Cassandra Davis Memorial Scholarship

Cassandra Davis graduated summa cum laude from The University of Arizona in May of 2002 with a BS in Speech and Hearing Sciences and a BA in Spanish with an emphasis in linguistics. She was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Her special interest area was bilingual communication disorders. Cassandra was about to begin graduate school when she died in a car accident in July of 2002. In Cassandra’s memory, an endowed scholarship was established by family and friends in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences to serve as a permanent memorial to her and to the pursuit of academic excellence.

Recipients of the Cassandra Davis Memorial Scholarship are Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences majors who will be juniors or seniors or will be continuing master’s students in speech-language pathology at the University of Arizona and have demonstrated scholastic excellence and a desire to help others.  Applications for 2012 are available until April 1, 2012. 2012-2013 CDMS application

Scholarship Recipients

2011-2012: Katherine Redden and Anna-Alyse Tellez
2010-2011: Jenna Beltrami and Taylor Howard
2009-2010:  Kristin Larson and Amanda Lopez
2008-2009:  Sarah Cook and Amanda Beneke
2007-2008:  Kristen Kalend, Meghan Matthews, Michelle Wilson, and Amanda Beneke
2006-2007:  Aileen Wong and Katie Leake
2005-2006:  Antonia Vitela and Deanna Nagai
2004-2005:  Sarette Schneider and Jennifer Parrott
2003-2004:  Kristen Perona

Cassandra’s Clinical Connection was established to honor Cassandra’s legacy as a clinical prodigy. Undergraduates must show outstanding potential and preparation for clinic.
Recipients
2009-2010:   Allison Driscoll
2008-2009:   Meghan Matthews

Please direct questions about this scholarship to:
Cathy Fay
Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences, room 220
University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210071
Tucson, AZ 85721-0071
Email: cfay@email.arizona.edu
Phone: (520)621-1819
Fax: (520)621-9901

Donations can be sent to:
The University of Arizona Foundation
Cassandra Davis Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Department of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
1131 E. 2nd Street
Tucson, AZ 85721
Or online at the UA Foundation. Designate “Other” and enter Cassandra Davis Endowed Memorial Scholarship.