Funder: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Due Dates: Not specified (annual, by nomination from State Clinical Achievement Award recipients)
Funding Amounts: $2,500 award and recognition plaque; one recipient annually
Summary: Recognizes a significant, specific clinical achievement in audiology or speech-language pathology within the past six years.
Key Information: Nominees must be State Clinical Achievement Award recipients; achievement must be recent, specific, and well-defined.
Description
This award honors a clinician in audiology or speech-language pathology who has made a significant, well-defined contribution to clinical practice within the past six years. The recognition is intended to advance knowledge and innovation in the field, celebrating impactful work such as new treatment techniques, innovative service delivery, clinical research, or educational programs. The award is a memorial to Louis M. DiCarlo, a leader in communication sciences and disorders.
Due Dates
- No fixed deadline; the award is given annually.
- Nominees are selected from the pool of State Clinical Achievement Award recipients each year.
- For details on nomination timelines, refer to the program guidelines.
Funding Amount
- $2,500 cash award to the recipient.
- Recognition plaque.
- Award is intended to further the recipient’s awarded work.
- One award is given each year.
Eligibility
- Nominees must be recipients of a State Clinical Achievement Award in the current year.
- The recognized achievement must be:
- Specific, well-defined, and clearly within the past six years.
- In the field of audiology and/or speech-language pathology.
- Eligible activities include (but are not limited to):
- A single achievement with a client or group of clients.
- A specific clinical service or training program.
- An accomplishment in a state/local organization or government agency.
- A specific achievement in clinical teaching, research, or administration.
- Past nominees are eligible.
- The award is not for general or lifetime achievements; nominations must focus on a single, recent accomplishment.
Application Process
- Nominees are selected from State Clinical Achievement Award recipients.
- Nominations must clearly describe a single, specific, and recent achievement.
- For submission requirements and instructions, see the ASHFoundation program guidelines.
- Application and nomination processes are managed through the ASHFoundation application portal.
Additional Information
- Past recognized projects have included new treatment techniques, innovative service-delivery programs, clinical research, training videos, multicultural parent training, unique hospital programs, and legislative initiatives.
- The award is not intended for general career accomplishments or achievements spanning more than six years.
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