Five faculty members have received the Advancing Academic Research Careers (AARC) award and 12 students have received the Students Preparing for Academic Research Careers (SPARC) award. These ASHA award programs are designed to help reduce the shortage of PhD-level faculty in communication sciences and disorders.

Advancing Academic Research Careers 

AARC awards are designed to help encourage new communication sciences and disorders faculty who are at the beginning of their academic-research careers to remain in higher education. Each award-winner will receive $5,000 to support activities related to enhancing teaching skills, conducting research, writing grant applications, publishing research, and presenting at professional meetings. The 2010 AARC winners are:

IngeAnema, assistant professor, State University of New York–New Paltz

Jason Davidow, assistant professor, Hofstra University

Kelli Evans, assistant professor, University of South Alabama

Julie Honaker, assistant professor, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Rita Patel, assistant professor, University of Kentucky

Students Preparing for Academic Research Careers

 Now in its seventh year, the SPARC program is designed to foster students' interest in the pursuit of PhD education and careers in academia. Each award-winner will receive $1,000 to support a mentored relationship for teaching and research-related activities and travel to scientific and professional meetings. The 2010 SPARC awardees, all master's students (unless otherwise noted), are:

Christopher Bolinger, Texas Tech University

Melissa Boone, Marquette University

Stephanie Davidson, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (undergraduate)

Lauren Eisenband, Vanderbilt University

Tamika LeRay, Emerson University

Andre Lindsey, University of Texas–Austin

Jaime Moore, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Stacey Rimikis, City University of New York–Queens College

Ryan Sovinski, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Ashley Woodall, University of Texas–Austin (AuD)

Christine Williams, Vanderbilt University

Samantha Zickefoose, University of Nebraska–Lincoln