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Speech pathology graduate awarded top student

SPEECH PATHOLOGIST GRADUATE , Rachel Hull was awarded the prestigious 2014 HESTA Student of the Year Award. This award is granted to a Griffith University student enrolled in a School of Allied Health Sciences Program with the highest ranking grade point average according to overall academic results at the end of the program with outstanding clinical performance and contribution to the community and School of Allied Health Sciences. ‘I graduated from Griffith University’s Master of Speech Pathology Program last December and recently received the Allied Health Student of the Year award for 2014. Sponsored by HESTA Superannuation, this industry award is presented each year to a Physiotherapy, Exercise Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, or Speech Pathology student and I was delighted to represent the profession of Speech Pathology in this way. The two-year Masters program at Griffith provided me with diverse theoretical knowledge and a wide variety of clinical experiences, as well as opportunities to promote our profession within the community. All of these experiences prepared me for work as a Speech Pathologist in a private practice, which I love, and winning this award was an unexpected honour. My sincere thanks go to HESTA for acknowledging students in this way and the Griffith University Speech Pathology department for nominating me.’

RACHEL HULL

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