In Appreciation: Alan S. Feldman

Alan S. Feldman, 1981–1982 ASHA president, died Jan. 23, at age 90 in North Potomac, Maryland. Alan S. Feldman Feldman, an audiologist, served in the U.S. Navy and earned a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and PhD in audiology from Syracuse University. Feldman later ran the Communication Disorder Units at Syracuse University and SUNY Upstate Medical Center. He then opened his own practice and promoted autonomy and private practice in audiology. He served in leadership roles for the New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the New York State Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology, and on several ASHA committees. Feldman, who received ASHA Honors, also served on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation’s Board of Trustees and received the ASHFoundation’s Frank R. Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Career Award. Feldman made substantial contributions to audiology and hearing science as a scholar, a prolific writer, an educator and a leader. The 1993 ASHA Committee on Honors declared that Feldman altered the course of audiology through his achievements. He worked tirelessly to change the ASHA Code of Ethics to permit audiologists to dispense hearing aids and was at the forefront of environmental hearing issues as an expert on the toxic effects of industrial noise. Feldman published widely on tympanometry and middle-ear measurements, co-authoring a seminal text with Laura Wilbur, “Acoustic Impedance and Admittance: The Measurement of Middle Ear ...
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