Mary Pannbacker (died February 16, 2015) was a speech-language pathologist and university professor."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 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"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 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She then earned a Master of Communication Disorders (MCD) from the University of Oklahoma. She received her PhD in Communication Disorders from the State University of New York at Buffalo."People: May 2015," The ASHA Leader, May 2015, Vol. 20, 18-20. Accessed July 9, 2016. doi:10.1044/leader.PPL.20052015.18
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. At LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, she held an endowed chair in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, the Albertson's Professor of Speech-Language Pathology."Administration, Boards, & Faculty," LSU Health Shreveport, Accessed July 9, 2016. She was named a professor emerita of LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport in 2014.
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. At the state level, she was president of the Louisiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association."Past Recipients," American Cleft Palate - Craniofacial Association, Accessed July 9, 2016.
Family Pannbacker was survived by three children.
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