THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society takes great pleasure in announcing the selection of the Outstanding Paper published in its 2009 Transactions, Vol. 56. The award was presented during ceremonies at the 2010 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium in San Diego, California, October 12th, 2010. The award winners are Jorge Camacho, Montserrat Parrilla, and Carlos Fritsch for their paper entitled "Phase Coherence Imaging". [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]