University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Richard D. Wyant Endowed Award in Audiology

Background: The Richard D. Wyant Endowed Award in Audiology was established in 2022 to provide annual awards to undergraduate students, residents, fellows, or audiology graduate students in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery within the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Preference will be given to recognize recipients who have demonstrated excellence in the field of audiology as well as exceptional humanism in all interactions with patients, peers, and inter-professional colleagues.

Recipients will receive a merit and/or need based award in the amount of $4,000 to be used towards furthering the field of audiology, with special emphasis to work with underrepresented populations and improving access to audiologic services to disadvantaged populations.

Preference will be given to underrepresented students/trainees and students with disabilities as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Underrepresented students include those students from geographic areas and socioeconomic backgrounds who are historically underrepresented in the field of audiology (i.e., African American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian), first generation students, and/or students who have faced unusual adversity.

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This award will be granted to an audiology student to carry out a diversity initiative within audiology, working with a faculty mentor of their choice to develop the diversity initiative proposal (e.g., developing brochures and patient materials in multiple languages). It is expected that this initiative will have some concrete outcomes (e.g., educational/awareness event, creation of patient education materials, process improvement). In addition, students will be expected to present their work at a regional or national conference. Audiology students from University of Colorado (CU) - Boulder (years 2-4) and audiology externs at the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) are eligible to apply for this award during the first cohort.

Applications will be accepted between July 18, 2022 and August 15, 2022. Applications will be reviewed by a committee comprised of departmental, clinic, and program leadership and the award granted by September 30, 2022.

Externs can submit a cover letter, CV and a support letter addressed to Dr. Kath Zaccaro (audiology@uchealth.org). Boulder students can submit the application materials to Tammy Fredrickson (tammy.fredrickson@colorado.edu).

Cover letter (2-page limit) describing why they should be considered for this award, brief description of a diversity initiative and the faculty mentor they want to work with

Support letter can be provided by the applicant’s teachers/professor or the faculty mentor.

Students with disabilities as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, underrepresented students including those students from geographic areas and socioeconomic backgrounds who are historically underrepresented in the field of audiology (i.e., African American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian), first-generation students, and/or students who have faced unusual adversity are given a preference to this award. This should be made clear in the cover letter.

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Richard D. Wyant Endowed Award in Audiology

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Richard D. Wyant Endowed Award in Audiology

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