The new grant is supported by a $3 million estate gift, the largest in the foundation’s history.
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and its Research & Education (R&E) Foundation have announced a new research grant, the Ullrich Research Resident Grant.
The grant is supported by a $3 million estate gift from Christopher G. Ullrich, MD, and Betsy C. Ullrich. The donation is the largest single gift in the foundation’s 40-year history.
Following his medical degree and residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Ullrich completed a neuroradiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins before joining Charlotte Radiology, where he spent his career. He received the silver medal award from the North Carolina Radiological Society in 2016.
Ullrich, who died in 2021, was an active member of RSNA, serving as Assembly Faculty at the society’s annual meeting, participating on the Technical Exhibits Committee, and publishing in RSNA journals including Radiology and RadioGraphics. His wife, Betsy Ullrich, a philanthropist who supported animal rescue efforts, died in March 2025.
“We are among the best educated people in our society,” Ullrich once said, according to a release from RSNA. “We have an obligation to use that education to inform and better our society over time, and my career has been built around that notion.”
The Ullrichs were longtime supporters of the R&E Foundation, contributing as Presidents Circle donors and Gold Visionary donors in addition to their legacy gift.
Since its founding in 1984, the RSNA R&E Foundation has awarded more than $88 million in grant funding to support research and education in medical imaging and patient care.
“We are incredibly grateful to Dr Christopher Ullrich and his wife Betsy for including the Foundation in their legacy planning, paving the way for a bright future for new generations of grant recipients,” says Pamela K. Woodard, MD, chair of the R&E Foundation Board of Trustees, in a release. “In naming a grant for the Ullrichs, we will remember Dr. Ullrich’s contributions to the field of radiology and honor both of them for their philanthropy and generosity towards improving the lives of patients, students, and scientists.”
The first Ullrich Research Resident Grant will be funded in 2026.
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