Lafayette, IN -Thanks in part to scholarships from the Audiology Foundation of America (AFA), two more audiologists have joined the Au.D. movement by enrolling in distance education programs.Michael Pengelly and Jennifer Reside each won $1,000 scholarships, funded by Widex, during a drawing at the AFA booth during the 2005 AAA Convention.
Pengelly began classes at the Arizona School of Health Sciences last fall. Reside, who holds degrees
from the University of Iowa and Louisiana Tech University, will attend the University of Florida's distance education program beginning this spring. She currently works in a private practice in Minnesota dispensing hearing aids and administering vestibular evaluations."I am pursuing an Au.D. because I love what I do and want to learn as much as I can about the field," said Reside.
The AFA will continue to award scholarships as part of its participation at AAA in 2006. This year's convention will be held in Minneapolis from April 5-8.
