Warrenville, Illinois – (November 11, 2013) - Phonak is calling for nominations for the 2014 Cheryl DeConde Johnson award for Outstanding Achievement in Educational and Pediatric Audiology.
Award nomination criteria
Each nomination needs to include the following information:
Part 1
- Nominee’s name, address, current employer (or affiliated organization) and current position
- Name and phone number of nominator
- List of accomplishments made by the nominee which qualify him/her for this award
- Examples of leadership positions held in EAA, AAA or other recognized organizations
- List of articles, reports, handbooks or other papers authored by the nominee
- List of recent lectures or training seminars presented to the hearing healthcare community
- Recent volunteer work conducted by the nominee
Part 2:
In 500 words or less, please explain to the nomination committee why your nominee should be selected to win the Cheryl DeConde Johnson award.
Nominators should email their nomination submissions in a Word Document or PDF attachment along with any other relevant correspondence to CDJAward@phonak.com. The deadline for nominations is December 20, 2013. Download a nomination form (pdf) here.
About the Cheryl DeConde Johnson Award
In 2007, Phonak LLC introduced the award to honor US educational and pediatric audiologists for their outstanding work and commitment to advocate and improve communication as well as academic outcomes of children.
The award is named for Cheryl DeConde Johnson, EdD., FAAA, the first hearing health professional to receive the award for her many years working as an educational audiologist and deaf educator, including 15 years successfully directing the audiology and deaf education programs for the state of Colorado.
Along with honorary chairperson Cheryl DeConde Johnson, the selection committee includes Evert Dijkstra, Managing Director, Phonak Communications AG, Switzerland; Angela Pelosi, Business Development Manager, FM Business Development & Support, Phonak Communications AG, Switzerland; Bill Dickinson, AuD, Vice President, Audiology, Phonak US, Christine Jones, AuD, Director of Pediatric Clinical Research, Phonak US and Miranda Weidle, National Sales Manager, Pediatrics and Schools, Phonak US.
Phonak awarded the 2013 award to Erin C. Schafer, PhD, associate professor in speech and hearing sciences at the University of Northern Texas.
About Phonak LLC
Headquartered in Warrenville, Illinois, Phonak LLC was founded in the United States in 1989 with the guiding purpose to enrich the lives of the hearing impaired by providing the best products and services through the hearing health professional. Phonak LLC is a Group Company of Sonova, the global leader in hearing healthcare solutions. For more information on Phonak, please visit www.phonak.com or the Phonak Expo Page on AudiologyOnline.
For more information, contact: Kimberly Rawn: 630-821-9586 or kimberly.rawn@phonak.com
