SDSLHA Award Nomination Information:

Thank you to all who nominated a colleague for a 2023 award. The recipients were announced by the SDSLHA Executive Committee at the 2023 Convention Award Lunch on Thursday, October 12, 2023.    

Nominations will be open again August 2024.
2023 SDSLHA Award Winners:

2023 Honors of the Association:  Deb Flynn, MA, CCC-SLP

2023 Distinguished Service Award: Anderson-Smith Therapy Institute

2023 Dorothy Dreyer Award for Volunteerism: Danci Hoff, MA, CCC-SLP

2023 ASHFoundation State Clinical Achievement Award:  Terri Jensen, MA, CCC-SLP

2023 SDSLHA Nomination for the ASHFoundation Rolland J. Van Hattum Award for Contribution in the Schools:  Heather Erlenbusch, MA, CCC-SLP 


SDSLHA Members in good standing are encouraged to submit nominations for the following awards:

Honors of the Association
Recognizes: An SDSLHA member whose contributions have been of such excellence that they have enhanced or altered the course of the professions.
Award: Wall plaque
Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2024

Distinguished Service Award
Recognizes: Individuals or organizations outside of the professions of speech-language pathology and/or audiology for significant contributions to the fields. 
Award: Wall plaque

Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2024

Award for Volunteerism

Recognizes: An SDSLHA member who has made significant and outstanding volunteer contributions to SDSLHA and serves as a model of volunteerism to others.
Award: Wall plaque
Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2024

ASHFoundation State Clinical Achievement Award
Recognizes: An SDSLHA member for a significant accomplishment in clinical practice within the past six years in audiology and/or speech-language pathology.
Award: Wall plaque and nomination for ASHFoundation Lewis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement 
Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2024

SDSLHA Nominee for ASHFoundation Rolland J. Van Hattum Award for Contribution in the Schools
Recognizes: An SDSLHA member employed by a school system for exemplary commitment and contribution to the delivery of audiology and/or speech-language pathology services within a school setting.
Award: Wall plaque and nomination for ASHFoundation Rolland J. Van Hattum Award for Contributions to the Schools
Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2024


  

2023 SDSLHA Scholarship Recipients

              

                Ruth Kreutner                                        Kaylee Vande Hoef                                                   
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