SCHOOL
HEALTH LEADERS PRESENTED WITH VISIONARY AWARD
Hanover
Park, Ill.
Prevent Blindness America, the nation's oldest volunteer eye health and
safety organization, held its 2006 Visionary Awards benefit on October 25,
2006 at the Marriott in Chicago, Illinois. At the benefit, Dr. Robert B.
Cormack and Susan C. Rogers of School Health Corporation were presented
with Visionary Awards. Visionary Award honorees are chosen for their outstanding
dedication and commitment to preventing vision loss.
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Former
School Health President, Bob Cormack with current School Health
President, Susan Rogers
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The purpose of the annual
event is to not only recognize those for their considerable contributions
to their respective fields, but to raise funds to support Prevent Blindness
America's ongoing vision screening, advocacy and research-sponsoring programs.
The event raised nearly $200,000 to support Prevent Blindness America's
sight-saving programs and initiatives. Hugh Parry, president and CEO of
Prevent Blindness America, presented the awards to Cormack and Rogers. Nearly
150 people enjoyed the cocktail reception, raffle drawings, dinner and awards
presentation.
Dr. Robert B. Cormack
led School Health Corporation for almost 30 years, before his retirement
in 2000. During that time, he initiated several innovative campaigns to
inform health care practitioners of chronic conditions that impact children
and new technology that can be implemented in the school setting. He sought
out and invested in early intervention products, such as the MTI Photoscreener,
that could identify vision health risks at a preverbal age. The MTI Photoscreener
is one of the necessary tools that Prevent Blindness America and its affiliates
across the country use today to screen more than 2.5 million adults and
children a year. Dr. Cormack also served on the Prevent Blindness America
Board of Directors for two terms.
Susan C. Rogers, current
president of School Health Corporation, has guided School Health's evolution
from a specialized distributor of basic supplies to a consultative solutions
provider for major health initiatives including vision and hearing screening,
emergency response preparedness, infection control, and wellness plans.
Because of her dedication to saving children's vision, she was named a
2003 Woman of Vision award winner from the Illinois Division of Prevent
Blindness America.
School Health Corporation
is the leading provider of medical supplies to school nurses and athletic
trainers. Founded in 1950, the company achieved success by focusing on
the needs of its customers and by broadening its product line. Located
in Hanover Park, Ill., School Health Corporation has a 50,000 square-foot
facility well equipped to fulfill orders generated through its national
sales force, direct mail catalogs, and e-commerce websites.
Founded in 1908, Prevent
Blindness America is the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety
organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight. Focused
on promoting a continuum of vision care, Prevent Blindness America touches
the lives of millions of people each year through public and professional
education, advocacy, community and patient service programs and research.
These services are made possible through the generous support of the American
public. Together with a network of affiliates, divisions and chapters,
Prevent Blindness America is committed to eliminating preventable blindness
in the United States.
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