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ASHA Awards 

 2008 Awards 

The nomination period for the
Awards of the Association
has closed. Award recipients
will be announced in a summer
issue of The ASHA Leader.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has presented numerous awards over the last 70 years to recognize the contributions of individuals and groups to the professions of speech-language pathology, audiology, and speech and hearing science.

The Honors of the Association and Fellowship in the Association are the highest honors awarded by ASHA. Recipients of these awards are honored each year at a ceremony at the Annual Convention.

Honors of the Association

The Honors of the Association recognizes distinguished contributions to the field of speech,
language and hearing, and is the highest honor the Association can give.

2007 Recipients

Edward G. Conture
Judith A. Cooper
John Durrant
Samuel G. Fletcher
Larry E. Humes
Charlena M. Seymour
Howard C. Shane
Carol Westby

ASHA Fellows

The ASHA Fellows recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to members who have made outstanding contributions to the professions. The award is one of the highest honors that ASHA can bestow and is retained for life.

2007 Recipients

Barbara J. Amster William P. Murphy
Subhash Bhatnagar Janna Oetting
Mary Boyle Cassandra Peters-Johnson
Martha S. Burns Anastasia M. Raymer
Deborah L. Carlson Ellen Reuler
Barbara Cone-Wesson Ralf W. Schlosser
Ellen R. Estomin Melanie C. Schuele
Gail T. Gillon Brenda C. Seal
Lori Stewart Gonzalez Dorothy A. Shannon
Terri L. Hutton Anne Smith
Karen Iler Kirk Lynn Snyder
Judith A. LeDuc Lizbeth J. Stevens
Maureen Lefton-Greif James W. Thelin
Susan A. Logan Amy L. Weiss
Vaughn K. Moreau Tara Whitehill

 

Other Awards of the Association

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes significant contributions to the field of speech-language pathology and/or audiology by non-members.

2007 Recipients

Kay Pentax
Paul Naughton

 

The Dorothy Dreyer Award for Volunteerism acknowledges extraordinary efforts by members who volunteer their time and other resources to ASHA.

 

The Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Higher Education recognizes distinguished achievement and/or contributions (within the last five years) in one or more of the following areas: university and college classroom teaching; clinical teaching; student mentoring, or development of new and innovative educational techniques and technologies in the fields of audiology, speech-language pathology, or speech, language and hearing science.

2007 Recipient

Lyn S. Turkstra

 

The Early Career Contributions in Research Award recognizes scientific accomplishments by individuals in the early stages of their careers (defined as within five years of receiving the doctoral degree or other terminal degree).

2007 Recipient

Ryan C. Branski

 

The Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs recognizes distinguished achievement and contributions by ASHA members in the area of multicultural professional education and research, and clinical service to multicultural populations.

2007 Recipients

Catherine J. Crowley
Brian Goldstein
Ella Inglebret
Joan Cassandra Payne

 

The Outstanding Service Award recognizes ASHA members or National Office personnel who have offered outstanding and exemplary service primarily on behalf of the Association.

2007 Recipient

    Nancy J. Minghetti

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