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(Rockville, MD - November 8, 2006) John A. Ferraro, PhD, chair of the Hearing and Speech Department at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), co-director of the KU Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders, and associate dean for research, School of Allied, will receive the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Honors of the Association award during their 2006 Convention, November 16-18 in Miami Beach, FL.
The Honors of the Association recognizes distinguished contribution to the field of speech, language, and hearing and is the highest honor the Association can give. Honored individuals have made outstanding contributions to the discipline of communication science and disorders, research, administration, or service to state or national organizations.
During his thirty-year career, Dr. Ferraro has made a substantial and enduring contribution in the clinical application of auditory evoked potentials and electrocochleography (ECochG). He has also won wide respect for his constructive role in helping audiology move forward through a decade of rapid change and for his leadership in the development of academic programs in communication sciences and disorders. An ASHA Fellow, Dr. Ferraro is known to his peers as a groundbreaking researcher, dedicated volunteer and academic leader.
The annual ASHA convention is the most comprehensive development conference for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language and hearing scientists. It features more than 1,500 educational sessions that highlight the latest developments in research and clinical practices for professionals who provide services in schools, hospitals, health care centers, rehabilitation clinics, and other practice settings.
Nearly 300 exhibitors, including hearing aid manufacturers and other companies in the speech and hearing industries, will showcase innovative products and services in the Miami Convention Center's exhibit hall. Technology presentations on products, such as computer software programs as well as alternative and augmentative communication and assistive listening devices were also featured.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 123,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders.
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