He received his B.A. in Psychology and Audiology; a M.A. in Audiology from the University of Northern Colorado and a doctorate in audiology (Au.D.) from Central Michigan University. Perry C. Hanavan came to Augustana in the fall of 1975 and was tenured in 1982. He has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate workshops on technology applications in the classroom, taught programming with LOGO in elementary schools and tech camps, and served on school district technology committees. In addition, he presents learning labs on smartphone and hearing assistance technology applications for professionals and persons with hearing loss at national and international conferences.