Dr. Ann Stadelmaier Hearing Aid Fund
Dr. Ann Stadelmaier
was the former executive director of Hearing Evaluation Services (HES) and a
Kenmore Lion who passed away on August 30, 2006 after a long battle with
cancer. As an audiologist and Lion, Dr. Stadelmaier was committed to helping
individuals with hearing loss obtain hearing aids regardless of their ability to
pay. Shortly before she passed away, the HES Board of Directors approached Dr.
Stadelmaier to see if there was anything they could do in honor of all of her
years of service to HES. True to her mission, Dr. Stadelmaier asked them to
continue the work she had begun with the Lions club, providing affordable
hearing aids to those in financial need. A team of her co-workers and Lions, in
conjunction with the University at Buffalo’s Speech Language and Hearing Clinic,
developed the Fund in the fall of 2006 in memory of this amazing woman and
audiologist.
Dr. Stadelmaier started her career in 1972 as a speech language pathologist in
the public schools. She went on to receive her Masters Degree in Audiology from
the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1984 and her Doctor of Audiology
degree from the University of Florida in 2000. Dr. Stadelmaier began working
with HES in June of 1984 and was installed as executive director in 2000.
Over the years, Dr. Stadelmaier worked with hundreds if not thousands of hearing
impaired patients. She devoted herself to finding the best solutions to help
people hear and communicate better. Dr. Stadelmaier was known for her
compassion, creativity, patience, and technical skill.
Dr. Stadelmaier was committed to sharing her knowledge and passion for better
hearing. She was an adjunct clinical instructor for the University at Buffalo,
passing on her expertise to audiology students. Dr. Stadelmaier was also active
in the professional community and had served as the president of the Western New
York Academy of Audiology and was a member of the New York State Speech Hearing
and Language Association.
One
of Dr. Stadelmaier’s greatest gifts to the Western New York community was the
role she played in the Lions Club. As the Hearing Chair for District 20-N, she
worked diligently to educate people about hearing loss, hearing protection and
the options available for helping people to hear better. She also performed
hearing screenings at numerous community events and collected used hearing aids
to help people with hearing loss who could not otherwise afford hearing aids. It
was in this spirit that the Dr. Ann Stadelmaier fund was developed. Ann would
have been extremely pleased to know that even now she continues to aid the
hearing impaired in Western New York.
Dr. Ann Stadelmaier Hearing Aid Fund
4949 Harlem Road, Suite 301
Amherst, New York 14226
As we all know, untreated hearing loss can lead to embarrassment, social isolation, and even depression. Dr. Stadelmaier’s mission was to bring people out of the silence and back into the world of hearing. For more specific information regarding the fund please see the Applicant Information Sheet.
To apply for assistance through the fund, see the Financial Assistance Application.