2006 Samuel F. Lybarger Award

This award is given to individuals who have made a significant and pioneering contribution within the field of hearing while employed by a hearing healthcare company or corporation. The activity (research, engineering, or teaching) must have a significant impact on the understanding of normal or disordered auditory systems and extend beyond the contribution to their company's service or product.

Recipient: Sadanand Singh, Ph.D.

Dr. Singh holds two doctorate degrees, one patent, one trademark, has been on the faculty of 4 universities, published over 50 scientific articles, and published 8 books and last year founded his third publishing company. His first publishing company, College Hill Press, was started in a garage behind his house while he was on faculty at University of Texas Health Science Center. Under his direction, 250 different titles in the area of speech and hearing were published. Ten years after founding College Hill Press (and later selling it) he founded his second publishing company, Singular Publishing and oversaw the publication of over 350 titles and 7 journals. He has just entered the publishing world again with his third publishing company, Plural Publishing, but not before developing a literature search program (ContentScan) for the internet. Dr. Singh's name is synonymous with publishing many books used by students and clinicians alike. He understood the need to share the knowledge held by many. Through his encouragement to academicians, researchers and practitioners, he created a forum to share their knowledge with others. Dr. Singh has created a library within and outside our profession for all to share. For more information on the Samuel F. Lybarger Award, click here.