Graduate Student Awarded ‘Changing Lives Scholarship’
Ashley Turner, 2023 winner of the “Make the Most of the Dash” and Ashley Hess legacy scholarship.
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, 2023, Ashley Turner, B.A., shall be awarded the 2023 “Make the Most of the Dash and Ashley Kaye Hess Changing Lives Scholarship.”
Ashley Turner is currently a graduate student at Nova Southeastern University pursuing her master’s degree in speech-language pathology. She is the current NSU SLP NSSLHA chapter president.
She received her bachelor’s degree from University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla., in Pre-K Primary Education (Age 3- Grade 3). She worked for Broward County Public Schools for 10 years ending in June 2022 so she can complete her SLP clinical rotations.
Ashley has a special interest in working in augmentative and alternative communication especially with children with autism and adults with ALS.
Posted 05/07/23