Memphis Area Affiliate Chapter (the MAAC) and Members Receive Awards during the 45th Convention

by Daphne McDonald, M.S., CCC-SLP, dmcdonald@speakinglifehealthcare.com

In Memphis, TN, the MAAC continues to be a light in the field of speech-language pathology and audiology, as it exemplifies service and advocacy for all people, in general, but Blacks, specifically. During NBASLH’s 45th Annual Convention, the MAAC garnered support to receive two awards for its diligence, advocacy and service during 2022: The Affiliate Advocate of the Year Award, and the Affiliate of the Year Award. Also, one of its members, Linda Redmond Taylor, M.A., CCC-SLP-L, was awarded the Professional Advocate of the Year, and another member, Autumn Barron, Ph.D. Aud., was awarded the Student Advocate of the Year. So, this is the MAAC’s message to all other NBASLH Affiliates: “Consider yourselves warned: We plan to be selected for those same awards next year. The question is, will you let us?”