SECD doctoral students awarded New Century Scholarships

31 Oct 2014    

Austin Oder and Jessie Patterson, both Ph.D. students in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, were awarded New Century Doctoral Scholarships from the American Speech Language Hearing Association. The New Century Scholarship program supports strong doctoral candidates who will pursue a teacher-investigator career in the academic environment at the university/college level. Oder and Patterson will be recognized at the American Speech Language Hearing Association convention in November.

Oder’s doctoral mentor is Steven Barlow, Corwin Moore Professor, Special Education and Communication Disorders.

Patterson’s doctoral mentor is Julie Honaker, assistant professor, Special Education & Communication Disorders.