CHP student receives recognition
In
the summer semester, assistant professor Laurel Hays required her
students to make presentations about various speech language devices
the students would use in the clinical setting. Jenelle Stahlke, who is just finishing her first year in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program, was asked to present about the Passy-Muir Speaking Valve and she decided to “jazz it up” a little.
Jenelle Stahlke
with a copy of her poem. “I wrote a poem titled ‘Ode to the Passy-Muir Speaking Valve’ describing the benefits a patient may experience when wearing the valve,” said Stahlke.
Apparently taking a novel approach is not unusual for Stahlke, who is extremely inventive and always goes “above and beyond the course requirements,” according to Hays. “She consistently adds something innovative to whatever she does and this is a perfect example of her creativity.”
Stahlke sent the poem to Passy-Muir Inc., who is a leading manufacturer of tracheostomy and ventilator speaking valves.
A few weeks ago Passy-Muir Inc. contacted Stahlke requesting permission to post the poem on its Web site. They mentioned that their consulting department was working on putting the poem to music and they may want to use it in the future.
Friday, April 29, 2005
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