The NBRC Gareth B. Gish, MS, RRT Memorial Postgraduate Education Recognition Award will be awarded to a respiratory therapist pursuing postgraduate education leading to an advanced degree. Applicants must be a respiratory therapist who has at least a Baccalaureate degree with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better, or the equivalent. If no Baccalaureate degree, then a letter of matriculation from a graduate program and an undergraduate transcript will suffice. Applicants must provide a proof of acceptance into an advanced degree program of a fully accredited school and proof that they are a candidate for a degree and a letter from the program chair or committee chair indicating that they are a candidate for a degree. Applicants must also provide letter of recommendation from the program director or other senior faculty member and two letters of recommendation from the medical director or other physician instructor attesting to: a) approval of candidate's paper, b) candidate's worthiness for the award, and c) candidate's potential for a career in the profession of respiratory care. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Respiratory Care Foundation for more information.