Recipients of the Edwin and Esther Prentke AAC Distinguished Lecture
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Background
The Edwin and Esther Prentke Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Distinguished Lecture was initiated in 1997 to honor the life and work of the late Edwin and Esther Prentke. The Prentkes dedicated their lives to developing technologies that liberate the lives of people with disabilities. The lecture is delivered by a person who uses augmentative and alternative communication (PWUAAC) to communicate.
The Prentke Lecture was co-sponsored by PRC-Saltillo and Semantic Compaction Systems from 1997-2019 and was presented at the ASHA Annual Conference. PRC-Saltillo continued its generous sponsorship of Prentke Lecture and began a partnership with ATIA to host the lecture at its annual conference. In 2021, during the global pandemic, the Prentke Lecture was presented as part of the ATIA 2021 Virtual Event – the first online presentation of the lecture. In 2022, the Prentke Lecture was presented as part of the ATIA 2022 Orlando +Virtual Conference for in-person and virtual attendees.
Past Recipients
| # | Year | ASHA Conference Site | Lecture by |
| 1st | 1997 | Boston, MA | Gus Estrella |
| 2nd | 1998 | San Antonio, TX | Ronnie Meeker |
| 3rd | 1999 | San Francisco, CA | Faye Warren |
| 4th | 2000 | Washington, DC | Bob Williams |
| 5th | 2001 | New Orleans, LA | Paul Pecunas |
| 6th | 2002 | Atlanta, GA | Solomon Rakhman |
| 7th | 2003 | Chicago, IL | Jon Feucht |
| 8th | 2004 | Philadelphia, PA | Rick Creech |
| 9th | 2005 | San Diego, CA | Michael Williams |
| 10th | 2006 | Miami, FL | Tracy Rackensperger |
| 11th | 2007 | Boston, MA | Robert O’Gurek |
| 12th | 2008 | Chicago, IL | Rick Keeton |
| 13th | 2009 | New Orleans, LA | Bac Shelton |
| 14th | 2010 | Philadelphia, PA | India Ochs |
| 15th | 2011 | San Diego, CA | Robert Segalman |
| 16th | 2012 | Atlanta, GA | Jennifer Lowe |
| 17th | 2013 | Chicago, IL | Christopher Klein |
| 18th | 2014 | Orlando, FL | Noah Trembly |
| 19th | 2015 | Denver, CO | Kristin Rytter, Ph.D. |
| 20th | 2016 | Philadelphia, PA | Martin Pistorius |
| 21st | 2017 | Los Angeles, CA | Yoosun Chung |
| 22nd | 2018 | Boston, MA | Todd Hutchinson |
| 23rd | 2019 | Orlando, FL | Stephanie Faso |
| # | Year | ATIA Conference | Lecture by |
| 24th | 2021 | ATIA 2021 Virtual Event | Kevin Williams |
| 25th | 2022 | ATIA 2022 Orlando + Virtual | Lance McLemore |