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2012 News ~ PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE COMMUNICATION May 1, 2012 The Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) received recognition from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) on May 1, 2012.  The CHEA Board of Directors voted to recognize ACAE as an accrediting body for doctoral programs in Audiology.  A national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.   ACAE is an independent, non-profit accreditation body created in 2003 to accredit professional doctoral programs in Audiology (Au.D. degree).  ACAE has designed a unique accreditation program that is exemplary in promoting higher standards through a rigorous system of web-based self-study.  The mission of ACAE is to assure the public that only those programs that have complied with this agency's standards and that graduate competent audiologists trained at the Au.D. level will be accredited.  The purpose of ACAE accreditation is to recognize, reinforce and promote high quality performance in Au.D. educational programs through a rigorous verification process.  This process will produce evidence that Au.D. programs have prepared graduates who are qualified to be doctoral-level audiologists.  It also will assure communities of interest that graduates will be able to function according to the national scope of practice, as defined by the professional organization. ACAE currently has accredited four programs and there are four additional ones in the pipeline at this time.     ACAE Board Members at AudiologyNOW - 2012   The ACAE is pleased to announce four new members to the 2012 ACAE Board of Directors: • Martha Mundy, Au.D., Coordinator of Au.D. Studies, Department of Allied Health Sciences, The Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; • Virginia Ramachandran, Au.D. Senior Staff Audiologist, Division of Audiology, Department of Otolaryngology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; • Brian Taylor, Au.D., Director, Practice Development and Clinical Affairs, Unitron, Plymouth, MN; • Maureen Valente, Ph.D., Director of Audiology Studies, Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 2012 ACAE Board of Directors Lisa Hunter, Ph.D., Chair Catherine Palmer, Ph.D.,Vice-Chair Angela Loavenbruck, Ed.D., Secretary Eric Hecker, Ph.D., Treasurer Cynthia Compton-Conley, Ph.D. Scott Griffiths, Ph.D. Martha Mundy,Au.D. Paul Pessis, Au.D. Virginia Ramachandran, Au.D. Brian Taylor, Ph.D. Maureen Valente, Ph.D. Doris Gordon, MS/MPH, Executive Director (Ex-Officio) Deep Appreciation: The ACAE Board of Directors extends its many thanks to Angela Loavenbruck for the major donation that she provided to ACAE during 2011. Dr. Loavenbruck was the first Chair of ACAE and is currently a board member. The ACAE Board of Directors extends its many thanks to the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) for the generous grant that it received in Decembr 2011. ACAE Corner in Audiology Today: There have been three articles in the ACAE Corner of Audiology Today since November 2011. The first was by Gerald Church, Ph.D., Central Michigan University, the second was by Maureen Valente, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine, and the third was by Martha Mundy, Au.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Look for the fourth article in this series in the May/June 2012 issue by Erica Friedland, Au.D., Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. All of the articles emphasize accreditation, audiology education or higher education. Over the course of the summer, we hope to continue with articles from faculty/students of ACAE accredited programs, ACAE board members and/or other stakeholders. Be sure to look for these upcoming issues! ACAE Publications Link: ACAE features relevant links to articles in accreditation and higher education on its website under Publications. The articles are written by ACAE Board of Directors, audiologists and professionals who have a keen interest in maintaining audiology education excellence. ACAE's Accreditation Manual for Au.D. Academic Programs can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here.