Rachel Edrich Receives 2021 Ashley Kaye Hess Scholarship
Rachel Edrich, B.A., 2021 winner of the Make the Most of the Dash and Ashley Kaye Hess Changing Lives Scholarship.
Graduate student Rachel Edrich was awarded the 2021 Make the Most of the Dash and Ashley Kaye Hess Changing Lives Scholarship. The scholarship is named for Hess – a cheerleader, dancer, teacher and Nova Southeastern University speech-language pathology master’s candidate – who was killed in a tragic car accident on May 14, 2016. Hess was 28.
Edrich is currently a graduate student at NSU pursuing her master’s degree in speech-language pathology at the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences and works as a speech-language pathology assistant at a private practice in Davie. She holds the position of treasurer for the SLP student government association. She received her bachelor’s degree in communicative disorders at the University of Alabama. She was a member of the Million Dollar Band Color Guard for five years and captain for two.
Edrich has always had a passion for dancing/performing and wanting to make a difference in the lives of others. She was honored and excited to win the award.
“I will continue to dance and touch other people’s lives with Ashley in my heart!” she said.
Congratulations Rachel!
Contributed by Tambi Braun, SLP.D., CCC/SLP, is an associate professor and NSSLHA mentor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology.