Dispenser of the Year Award
Each year, the Texas Hearing Aid Association honors one of its members with the coveted THAA Dispenser of the Year Award. The award is given to the licensed hearing aid specialist who practices the highest standard of ethics when serving the hearing impaired of Texas.
2024 Dispenser of the Year
Christopher L. Bisel, BC-HIS, Owner, Bisel Hearing Aid Center
 Chris Bisel, owner of Bisel Hearing Aid Center in Houston, TX, is board-certified in hearing instrument sciences. He is a third-generation hearing instrument specialist and a native Houstonian. Growing up in the hearing aid business has allowed him to witness many technology changes over his 35 years of fitting hearing aids. He is a former item writer for the National Board Certification Exam, a member of the International Hearing Society and Texas Hearing Aid Association, and the most recent Past President of the Texas Hearing Aid Association. Chris’s father, Gordon Bisel, facilitated the production of all the earmolds for radio communication for the NASA Space Program from the Gemini 5 mission through the first space shuttle mission.
We look forward to presenting the award at the THAA 2024 Annual Conference on June 21-22, 2024 in Plano, TX.
View the link below to see the press release with the full announcement.
Past Dispenser of the Year Award Recipients
| Saleem Assaf |
Gary Haun
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Curtis Martin |
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Lance Brooks
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Carla Hoffman
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William McCrae |
Steve Carpenter
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Paul Jay |
Ben Norris |
Chris Czop
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Barry Kienholz |
Dusty Potter |
Larry Farris
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Rep. Tracy King
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Jesse Rangel |
Ken Haesly
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Denise Kopecki
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Amy Trost |
Dispenser of the Year Nomination Process
Nominations or self-nominations for Dispenser of the Year are accepted every year before the THAA Annual Conference. Submissions for 2024 are now closed. Stay tuned for the naming of the 2024 honoree!
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years dispensing in Texas as a fully licensed dispenser.
- Must be a member of THAA.
- Has never received a disciplinary action from a state licensing agency.
- Has performed at least one of the following volunteer services or achieved one of the following professional accreditations:
- Served the hearing impaired in some volunteer capacity—locally, nationally, or internationally.
- Served on the THAA Board of Directors or an association ad hoc committee.
- Served or currently serves on the TDLR Advisory Board or the former DSHS Licensing Committee.
- Serves or has served as a TDLR Proctor/Rater for the state licensing exam.
- Maintains National Board Certification (BC-HIS) or ACA.
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