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October 15. 1999 Volume 96, No. 18

Leader Clinic renamed in

honor of former governor
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clear as far as what rve do herc."
In the past, many
'['hat quote, "Every child, no -
REDEDlcArtoN Edinboro universitv *:il:H:1t?3r?'rH?
Pennsylvania Governor George Leacjer (1955-1959) to
students matter what their talents or
l)ogue, Terry Snrith, dean of have often rrislabeled Leader disability, deserves an education campus on Friday for the rededication of the Leader Ciinic.
liberal arts and interim graduate Clinic as being just another The long{ime speech & hearing facility was renamed as the
dean, and Frank Johnson, health center here on canlpus. continued on Page 2 Governor George Leader Speech and Hearing Center.
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FOLLOW THE LEADER Edinboro University's Leader ctinic has b"""i''?llt#;;3itifill
Governor George. Leader Speech and Hearing Center in honor of former Pennsylvania
Governor George Leader, a man who was instrumental in launching the clinic Oact iri t gOO.

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that will permit them to achieve
the zenith of their potential,"
arose in an interesting fashion,
according to Shinn.
"When I asked him what sort
of quote he wanted to put on
there," Shinn said, "at first, the
phone got silent and I thought I
had lost him. So after five
seconds, I asked if he was still
there, and that's when he came
up with that outstanding quote."
Edinboro's graduate program
in speech language pathology
has consistently recorded high
marks among students who take
the National Exam of Speech
Language Pathology and
Audiology.
"Our pass rates are virtually
100 percent," said Shinn. "and
our average scores are well get into EUP's graduate
above the national level." program in speech language
Apart from the new building, pathology. When all is said and
the Department of Speech and done, only 20 of those
Communication Studies plans to applicants are accepted.
unveil a new undergraduate Although nearly half of the 20
curriculum in speech and accepted graduate students
hearing in the fall of 2000. attended Edinboro as
'The B.A. curriculum will undergraduates, many other
definitely be new and EUP graduates go on to schools
improved," said Dennis Lutz, such as Pitt, Penn State, and
director of the Governor George other major research
Leader Speech & Hearing universities.
Center. '"The students witl "We want our students to find
benefit by their increased ability their own path to success,"
to select electives that will Shinn said. "Every year, we
better prepare them for the lose some of our top notch
graduate school oftheir choice." undergraduate students to other
Shinn said that each spring universities. And really, we
nearly 150 applicants apply to couldn't be happier for them."