare

Leadership Council - Donations $1,000 to $1,999

Keith A. Samolyk, CP PBMS
Adam Clark, MBA, CCP
Gary Grist, BS RN CCP Emeritus

Benefactor - Donations $500 to $999

Robert Longenecker, BS CCT LCP CCP

Friend - Donations $250 to $499

Ian Shearer, CCP Emeritus
NFFPE

2022 Donors

Honors Circle - Donations $2,000 and above

Mary Hartley, RN CP MSN CCP Emeritus
SpecialtyCare

Leadership Council - Donations $1,000 to $1,999

Keith A. Samolyk, CP PBMS

Benefactor - Donations $500 to $999

William Scott Snider, CCP LP
Robert Longenecker, BS CCT LCP CCP

Friend - Donations $250 to $499

Craig Vocelka, M.Div CCP
George Justison, BS CCP
Karim Jabr, CCP LP CSSB

Patron - Donations up to $249

Amanda Crosby, MPS CCP
Ronald Matheis, CCP
Tami Rosenthal, CCP MBA FPP

2021 Donors

AmSECT would like to thank those who donated to the AmSECT Foundation in 2021, including:

Honors Circle - Donations $2,000 and above

Mary Hartley, RN CP MSN CCP Emeritus
SpecialtyCare
North Carolina Society of Perfusionists

Leadership Council - Donations $1,000 to $1,999

Keith A. Samolyk, CP PBMS
Al Stammers, MSA CCP Emeritus
Karim Jabr, CCP LP CSSB
James A. Reagor, MPS CCP FPP
Renee Axdorff-Dickey, BSCCP MBA FPP
Perfusion Life

Benefactor - Donations $500 to $999

Bob Jubak, CCP
Kirti P. Patel, MPS MPH CCP LP CPBMT
Jennifer Porembski, MS CCP
SpecialtyCare - Colorado Team
Theron Paugh, BS CCP & Nina Paugh, CCP
Robert Longenecker, BS CCT LCP CCP

Friend - Donations $250 to $499

Ian Shearer, CCP Emeritus

Patron - Donations up to $249

Molly Dreher, CCP FPP
Min-Ho Lee, CCP PhD

2020 Donors

AmSECT would like to thank those who donated to the AmSECT Foundation in 2020, including:

Honors Circle - Donations $2,000 and above

Mary Hartley, RN CP MSN CCP Emeritus
North Carolina Society of Perfusionists

Leadership Council - Donations $1,000 to $1,999

Charles L. Clark, BS, CCP

Benefactor - Donations $500 to $999

Renee Axdorff-Dickey
Adam Clark, MBA, CCP
Daniel Gomez, MT, CCP FPP
Theron Paugh, CCP and Nina Paugh, CCP FPP

Friend - Donations $250 to $499

Karim Jabr, CCP LP CSSB
Jeff Riley, MHPE CCT LP PBMS

Patron - Donations up to $249

David Anderson, CCP
Cory Alwardt, PhD CCP
Renee Axdorff-Dickey, MBA CCP FPP
Audrey Barba
Deborah Bley, CCP
Justin Clark, CCP
William J. DeBois, MBA CCP
Molly Dreher, CCP FPP
Edward L. Evans, BBA MA CCP
David Fitzgerald, DHA MPH CCP
Amy L. Ging, CCP
George F. Glenn, BS CCP
Alex Gum, CCP
Shahna Helmick, CCP
Lisa Herbig, RRT
Jennifer Hutchinson, RN CCP
Karim Jabr, CCP LP CSSBB
Robb Johnson, CCP RRT
Susan Juedes, CCP
Tyler Kelting, CCP
Tracy Lemieux-Bartz
Alessandro Lione, MBA CCP RRT
Robert Longenecker, BS CCT LCP CCP
Ronald Matheis, CCP
Scott McCommon
Gregory Mork, CCP
Sharon Mick, CCP
Neil Nye
Louisa Norcross, CCP
Dawn Oles, MHPE CCP LP
PerfusionLife, LLC In Honor of Brad Sanders, MS CCP FPP
Samuel Pierre, CCP
Steve Peterson, CCP RVT CST
James Reagor, MPS CCP FPP
Tami Rosenthal, MBA CCP FPP
Thomas Rusk, CCP
Keith Samolyk, PBMS CCP Emeritus
Joe Sistino, PhD CCP FPP
Justin Sleasman, MS CCP FPP
Ian Shearer, CCP LP
William Scott Snider, CCP
John St. Onge, CCP
Al Stammers, MSA CCP Emeritus
Ben Swanson, MPS CCP
Alyssa Urso
Raymond Wong, PhD CCP

Historical Donations

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Honors Circle

Lee Bechtel
Colette S. Calame, BS, CCP, FPP
Paul R. Cappola, CCP, Emeritus
Charles Clark, CCP
Kyra E. Grathwohl, CCP
Clint Johnson, CCP
Missouri Perfusion Society
Dewayne Poor, CCP, LP, CPBMT
Rocky Mountain Perfusionists, Inc.
Ruggles Service Corporation
Tyler Samolyk, Global Blood Resources
Mary Hartley, RN CP MSN CCP Emeritus
North Carolina Society of Perfusion

Leadership Council

Susan Jones Englert, RN, CCP, CPBMT
Robert C. Groom, MS, CCP, FPP
William Hodges Jr., CCP
Timothy A. Lawson, CCP
Madeline M. Massengale-Beall, RN, BS, CP
North Carolina Society of Perfusionists
Dawn M. Oles, MHPE, CCP, LP
William Scott Snider, CCP, LP
Charles L. Clark, BS, CCP

Benefactor

Bruce Bartel, CCP, Emeritus
Mindy Blackwell, MS, CCP
David C. Fitzgerald, BS, CCP
Bob F. Jubak, CCP
George Justison, BS, CCP
John M. Low, MD
Ronald Matheis
Tim Reynolds, CCP, CPBMT
Ron Richards, CCP, CPBMT
Jeffrey B. Riley, MHPE, CCT, CCP
Cris Wedekind, CCP
Ziheng Wang
Renee Axdorff-Dickey
Adam Clark, MBA CCP
Daniel Gomez, MT CCP FPP
Theron Paugh, CCP and Nina Paugh, CCP FPP

Friend

Nancy Achorn, BA, CCP
Andrew W. Bodemeijer, CCP
Michael Brigham
Gary L. Brumley, CCP
Denton A. Cooley, MD
Philip C. Crawford, CCP
Ed Darling, MS, CCP
Debra Sue Douglass, BS, CCP
Jeffrey Dunn, MSP, CCP
Herbert M. Eggers III, CCP
Bill J. Fiddler, Jr., CCP
Kyra Vronick Grathwohl
Ken Jones
Bryan V. Lich, CPBMT, CCP
Robert D. Longenecker, BS, CCT, LCP, CCP
Virginia W. Longnecker, MEd, CCP, Emeritus
Lawrence J. Lucci, CCP
Stephen N. McDowell, CCP, LP
Nicholas B. Mellas, CCP
J. Richard Motley, LP, CCP
James M. Ogletree, PA-C, CCP
Jojo Okyere, CCP
Kirti P. Patel, MPS, MPH, CCP, LP, CPBMT
Larry A Peffer, CCP
George Putnam, CCP, RRT, CCP
James A. Reagor, BS, CCP
Emily Saulitis, MHA, CCP
Calvin R. Scott
Ian Shearer, BS, CCP, LP
Alfred H. Stammers, MSA, CCP, CPBMT
Thomas G. Steffens, MPS, CCP, LP, FPP
Craig R. Vocelka, CCP, MDiv
David P. Webb, MS, CCP, LP
Steven L. Zavatsky, CCP
Karim Jabr, CCP LP CSSB
Jeff Riley, MHPE CCT LP PBMS
Renee L. Axdorff-Dickey, BS CCP MBA FPP
Mindy Blackwell, MS CCP
Robert Longenecker, BS CCT LCP CCP

Patron

David Anderson, CCP
Cory Alwardt, PhD CCP
Shahna Helmick, CCP
Louisa Norcross, CCP
Ian Shearer, BS CCP LP
John R. St. Onge, CCP
Ben Swanson, MPS CCP
Craig Vocelka, CCP

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the AmSECT Foundation fund?

The Foundation funds educational support, scientific research and professional recognition for perfusionists, including the Mary Hartley Student Scholarship, the SpecialtyCare Medical Mission Fund and the Safety Committee Student Essay Contest.

How can I donate to the AmSECT Foundation?

You can donate online. Gifts of any amount are welcome, and every donor receives an acknowledgment suitable for tax purposes.

Can I restrict how my gift is used?

Yes. The Foundation accepts restricted gifts (for example, research only) as well as unrestricted gifts that can be used for any purpose within the Foundation's charter. See Foundation Contributions for details.

Is there funding for practicing perfusionists, not just students?

Yes. The SpecialtyCare Medical Mission Fund helps practicing perfusionists cover airfare and lodging for medical missions abroad.