 The
CSAP
Nancy McKinley
Leadership Award
The Deadline for the Nancy McKinley Leadership
Award is February 1.
Philosophy and Purpose:
Nancy McKinley, CSAP President 2001, was the embodiment of a selfless
volunteer dedicated to promoting the professions of speech-language
pathology and audiology, and supporting those who had chosen one
of these professions as their career. This award is intended
to recognize a member of a speech-language and hearing association
for his or her exemplary contributions to their speech and hearing
association (SHA). This individual should have demonstrated selfless
dedication and commitment to the development of an initiative or
program designed to promote the work of the SHA or professionals
in the field of communication sciences and disorders.
Award: The CSAP Nancy
McKinley Leadership Award will be presented annually at the spring
CSAP conference. CSAP will provide a $1,000 check to the State
Speech and Hearing Association of the awardee, and the awardee will
receive a certificate or a plaque in acknowledgement of the award.
Criteria for Selection:
A nominee for the Nancy McKinley Leadership Award should have demonstrated
outstanding contribution(s)/achievement(s) in the following area(s):
- Leadership in the development of a program
initiative within the SHA which was established to address an
identified need within the state or the SHA. Examples include,
but are not limited to:
- increasing membership in the SHA
- addressing shortages within the field, including
initiatives for outreach to students and retention of professionals
- creating legislative activity programs
- enhancing consumer awareness of the professions
of speech-language pathology and audiology
- providing support to professionals in the
field in terms of workload issues
- establishing partnerships with media, businesses,
related associations or other organizations for the purpose
of consumer outreach or other benefit to the professions
- designing innovative communication programs
to promote the professions and increase consumer awareness,
including the development of web programs
- promoting leadership development within the
SHA
- creating outreach programs for employers designed
to support professional members working within those agencies
or organizations
- other programs/activities which incorporate
the spirit of this award
- The program(s) developed by the individual who
is being nominated must have proven to be sustainable as judged
by measurable outcomes, including but not limited to demonstration
that the program has been in operation for at least two years,
and evidence of impact on enhancing the mission of the SHA.
Sustainability is evidenced by length of time in operation, stable
source of funding commitment from the SHA, specific impact on
professionals and/or consumers, and establishment of program continuity.
- The individual who is being nominated must
have served on the board of directors and/or have been a committee
member of the SHA within the past five years. The award is intended
to recognize recent leaders in SHAs.
Nomination Procedures:
- Nominations for the Nancy McKinley Leadership
Award are to be submitted by the SHA to the CSAP Honors Committee
by February 1st of each year.
- The nomination must include:
- Completion of The
CSAP Nancy McKinley Leadership Award Nomination form.
Submission of the form is restricted to State Speech and Hearing
Associations who are members of CSAP. Signature of the
president of the SHA is required.
- Narrative describing the nomination, not
to exceed three pages (in a font no smaller than 10 point and
double spaced), which addresses the following areas in addition
to providing a complete description of the program initiative(s)
and the contributions of the individual being nominated.
- Background information about the individual
leader, including the individual’s personal efforts which
have led to the program initiative
- How the program addressed a need within the
SHA.
- Why the program is innovative or exemplary.
- How the program is sustainable.
- How the program is connected to the mission
of the SHA.
- How the program is connected to advancing
the work of the professions.
- How members and/or consumers have benefited
from the initiative
- Concluding statements about how the efforts
of the nominee demonstrated exemplary volunteerism to the SHA
and the professions.
- Two letters of support.
- Each SHA is limited to one nomination per year.
- The nomination packet must be submitted electronically
with a completed hard copy of the packet sent to the CSAP office.
2007- Vicki Lord Larson, Wisconsin
2008-Tammy Emerson, Idaho
2009-Katrina Zeit, Ohio
2010-Donna Fisher Smiley, Arkansas
2010-Cherry Wright, Texas
Laura Jo McKamey - Montana Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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2011 Recipient -
Laura Jo McKamey |
CSAP President Carol Fleming
and Laura Jo McKamey |
Laura Jo McKamey's Accomplishments:
- President of Montana Speech-Language-Hearing Association in 2005 and 2007
- In 2005-Instrumental in passage of bill to update SLP and Audiology licensure law in Montana to include the newly adopted scopes of practice and to recognize AUD requirement for audiologists
- Agreed to 2nd term as President in 2007 to continue needed legislation
- Spearheaded efforts to determine feasibility of reinstating SLP training program in the state-Montana had closed the only SLP training program in 1989 due to budget cuts
- Testified to the state Board of Regents about critical need for an SLP program in Montana
- Collected information on SLP shortages in the state and expected workforce retirements
- Secured support from her own Special Education Director to testify with her and to allow her to be absent from work to attend meetings
- In 2007 testified to the State Legislature on behalf of the bill introduced to reinstate a SLP training program in Montana
- Organized a presentation to entire state legislative body in the state house and distributed bottles of water with information about healthy voices and the state speech language and hearing association
- Laid groundwork for this bill to pass with full funding of $70,000; 1 of only 8 bills passed that year out of 4,000 proposed
- Convinced University of Montana to house program on their campus once again and obtained support for both an undergraduate program and a Master’s degree program
- Serves as SEAL for the state of Montana
- Coordinates a Summer Institute to provide continuing education opportunities to speech-language pathologists and audiologists in the state
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