Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences
Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Changing Lives Scholarship 2022 Winners
Jaclyn Keats and Cassidy Howell Awarded Make the Most of the Dash and Ashley Kaye Hess Changing Lives Scholarships (2022)
Many people knew and loved Ashley Kaye Hess, a cheerleader, dancer, teacher, and NSU speech-language pathology master’s candidate, before she was killed in a tragic car accident on May 14, 2016, at the age of 28.
On May 14, 2022, Jaclyn Keats, B.S., and Cassidy Howell, B.S., were awarded the 2022 “Make the Most of the Dash and Ashley Kaye Hess Changing Lives Scholarship”.
Jaclyn and Cassidy are both currently graduate students at Nova Southeastern University pursuing their master’s degree in speech-language pathology. Both are strong advocates for individuals with communication disorders. Like Ashley, both have always had a passion for dancing/performing and wanting to make a difference in the lives of others. They were honored and excited to win the award and plan to remember and reflect on Ashley’s life through their future clinical work.
Contributed by Tambi Braun, SLP.D., CCC/SLP, is an associate professor and NSSLHA mentor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology.
Jaclyn Keats, B.S. Cassidy Howell B.S.