The Marshall University Department of Communication Disorders honored 27 graduates during the 2017 Hooding Ceremony Aug. 5 on the Huntington campus.
This hooding ceremony signifies the final step in a six-year educational and clinical process, according to Pam Holland, director of clinical education for the department.
“The students will enter the professional world ready to assist others and help them learn to do something we all take for granted – communication and swallowing,” Holland said. “Speech-language pathologists are a key component of the interprofessional team working alongside physicians, dietitians, nurses, social workers, teachers and physical therapists and occupational therapists.
Holland said several of the graduates will enter settings that include hospitals, nursing homes, schools and home health.
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Photo: First row (from left): Hayley Sias, Elizabeth Tauber, Shannon Stephens, Eric Goble, Kelsey Dowler, Cassandra Donsbach and Tucker Bethay. Second row (from left): Ashley Hannah, Lauren Wolford, Caitlin Drakos, Erin Bass, Audrey Holland, Brianna Milk and Kayla Henson. Third row (from left): Megan Patton, Emily Atkins, Kristen Herrell, Shannon Brooks, Holly Jude and Anna Wentz. Fourth row (from left): Kelsey Allen, Brooke Thevenin, Alonna Pate, Jessica Treskolaski, Hannah Chinn, Taylor Douthitt and Malayna Bailey.