Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs

The Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs is designed to recognize distinguished achievement and contributions of ASHA members as evidenced by significant accomplishments in audiology and/or speech-language pathology and/or hearing, language or speech science in any of the following areas: 

• multicultural research
• clinical service to multicultural populations
• multicultural professional education

Nominees may be an individual or a group of individuals. If the nomination is for a group, the individuals in the group must be listed by name along with their ASHA number for verification.

View past recipients.

Required Components

• Sponsor and nominee(s) are ASHA members in good standing.
• Sponsor and nominee(s) may not be current members of the Multicultural Issues Board.
• Distinguished achievement and contributions may have been time focused or may have spanned a lifetime
• Sponsor has provided the following information in support of the nominee:
• Letter of support, which describes the nominee's credentials and description of the nominee's specific contributions in the area of multicultural diversity
• Brief professional vita. If a group of individuals are being nominated, a brief professional vita should be included for each member of the group.
• Nomination materials, including all supporting documentation, may not exceed ten pages that are at least single-spaced with a 12-point font size. If a group application, the page limit may not exceed twelve pages.
• Any inserted or embedded items in the supporting documentation must adhere to line spacing and font size requirements.This applies to graphs, charts, certificates, photos, etc.
• All supporting documentation must not include active hyperlinks. The Committee on Honors will not click on, review or consider any hyperlink provided in the nomination packet.
• All supporting documentation must be combined into one PDF document.
• General Requirements

Failure to adhere to all required components and instructions will result in rejection of the nomination, including any materials exceeding the specified number of pages.

See the nomination schedule and submission process.

Still have questions? Contact governance@asha.org.