Lafayette, IN - The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is proud to announce nineteen nominations for its 2009-2010 Outstanding Au.D. Student scholarship. An award will be given to one third-year residential Au.D. student through this program.
The Outstanding Au.D. Student scholarship was established to recognize and support the "best and brightest" of Au.D. students. The winner will be announced in mid-June, and the student will be honored at an event held at his or her university next fall. This scholarship is funded by donations made to the AFA during the 2008 AFA Auction at the ADA Convention in Las Vegas, NV.
This year's nominated students are:
John Burkart - A.T. Still University
Holly Tegeder - Ball State University
Sarah Johnson - Louisiana Tech University
Katie Raciboski - Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium
Erin Burns - Northeastern University
Mary McCullough - Nova Southeastern University
Jodi Hensel - Ohio State University
Jennifer Karpicke - Purdue University
Jay Vachhani - Rush University
Laura DeJulia - Salus University
Lauren Paroly - Towson University
Kimberly Dale - University of Arizona
Justyna Lorenc - University at Buffalo
Jennifer Dively - University of Cincinnati
Amanda Ucci - University of Connecticut
Kandice Westphal - University of Oklahoma
Jenifer Powers - University of Pittsburgh
Daniel Putterman - Washington University School of Medicine
Heather Strader - Wayne State University
The AFA congratulates all the nominees, who are good candidates to become independent and autonomous practitioners, and is happy to support their educational preparation, professional practice and leadership development with this competition.