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The Seeing Eye®

A M A G A Z I N E F O R F R I E N D S O F T H E S E E I N G E Y E

INSIDE:Golden Girl

GUIDEFall 2016 | Volume 82, Number 2

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Puppy raisers have been part of The Seeing Eye family sinceour founding – actually, since before our founding, as DorothyHarrison Eustis used a similar model at Fortunate Fields inSwitzerland. Breeding and training German shepherds for usein police work, Dorothy did not want her newly whelpedpuppies to spend their formative years in kennels and dog runs.Instead, once the puppies were weaned, they were given tolocal farmers who would raise them. There, each puppy wouldlearn good house manners, basic commands, and how tobehave around people and other animals. Then, the familieswere asked to do the impossible: to give those wonderfulpuppies back!

Nearly 90 years later, puppy raisers are still doing theimpossible. Every year, approximately 500 puppy raiserfamilies welcome our adorable 7-week-old puppies into theirhomes. And it’s a good thing they’re adorable, because as youcan imagine, those first few months can be difficult. Shoes getchewed, rugs get stained, and fur gets shed. Usually twice a

month, the puppies arebrought together for puppyraiser meetings, where theylearn how to interact with otherdogs and humans. They mustdemonstrate obedience, suchas sitting or lying down oncommand, not jumping onpeople, and waiting patiently without fussing or crying… allimportant traits they will use later in their adult life.

And then… a little more than a year later, when the dog isfinally a perfect little lady or gentleman… the dogs return to ourcampus in Morristown, New Jersey. Puppy raisers tell us it’shard to let them go… but when they hear the stories about ourgraduates and their amazing accomplishments, facilitated bythe confidence and independence bolstered by a Seeing Eye®

dog, they know it is all worth it.

Or perhaps that dog will go onto fulfill another destiny. Some ofour dogs go into law enforcement, sniffing out suspiciouspackages or searching for contraband in prisons. Or as atherapy dog, bringing comfort to people who are sick. Some ofour dogs listen patiently to children as they read aloud, helpingthem improve their reading skills. Others serve as ambassadordogs for us, visiting schools, businesses, and other groups thatare interested in learning more about The Seeing Eye.

But it all starts with puppies… and puppy raisers.

However you support us – whether it’s by raising puppies,volunteering on campus, or your generous financial donations –thank you. Your dedication and devotion is what makes all ofthis possible.

Sincerely,James A. Kutsch, Jr.President & CEO, The Seeing Eye

A Seeing Eye Perspective

The Seeing Eye®

A M A G A Z I N E F O R F R I E N D S O F T H E S E E I N G E Y E

GUIDE

CONTENTS

1 Letters to The Seeing Eye

2 Golden Girl: Becca Meyers

4 Family Day: The Seeing Eye Celebrates Puppy Raisers

6 Thank You, Volunteers!

7 From the Archives

8 News Highlights

Fall 2016 | Volume 82, Number 2

ON THE COVER: Becca Meyers won three gold medals and a silver medal while setting two world records in swimming at theParalympics in Rio de Janeiro in September. She kisses her Seeing Eye dog, a yellow Labrador/golden retriever cross named Birdie,on the campus at The Seeing Eye.


Dear Seeing Eye:

I have known my dog Siri for a year andhe is the best friend I could ever want. It’samazing how time has flown, almost asamazing as Siri flies me through theenvironment, getting me safely from pointA to B with joyful exuberance.

To know Siri is to experience a sweet,intelligent, and thoroughly beautiful spirit.The people who raised this animal shouldbe commended and I am so grateful forsuch solid training of Siri. He is easy tounderstand and very well-mannered. When we are in public and not moving,say at a restaurant, people don’t evenknow he is there. This is quite a featconsidering his stunning good looks.When we are moving, he leads with theutmost of confidence, so long as he knowswhere he’s going. Even if he doesn’t, he isa pretty good guesser. On the rareoccasion we get lost, it isn’t for long andI’m never alone.

In closing, I just want you to know I amdoing my best to take great care of thisdog because I love him. Thank you somuch!

Thomas J. Whalen Jr.Seeing Eye graduate

Dear Seeing Eye:

To everyone who helped with “Bring YourChild To Work Day” at The Seeing Eye,THANK YOU!!

I had the best time!

I will never forget such an awesome day I had with the dogs.

Landon Pudlak

Dear Seeing Eye:

On Saturday, August 6, we said goodbyeto our beloved yellow Lab, Kit. Weadopted her from your program back inApril of 2004. But, that was not thebeginning of the story.

When I was in high school and college inthe late 1960s and early 70s, I did part-time work, mostly in his Park SquareBuilding office, for Morris S. Frank. Formany years as a side assignment to myafter school job at William E. Seely, Inc., Iassisted Mr. Frank in his insurancebusiness. It was there that I got to knowhim, learn more about his role in TheSeeing Eye, and observe his relationshipwith his Buddys. Little did I understandway back then just how the depth of thebond between this man and his dogwould resonate in me decades later. During these years, I was fortunateenough to accompany Mr. Frank aroundthe Green, to his favorite lunch spots onoccasion, and to visit his home and meethis lovely wife, Lois. I remember one daysitting in his home kitchen in Brooksideand watched him snap the ends off acolander of green beans. Of course, hisfingers were adept at so much work. Iremember having him show me photos ofhimself riding an elephant in India. Iremember being in awe of this man’scourage and determination as he strodeconfidently around town and the worldwith his dog as his lifeline in the form ofhis eyes. These times I never forgot.

Time went on and I went off to college,married, and had two children of myown. As in the normal course of things,my kids began to ask for a dog tobecome a member of our household.During this time, my mom was in thethroes of her long-term battle withAlzheimer’s disease. Needless to say, Ihad a lot on my plate and could not see

adding a puppy to an already stressfulenvironment. I knew enough about theadoption program at The Seeing Eye anddefused the situation by adding our nameto the list. After four years, we wereinvited to come over for an interview and,if all went well, to meet a dog.

The four of us came in the Spring of2004, had our interview, and werecarefully screen and observed. I distinctlyremember the moment Kit was broughtinto the room. She was the most elegantand beautiful animal I had ever seen. Iwas slightly overwhelmed, intimidated,and worried about being worthy of such anoble animal of such great pedigree,tradition, and standing.

We were fortunate enough to bring herhome with us. The next several weekswere awkward and a little pensive as Kit’straining and the environment in our homecame to mesh. I like to say that Kiteventually regressed to the level of mykids, but that is in fact a great insult to Kit.She was in fact as close to the mostperfect pet one could ever ask for. In timeshe fit right in and became a steadfastpart of the fabric of our family.

To say that our lives have been profoundlyimpacted by the addition of Kit to ourfamily is a tremendous understatement. Inour eyes and in our hearts she was thefinest dog ever. She was completelyloved, adored, and indulged in the mostcherishing of ways. For every single daythat we had her, our lives were better.

Marianne, George, Christin, and Ryan Hanley

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cover story

The junior at Franklin & Marshall College is aspeed demon when she’s working with herSeeing Eye dog, a yellow Labrador/ goldencross named Birdie.

“Birdie is amazing,” Becca says. “When it istime to work, she knows it. She takes off! Iknow when she’s in the zone because shejust prances along. I love having her becauseI don’t have to rely on anyone else to helpme, and that is a great feeling to have.”

But Birdie watches when Becca hits the water.

Becca has Usher Syndrome (type1), agenetic disorder that causes hearing, vision,and balance issues. She was bornprofoundly deaf, but has some hearing dueto cochlear implants; she will eventually loseher sight, and has already lost her peripheralvision. “It’s like looking at the world through

two straws,” she said. In August 2015,Becca came to The Seeing Eye and wasmatched with Birdie.

“I always knew I wanted a Seeing Eye dog,”Becca said. “I wanted someone that could beby my side 24/7. I wanted myindependence, and I knew if I got a SeeingEye dog, I would have it. And I do!”

As an adolescent, Becca tried various sports,but she found a home in the pool. By the ageof 6, she was swimming competitively; in 7thgrade, she wrote a poem saying her goalwas to participate in the Paralympics. At 17,she made it there, winning silver and bronzemedals at the 2012 games in London.

Becca can’t wear her cochlear implantswhen she’s swimming, so she can’t hear thestarter’s gun (actually a beep). She can see a

flash of light that tells her to start, but the lightgoes off a fraction of a second after the beepsounds, giving Becca a big disadvantage ina sport where the winner is measured inhundredths of a second.

In September, Becca returned to theParalympics again, this year in Rio deJaneiro, Brazil, where she set two worldrecords and won four medals – three goldand one silver. Her most thrillingperformance was a come-from-behind, world-record setting win in the S13 100-meterbutterfly over Muslima Odilav of Uzbekistan,the previous world record holder.

“I have so many emotions running throughmy head right now and I can’t put it intowords. It just feels incredible,” Becca toldCNN after winning the gold.

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GOLDEN GIRLBecca Meyers wins three gold medals,sets two world records at Paralympics

On land or in the water, it’s not easy to keep up with Becca Meyers.


“For each race I have a certain song, andif I don’t play that song in my head, I can’tdo the race. So last night I was listening toKelly Clarkson’s ‘Stronger’. I was singing itin my head throughout the entire race,” shetold CNN.

Becca couldn’t bring Birdie to Rio, so afterwinning the gold, she sent Birdie a messagevia Instagram: “Birdie, mama won you astuffed animal, a world record, and a goldmedal. Thank you so much to everyone foryour support!”

Birdie responded with a photo of her sittingproudly next to a sign reading: CongratsMom!

She also set a world record winning the400m freestyle.

“Rio was nothing like I have everexperienced before! It was an adjustment,but it was great. The people were sofriendly,” she said. “It was really hard for menot to have Birdie. I had to depend on my

cane and on other people. It took away mysense of independence.”

The four medals she took home from Rio joinan already crowded trophy case thatincludes the two from the 2012 Paralympics.She also has four gold medals and threesilver medals from the InternationalParalympic World Championships, four goldmedals and one silver medal from the PanPacific Para-Swimming Championships, andshe holds multiple world records. Earlier thisyear, she won USA Swimming’s Trischa L.Zorn Award, recognizing a swimmer with adisability for outstanding performance, andwas named to the NCAA All-America Teamin 2016 after finishing sixth in the nation inthe 1,650-yard freestyle. In 2015, she wonthe ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete Witha Disability.

After returning home, Becca was invited withother Paralympians to the White House,where she met President Barack Obama,First Lady Michelle Obama, and VicePresident Joe Biden.

“The White House was an incredibleexperience I will never forget,” she said.“The President shook my hand and said,‘Thank you for all you do andcongratulations on your accomplishment inRio.’ Michelle Obama gave me a hug andJoe Biden said, ‘What a smile, what a smile!’It was pretty cool.”

During downtime, Becca said that Birdieloves to play catch and chew on her bone.“But most of all, she loves being by my sideand snuggling with me.”

After graduation, Becca said she hopes shecan be an ambassador to children and theirparents who are struggling to cope with thechallenges in their lives. “I want to showthem that there is hope, and that there issomething – sports, music, something – foreveryone.”

And, of course, she’s going to keepswimming.


Opposite page: Becca reacts after setting her third world record at the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, in July 2015. Photo courtesy of U.S. Paralympics.

This page, top left: Becca and Birdie with U.S. Olympic swimmerMichael Phelps. Photo courtesy of Becca Meyers.

This page, top right: Becca smilesafter winning her first gold medal at the 2016 Paralympics, held in Rio de Janeiro in September.Photo courtesy of U.S. Paralympics.

This page, bottom left: Becca, with Birdie, after winning the 2015 ESPY Award. Photo courtesy of Franklin & Marshall College.

This page, bottom right: Becca isguided by Birdie on the campus ofThe Seeing Eye.

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family day

“Our puppy raisers are amazing,” said Jill Jaycox, the LindaFeinne-Roth Manager of Puppy Development. “To raise a puppyfor a year, and then give it back – that’s not easy. It’s truly aselfless act. You may never meet the person whose life will bechanged by this Seeing Eye dog. But you know you are makingthe world a better place.”

The puppy raisers attended presentations such as “Follow a DogIn Training” presented by Assistant Director of Instruction andTraining Jim Kessler and Master Instructor Brian McKenna; “A Day in the Life of a Seeing Eye Breeding Station Assistant” by Dr. Dolores Holle, Director of Canine Medicine & Surgery and Attending Veterinarian, and Maria Hevner, manager of theCanine Clinic & Breeding Station; “A History of Guide Dogs – A Long View” by Lukas Franck, Senior Consultant for SpecialProjects; and graduate presentations by Tricia Ebel, KathyMurray, Cindy Reilly, and Tony Swartz.

In addition, 42 students were recognized with Puppy RaiserScholarships. All the recipients are college-bound high schoolseniors who raised at least two puppies for The Seeing Eye,including one during their junior or senior year, and who

attended at least 70 percent of their puppy club’s meetings andactivities. The scholarships are not based on academics, butrather on community service. Each applicant writes an essayabout the effect being a puppy raiser has had on his or her life.

Many of the scholarships were made possible by gifts from or inthe name of Aaron & Rachel Meyer Foundation; Anton andAugusta Birkel Foundation; Bernice Barbour Foundation; BerniceDelmont; Bruce J. Heim Foundation; David M. CrowleyFoundation; Edward A. Bragaline; Emma Kate Brunskill;Fludzinski Foundation; Hermione Foundation; Josephine Aresty;Katherine Ann Engleking; Michael J. Kosloski Foundation; PETCO Foundation; Sally A. Jumper; Sandy Hill Foundation;Vincent Stabile; and Toni Stabile.

Special thanks to Allergan Foundation for sponsoring Family Daythis year, and to Bella Faccia Painting, LLC, Best Provisions,Demarest Farm, Johanna Farms, Judy and Rich Dolinko, Herr’s,Pechters, and Sysco for their donations.

If you’re interested in raising a puppy for The Seeing Eye, go to our website at http://www.SeeingEye.org/Raise.

Hundreds of puppy raiser families came to The Seeing Eye campus in Morristown, New Jersey, on August 20, 2016, to be recognized for their selfless efforts.

Small Wonders



2016 SEEING EYEPUPPY RAISERSCHOLARSHIPWINNERS

Andrew AhnEthan AlpernDevon BarnesFaith BatesConnor BolandSamantha BuonoRebecca CaseyIan ChristensenTara CoffeyMitchell CookCorinne CooperAshleigh CummingsRhiannon DitmarKaren DrakeKatie DruryGalen FreedmanKendall GraffBryan GriffithMarissa HighamGavin HoffBryan LederachNicholas MakosiejTaylor MaukMariela McConougheyMiranda MeadeKatie MearnsAustin MelnykAmanda MeyersEmily MontgomeryMark PerryRyan PrussKelly RandallRachel RiceRebecca SalageAlfonso SantiagoRyan SaulJess ShangleCourtney SminkeyHannah StolpeCarly SwirsdingJennie ThomasJulia Vidal

Seeing Eye Senior Manager of Instruction & TrainingJan Abbott praises a Seeing Eye dog in training forsuccessfully guiding her through an obstacle course.

Martha Castenschiold, area coordinator for Hunterdon,Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren counties in New Jersey, congratulates a scholarship winner.

Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser scholarship winners who attended this year’s Family Day.



volunteer reception

Thank you, volunteers!“We couldn’t do all that we do without you,” said Seeing Eye Chairman of the Board Peter Crnkovich to the scores ofSeeing Eye volunteers who gathered on campus on September 22, 2016, for the annual Volunteer Recognition Reception.

The Seeing Eye has approximately 150 full-time staff members and about as many on-campusvolunteers, who assist staff members in a variety of tasks, whether it’s walking dogs, driving vans, or helping with office duties. (That doesn’t include the approximately 500 families who donate theirtime as puppy raisers!)

In addition to the 40 volunteers who wererecognized for their 1st, 5th, 10th, or even 25thanniversary of volunteering, Marty Nusbaum wasrecognized as the 2016 Volunteer of the Year.

Marty has officially been a volunteer for 10 years,though he’s been part of The Seeing Eye family formuch longer than that – he is a former employee of

The Seeing Eye, where he ran the kennel and the veterinary complex,and his family has raised 17 puppies. And though he’s given TheSeeing Eye a lot, he says he’s gotten more than enough back – this iswhere he met his wife, Nancy, the administrative assistant forInstruction & Training.

“It’s been a mutually beneficial relationship,” Marty joked.

Marty volunteers to speak to groups who visit the campus – The Seeing Eye welcomes visitors almost every Thursday and one Saturdaya month. (For more information, go to www.SeeingEye.org/visit). Healso serves as a host at the Downtown Training Center, where studentsin class can take a break between walking routes through Morristown.

“I serve hot or cold drinks depending on the day, answer questionsabout puppy raising or Morristown or Seeing Eye history, reminisceabout instructors they’ve had over the years… generally, it’s a lot ofkibitzing,” Marty said. “Anything I can do to make the students feelcomfortable and welcome.”

Marty said he plans to continue volunteering for many more years to come.

“The Seeing Eye changes lives. I’m not sure there are a lot oforganizations that affect a person’s life as positively, and asdramatically, as The Seeing Eye does,” he said. “It’s quite an honor to be named Volunteer of the Year.”

The Seeing Eyerecognizes those who

donate their time.

Ann Velasquez, left, is presented with a giftthanking her for her 25 years of volunteeringby Seeing Eye President & CEO Jim Kutschand Seeing Eye Human Resources SeniorSpecialist Linda Swanson, who oversees thevolunteer program.

Marty Nusbaum, The Seeing Eye’s 2016Volunteer of the Year, is congratulated by his wife,Nancy Nusbaum, while their family looks on.



Celebrating the First Guide Dog Team

VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS

One Year of ServiceMarybeth BogdanskiKathleen DalyKathy HanleySarah IndanoSharon KesselKathleen KurekBarbara LundstenErin ManahanCarolyn MattoonBonita PylerWilliam SheehanJackie SweigartPaula TorcicolloSarah Zoric

Five Years of ServiceCrystal BundschuhLinda ColliganKatherine DiRiccoDan FaganMelinda GilliganPeggy GrowBarbara HightowerBecky IrvingKaren KaneRob KnellerAgi LouriaDonald MacGowanWhitney MaullBarbara NowakowskiRobin PatricJanet RyansClora SealsMaureen SmithNancy TuckerMargaret ToupetMadeline Weisgal

Ten Years of ServicePat CefaluGinger KutschMartin NusbaumDonna Vicarisi

Twenty Five Years of ServiceAnn Velasquez

Volunteer of the YearMartin Nusbaum

One hundred years ago this fall, in October 1916, the firstguide dog team graduated from a formal guide dog trainingprogram.

There had been other guide dogs before. In fact there’s a mural in Pompeii, believed to be from the 1st century,with what appears to be a blind man being led by a dog.Over the centuries there have been paintings, poems,songs, and stories about dogs leading blind people,including this line from the 1856 poem by ElizabethBarrett Browning, Aurora Leigh: “The blind man walkswherever the dog pulls.”

But there were no on-going programs to produce guide dog teams… not until World War I.

The war brought unimaginable levels of carnage,particularly the use of mustard gas, which left victims withsevere eye damage or even permanent blindness. Suddenlythere were thousands of young men – sons, brothers,husbands – who needed guides. In August 1916, Dr.Gerhard Stalling created the world’s first school specificallyfor the training of dogs to guide people who are blind orvisually impaired. The first school was in Oldenburg,Germany, and in October of that year, it produced its firstgraduate: Paul Feyen, a blinded war veteran of the GermanArmy. The dog’s name, alas, is lost to history.

By the end of its first year, the school had graduated 100teams. Soon it opened branches throughout Germany,producing more than 600 teams per year. However, the schoolstruggled to train dogs of sufficient quality. In 1923, theGerman Shepherd Dog Association opened its own guide dogtraining school in Potsdam. Neither school would survive long.

But it was in Potsdam, in 1927, that Dorothy Harrison Eustissaw dogs being trained to guide. What she saw here inspiredher to write her famous column for The Saturday Evening Post,entitled “The Seeing Eye”. A year later, she would meet MorrisFrank, and together they would found The Seeing Eye in 1929, launching a truly international guide dog movement.

Just about every guide dog school in existence today can trace its roots either directlyor indirectly to Dorothy and Morris, and to the training techniques pioneered by JackHumphrey, who would train the world’s first Seeing Eye dog, Buddy.

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A drawing from 1639 depictsa man being guided by a dogat the end of a rigid leash.

Top: “The Seeing Eye,”Dorothy Harrison Eustis’sarticle in the SaturdayEvening Post describingwhat she saw at theguide dog school inPotsdam.

Above: Paul Feyen andthis dog, its nameunknown, graduatedfrom the world’s firstformal guide dogtraining program inOctober 1916.


news highlights


Jen Armbruster Leads U.S.Goalball to Bronze in RioSeeing Eye graduate Jen Armbruster went to the Paralympics for the seventhtime this Summer, and won the bronze medal as the captain of the U.S.Goalball team. It’s her fourth medal in the sport, having won bronze in1996, silver in 2004, and gold in 2008. Jen also is an 11-time nationalchampion and a two-time world champion. In 2008, she also had the honorof being the flagbearer for the American flag during the openingceremonies in Beijing.

Jen had wanted to follow in father’s footsteps and join the military, but afterlosing her sight as a teenager due to an inflammation of the optic nerves,she found another way to serve her country.

“To represent your country and put on the stars and stripes is such an honor,and I have been lucky to do it for over 25 years,” she said. “This one wasspecial because I knew our coach, who happens to be my father, wasretiring after 20-plus years in the military and 20-plus years as the headcoach of women’s U.S. Goalball. So we knew going into this one was ourlast time together as a coach and as a player representing the United Statesof America. To end our Paralympic career with another medal wasincredible. Now the transition of calling him Dad instead of coach… that’sgoing to be a hard transition as well!”

Jen, who is the inclusive rec and fitness center coordinator at Portland StateUniversity, said she plans on officially retiring from the sport later this year.“This has been my life for over 25 years now, and I know physically mybody is telling me it’s time.”

Jen returned to The Seeing Eye last year to be matched with her fourthSeeing Eye dog, a German shepherd named Simon.

“He is my independence for sure,” she said. “To be able to call him overand harness him up after he gives me a quick kiss to the hand is the bestfeeling in the world.”

Jen Armbruster, left, celebrates with her teammates after winning the bronze medal in Rio.

Jen Armbruster with Simon infront of The Seeing Eye.

CALENDAR CUTIES

The 2017 Seeing Eye Puppy Raiser Calendar is ready to make you smile every day of theyear! This beautiful wall calendar featurespictures of Seeing Eye puppies, taken by Seeing Eye puppy raisers.

To order your calendar, go towww.SeeingEye.org/calendar, email usat [email protected], orcall us at (973) 539-4425 ext. 1802.

Love Us? Like Us!Have you been following us on Facebook? You might have missed this beautiful photo of Winky, a 14-year-old black Labradorretriever who is enjoying her retirement afterworking as a Seeing Eye dog. Also in themonth of October, we shared stories of SeeingEye graduates and their amazing dogs forBlindness Awareness Month.

To keep upwith the latestSeeing Eyenews, stories,and of course,photos of ourpuppies,follow us at

Facebook.com/SeeingEye. We have more than156,000 followers… are you one of them?


The Seeing Eye recognized two long-time staff members withawards this year.

Doug Bohl, Senior Manager of Instruction & Training, retired inAugust after 29 years of service – though as Doug liked to joke, it took him 40 years to work 29 years. Doug worked at The Seeing Eye from 1976 to 1996, then returned in 2007 for another nine years.

At his retirement, Doug was presented with the Juno Award, anhonor bestowed by the instructors to one of their own. The awardis a small statue of a Seeing Eye dog – a golden retriever, Doug’sfavorite breed – wearing a handmade harness. The dog ismounted on a wooden cube, and inside the cube is a list of thenames of all the students Doug taught over his 29 years of service.

“Doug is best known for his statement, ‘We all come here for thedogs, but we stay here because of the people,’” said DavidJohnson, Director of Instruction & Training. “Many of the studentswho Doug worked with talk about how tough he was, but theyconsidered it tough love because they were so well prepared withtheir dogs. Most people wouldn’t know it, but Doug is a verysensitive guy with strong attachments to his students. We all wishhim a very well deserved retirement!”

In addition, Seeing Eye graduate and former Seeing Eye employeeJay Stiteley was posthumously awarded the Morris Frank Award,

which is presented to a graduate ofThe Seeing Eye who personifies,through personal and professionalaccomplishment, the vigor, ideals,and commitment of Morris Frank, andwhose efforts and achievements helpto open the doors to independenceand opportunity for people who areblind.

Jay served as a field representative forThe Seeing Eye from 1994 to 2000and from 2003 to 2009, travelingacross the United States and Canadato visit schools, conferences,conventions, and other groups to talkabout the benefits of working with aSeeing Eye dog.

Jay had been matched with his firstSeeing Eye dog, a German shepherdnamed Kurt, in 1971, and with his seventh, a yellow Labrador retriever named Nelson, in 2015.

In September, The Seeing Eye hosted a memorial service for Jay inconjunction with several other organizations where Jay hadworked over the years.

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Juno, Morris Frank Awards Presented

Senior Manager of Training & Instruction Doug Bohl,left, supervises Instructor Drew Gibbon during a

blindfold walk on the streets of Morristown.

Jay Stiteley with his seventhSeeing Eye dog, a yellowLabrador retriever namedNelson.


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