2002 In Touch Highlights
Who
do you know??
Call for Recognition Nominations
Do you know a person who has dedicated many
years of conscientious service to her/his school or clinic? How about a
program that has made an impact on the public in areas of treatment or
prevention of communication disorders? Maybe you work in a public school
program that has been innovative in delivering services to children or
adults with communication needs. What is more important than the ability
to communicate? Not much. Who helps people of all ages communicate? We
do!
Everyday speech and hearing professionals
across our state provide services in clinics, schools, universities,
preschool programs
and more places than can be easily counted. Everyday clients
express their heartfelt gratitude to these people. They are shaping or
reshaping the lives of many who might not have become the communicators
they now are. It is time to let SCSHA, the state, and the nation, know
who they are and what is being accomplished here.
The call for recognition nominations has been
sent to your mailbox. Take a few minutes today to read the recognition
call and make a nomination. You will see the call form is simplified and
more readable. The committee is asking for only one typed letter with 3
signatures. You can ask questions via email and follow up with a hard
copy nomination. There are five categories. Look around…..you can
probably nominate someone for each category. Let other SCSHA members and
ASHA know the good things happening in South Carolina.
Send your questions to msteppling@colacoll.edu
or call
803-786- 3751. The deadline to submit a nomination is December 16, but
if you wait you might forget and the state and nation may never know
what you know!! We have some of the best professionals and programs
right here!
Executive
Board Changes SCSHA Management Firm
The SCSHA Board is very
pleased to announce that Craven Management Associates, LLC officially
became SCSHA’s new management company on October 1 st
. The
decision to leave J. Edgar Eubanks was by mutual agreement, and our
transition has been very smooth.
A Search Committee of four Board members
was formed last February. We spent most of the spring working with six
companies who wished to submit proposals. Several were interviewed this
summer. Through the entire process Craven
Management was a front-runner. They already manage the
Pennsylvania and Missouri state speech
associations and the Council of State Association Presidents
(CSAP), which provides leadership training for SCSHA Presidents and
President-Elects. Obviously they have unique knowledge of the activities
and needs of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. In addition,
Robert Craven is a CPA who has expertise in financial planning and
budget management. Diane Yenerall has extensive experience in technology
and conference planning. We are very excited about the new ideas they
have for our publications, website and listserv, and our annual
conference. You will have an opportunity to meet our new management team
in Myrtle Beach in February.
IN
MEMORIAM
Jennifer Mungo
The
South Carolina Speech, Language and Hearing Foundation, established in
late 1997, had been the vision of many professionals in the state for
over a decade. It was not until Jennifer Mungo became
president of SCSHA that the Foundation became a reality.
Committed to education, service and
research in the field, Jennifer recognized the need and impact that a
Foundation could have on the training of future speech-language
pathologists. Under Jennifer’s leadership, the Foundation by-laws were
drafted and education, service and research became its philanthropic
foci.
Since its inception, the Foundation has honored
four students from various colleges and universities around the state
with educational awards. Presenting these scholarships to well-deserving
students is a source of great pride to all of us and we have Jennifer to
thank. Jennifer’s dedication to the profession and to this association
will always be remembered; but no more so than, when in years to come,
we witness a deserving student with the same dedication and commitment
to the field receive a Foundation award.
Thank you, Jennifer.
SCSHA
NEW DISPLAY BOARD
The
South Carolina Speech and Hearing Association's new display board was a
hit at the WIS TV Back To School Bash. We appreciate the Columbia
Sertoma Club for submitting the $1800 grant so we could purchase the
board and accessories. Members of SCSHA were encouraged to use the
display board at local school, county and state activities where they
would have the opportunity to educate the public. The pictures are
interchangeable and there are pamphlet holders for information that is
specific to your work setting. The board folds and fits into a travel
case which makes it easy to transport. If you would like to use the
display board, please contact Melanie Anderson, Columbia College,
melanderson@colacoll.edu.
LET’S
COMMUNICATE
SCSHA
wants to hear more from you. Share your thoughts, concerns or
recognition for a local SLP or
audiologist using a regional representative in your setting. The
representative will serve as a liaison for you and SCSHA to bridge our
communication. Listed below are the members of the newly formed
organizational Oversight Committee.
Piedmont
Hospital: Tom Jones tjusc08@prodigy.net
Schools: Deloris Johnson delorisjo@hotmail.com
Rehab: Jennifer Dasta jdasta2@yahoo.com
Home Health: Tom Jones tjusc08@prodigy.net
Midlands
Schools: Jackie Jones-Brown jjbrown@richlandone.org
Nancy Bradshaw nbradshaw@richlandone.org
Pee Dee
Schools: Chrishaun Mouzon Jones
Rehab: Dupre Darby Clack dupred@bellsouth.net
Coastal
Hospital: Julie Weiss julie.weiss@carealliance.com
Schools: Elaine Norris -Mulligan (chairperson) enorrismulligan@hotmail.com
Rehab: Gina Randolph grandslp@hotmail.com
Home Health/Private: Gail Singletary
THE
S.C. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCES NEW CERTIFICATE RENEWAL PLAN
The South Carolina Department of Education has finalized details and a
projected timeline for
implementation of its new certificate renewal plan. For a
detailed description of this plan, please visit
www.scteachers.org.
Access the “Certification” link and look for “Certificate Renewal
Plan…learn more”.
The new plan offers speech-language therapists
employed by school districts opportunities to receive credit for
continuing education units from a wide variety of sources. This plan
will be piloted during the 2002-2003 school year in ten
demographically-representative school districts participating on a
voluntary basis. The current projected timeline indicates that full
implementation of the plan is scheduled to begin July 1, 2004.
For more information contact: Linda Payne, Coordinator of
Recertification and Mentoring, Office of Teacher Certification Division
of Teacher Quality, 1600 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201
WIS
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH
The WIS Back to School Bash was a great success! The SCSHA booth had a
great location and was
directly visible as the public came in the front door of the
Cantey Building. As Jane Honaker and I prepared the booth on Friday, we
had a worker come to the booth and talk about how well
his child was doing in speech therapy and how grateful he was for
the services. That started our experience on a ery positive note.
Saturday was the big event and we distributed about 500 mouth whistles
and 250 pamphlets. We answered questions about disorders and services,
then listened to positive experiences that people encountered with
professionals in the speech and hearing field.
ACE
Awards
The names
listed below are recent ACE recipients from the State of South Carolina
that ASHA requested we print in the newsletter as a gesture of
recognition for their notable efforts.
Jodi L. Kirchner
Teressa M. Lusk
Shane C. Reese
Shannon E. Robinson
Linda A. Ruckriegl
Grace O. Williams
For information on how to earn the ACE, visit the ASHA website http://professional.asha.org/continuing_ed/
