Lafayette, IN -The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) is proud to announce twenty-three nominations for its 2008-2009 Outstanding Au.D. Student scholarship awards. Awards of $4,500 will be given to two second-year residential Au.D. students through this program.
The Outstanding Au.D. Student scholarships were established to recognize and support the "best and brightest" of Au.D. students. Winners will be announced in mid-June, and students will be honored at events held at their universities. These scholarships are funded through a grant from the Oticon Foundation, also known as the William Demant and Wife Ida Emilie Foundation.
This year's nominated students are:
John Burkart - A.T. Still University/Arizona School of Health Sciences
Kurt Kramer - Arizona State University
Holly Tegeder - Ball State University
Aaron Knecht - Bloomsburg University
Quintin Hecht - Illinois State University
Tara Harmon - Lamar University
Margaret Packwood - Louisiana Tech University
Gina Wolfgram - Missouri State University
Emily Leister - Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium
Lisa Wackler - Ohio State University
Laura DeJulia - Pennsylvania College of Optometry School of Audiology
Elin Roverud - Purdue University
Jennifer Maceda - Rush University
Lauren Paroly - Towson University
Megan Anders -- University of Arkansas - Little Rock
Jeff Hutchinson - University at Buffalo
Molly Bergsbaken - University of Minnesota
Kandice Westphal - University of Oklahoma
Wendy Fayette - University of South Alabama
Lee Cottrell - University of Tennessee
Kristen Kruse - University of Texas - Dallas
Kayla Cerar - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Daniel Putterman - Washington University in St. Louis
The AFA is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to empower audiologists to be independent and autonomous practitioners by supporting their educational preparation, professional practice and leadership development.
