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President's Annual State of the Academy Report

In the President’s Annual State of the Academy Report last year, I highlighted the value inherent in AACN membership and affiliate membership. The past year was a challenging one for many of us as we juggled the exigencies of an increasingly complex practice environment and typically weaker reimbursement for our services. While I believe strongly that board certification through ABCN is among a neuropsychologist’s best hedges against trying economic circumstances, I also believe that broader involvement from those in our profession will be essential for neuropsychology to remain a strong and viable career choice. I will discuss this more below. Among the more interesting and rewarding aspects of being an AACN Board member has been the opportunity to see the organizational history of a group unfold. Only eight or so years ago, AACN had little in the way of a formal budget, no clear plan of what to offer the membership, no annual meeting, no practice guidelines, and none of the extensive resources that now exist for members and the neuropsychology community. In the past decade, we have seen ideas about what AACN could be blossom into what is a vibrant and consequential organization. Much of who and what we are is regularly on display and has been the focus of previous President’s Annual State of the Academy Reports (http://www.theaacn. org/news/reports.php). Rest assured that our many projects involving book series, our official journal, and other activities continue to forge ahead very successfully. But, in this report, I would like to focus instead on the individuals who have guided AACN and ABCN to their current enviable positions in the field of clinical neuropsychology practice, and encourage the next generation of leaders to step forth.