Springfield, Missouri – June 22, 2015 - Alpaca Audiology is pleased to announce that Laura Poff, third- year doctor of audiology student at the University of Connecticut has been awarded the 2015 Alpaca Audiology Scholarship.
Laura currently holds a 4.0 GPA, which she has successfully maintained while diligently working about 30 hours a week to fund her education. Academically, Laura has excelled in all areas and is currently focusing on her capstone investigating central auditory processing in college athletes with sports related concussions in collaboration with Drs. Skoe, Musiek and Ramanathan.
Outside of the classroom, Laura is involved with the Student Academy of Audiology as a member of the UConn chapter and the national conference committee. She also is a member of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology university liaison committee. After graduation, Laura hopes to practice audiology in a diverse setting, so she can continue to explore all avenues of audiology. The flexibility to work in so many niches of the field is what initially attracted Laura to audiology as an undergraduate student. She enjoys working with patients of all ages and abilities and finds the most satisfaction in her day to day interactions with patients.
“Being recognized the 2015 Alpaca Audiology Scholar is such an honor. It is satisfying to know others appreciate and value my determination and dedication to my career as a future audiologist,” Laura said. “It is not only satisfying to receive this honor, but this award provides me with even more motivation to continue to make a difference in the field. Furthermore, the financial award is a tremendous blessing and will make a dramatic impact in my life and surely alleviate many of the pressures of being a financially independent graduate student. The generosity of this award is astounding and I am truly grateful. I am also grateful for and wish to thank my professors and clinical supervisors, past, present and future, for putting in the time and effort to refine my skills as an audiologist. Your passion for audiology is contagious.”
Founded in 2013 by the Alpaca Audiology Founding Partners, the $10,000 scholarship award will help support Laura’s educational needs during her fourth year.
“The purpose of establishing the Alpaca Audiology Scholarship is to alleviate the outside financial stressors and allow students to focus on their education and trek to becoming the best audiologist he
or she can be. The strongest way to ‘Amplify the Profession’ is to invest in the future!” explained Brian Vesely, AuD, Founding Partner, Alpaca Audiology.
Alpaca Audiology Board members include Tony Asay AuD, Bill Helms, MD, Jim Rippy, AuD and Brian Vesely, AuD. Phonak is among the donors that help support the scholarship fund each year.
About Alpaca Audiology
Alpaca Audiology is the only audiology-exclusive group purchasing organization in the United States. A primary benefit of Alpaca Audiology is its ability to offer its members attractive pricing without unit commitments, contractual obligations, exclusives or minimums. Begun by several groups of audiologists with practices located throughout Missouri and Arkansas, the GPO has grown to include members throughout the United States.
For further information, contact Stephen Horne at 479-747-3837 or at shorne@AlpacaAudiology.com.
