Scholarships and Awards
Award Nominations
We are now accepting nominations for two awards given by HACD each year. Please consider nominating those colleagues that truly make a difference in the lives of individuals with communication disorders.
Better Hearing & Speech Month Award
This award is presented to a community person dedicated within his or her own field to promoting the need for professionals who provide services for individuals with communication disorders.
Tina Bangs Award
This award is given to a member of HACD (not necessarily a speech-language pathologist or audiologist) who has given unique service to this professional organization over an extended period of time.
To nominate someone for either award, please submit a 200-250 word description as to why the nominee is deserving of the award. All nominations should be sent to Peggy Blake (either via mail or email) at the address below. Nominations must be received by March 15, 2010. Award winners will be honored at the HACD Banquet on May 3, 2010.
Peggy Blake / 100 CRS / University of Houston / Houston, TX 77204-6018 / email: mtblake@uh.edu / 713-743-2894
HACD has awarded $3000 in scholarships thus far in 2010.
2010 Scholarship Recipients
- HACD Undergraduate Scholarship: Sarah Panjwani
- HACD Silent Auction Scholarship: Michelle Norton
- Outstanding University of Houston Graduate Student Clinician: Kirsten Shipp
- HACD/TSH Foundation Scholarship: Jennifer Carter
Award Recipients
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month Award Recipients
This award is presented to a community person dedicated within his or her own field to promoting the need for professionals who provide services for the communicatively disabled.
Tina E. Bangs Service Award Recipients
This award is given to a member of HACD, not necessarily a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, who has given unique service to this professional organization over an extended period of time.
2009 HACD Certificates of Appreciation
Brianne Foshea: Hospitality
Teresa Murphy Anthony: TSHA CEU Processing
Lee Jane Hong-Cooper: Chinese Health Fair
Carla Smith: Banquet
Margaret McAughan: Banquet
Karen King: Banquet
Cheryl Butler: Banquet
Thelma Zirkelbach: Archives
LaVonne Atkinson: Audit
Kathie Hughes: Audit
Lali Gray: Scholarship Committee
Peggy Meeks: Newsletter Editor
Corinne Perez: Publication Board
Hannah Bass: Publication Board
Kim Hoffman: Publication Board
Carmen McGee: Publication Board
Debra Kerner: Publication Board & Legislation Mentor
2011 Scholarship Process Open.
Applications for 2011 Scholarships due (postmarked) February 1, 2011 to Kasey Vernon, 12951 Briar Forest #407, Houston, TX 77077
2011 Scholarship Committee: Lali Gray, Carmen McGee, Laura Cizek, Kasey Vernon, Kenyetta Bolling
Scholarship and Award Information
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