博彩网址大全 SLHS Chairperson Given Rare Honor
Saint Louis University (博彩网址大全) Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) Chairperson 特拉维斯·威斯特博士.D., CCC-SLP, FNAP, was recently named one of the recipients of the Honors of Association from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The award recognizes the recipients’ distinguished and exceptional contributions that have enhanced or altered the course of the field of speech, language and hearing over 他们的职业生涯. In an association of over 218,000 professionals, only a select number of individuals each year receive this award; it is the highest honor 民政事务局局长.
Nominees for the ASHA Honors of Association award are well known in their field throughout the nation and the world for a lifetime of innovative clinical practice, insightful and rigorous research, creative administration, effective legislative activity, outstanding teaching or other distinguished professional contributions. 被考虑，被提名者 must have a sponsor and at least two co-sponsors who submit letters supporting the nominee’s distinguished contributions.
A key contributing factor to the nomination of Dr. Threats was his scholarly work with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the International Classification of Functioning, 残疾和健康(ICF). He has been the ASHA representative liaison to the WHO since 1999 and was the primary contributor to the communication, hearing and swallowing 章节. Dr. Threats has also recognized for his publications and presentations internationally his three other scholarly interests: spirituality/religiosity in rehabilitation, evidence-based practice and rehabilitation ethics.
Dr. Threats looked back on his career so far and still could not believe where his 事业引导着他.
“I first started attending ASHA conventions when I was a Ph.D. 学生. 当时， I did not think that I would ever be one of the people being so honored. 当我看到 at a list of past winners of the Honors of Association, I realized that they were the authors of many of my textbooks, had held ASHA office, had titles of dean or chair. Not only did I not think that I would be in their company one day, but I doubted I would of any of those type of accomplishments,” Dr. 威胁说.
Dr. Threats went on to explain how having the opportunity to work with and learn from many great collaborators helped him get to where he is now.
“Early in my career, I was fortunate to have some past awardees as mentors or collaborators. At that point, I was just honored to have those people willing and wanting to work 和我在一起。. 威胁说. “When they started quoting my work in their presentations, 我欣喜若狂. However, even then, I did not think I would be ‘one of them’ someday. To sum up how I feel: I feel blessed.”
博士的提名. Threats for the ASHA Honors of Association was sponsored by Celeste Roseberry-McKibbin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, FASHA, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at California State University – Sacramento and previous recipient of the ASHA Honors of Association. Dr. Roseberry-McKibbin was eager to advocate for Dr. Threats to receive the prestigious award.
“It was my great honor and pleasure to nominate Dr. Threats for ASHA’s Honors of Association,” Dr. Roseberry-McKibbin说. “He has significantly altered the course of our profession through his 30+ years of insightful and rigorous research and distinguished scholarship, administrative service and outstanding teaching and mentoring of future speech-language 病理学家.”
Dr. Threats will be presented with the Honors of Association award at the ASHA National Convention in New Orleans this November.
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