This endowed annual scholarship is named in honor of Katherine Kuehn whose family took a particular interest in the delivery of clinical speech and hearing services in South Dakota. It is designated for an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in communication disorders who is judged by the faculty to have a high level of potential for working successfully in this profession. A grade point average of 3.0 or higher is desirable. Nomination and selection are done by the faculty. The award is funded by former graduate students in audiology and is designated for an outstanding graduate student majoring in audiology.
Nomination is made by the audiology faculty with selection by the entire department faculty.
There are four annual graduate fellowships funded by the Scottish Rite Foundation of South Dakota that are designated for South Dakota graduate students who are judged by the faculty to have a potential for high achievement in the USD Communication Disorders Graduate Program. A grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required. Employment in South Dakota following graduation is encouraged but not required. Students apply and selection of the four recipients is made by the department faculty. This award is named in honor of Mrs. Lily Tjomsland, one of the first speech and language clinicians in South Dakota.