Stories Celebrating 100 Years of Excellence

Each day at the Cleveland Clinic brings something new for veteran speech-language pathologist Amy Rosneck, CCC-SLP. Join her to learn about a day in the life of a health care SLP.

ASHA member Luke Davis, CCC-SLP, brings us with him through a day at Wheaton Woods Elementary School, where he uses connections with students to foster communication.

Take a behind-the-scenes look at Kristina Deak, AuD, CCC-A, with Hearing HealthCare, Inc., as she shares what it’s like to work in audiology. 

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, ASHA returned to its founding city of Iowa City, Iowa. ASHA leaders met with students and faculty at the University of Iowa’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, hosted a seminar, and visited the historic home of founder Lee E. Travis.

President Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke brings her open-minded, well-traveled outlook to the professions’ work shaping the next 100 years.

Sandy Dorsey, MA, CCC-SLP, is the founder of Smiles for Speech, a nonprofit expanding access to speech therapy and early learning in Ghana and beyond. Through programs like Project Ghana and the upcoming Smiles for Speech Early Learning Center, the organization empowers children, supports families, and mentors future professionals.

Learn more about how this school-based SLP advocated for changes that prioritized her students’ needs and improved her workload challenges.

OpportuniTEAM, 2024 ASHA Board President Tena McNamara's initiative highlighted the Bridgeway Academy in Columbus, Ohio, where SLPs, music therapists, and actors partner with Ohio State University’s Theatre department to offer Shakespeare and Autism.

SLPs Rachel Dorsey, Hillary Crow, and Caroline Gaddy advocate for recognizing and valuing autistic attributes.

George Castle, CCC-SLP, talks about how his mentor, Kenyatta Rivers, taught him to live his life helping others in their careers while pulling himself up at the same time.

As both an audiologist and an SLP, Tena McNamara has mentored students, offering unique insights across two professions.

The Mobile Audiology Clinic addresses hearing care disparities in underserved communities by providing on-site audiological services.

Sulare Rose, an SLP in Washington, D.C., has impacted the profession as a co-creator of the Culturally S.M.A.R.T (Student Multicultural Awareness & Research Training) Fellowship.

Early-career audiologist Sarah Kingsbury is pioneering a unique path by applying her audiology expertise in aviation.

Attendees at the 1968 Denver convention found themselves, along with the nation, in a politically, socially and culturally tumultuous time, and some members led the charge for change.