Though this isn't directly an amateur related post, I think recognizing one
of our own blind hams is worthwhile and supportive within our ham community.

 

Congratulations Jim,

 

Seeing Eye President and CEO Jim Kutsch Elected to Chair International Guide
Dog Federation

 

 

Date Posted: 06/23/2014

 

Dr. James A. Kutsch, Jr., President and CEO of The Seeing Eye, has been
elected chairman of the International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) - the
first blind person, and also the first graduate of a guide dog school, to
hold the position. In addition, two Seeing Eye employees have been named
Assessors for the organization, which accredits more than 80 guide dog
training organizations around the world.

 

Kutsch was elected at the most recent IGDF seminar, held last month in
Japan. Ken Rosenthal, who was Kutsch's predecessor as President of The
Seeing Eye, served as IGDF chairman from 2002 through 2006.

 

"It's unusual for the IGDF to elect two chairs of the board from the same
school," Kutsch said. "I am truly honored and humbled to be elected to this
position. It's a reflection of the high regard in which The Seeing Eye is
held by other guide dog schools around the world."

 

Kutsch, who currently resides in The Seeing Eye's hometown of Morristown,
N.J., first graduated from The Seeing Eye in 1970, just after completing his
freshman year at West Virginia University. Last year he completed training
with his eighth Seeing EyeR dog, a German shepherd named Vegas. In 2006,
Kutsch joined The Seeing Eye as President and CEO, becoming the first Seeing
Eye dog owner to hold the position.

 

http://www.visionaware.org/community/announcements/seeing-eye-president-and-
ceo-jim-kutsch-elected-to-chair-international-guide-dog-federation/12

 

Ron Miller

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