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Welcome to the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, celebrating 76 years of education and service as one of the nation's earliest clinics for the study and treatment of speech disorders and the preparation of speech therapists.
Last year, the WMU Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the founding of our department by Dr. Charles Van Riper, a pioneer in the field. A stutterer himself, Van Riper was known world-wide for his innovative treatment of stuttering.
Appropriately, our 75th Anniversary Celebration was centered around the 2011 Van Riper Lectures, What’s New in Fluency, on October, 20-21, 2011. Information about this celebration will be included in a commemorative "Journal" that
will be published and distributed this spring.
We look forward to continuing connections with alumni this year and in the years to come, as we keep the Legacy Alive, Next 25. We welcome visits and contact via Facebook or the “Alumni" link on the left, and we are grateful for the generous support alumni and friends provide.
Whether you are a graduate, friend, or a prospective or current student, we appreciate your visiting us on the Web. I trust you will find these pages informative about our excellent academic offerings, our innovative service, clinical and research initiatives, and the important contributions of the SPPA family—faculty, staff, students and alumni.
Sincerely,
Ann A. Tyler, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Spotlight
1936-2011
-Save the Date-
Van Riper Lectures October 18-19, 2012 on Early Intervention and Pediatric Amplification.
ASHA CEU Eligibility Requirements
2012 Graduate Program Advising Dates
Speech Pathology & Audiology Newsletter, Summer/Fall 2011
SPPA Alumni on Facebook
