Fame
SLPs get around, so you’ll probably be a well-known face around the school or hospital where you work, and everybody will have you on speed dial for referrals. However, you're probably safe from the paparazzi. Speech-language pathology is a fairly young field, and there’s still a lot to discover, so if you make an epic research breakthrough, legions of college students will know your name.
If you’re looking for a role model, you might do well to pick a figure like Charles Van Riper, who was one of the first SLPs to study the emotional well-being of patients, or Lionel Logue, who helped a king beat his stutter. And although she technically wasn’t a speech-language pathologist, you gotta love Anne Sullivan, who electrified the world by breaking through to the deaf and blind Helen Keller.