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. Mrs. Tjomsland, who is dedicated to the educational preparation of young clinicians for South Dakota, has funded this annual scholarship for many years. The award is designated for a freshman, sophomore, or junior majoring in communication disorders. Requires familiarization work in the Speech and Hearing Center.
Students apply for the award and the selection is made by the faculty.
This scholarship is. designated for a junior or senior communication disorders major who plans to attend the USD Communication Disorders Graduate Program. The applicant must have eamed at least a 3.0 grade point average and preferably be from Clay County or some other surrounding county. Students must apply for this scholarship with thc selection of the recipient by the department faculty. This is an endowed award that was established in 1991 with a gift from the South Dakota Chapter of Zeta Phi Eta, National Professional Fraternity in Communication Arts and Sciences. This award is rotated annually to the departments of Communication Disorders, Mass Communication, Speech Communication, and Theatre.