Honors Committee
The Honors Committee organizes and reviews all the nominations for the various awards that ISHA presents at the annual Association Luncheon.
2023-2024 Roster
- Thomas A. Parton, Chair
- Jeanane M. Ferre
- Danila McAsey
- Denise A. Prohaska
- Diane Davis-Williams
- Sarah Moon
- Carol Szymanski
- Kim Peppler
- Candace Tablerion
2023-2024 Committee Goals
- Administer ISHA awards
- Receive nominations of ISHA awards
- ISHA Fellows
- Honors of the Association
- Exemplary Practice Award
- Illinois Clinical Achievement Award
- (DiCarlo Award-by sponsor) support from Committee as needed
- Distinguished Contributions
- Review award documentation
- Recommend award recipients to the ISHA Executive Board
- Publicize awards to encourage nominations
- Website
- Social Media
- Newsletter
- Receive nominations of ISHA awards
- Encourage the membership to participate in nominations for ASHA awards (e.g., Illinois Clinical Achievement Award, Kleffner Award and ASHA Fellow).
- Newsletter
- ISHA social media
- Facilitate the presentation of ISHA awards
- Notify the recipients of awards following Executive Board approval.
- Secure appropriate plaques or certificates for all awards presented.
- Make arrangements for award celebration
- Receive reservations
- Determine seating
- Print place cards for awardees and guests
- Facilitate photos of awardees and guests at the reception
- Provide publicity to ISHA recipients
- Website
- Social Media
- Newsletter
- Review criteria and procedures for all awards.
- Provide written reports of committee activities and expenditures to the Vice President, Division for Association Affairs.
- Monitor the recognition of the past president