NYSSLHA Announces Award Recipients

New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Announces Honors and Awards Recipients
 
Albany, NY (May 21, 2009) –The New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA) honored several recipients at its annual convention recently. The Association’s Honors are awarded to members who have distinguished themselves as leaders in the professions of Speech-Language Pathology and/or Audiology and/or in the discipline of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

“These honorees are truly some of New York State’s finest and we take great pride in knowing that they are members of our organization. Their outstanding devotion and dedication to the field of speech-language pathology and audiology continues to be an inspiration. It is a distinct honor and pleasure to recognize these individuals and their accomplishments,” NYSSLHA President, James Feuerstein said.

The following honors were bestowed:

Honors of the Association Dale Evan Metz, Ph.D.
Distinguished Achievement Award Yula Serpanos, Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Award Barbara Kurman, Au.D.
  Patricia Kerman Lerner, M.A.
Distinguished Clinician Award Cathy Lazarus, Ph.D.
Distinguished Clinical Service Award The Center for Speech/Language, Learning and Hearing at ICD
Louis DiCarlo Award Cathy Lazarus, Ph.D.
Frank R. Kleffner Award Judith Gravel, Ph.D. (posthumously)
Rolland Van Hattum Award Francine Grady, M.S.

The New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA) has served as the trade association for the state’s speech-language pathologists, audiologists since 1950. To learn more about NYSSLHA, visit www.nysslha.org.


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Kathy Febraio, Executive Director
kfebraio@nysslha.org

Tricia M. Savoca, Executive Assistant
tricia@nysslha.org
New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc.
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