The Deirdre Russell Award for Service

The Service Recognition Award was established in 1991, to recognise members of the community or profession who have, in a non-paid capacity, made a substantial contribution to the education of students in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (now The Discipline of Speech Pathology).

In 1997 Deirdre Russell was chosen as the recipient of the award, which was presented posthumously after her untimely death from cancer in April 1997.

From 1998 The Service Recognition Award was renamed The Deirdre Russell Award for Service.

Throughout her career Deirdre Russell made a significant contribution to speech pathology practice and services, and to the education of speech pathology students.

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Deirdre’s family continues to support the discipline. Her sister Roslyn Griffiths, always attends the annual presentation of the award and Deirdre’s husband, Jack, left a bequest for the Discipline which funds an annual speech pathology research scholarship.

Winner of the award for 2007, presented at a ceremony and reception on Tuesday 25th November 2008, is Eva Nemeth, Speech Pathologist at St Joseph's Hospital, Auburn

Eva being presented with her award by Dr Alison Purcell, the Discipline's Director of Clinical Education.

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