The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has announced their 2021 Awards today https://www.asha.org/about/awards/2021-awards-recipients/. There are a number of my colleagues/co-authors who have been awarded Fellowship of ASHA this year:
- Elise Baker - ASHA Fellow
- Marie Ireland - ASHA Fellow
- Karla Washington - ASHA Fellow
Congratulations to these outstanding people!
The awards will be presented at the 2021 ASHA Convention in Washington DC on 19th November: https://convention.asha.org/networking/awards-ceremony/
The 2021 ASHA President Lynn Williams contacted me on the weekend to inform me that I am the first International Affiliate to be awarded ASHA Honors.
"The Honors of the Association recognizes members for their distinguished contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders and is the highest honor the Association bestows. The Bylaws describe the Honors of the Association broadly to encourage the recognition of those individuals whose contributions have been of such excellence that they have enhanced or altered the course of the professions. It may be awarded to an individual whose contributions have been confined to a single area of achievement. The quality of the achievement and their impact on the professions are considered of greater importance than the nominee's length of service. Members are encouraged to nominate individuals who are well-known 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." https://www.asha.org/about/awards/honors-of-the-association/
This year 11 people will receive ASHA Honors. There are 218,000 ASHA members and International Affiliates come from 60 countries. To date 313 people have received ASHA Honors since 1944.
It is an enormous honour to have been nominated for this award, and I am so grateful for opportunities to serve people with communication disabilities and the speech-language pathology profession over many years. Many of the people who have shaped my career are ASHA Honorees, so it is humbling to be joining this group https://www.asha.org/about/awards/honors-of-the-association-recipients/
I recall my excitement joining Marc Fey for his ASHA Honors celebrations in 2011
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| ASHA Honorees Larry Shriberg and Marc Fey with Sandy Fey and Sharynne at the 2011 ASHA convention |
"By way of reminder, the COH receives nominations for Honors, Fellows, and other Association awards; elects Fellows by a two-thirds vote, and transmits nominations for Honors to the Board of Directors where a 75% vote is required for bestowing the award."
Frederick Britten, PhD, CCC-A Chair, Committee on Honors
Theresa H. Rodgers, MA, CCC-SLP 2021 ASHA Immediate Past President BOD Liaison to the Committee on Honors
