I'll echo that Jim.  I didn't  realize that I knew such a personage.

73, Steve KW3A

On 6/29/2014 5:27 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> A heart-felt congratulations from me as well, Jim!
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> I am sure  the new position is very well deserved, and I appreciate people
> like you who are such a positive role model and representative of the blind
> community.
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> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Ron Miller
> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:25 PM
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> Subject: Congratulations Jim!
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> 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.
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> Congratulations Jim,
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> Seeing Eye President and CEO Jim Kutsch Elected to Chair International Guide
> Dog Federation
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> Date Posted: 06/23/2014
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> "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."
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> 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.
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> http://www.visionaware.org/community/announcements/seeing-eye-president-and-
> ceo-jim-kutsch-elected-to-chair-international-guide-dog-federation/12
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