The Department of Communication Disorders at Fort Hays State University has both an undergraduate and graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology. It is a free-standing department within the College of Health and Life Sciences.

History

The program was established in the 1951 when Dr. Geneva Herndon began developing course work in the area of speech-language pathology. The first two graduates entered the field in 1955. Today our alumni are active in the profession across the United States and in several foreign countries.

Today, the Department of Communication Disorders and the Geneva Herndon Clinic are housed on the first floor of Albertson Hall on the Fort Hays State University campus. The Department has both an undergraduate, pre-professional program, and a graduate program, that prepares candidates for the entry-level requirement for the profession of speech-language pathology.

The Department of Communication Disorders has a faculty of five full-time doctoral level positions in the area of speech-language pathology or audiology. However, at this time two of these positions are filled with one full-time master level instructor and part-time master level instructors. In addition, there are two full-time Program Specialists and two other part-time clinical instructors. The most valuable member of the departmental staff is our Administrative Specialist, Deb Storer and the students who work in the front office.

	Undergraduate students learn about the development of communication skills in children with a hands-on learning activity called "Baby Day".
Graduate students learn about different types of speech-generating (SGD) or augmentative-alternative communication (AAC) devices during a hands-on learning activity.

Contact Information: infoslp@fhsu.edu - 785-628-5366