The first class in speech correction at Woman’s College (now UNCG) was offered in 1959 through the School of Education. In 1962, the Department of Drama and Speech was created and was later renamed as the Department of Communication and Theater in 1977. The department split in 1994, with the establishment of the Department of Communication and within it, the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program. In 1997, the program became its own independent department. Today, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is part of the School of Health and Human Sciences and offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, a Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Department Heads:
Kathryn England (1962-1965)
Herman Middleton (1965-1974)
John Jellicorse (1974-1994)
Robert Hansen (1989-1994)
Craig Smith (1994-1995)
H.L. Goodall Jr. (1995-1997)
Jaqueline Cimorelli (1997-2002)
Celia Hooper (2002-2007)
Robert Mayo (2007-2011)
Kristine Lundgren (2011-2014)
Denise Tucker (2014-2015)
Robert Mayo (2015-current)
Department Names:
Drama and Speech Department (1962-1977)
Department of Communication and Theater (1977-1994)
Communication Sciences and Disorders Program in the Department of Communication (1994-1997)
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (1997-current)