Scholarships for $1,000 are now available on a first-come, first-served basis for school-based practitioners who are not currently enrolled in a distance education Au.D. program, but who plan to do so by June 30, 2006. Rules and an application form are now available online at the AFA website www.audfound.org.Esther Ginsberg, AFA director and educational audiologist with the Los Angeles Unified School District, was instrumental in securing the donation from Phonak. "School-based practitioners play such a vital role in working with children at risk for hearing loss," Ginsberg said. "Upgrading the education of these dedicated practitioners with an Au.D. degree will add tremendous value to the services they provide to students, families and the community. We are so grateful to Cathy Jones and Phonak for their continuing support of this worthy project."
Pictured at the check presentation are (from left to right) Richard Burba, AFA Director, Jeff Dickerson, Phonak Director of Sales, Cathy Jones, Phonak President, Ken Lowder, AFA Chair, and Susan Paarlberg, AFA Executive Director.
For more information on Phonak, visit www.phonak-us.com.
