The Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association is proud to announce Award Recipients:
2010 Clinical Service Award:
Center for Adult Communication Disorders
William Beaumont Hospital, Coolidge Campus
Carolyn Doty, M.A., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist
2009 MSHA Honors of the Association:
Gary D. Lawson, Ph.D., CCC-A
Western Michigan University
Gary D. Lawson, Ph.D., CCC-A, Western Michigan University, is the 2009 recipient of MSHA Honors of the Association,, the highest award the Association can bestow. Gary received this award at the March 27, 2009 MSHA Awards Luncheon, at our Annual Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dearborn, Michigan.
Gary Lawson is being honored for his more than 35 years in the profession as a clinician, researcher, teacher and university professor. He has been responsible for overseeing the clinical education and preparation of student audiology clinicians at Western Michigan University since 1978 and is responsible for the successful implementation of the WMU Au.D. program. Under his guidance and leadership, a whole generation of student clinicians has become educated to practice audiology. His contributions to MSHA are extensive, to quote from the onmination, "in his record of teaching and service, clearly, Dr. Gary Lawson exemplifies the lifetime service and ideals of the MSHA Honors."
2009 MSHA Public School Program of the Year Recipient:
Drama Club, Ann Arbor Public
Schools and
Washtenaw Intermediate School District
The 2009 Public School Program of the Year Award recipient is the Drama Club, Ann Arbor Public Schools and Washstenawa Intermediate School District. Successful social interactions are frequent keys to success in adult life. They require a number of complex social and reciprocal communication skills that are often significantly compromised for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Some of the fundamental skills include making eye contact, joint referencing, expressing and interpreting emotional responses, and being able to "put one's self in another's shoes." Connie and Mary have developed a unique approach to address these skills deficits for ASD students. They have partnered with Wild Swan Theater, one of the most admired professional theater companies for families in the nation, and have developed and implemented the Drama Club. Wild Swam Theater has garnered praise for their ingenious artistry, innovative audience accessibility programs, and their drama workshop for participants with disabilities. This creative program integrates the arts with a foundation in neuroscience, reaches students in a new and applied way, and pairs action with thought. The use of improvisational theater allows for "in the moment" practice of social information processing skills such as inference and intentionality, skills rarely taught in the public school sestting. These skills are also critical for reading, and in particular, for reading comprehension, a skill that is often difficult for children with ASD. The Speech-Language Pathologist honored for this program is Connie Huber, M.A., CCC-SLP, Washtenaw Intermediate School District. Dr. Mary Spence, School Psychologist, Ann Arbor Public Schools, is also honored for her work in this program.
2009 Student Scholarship Award:
Congratulations to this year's MSHA Student Scholarship Award recipients! This year's recipients were chosen from an unbelievably outstanding group of nominees. They received their checks at the MSHA Awards Luncheon at our recent MSHA Conference in Dearborn.
Carly Hanna, undergraduate student, Michigan State University: Carly's area of interest is communicative sciences and disorders research in various areas including AAC, ASL and multicultural issues. She currently is a volunteer research assistant for Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) research team at Michigan State University.
Jenna Hardy, undergraduate student, Michigan State University: Jenna is interested in a career as speech-language pathologist in the neonatal intensive care unit, specializing in dysphagia intervention and to have expertise iin AAC. Jenna is the current President of the MSU chapter of NSSLHA.
Audrey Sarnacki, B.S., Eastern Michigan University in Speech-Language Pathologist: Audrey earned her B.S. from EMU in Elementary Education, Magna Cum Laude. She hopes to work as a speech-language pathologist in the public schools. Audrey is the President of the Eastern Michigan University NSSLHA chapter.
Special Recognition was Given To:
Jennifer Kudsin, Michigan State University, undergraduate student in Speech-Language Pathology
Elisabeth McCourt, B.A., Wayne State University, graduate student in Speech-Language Pathology
Honors of the Association Recipients
(in alphabetical order)
Harold Bate, 1993
Dorothy Billings, 1984
Mary Blair, 1974
H. Harlan Bloomer, 1973
Susan Boersma, 1994
Kathryn Boyer, 2004
Mary Ellen Brandell, 1991
Sandra Briggs, 1982
C. Rebecca Brown
Anna Carr, 1955
Michael R. Chial, 1987
John Clancy, 1965
Mary Rose Costello, 1981
Ruth Curtis, 1970
David Daly, 2006
Alvin Davis, 1988
Leo V. Deal, 1990
Jessimae Deuel, 1959
Dorothy Dreyer, 1987
Elsie Edwards, 1971
Frances Eldis, 1986
Robert Erikson, 1991
Ellen Fairbrother, 1994
Susan Fleming, 2007
Gerald Freeman, 1982
Catherine Furbee, 1972
John Gaeth
A. Bruce Graham, 1985
Hildred Gross
Mary Kennedy, 1971
Ronald Laeder, 1984
Gary D. Lawson, 2009
Elizabeth Lockwood, 1986
Theodore Mandell, 1982
Daniel E. Martin, 1995
Keith Maxwell, 1971
Robert M. McLauchlin, 1992
Clarence Maedor, 1947
Nickola W. Nelson, 1995
Courtney Ossborn, 1970
Hebert Oyer, 1981
Paulette I. Piirainen, 1991
Kathleen Pistono, 1995
Eugene Popielec, 1984
Carl Powley, 1992
Doris Proctor, 1981
Nick J. Quarto, 1985
Mary Jeanne Rintelmann, 1991
Dale Omar Robinson, 1991
Elaine Ledwon-Robinson, 1997
Frank Robinson, 1981
Michael I. Rolnick, 1992
Ralph R. Rupp, 1984
Linda Seestedt-Stanford, 1994
Linda Lou Smith, 1984
William Stephenson, Jr. 1982
Lizbeth Stevens, 2008
Ann Thorne
Chales Van Riper,1972
L. Jean Waldo, 19886
Sheila Powell Ward, 1999
Timothy G. Weise, 2003
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
(in alphabetical order)
Richard Baldwin, 1982
Susan Howell Brubaker, 2006
Mary Rose Costello, 1989
Ruth Curtis, 1989
Dorothy E. Dreyer, 1975
John Bryson Eulenberg, 1986
Sandra Oslager Glista, 1996
Edward Hardick, 1975
David F. Katt, 1991
Richard Merson, 2005
Kathleen Pistono, 1987
Gerald Rice, 1974
Ralph R. Rupp, 1978
Norbert Edwin Smith, 1984
Lynn A. Sweeney, 1992
Nomination Forms and Guidelines
Public School Program of the Year Awards:
Nomination Form
Guidelines
Honors of the Association:
Nomination Form
Clinical Services Award:
Nomination Form
- PDF File
Nomination Form - MS Word DOC file
Guidelines