KSHA Honors & Awards
Honors of the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association
This prestigious award recognizes KSHA members who have demonstrated distinguished educational, professional, or administrative achievements and/or provided outstanding service to KSHA.
- Eligibility: Current KSHA member
- Selection Process: The Honors Committee recommends candidates to the KSHA Executive Council, which approves honorees by a two-thirds vote.
- Recognition: Presented at the KSHA Convention’s Annual Luncheon, typically by the nominator.
Deadline: January 15
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Certificate of Appreciation
Nominees are not KSHA members, SLPs, or audiologists, but have shown exceptional support for individuals with communication disorders or the professions. These recipients are often community members, educators, or advocates.
Submission Requirements:
- A brief biographical summary (education and/or career highlights)
- A rationale describing why this individual should receive the award
- Multiple awards may be given each year.
Deadline for submissions: January 15
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PACE Setter Award
The KSHA PACE Setter award honors KSHA members, who within the course of a one year period (starting on February 1), demonstrates exemplary service to the profession. A PACE Setter exemplifies KSHA’S mission to set the pace in Professional Development, Advocacy, Collaboration and Education. KSHA PACE Setters care about those they serve and enhance the image of the profession in a positive, meaningful way. Nominees must be current KSHA members.
Deadline for submissions: January 15
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The KSHA-ASHF Clinical Achievement Award
Criteria for Award
Our state recipient and the national DiCarlo honoree will be chosen for advancement of knowledge in clinical practice as evidenced by significant accomplishments within the past six years in the advancement of clinical service in speech-language pathology and/or audiology. Nominees are not limited to any particular type of clinical achievement or activity. Some eligible activities or accomplishments include:
- Achievement with a single client or group of clients
- Clinical service programming
- Program development
- Achievement in a state or local organization or government agency activity
- Clinical testing, research or administration
Procedures for Nomination
The Honors Committee and ASHF Board of Directors are totally dependent on the information provided in the nomination document. Thus it is important that the information submitted be as complete and accurate as possible. Nominations will be reviewed solely on the information submitted.
- The nomination should not exceed 10, single-spaced typed pages including any letters of support
- Include nominee’s name, professional title, and place of employment, address and telephone number
- Description of the outstanding clinical achievement
(include information of when and where the specific achievement(s) took place) - Description of the significance of the recent achievement
- Explanation of how the nominee’s actions have advanced knowledge in the area of clinical practice
- Explanation of the nominee’s role in the achievement
Deadline for submissions: January 15
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