SDSLHA Award Nomination Information:

Thank you to all who nominated a colleague for a 2024 award. The recipients were announced by the SDSLHA Executive Committee at the 2024 Convention Award Lunch on Thursday, October 3, 2024.    

Nominations will be open again August 2025.
2024 SDSLHA Award Winner:

2024 ASHFoundation State Clinical Achievement Award:  Lindsey Jorgensen, AuD, PhD


SDSLHA Members in good standing are encouraged to submit nominations for the following awards:

Honors of the Association
Recognizes: An SDSLHA member whose contributions have been of such excellence that they have enhanced or altered the course of the professions.
Award: Wall plaque
Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2025

Distinguished Service Award
Recognizes: Individuals or organizations outside of the professions of speech-language pathology and/or audiology for significant contributions to the fields. 
Award: Wall plaque

Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2025

Award for Volunteerism

Recognizes: An SDSLHA member who has made significant and outstanding volunteer contributions to SDSLHA and serves as a model of volunteerism to others.
Award: Wall plaque
Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2025

ASHFoundation State Clinical Achievement Award
Recognizes: An SDSLHA member for a significant accomplishment in clinical practice within the past six years in audiology and/or speech-language pathology.
Award: Wall plaque and nomination for ASHFoundation Lewis M. DiCarlo Award for Recent Clinical Achievement 
Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2025

SDSLHA Nominee for ASHFoundation Rolland J. Van Hattum Award for Contribution in the Schools
Recognizes: An SDSLHA member employed by a school system for exemplary commitment and contribution to the delivery of audiology and/or speech-language pathology services within a school setting.
Award: Wall plaque and nomination for ASHFoundation Rolland J. Van Hattum Award for Contributions to the Schools
Deadline: Next nomination period opens Summer 2025