In 2006, Phonak introduced the Cheryl DeConde Johnson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Educational Audiology. This award honors educational and pediatric audiologists for their work and commitment to advocate and improve communication as well as the academic outcomes for children.
Each year we will honor an audiologist working in a school program or in pediatric research, within the United States, who made a significant contribution to improve the level of service to hard of hearing children, by sharing their exceptional knowledge about communication systems and by working to advance the use of available technologies.
We received numerous nominations recognizing many deserving professionals and were honored to choose two recipients past year.
Dr. Karen Anderson
Dr. Anderson's service has spanned over twenty-five years;with the first eighteen devoted to educational audiology. A few of Dr. Anderson's many achievements include:
- Developed/co-developed many of the educational and pediatric protocols and validation tools
- Active participation in EAA, including news letter editor from 1988 to 1994, president in 1996 and 2003 recipient of the Fredrick S. Berg Educational Audiology award
- Appointed by the Governor to the Florida Department of Health Coordinating Council for the Deaf and hard of Hearing in 2004
Dr. Kooper has devoted her life study and work toward the professional practice of educational audiology. A few of Dr. Kooper's many achievements include:
- Coordinator of Nassau BOCES Hearing Services Program for 25 years
- Numerous publications on FM systems
- Her dedication has been recognized as the recipient of honors from ASHA, the Roland VanHattum Award, the NYSSHLA nomination for the ASHA Foundation, and Honors of the Association from Long Island Speech and Hearing Association
The selection committee includes Cathy Jones, Pat Henry and Christine Jones. Cheryl DeConde Johnson is an honorary chairperson of this committee.
Nominations are now open for the 2008 Award and will be accepted until November 15, 2008
Please contact the School Desk at 888-777-7316 or visit www.phonakpro.com for a nomination form.
About Phonak
Headquartered near Zurich, Switzerland, Phonak has developed, produced and globally distributed state-of-the-art hearing systems and wireless devices for over 50 years. The combination of expertise in hearing technology, mastery in acoustics and strong cooperation with hearing care professionals allows Phonak to significantly improve people's hearing ability and speech understanding and therefore their quality of life.
Phonak offers a complete range of digital hearing instruments, along with complementary wireless communication systems. With 2'500 employees worldwide, Phonak drives innovation and sets new industry benchmarks regarding miniaturization and performance.
For more information about Phonak, please visit www.phonak.com or the Phonak Web Channel on Audiology Online.
