We delight in spotlighting each year a graduate of Iowa's Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology program who has made outstanding professional contributions.

2023 Distinguished Alumnus: Marcia Hay-McCutcheon, PhD

Marcia Hay-McCutcheon (PhD ’04) says it’s not the magnitude of professional challenges, but rather, how one copes with those challenges that creates a successful career. She credits her ability to navigate inevitable professional ups and downs to her doctoral training at the University of Iowa.

In particular, she praises mentorship from Paul Abbas and Carolyn Brown, who supplied support and encouragement to think through complex conceptsovercoming roadblocks by approaching issues from a new angle – and sometimes culminating in more success than originally hoped.

Following her doctoral work and a postdoctoral fellowship at Indiana University, she accepted a faculty position at the University of Alabama, where she’s been an associate professor, department chair, and, now, a full professor.

Marcia's can-do mindset extends to a community engagement project she spearheaded, called Hear Here Alabama, a program to increase access and affordability of hearing healthcare to rural Alabamians who have limited resources. She, her audiology colleagues, and a handful of students travel frequently in a Hear Here Alabama truck throughout West Central and South Alabama to provide hearing screenings and hearing evaluations. Their initial work has expanded to an NIH-funded clinical trial with over-the-counter hearing aids.

Bravo, Dr. Hay-McCutcheon, bravo! We honor your tenacity, commitment to quality healthcare for all, and visionary approaches to Audiology.

Our Hall of Fame

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Earl "Gip" Seaver

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margaret rogers

Margaret Rogers

2016
carolyn brown

Carolyn Brown

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dorothy craven

Dorothy Craven

2009
ehud yairi

Ehud Yairi

2001
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Hughlett Morris

1997
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Elaine Pagel Paden

1993
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Sara E Conlon

1989
frederic darley

Frederic L. Darley

1985
paul kileny

Paul Kileny

2019
robert keith

Robert Keith

2015
jerry zimmermann

Jerry Zimmermann

2012 co-awardee
edward conture

Edward G. Conture

2008
james hardy

James C Hardy

2000
theodore glattke

Theodore Glattke

1996
raymond kent

Raymond Kent

1992
dorothy sherman

Dorothy Sherman

1988
brad story

Brad Story

2018
mick handley

Mick Handley

2014
anne smith

Anne Smith

2011
sally peterson-falzone

S. Peterson-Falzone

2003
carol westby

Carol Westby

1999
kenneth moll

Kenneth Moll

1995
dean williams

Dean E. Williams

1991
charles van riper

Charles Van Riper

1987
robert margolis

Robert Margolis

2017
pat stelmachowicz

Pat Stelmachowicz

2013
michael gorga

Michael Gorga

2010
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John Mills

2002
thomas hixon

Thomas Hixon

1998
fred minifie

Fred Minifie

1994
duane spriestersbach

D.C. Spriestersbach

1990
james curtis

James F. Curtis

1986