Mary Pannbacker
Died(2015-02-16)February 16, 2015
Shreveport, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOklahoma College for Women,
University of Oklahoma,
SUNY at Buffalo
AwardsFellow of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Distinguished Service Award from American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association
Scientific career
FieldsSpeech-language pathology
InstitutionsEast Texas State University,
Clarion University of Pennsylvania,
LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans,
LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport

Mary Pannbacker (died February 16, 2015) was a speech-language pathologist and university professor.[1] She held an endowed chair, the Albertson's Professor of Speech-Language Pathology, at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport. She was a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Education

Pannbacker attended Oklahoma College for Women, graduating in 1963[2] with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[1] She then earned a Master of Communication Disorders (MCD) from the University of Oklahoma.[1] She received her PhD in Communication Disorders from the State University of New York at Buffalo.[3]

Medical career

Pannbacker held positions at East Texas State University, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport.[1] At LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, she held an endowed chair in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences,[1] the Albertson's Professor of Speech-Language Pathology.[1][4] She was named a professor emerita of LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport in 2014.[3]

Professional Associations & Awards

Pannbacker was a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), a reviewer for ASHA journals, and a member of the ASHA's legislative council.[3] At the state level, she was president of the Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association.[3] She received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association.[5]

Family

Pannbacker was survived by three children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tribute for Mary Pannbacker," Perspectives on Speech and Oral Facial Disorders, Volume 25, July 2015, p.44. Accessed July 9, 2016. doi:10.1044/ssod25.1.44
  2. ↑ "A New List: Where are They Now?" The Trend, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, November 9, 1989, p.6. Accessed July 9, 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 "People: May 2015," The ASHA Leader, May 2015, Vol. 20, 18-20. Accessed July 9, 2016. doi:10.1044/leader.PPL.20052015.18
  4. ↑ "Administration, Boards, & Faculty," LSU Health Shreveport, Accessed July 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Past Recipients," American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association, Accessed July 9, 2016.
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