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ar_text2[ar_text2.length] = ""As a proud three-time alumna of ISU, I couldn't be happier to share what ISU and the Department of Speech Pathology means to me. I received an excellent education at Illinois State University and I'm working in a profession that I love. I am grateful to the Department of Speech Pathology for giving me a wonderful foundation for lifelong learning." --  Rita L. Bailey, (B.S., 1990, M.S., 1992, Ed., D., 2002)";
ar_text2[ar_text2.length] = ""I was recently elected to the Executive Board of the Florida Assoication of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists).  My position is Vice President for Educational Services.  Also I was recently promoted to being the assistant to the speech chairperson in my region at Miami-Dade Public Schools." -- Michael Baugher";
ar_text2[ar_text2.length] = ""I am currently attending Nova Southeastern University.  Also, I am doing Newborn Infant Hearing Screening at the Broward General Medical Center.  I can honestly say that Illinois State has prepared me to the fullest, if not more, for graduate school." -- Stephanie Born";
ar_text2[ar_text2.length] = ""I'm at St. Joseph's hospital, they claim to be one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation. I really fee like I'm making a difference in patients' lives, as well as their families' lives.  I'm doing the best job I can at representing myself and Illinois State University here in Arizona. Thank you all for preparing me to do that."  -- Stacy Sullivan";
ar_text2[ar_text2.length] = ""I recieved my graduate degree from ISU in 1989.  I have always appreciated the education I received there, and have thoroughly enjoyed my career since that time.  I worked at an acute-care hospital, then in rehabilitative nursing homes.  I currently am teaching undergraduate Speech Pathology courses at Geneva College.  Thanks gor a good education!" -- Susan Gantz Layton";
ar_text2[ar_text2.length] = ""I begin my new career as a special education teacher tomorrow at Enos Elementary School.  I'll be greeting seven third through fifth grade students and hoping to make a difference in their lives.  Thank you for helping this 51 year-old woman (a.k.a. non-traditional student) begin a new adventure in her life!" -- Alison Schomburg";