History of CAC


History

The Clinical Aphasiology Conference was founded by Dr. Bruce Porch in 1971. During the 25th Anniversary Meeting, Conference Chair Jennifer Horner captured the "voices" of previous chairs. Take a few moments to experience the conference's history by reading the transcript of this powerful presentation. You can also view the on-line scrapbook.

Previous Conferences

Number

Year

Location

Conference Chair

1

1971

Albuquerque

Bruce Porch

2

1972

Albuquerque

Bruce Porch

3

1973

Albuquerque

Bruce Porch

4

1974

New Orleans

Robert T. Wertz

5

1975

Santa Fe

Berry, Holtzapple, Hubbard, Wallace

6

1976

Mount Hood

William Berry

7

1977

Amelia Island

William Berry

8

1978

Keystone

Gene Ritter

9

1979

Scottsdale

John C. Rosenbek

10

1980

Bar Harbor

Pat Holtzapple

11

1981

Kerrville

Leonard L. LaPointe

12

1982

Oshkosh

G. Albyn Davis

13

1983

Scottsdale

Frederic L. Darley

14

1984

Seabrook Island

Robert C. Marshall

15

1985

Ashland OR

Thomas E. Prescott

16

1986

Jackson Hole

Joseph R. Duffy

17

1987

Ozarks

Malcolm R. McNeil

18

1988

Cape Cod

Penny Myers

19

1989

Lake Tahoe

Kevin Kearns

20

1990

Santa Fe

Craig W. Linebaugh

21

1991

San Destin FL

Richard C. Katz

22

1992

Durango

Linda E. Nicholas

23

1993

Sedona

Felice L. Loverso

24

1994

Traverse City

Marilyn Selinger

25

1995

Sunriver OR

Jennifer Horner

26

1996

Newport RI

Patrick S. Doyle

27

1997

Big Fork MT

Richard K. Peach

28

1998

Asheville NC

Brenda Adamovich

29

1999

Key West

Audrey Holland

30

2000

Kona Coast, Hawaii

Connie Tompkins

31

2001

Santa Fe

Marilyn Newhoff

32

2002

Ridgedale MO

Cynthia Thompson

33

2003

Orcas Island

Don Robin

34 2004 Park City UT Argye Hillis
35 2005 Sanibel Island FL Roberta Elman
36 2006 Gent, Belgium Lew Shapiro
37 2007 Scottsdale AZ Margaret Rogers