Speech-Language Pathology within the Department of Speech, College of Liberal Arts, offers two degrees through Louisiana Tech University. Upon completion of curriculum requirements, Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology majors receive a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in preparation for application into a required master's degree program. The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Speech-Language Pathology degree is offered at Louisiana Tech University to students who apply and are accepted into the program. This degree is required as part of the process to become a certified Speech-Language Pathologist. Graduates of the program work with people of all ages who have speech and language disorders in multiple professional settings.
The Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) is one of two programs within the state of Louisiana that is offered at Louisiana Tech University. The degree is offered to students who apply and are accepted into the program. This degree is required as part of the process to become a certified Audiologist. Graduates of the program work with people of all ages who have disorders in the area of hearing, auditory processing, balance, and other hearing disorders related to communication in multiple professional settings.
Department Honors Outstanding Graduate Students
The Department of Speech hosted a reception in the artium of the Biomedical Building May 2012 to recognize and honor its outstanding graduate students in speech-language pathology and audiology for the academic year 2011-2012.
The awards went to the following students:
Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology Undergraduate Academician
Haley Hoffpauir
Graduate Academician in Audiology
Jessica Vaughn
Graduate Academician in Speech-Language Pathology
First Year - Kristin Cooke
Second Year - Morgan Kelpe
Graduate Student Award for Research in Audiology
Anna Ford
Graduate Award for Research in Speech-Language Pathology
Lauren Collette
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges: Louisiana Tech University Graduate School 2012 (Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology)
Sarah Babin
Anna Ford
Catherine Frasier
Morgan Kelpe
Tiffany Turnage
College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Students
Pre-Professional Speech-Language Pathology - Brittany Lass
Master of Arts: Speech-Language Pathology - Morgan Kelpe
Doctor of Audiology: Jessica Vaughn
Graduate Clinician of the Year in Audiology
Sarah Babin
Graduate Clinician of the Year in Speech-Language Pathology
Bonnie Skinner
2012 Graduates in Speech-Language Pathology (Masters of Arts)
Cassie Frasier
Morgan Kelpe
Lauren Normand
Whitney Porter
Amanda Ritchie
Tiffany Turnage
Amy Wiggins
2012 Graduates in Audiology (Doctor of Audiology)
Kristi Ann Anderson
Katherine Elise Cormier
Amy Elizabeth Hollowell
Amanda Lynn McCann
Jessica Leigh Ann Newmann
Jessica Lee White
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