Ann was always so proud of her work with Text-to-Speech. This fun photo outside the Lab must have been a special time for her as the new TTS was launched as a product:

"Launch of Natural Voices TTS Product -- Alistair Conkie on the Megaphone, Juergen Schroeter with the NV CDROM, LRR with the Artificial Larynx, and Ann Syrdal with the 1880's Telephone -- 2001"