SCHOLARSHIP

STUDENT INFORMATION

Scholarship Information

The Iowa Speech-Language-Hearing Association, through the ISLHA Foundation, offers four annual scholarship awards ($1000 each) to exemplary students in speech-language pathology or audiology who attend one of the academic programs in these areas here in Iowa. These awards are presented each fall at the annual ISHA Convention. For information about application procedures, please contact ISHA. Selection is based on academic excellence.


Each department in Iowa identifies ISHA Scholars (5 from each school, 15 total). These 15 are allowed to apply for the scholarships the foundation sponsors. The application is sent to each university in August; The university sends it to the 5 students they have selected.

Past ISHA Scholarship Recipients.

("*" represents Niel VerHoef Scholarship recipient, "^" represents Nancy Ritchie Memorial Scholarship recipient, "+" represents Nancy Huntley-Kraus Scholarship recipient

  • 2022

    Anna Ervin

    Leah Gibbs+

    Charlotte Hilker

    Clara Petersen^

    Bailey Rustad

    Carly Sayler

    Samuel Smith*

    Claire Wynne^

  • 2021

    Raelynn Murphy

    Shae Etherington

    Florencia Lowenthal

    Emily Forsythe

    Allison Freeman^

    Alexandra Smith^

    Tyler Zeimet*

    Madalyn Anderson+

  • 2020

    Brady Hoffman Arp^

    Jennifer Baldwin^

    Jeff Shymanski* 

    Abigail Denque

    Megan Kinnerk

    Sara Kingsbury

    Sydney Klein 

  • 2019

    Olivia Meinholz

    Abigail Petty

    Meghan Randig

    Shannon Stargardt

    Maddy Miller*

    Jenny Wanta^

  • 2018

    Kaila Vezie

    Kevin Kock

    Maria Doud

    Jocelyn Jenks*

    Laurel Bengford^

    Emmi Goetz

  • 2017

    Elizabeth Kosmicki

    Eileen Lancaster

    Liz O'Laughlin

    Sharice Clough*

    Joslyn Hicks^

    Emma Engdahl

  • 2016

    Lisa Brody

    Jessica Cramer

    Nichole Wakeman

    Megan Young

    Meghan Kelly*

    Jenna Lyons^

  • 2015

    Megan Butz

    Kelsey Dumanch

    Kelly Jorgensen

    Kelsey Marks

    Erik Jorgensen*

  • 2014

    Amal Akbik

    Kari Lien

    Jaclyn Smith

    Laura Swenson

    Sarah Dotson*

  • 2013

    Rachel Davis

    Joanna Eggert

    Sarah Labaz

    Rebecca Zender

    Maggie Wall*

  • 2012

    Veena Kallambettu

    Mollie McMeen

    Kendra Schmitt

    Karen Steuer

    Kallie Thompson*

  • 2011

    Rebecca Alper

    Emily Czerniejewski

    Justine Fairchild

    Curtis Hartling

    Nicholas Giuliani*

  • 2010

    Laura Bohnenkamp

    Lisa Bridgewater

    Sue Gerace

    Rose Giorgio

    Ian Mertes*

  • 2009

    Amanda Carr

    Leigh Anne Howard

    Theresa Prisco

    Brianne Thompson

    Abby Huinker*

  • 2008

    Katherine Barnett

    Alison Corbett

    Alisha Sanchez

    Talena Stowell

    Paula Gay*

  • 2007

    Laura Gingrich

    Erin King

    Benjamin Kirby

    Talena Stowell

    James Lewis



  • 2006

    Laura Gingrich

    Sara Greiner

    Erin Kightlinger

    Maureen OMalley

    Lindsey Leacox*

  • 2005

    Kristin Musser

    Sara Schneider

    Li-Kuei Chiou*

  • 2004

    Jane Murphy

    Jennifer Seward

  • 2003

    Ann Boeke

    Carissa Yoder 

  • 2002

    Dana Overhake

    Carrie Selle



  • 2001

    Ann Bruegger

    Melanie Buhr



  • 2000

    Jennifer Betts

    Darcia Dierking



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