• Number two ranking in Speech-Language Pathology and number four in Audiology in the most recent edition of US News and World Report.
• One of the largest doctoral training programs in the country. Our doctoral graduates have gone on to pursue productive careers in academia, research, and industry, among other things.
• Completion of the Tele-collaboration Project, which enabled the department access to high speed, broadband width transmission to enhance teaching and research activities.
• Evelyn Venn-Davies, M.S. Audiology student: awarded the Go-Map McNair Scholars Graduate Scholarship.
• Tara Williams, M.S. Speech-Language Pathology student: awarded the 2002-2003 SLP Neuro Graduate Scholarship.
• Amber Franklin, Ph.D. student: awarded the Bank of America Endowed Minority Fellowship.
• Lorienne Jenstad, Ph.D. student: awarded the 2001 Student Research Grant in Audiology for her paper, “Effect of Compression Release Time on Speech Acoustics and Intelligibility.”
• Kathryn Connaghan, Ph.D. student: ASHA Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship for International Student.
• Amy Costanza-Smith, Ph.D. student: ASHA Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship (US Citizen).
• Kristie Spencer, Ph.D. student: featured ASHA Leader, November 2002, “Spotlight on Rising Stars in Research.”
• Professor Lynne Werner: named the Bloedel Scholar for 2002- 2005 by the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center.
• Professor Rich Folsom: awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Mortar Board Society, 2003.

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