The AAA Foundation congratulates the following researchers, students, and SAA chapters who are helping shape the audiology field of tomorrow.
2023 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
2023 Continued Achievement Scholarship
Kitrie Howell
Mary Sauvageau
2023 Jerry Northern Pediatric Scholarship
Rebecca Hales
Hailey Kingsbury
Aimee Miller
2023 Empowering Students Scholarship
Lily Arnpriester
Aailyah Gladney
Susan Ihekweme
Analisa Johnson
Eric Mitchell
Amanda Tolen
2023 Judith Blumsack Memorial Scholarship
Andie Zang
2023 Sadanand Singh Memorial Scholarship
Suresh Pranali
2022 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
2022 Continued Achievement Scholarship
Megan Dorfler
Kaley Graves
2022 Jerry Northern Pediatric Scholarship
Izabela Jamsek
Madeline Osborne
Kathryn Sobon
2022 Empowering Students Scholarship
Kristina Bowdrie
Daria Collins
Talia Glenn
Kaley Graves
Sarah Kingsbury
Stephanie Ortega
2022 Judith Blumsack Memorial Scholarship
Emily Roznowski
2022 Sadanand Singh Memorial Scholarship
Shade Kirjava
2021 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
2021 Empowering Students Scholarship
Casey Crane
Samantha Espinal
Rhonda Labib
Hunter Stuehm
Tawni Wallace
Fina Young
2021 Improving the Conversation Scholarship
Chantel Brennan
Traci Brinkley
Amanda Davis
2021 Jerry Northern Pediatric Audiology
Meredith Braza
Alicia Gonzales
Emily Thompson
2020 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
2020 Jerry Northern Pediatric Audiology
Kendall Carroll
Arielle Darvin
Lauren O’Neil
Sarah Pupa
Caitlin Sapp
Kyli Schulz
Delphanie Wu
2020 Continued Achievement
Meredith Braza
Rhonda Labib
2020 Judith Blumsack
Maddie Olson
2020 Sadan and Singh Memorial
Leslie Zhen
2019 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
2019 Judith Blumsack
Soumya Venkitakrishnan
2019 Sadan and Singh Memorial
Bryan Wong
2019 Continued Achievement
Joshua Caldwell
Eileen Lancaster
Delphanie Wu
2019 Empower Students
Riley DeBacker
Sarah Delaney
Alina Lasrado
Tiffany Mitchell
Kristen Punturiero
2019 SAA Student Leader
Mallory Schroeder
2019-2020 Student Travel Award Reimbursement (STAR) Program (Washington State)
David Audet
Alexandria Hudson
Tiffany Mitchell
2019-2020 Student Travel Award Reimbursement (STAR) Program
Andrew Jennings
Justin Jensen
John Lee
Soumya Venkitarkishnan
2019-2020 SAA Chapter Challenges
Advocacy Champions: University of Cincinnati
Education Champions: University of Puerto Rico
Fundraising Champions: University of Connecticut
Humanitarian Champions: University of Louisville
Most Overall Points: University of Washington
Most Well-Rounded: University of Colorado at Boulder
Humanitarian Education & Awareness Resources (HEAR) Chapter Grants
Lamar University
Northeast Ohio Consortium
Ohio State University
Rush University
UT Dallas
University of Washington
Special Olympics Healthy Hearing (SOHH) Chapter Grants
Colorado Mesa University
Lamar University
Northern Illinois University
SAA Chapter Challenge Grants
Advocacy Winner: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Education Winner: University of Colorado at Boulder
Fundraising Winner: City of University of New York Graduate Center (CUNY)
Humanitarian Winner: University of Louisville
Most Well-Rounded Winner: University of Cincinnati
Overall Winner: University of Washington
Student Research Forum
Barrett St. George, BA
Hanin Rayes, AuD
Margaret Richter, BA
Molly Smeal, BA
Natalie Safdar, BA
James and Susan Jerger Award for Excellence in Student Research
Kristina Bowdrie
Breanna Hart
Kassandra Hemmen
Izabela Jamek
Jocelyn Motter
Vanessa Olivares
2018 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
Continued Achievement Scholarship
Kayla Copperthite
Kayla Murphy
Judith Blumsack Scholarship
Alexandra Mai
Empowering Students Scholarship
Megan Bartoshuk
Rachel Fryatt
Courtney Hicks
Kelsey Klein
Meredith Klinker
Sadanand Singh Memorial Scholarship
Soumya Venkitakrishnan
Student Leader Scholarship
Jason Baker
Student Travel Award Reimbursement (STAR) Program
Colleen O’Brian
Uzma Wilson
Celia Zhang
Humanitarian Education and Awareness Resources (HEAR) Chapter Grants
AT Still University
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut
Special Olympics Healthy Hearing (SOHH) Chapter Grants
Lamar University
Northern Ilinois University
Nova Southeastern University
Rush University
The University of Texas at Dallas
University of Colorado Boulder
SAA Chapter Challenge Grants
Advocacy Winner: University of Iowa
Education Winner: University of Colorado Boulder
Fundraising Winner: Northern Illinois University
Humanitarian Winner: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Most Well-Rounded Winner: Washington University in St. Louis
Overall Winner: Vanderbilt University
2017 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
Patient Quality of Life Scholarship
Kayla Joyce Berg
Brittany Susanne England
Hannah Catherine Erickson Herd
Judith Blumsack Scholarship
Alyssa Everett
Empowering Students Scholarship
Nicklaus Joseph Arra
Mitchell D. Frye
Aimee Elizabeth Johnson
Shaylynn Weststeyn Smith
Teresa Ashley Thayyil
Roger Ruth Memorial Scholarship
Katelyn Berg
Sadanand Singh Memorial Scholarship
Antheer Alruwaili
Student Leader Scholarship
Elizabeth Marler
Student Travel Award Reimbursement (STAR) Program
Kathryn Buchanan
Rachel Fryatt
Mitchell Frye
Samantha Hauser
Mary Henry (Washington State)
Kirsten Horner
Subong Kim
Kelsey Klein
Nicole Whittle (Washington State)
Viktoriya Zakharenko
Humanitarian Education & Awareness Resources (HEAR) Chapter Grants
A.T. Still University
Arizona State University
Northen Illinois University
Purdue University
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado-Boulder
University of Iowa
University of Louisville
University of Memphis
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Utah State University
Special Olympics Healthy Hearing (SOHH) Chapter Grants
Northern Illinois University SAA
Pacific University SAA
Rush University SAA
University at Buffalo SAA
University of Pittsburgh SAA
University of Texas at Dallas SAA
University of Washington SAA
SAA Chapter Challenge Grants
Advocacy Winner: University of Washington
Education Winner: University of Colorado-Boulder
Fundraising Winner: A.T. Still University
Humanitarian Winner: University of Louisville
Most Well-Rounded Winner: Washington University in St. Louis
Overall Winner: University of Iowa
SAA Conference Scholarships
Rachel Fryatt
Anastasia Grindle
Alicia Hutchison
Maribiliz Irizarry
Emily Lundberg
Gabrielle Sepulveda
Jacob Sommers
Katie Stevenson
Bailey Tatge
Chantal van Ginkel
Bethany Wysocki
Academy Research Conference
Emily Camacho
Mary Beth Duncan
Erin Fennessy
Julie Garrick
Kristin Gertson
Katherine Gill
Hannah Erickson Herd
Jordan Krentz
Virginia Rich
Maureen Virts
Research Grants in Hearing and Balance
Angela Y. Bonino, PhD
Julie Cohen, AuD
Mitchell D. Frye, AuD
Sungmin Le, PhD student
Karen Munoz, EdD
Student Research Forum
Kristen Benjaminson
Erin Dula
Sarah Faucette
Ivy Schweinzger
Kaitlyn Wenrich
James and Susan Jerger Award for Excellence in Student Research
Rose Buchbinder
Mary Easterday
Samantha Munzer
Lindsay Schlobohm
Hannah Beth Scott
Bryan Wong
2016 Scholarship and Grant Recipients
Jason Baker, University of TX – Dallas
Tabitha Bucknam, Wayne State University
Edith Burns, Carnegie Mellon University
Grace Chang, University of Washington
Kimberly Dahar, SUNY at Buffalo
Mary Easterday, University of TN
Krysta Gasser Rutledge, Washington University in St. Louis
Steven Gianakas, University of Washington
Nikki Go, University of KS Medical Center
Kyle Harber, University of North Texas
Christina Heitzinger, UT State University
Briana Hester-Keels, Washington University in St. Louis
Chelsea Hull, University of NE-Lincoln
Rachael Jocewicz, University of WI – Madison
Arun Joshi, University of North Texas
Janelle Kelley, University of FL
Deborah Livingston, Gallaudet University
Kathryn Makowiec, Vanderbilt University
Sara Mamo, UNC-Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Marler, Purdue University
Kathleen Mawson, ID State University
Suzanne May, CSU-Sacramento
Jennifer Mock, University of TN
Sara Rittweger, University of WI – Madison
Bridget Shanahan, University of WI – Madison
Adam Sheppard, SUNY at Buffalo
Chase Smith, Northwestern University
Erin Stewart, University of Washington
Paige Waddell, East TN State University
