Speech Pathology Australia Annual Report 2020

Association Awards and Member Recognition It was a year of achievements for a number of members of Speech Pathology Austral ia. Dr Hi lary Johnson and Professor Pamela Snow were awarded Speech Pathology Austral ia Life Membership. Dr Robyn O’Hal loran and Ms Jennifer Peach were awarded the El inor Wray Award. Ms Cathy Clark was presented with a Service to the Association Awards. The Community Contribution award, which is granted by the Association to recognise outside agencies or individuals who have made a significant and valuable contribution to speech pathology was awarded to The City of Adelaide for ‘developing comprehensive strategies to support individuals with communication disabi l ities in accessing services, including l ibraries, community centres and customer service centres.” Innovation Awards Pursuant to the aspirations outl ined in the Speech Pathology 2030 report, the Association’s Board of Directors, in early 2019, approved the implementation of the Speech Pathology Austral ia Innovation Awards. In 2020, Professor Kirrie Bal lard won the Speech Pathology Austral ia Innovation Award in the Research Category for her work on ‘Say Bananas’, a col laboration between speech pathologists, engineers and computer scientists, to develop an interactive video-gaming system for remote tablet-based speech therapy. The Innovation Award in the Professional Practice category was not awarded in 2020.

Professor Pamela Snow - Life Membership

Dr Hilary Johnson - Life Membership

Dr Robyn O'Halloran - Elinor Wray Award

Ms Jennifer Peach - Elinor Wray Award

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2020 ANNUAL REPORT Speech Pathology Australia