GREETINGS! We are pleased to announce that the 2017 Hall of Fame nomination process is open through March 31! The Hall Board encourages you to nominate a hero as well as to share this announcement widely -- through personal emails, list serves, newsletters, blogs, tweets, facebook accounts, etc. Thank you for participating in YOUR Hall of Fame nomination process!! [Hall of Fame: Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field] 2017 Hall of Fame Nominations are Now Being Accepted The nomination process will close Thursday, March 31, 2017. "The Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field is dedicated to preserving, honoring, and promoting the tradition of excellence manifested by the specific individuals inducted into the Hall of Fame and through the history of outstanding services provided to people who are blind or visually impaired." Who should be the next inductees in to the Hall of Fame for the Blindness Field? If you are interested in learning more about the easy (electronic) process for submitting a nominee to join the 58 inductees, please visit: www.aph.org/hall_fame/nominate.html<http://www.aph.org/hall_fame/nominate.html> What are the criteria? * Persons who have made significant contributions to improve the lives of those who are blind or visual impaired in such areas as professional practice, research, writing, leadership, direct service, and/or in their professional organizations. What is Required to Nominate Someone? · Nominators must submit a comprehensive nomination packet including a thoroughly completed nomination form<http://www.aph.org/hall/nominate/form/> and three letters of support. Who is Eligible? * Persons are eligible five years after departure/retirement from positions where their significant lifetime body of work was made. * Individuals from North America are eligible for nomination. (North America is defined as US, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean). VISIT THE HALL OF FAME WEB SITE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HALL AND THOSE HONORED THERE: http://www.aph.org/hall_fame/index.html [cid:image006.jpg@01D26BF3.777D96F0][cid:image007.jpg@01D26BF3.777D96F0] 2016 Inductees: Sir Frederick Fraser and Randall Jose To be inspired by their achievements, please visit their Hall biography pages<http://www.aph.org/hall/inductees.html>. Questions? Contact: Greg Goodrich, Chair, Hall of Fame Governing Board, greg-lin@pacbell.net<mailto:greg-lin@pacbell.net> Janie Blome, Curator, Hall of Fame, jblome@aph.org<mailto:jblome@aph.org> The Voluntary Hall of Fame Governing Board 2017 Greg Goodrich (NJ), Chair Frances Mary D’Andrea (PA) Jim Deremeik (MD) Marjorie Kaiser (SD) BJ LeJeune (MS) Gary Mudd (KY) Rosanne Silberman (NY) Ann Wadsworth (CAN) George Zimmerman (PA) Billy Brookshire (TX) Bob Brasher (KY/AR), Ex Officio Member Janie Blome (KY) Ex Officio Member and Curator Janie Blome Director of Field Services American Printing House for the Blind Phone:502-899-2367 "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." - Jimi Hendrix -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Schools for the Blind Outreach List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to blindoutreach+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<mailto:blindoutreach+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to blindoutreach@googlegroups.com<mailto:blindoutreach@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/blindoutreach. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.