Honors and Awards
NSLHA Awards
Think about professionals who have earned recognition as “outstanding contributors in their field” and take time to nominate those individuals who warrant such recognition. These awards include the following:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (www.ashfoundation.org)
- The Rolland J. Van Hattum Award is made to one individual in recognition of exemplary commitment and contribution to the delivery of audiology and/or speech-language pathology services within a school setting. A nominee for the Rolland J. Van Hattum Award should demonstrate outstanding commitment and specific contribution to the delivery of audiology and/or speech-language pathology services in a school setting.
- The Louis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement recognizes an individual's significant accomplishments in the advancement of clinical service in speech-language pathology and/or audiology. The criteria include providing a description of a specific clinical achievement by the nominee within the last 6 years.
- The Frank R. Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Career Award honors an individual's exemplary contributions to clinical science and practice over a period of no less than 20 years. Areas of achievement may be in administration, research, teaching, or supervision.
Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association (www.nslha.org)
- Honors of the Association is given to an individual who has been active in NSLHA and/or volunteered for the association. The individual may be an audiologist or speech-language pathologist in the clinical or school setting.
- The Recognition of Service Award is given to an individual in recognition of exemplary commitment and contribution to the field, with an emphasis on specific contributions within the last 6 years. Areas of achievement may be in audiology or speech-language pathology and may be in either the school or clinical setting.
- The Meritorious Service Award is given to a person or organization that supports people with communication disorders. These individuals are from outside the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology.
- The Young Leadership Award recognizes current students or young professionals in speech-language pathology and audiology who have demonstrated leadership abilities and/or who show potential to become leaders of NSLHA.The intent is to foster and recognize leadership efforts within the speech-language-hearing profession in Nebraska.
News & Announcements
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Register for September 28th Integrative Medicine Conference
Posted on 07/27/2018Madonna and UNMC are co-sponsoring the 2018 Integrative Medicine Conference with featured speaker Dr. Terry Wahls on September 28, 2018 in Omaha. Dr. Wahls is the author of "The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles".
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Register for the 2018 NSLHA Fall Convention
Posted on 07/05/2018Connect with audiologists, speech-language pathologists and students; implement new ideas and practices learned during education sessions in tracks for audiologists, speech-language pathologists and students; recognize the accomplishments of your peers; and receive an update on how your state association is advocating for and serving you.
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Join or Renew Your NSLHA Membership
Posted on 06/29/2018NSLHA's vision is to be the leading voice and partner in promoting speech, language, hearing, balance, swallowing and related disorders in Nebraska, and to be an expert in advocating for the rights and interests of persons with communication disorders. Join or renew your membership today.
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Why Students Should Join the Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Posted on 06/29/2018A major role that state associations play is as an advocacy organization. Associations monitor proposed legislation, identify bills that may have a positive or negative impact on the field of communication sciences and disorders and the individuals we serve, and develop advocacy agendas to address those bills. A large unified voice such as a state association can be key to successful advocacy.
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NSLHA Celebrates Better Speech and Hearing Month
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Support NSLHEF with an Amazon Smile donation. Your contributions allow NSLHEF to provide scholarships for speech-language pathology and audiology students and support educational speakers at NSLHA's Annual Convention.
Sarah Vogel on 01/05/2018
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