Jacqueline Cimorelli, Ph.D., Associate Professor (in memory)
It is with a heavy
heart that the faculty of Communication Sciences and Disorders at UNCG, announces
the untimely passing of our emeritus faculty member Dr. Jacqueline Cimorelli,
Tuesday, Jan 20, following a brief illness. After receiving her Ph.D. from Penn
State University Dr. Cimorelli joined the faculty of CSD in 1977 . She served
as Department Head from 1992 to 2002 before her retirement in 2005. She authored
Language Therapy a Complete Cognitive Therapy Program and was co-author of two
significant U.S. Department of Education Grants among many other publications
and accomplishments. Widely regarded as a master teacher and champion of both
students and faculty, she influenced the discipline of speech language pathology
on state and national levels. A scholarship has been established by her family;
continuing donations are being accepted: The Dr. Jacqueline M. Cimorelli Scholarship
in Communication Science and Disorders, Attn: Sharon Storm Brown, 430 HHP Bldg.,
P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, N.C. 27402-6170.
