Bank of America grant will benefit Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic

Fort Worth, TX

11/5/2007

TCU recently received a $15,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to benefit the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, a part of the Communication Sciences and Disorders program. With the help of the Bank of America grant, the Clinic will have the ability to expand its services and provide more care to the surrounding community.

"The bank's gift will enable the clinic to continue providing quality speech and hearing services to people in our community, many of whom do not have ability to pay for such services," said Chancellor Victor Boschini.

The Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic offers a wide variety of services to persons in Fort Worth and the surrounding area. Services are offered to English- and Spanish-speaking individuals, and include speech/language evaluations and therapy, audiological evaluations, hearing aid evaluations, aural habilitation, speech and hearing screening programs, information and referral.

"At Bank of America, we believe healthy communities are wonderful places to live and do business," said Mike Pavell, president for Bank of America in Fort Worth and a TCU alumni. "We applaud TCU and the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, and we are proud to support their efforts in removing the financial barriers that often exist between our residents and the opportunity to receive quality healthcare."

"I'm happy that Bank of America recognizes the value of the services that we provide, especially to the underserved in our community," said Dr. William Ryan, chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders at TCU.

For more information on the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, visit www.csd.tcu.edu.