Audiology Foundation of America
Michael Pengelly

The Audiology Foundation of America (AFA), Lafayette, Ind, has awarded two scholarships to audiologists who have enrolled in distance education programs.

Michael Pengelly and Jennifer Reside were each awarded $1,000 scholarships, funded by Widex, during a drawing at the AFA booth during the 2005 AAA Convention.

Jennifer Reside

Pengelly began classes at the Arizona School of Health Sciences in fall 2005. Reside, who holds degrees from the University of Iowa and Louisiana Tech University, will attend the University of Florida’s distance education program beginning in spring 2006. She currently works in a private practice in Minnesota dispensing hearing aids and administering vestibular evaluations.

AFA will continue to award scholarships as part of its participation at the AAA convention in April.

MedRx Inc
MedRx Inc, Largo, Fla, has appointed Penny Meeks as director of inside sales and training. She will assume the responsibility of supporting MedRx’s domestic customers with their training and sales support needs, as well as be instrumental in educating and supporting international distributors.

Penny Meeks

Meeks holds a BA from the University of South Florida, and has worked for MedRx in previous positions. She has also worked in a retail hearing aid dispensing office, gaining consumer and retail experience in the hearing care industry.

Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation
The Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC), Milwaukee, has elected a new executive committee. CAOHC’s main objective is to promote the conservation of hearing by enhancing the quality of occupational hearing programs.

James Banach

The new executive committee is led by CAOHC Chair James Banach, MBA, representing the American Industrial Hygiene Association on the council. He is currently the CIO and vice president of operations for Quest Technologies.

Mary M. McDaniel

Vice-Chair Mary M. McDaniel, MS, represents the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) on the council. She owns the consulting firm of Pacific Hearing Conservation Inc, Seattle, and also serves as an adjunct audiologist to the Center for Hearing Health, San Ramon, Calif.

Paul J. Brownson

Paul J. Brownson, MD, secretary/treasurer, is a representative of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He is the corporate medical coordinator for The Dow Chemical Company, Indianapolis.

Richard W. Danielson

Richard W. Danielson, PhD, immediate past chair, represents the American Academy of Audiology. He is an associate professor of otorhinolaryngology and communicative sciences at Baylor College of Medicine and the National Science Biomedical Research Institute, Houston. Danielson also serves as the manager for audiology and hearing conservation at the Johnson Space Center-NASA.

David D. Lee

CAOHC also approved two new council members for its board of directors. Robert Thayer Sataloff, MD, DMA, is a representative of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. David D. Lee, MIS, CIH, CSP, will represent the American Society of Safety Engineers. He is currently a safety specialist at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Amplifon USA
Brian Taylor

Amplifon USA, Minneapolis, has promoted Brian Taylor to director of professional development. In this role, Taylor will continue to manage a professional development staff and oversee the delivery of training courses and educational material to the company’s hearing care specialists, as well as direct new product and equipment launches for the company.

Audiology Online
Audiology Online, San Antonio, has promoted Russell Kacer to marketing director. His responsibilities include advertising campaign management, convergent Web analytics, and other marketing research based projects. He will also remain heavily involved with the Audiology Online Corporate Partners and their E-Learning efforts.

Yvette Duran	Kristi Albers	Russell Kacer

The company has also hired Kristi Albers, e-learning manager, and Yvette Duran, software development engineer. Albers will offer support to Audiology Online’s E-Learning department in efforts to ensure customer satisfaction, and to assist corporate partner companies in developing a larger library of online event offerings. Duran will administer day-to-day maintenance and operations of the Web site. She will also be involved in assessing the platform for new and updated features to improve the visitor’s overall experience.