AFA Awards Five More Distance Education Practitioner Scholarships

Lafayette, IN -The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA) has announced new recipients of its Practitioner Scholarships. Each recipient, chosen by a selection committee, won $1,000 to support distance Au.D. education. Scholarship funding was provided through donations to the AFA, and the AFA plans to continue to support practitioners with additional scholarship opportunities throughout 2007. Visit the AFA website (www.audfound.org) often to check for new announcements.

The five scholarship winners are:

Jennifer Gutzwiller - an educational audiologist since 1998 who is currently employed in Kearney, NE. She will earn her Au.D. from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, School of Audiology (PCO).



Joni Johnson - currently employed by Columbia Regional Program in Portland, OR, and an audiologist for over 20 years. She will earn her Au.D. from A.T. Still University/Arizona School of Health Sciences (ASHS).

Bridget Kane - an audiologist since 1981 who currently owns Professional Audiology and Hearing Aid Services in Woodridge, IL, and is also employed as head audiologist in an otologist's office in Chicago, IL. She is pursuing her Au.D. from ASHS.


Kristin Lillie - currently employed in an educational setting in Salem, OR, and an audiologist since 2003. She will earn her Au.D. from PCO.




Kellen Rogan - an audiologist since 1999 who is currently employed in an ENT office in Chicago, IL. She is pursuing her Au.D. from ASHS.