Seymour receives highest honor from ASHA

Charlena M. Seymour, provost and senior vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, recently received the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Honors of the Association award, the highest tribute the organization can give one of its members.

The award is given in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of speech, language and hearing through research, administration, or service to state or national organizations. Seymour received the award during the ASHA’s annual convention, held Nov. 15-17 in Boston. The ASHA is the national association for more than 127,000 professionals in the fields of speech-language pathology, audiology and speech, language and hearing scientific research.

The ASHA says it gave the award to Seymour because of her work both as an exemplary scholar and mentor and as a leader, administrator and staunch advocate for diversity issues. Seymour is a fellow of the ASHA and served as ASHA president in 1997. She was the first ASHA president invited to South Africa following the end of apartheid.

“It has been an honor to serve the ASHA and my discipline and to receive this award for doing things I love to do,” Seymour says. “I am proud of the professional contributions I have been able to make as a researcher, mentor and a leader.”

In 2004, following an interim appointment in the position and a national search, Seymour was named permanent provost and senior vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. Seymour previously served as dean of the Graduate School from 1994 to 2001 and prior to that she chaired the Department of Communication Disorders from 1984-92. She joined the faculty as an assistant professor in 1971, was an associate professor from 1978-89, when she was promoted to professor.

November 28, 2007.

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