Remembering Leaders
in the Field of Blindness and Visual Impairment
- Michael T. Collins, who devoted his life to helping deafblind and disabled children around the world as director of international programs at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, died May 16, 2008 from lung cancer.
- Stanley Suterko
Born in Chicago, Illinois on December 30, 1920 Departed on April 9, 2008 and resided in Portage, MI. - Sherry Raynor
Born 8-18-1930 - Died 12-10-2007 - Betsy A. Zaborowski
[ Age 58 ] The former executive director of an innovative institute helped blind people pursue independent lives. - Vicki Ware Mims
Vicki was a Project Officer for the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). She began her career working with Josephine L. Taylor who served as a mentor for Vicki and encouraged her to get her College Education. Vicki worked hard and diligently while raising a family and served as a Project Officerfor OSEP. During the last several years, Vicki was very involved with the Minority Competitions. She was always supportive of the Low Incidence competitions and was generous with her advice. She will be greatly missed, especially her always present smile. - Judy Cernkovich
Born: July,1947 - Died: March, 2007 - Dr. Paul Bach-y-Rita
Born: 4/4/1934 - Died: 11/20/2006 - Dr. Jose Rafael Santana, University of Puerto Rico
Passed Away August, 2006 - George A. Conn, former RSA Commissioner from
1981-1987,
passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2006. - Dr. Mary Moore, Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh
passed away Sunday March 26, 2006 at the age of 88. - Purvis E. Ponder, Florida State
University,
passed away on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005. - C. Warren Bledsoe
1912 - February 27, 2005 - Alan
J. Koenig, Texas Tech University
1954 - February 6, 2005 - Sally Mangold
1926 - January 29, 2005
Herbert Miller
October 16, 2004
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Missing Herb by Stuart Wittenstein, Lou Tutt, Jerry Kitzhoffer 2005
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A Wet Duck Does Not Fly at Night by Lou Tutt & Bernadette Kappen 2004
Norma DeMario
1949 - July 31, 2004
- From DIVQ 2005