The AAMU Communicative Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Program honored its graduate and undergraduate Fall 2021 Class at the Clyde Foster Auditorium Thursday evening.
CSD faculty held a pinning ceremony for graduate honorees Kaci McAfee, Ariel Martin and Kenya Pye. Ms. Esther Philips-Embden pinned National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA). Each will now serve a residency in speech language pathology.
CSD also honored two undergraduate students, Brooklyn Chapman and Marissa Turrentine. They can apply for graduate school or work as speech language pathology assistants.
AAMU CSD also remembered and held a moment of silence for Jelani Day, who graduated from the program in 2018.
The National Student Speech Language Hearing on for pre-professionals studying communication sciences and disorders recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Established in 1972, NSSLHA supports 11,700+ members and 340+ chapters at colleges and universities nationwide.