Detailed information about Graduate Assistantships, both in the Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology Department and university-wide, can be found here. Please note that all applications for departmental graduate assistantships are due to Emilie Aguilar at 8890 McGaw Road, Columbia, MD 21045 no later than March 15.
Dr. Bernard A. Saltysiak Memorial Endowment Fund Description: Established in memory of Bernard A. Saltysiak, O.D. (behavioral optometrist), Loyola Class of 1947 (B.S. Latin), by his widow, Mrs. Elaine B. Saltysiak-Brickett, a speech-language pathologist and longtime member of the Mount St. Agnes faculty. Dr. Saltysiak was a very active alumnus, serving as an Evergreen Fund volunteer and on the Reitz Arena Fund Committee for the Decade of Decision Capital Campaign. He died July 1, 1990. Selection: By the Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology department on the basis of academic strength and interest in developing clinical skills. The scholarship is to a Loyola College undergraduate senior who plans to continue his or her education in speech-language pathology in the Loyola College graduate program. The recipient is expected to spend at least 15 hours observing and assisting with visual training therapy in the office of Timothy Madgar, O.D. (or in an optometric or clinic approved by Elaine Saltysiak-Brickett). The purpose is to insure awareness of the relationship between functional visual and the development of language skills - the area in which Dr. Bernard Saltysiak did most of his research. Application Procedure: A student must meet the selection criteria. Once a student is accepted into the graduate program, he or she will be invited to apply for the scholarship by completing an essay detailing reasons of interest in this area of study. Final decisions will be made once a student has secured, via deposit, his or her intent to attend the Loyola College graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology. All documentation should be sent to Dr. Lisa Schoenbrodt. The Scottish Rite Therapist Training Fellowship This fellowship is awarded by the Freemasons of the Maryland Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation. The grant is made to a student for full time study in a master’s degree program in speech-language pathology at a college in Maryland. To apply for the fellowship, students must have been accepted to the master’s degree program and have had supervised clinical experience. Students must complete an application for the John Brockman Fellowship which is available from Dr. Kathleen Siren after March 1st. Applicants must include a resume and a sealed official transcript. Applications must be filed with Dr. Siren by April 1st. Send To: Loyola College in MD, 8890 McGaw Rd., Columbia, MD 21045, Attention: Program Manager The department may nominate 3 student finalists to the Scottish Rite Freemasonry. The finalists will be requested to meet with the Fellowship Committee of the Maryland Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation, usually in early May. Fellows are selected by the committee by June 1. To continue as a Fellow, the student must - Maintain a 3.0 grade point average
- Complete master’s degree requirements within 2 years
- Complete at lease 1 term of their clinical practicum experience at The Hilgenberg Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders of the Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore.
- Complete the Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) and at least one additional year as a licensed certified speech-language pathologist at the Center.
The award is used toward tuition payment. The CFY salary and first year professional employment will be paid at the salary rate of the Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore. A bonus is paid when the clinical practicum and the degree program is completed and employment has begun at the Center. The John W. Brockman Fellowship for Speech/Language Pathology This fellowship is awarded by the Freemasons of the Maryland Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation to a student for full or part time study in a master’s degree program in speech-language pathology at a college in Maryland. To apply for the fellowship, students must have been accepted to the master’s degree program and have had supervised clinical experience. Students must complete an application for the John Brockman Fellowship which is available from Dr. Kathleen Siren after March 1st. Applicants must include a resume and a sealed official transcript. Applications must be filed with Dr. Siren by April 1st. Send to Loyola College in MD, 8890 McGaw Rd., Columbia, MD 21045, Attention: Program Manager. The finalists will be requested to meet with the Fellowship Committee of the Maryland Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation, usually in early May. Fellows are selected by the committee by June 1. To continue as a Fellow, the student must - Maintain a 3.0 grade point average
- Complete a minimum of 12 credits per year and complete master’s degree requirements within 4 years
- Complete at lease 1 term of their clinical practicum experience at The Hilgenberg Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders of the Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore.
The award is per course credit hour up to 30 credit hours leading to the master's degree. A bonus is awarded to Fellows who obtain employment in Maryland and complete their CFY within 2 yrs of completing the Master of Science degree program. | 
