(Iowa City, IA-November 1, 2005) Dr. Julia M. Davis professor emerita of the University of Minnesota will be one of five professionals awarded the Honors of the Association award during the 2005 Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), November 18-20 in San Diego, CA.
The Honors of the Association recognizes distinguished contribution to the field of speech, language, and hearing and is the highest honor the Association can give. Honored individuals have made outstanding contributions to the discipline of communication science and disorders, research, administration, or service to state or national organizations.
Dr. Davis's pioneering contributions in clinical research, particularly in aural habilitation/rehabilitation, brought this area to prominence, and her extensive body of work has shaped the field. The visibility Davis brought to the field has led to an expanded scope of practice for audiology and increased employment opportunities for school-based audiologists.
Dr. Davis also has an impressive history of service to the professions. It is in recognition of these accomplishments that a new facility at the University of Minnesota was named the Julia M. Davis Speech-Language-Hearing Center-a fitting tribute to one who exemplifies the best of the professions.
The annual ASHA convention is the most comprehensive development conference for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language and hearing scientists. It features more than 1,500 educational sessions that highlight the latest developments in research and clinical practices for professionals who provide services in schools, hospitals, health care centers, rehabilitation clinics, and other practice settings.
Nearly 300 exhibitors, including hearing aid manufacturers and other companies in the speech and hearing industries, will showcase innovative products and services in the San Diego Convention Center's exhibit hall. Technology presentations on products, such as computer software programs as well as alternative and augmentative communication and assistive listening devices were also featured.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 120,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders.
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