Recipients and Artists

John Mascia, Au.D. President, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind On January 1, 2013, Dr. John Mascia became the 17th President of the Alabama Institute...

Dawn DeCarlo, OD, PhD Director, UAB Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation Dr. DeCarlo received her Doctor of Optometry and Master of Science degrees from the...

William E. “Bill” Burrus Jr. Chairman of the Board, Sight Savers America Sight Savers America lost an incredible friend and champion for children’s eye care...

Torrey DeKeyser joined the EyeSight Foundation of Alabama (ESFA) as Executive Director in 1999 following a 20-year career in university advancement and administration within the...

Katherine K. Weise, OD, MBA, FAAO Director of Pediatric Optometry, UAB School of Optometry Dr. Kathy Weise is from Denver, Iowa, the mile-wide city. She...

Edwina Taylor Founder & Executive Director, Cahaba Valley Health Care Edwina Taylor is the founder and former Executive Director of Cahaba Valley Health Care. She...

Doyce Williams President & CEO, Alabama Eye Bank Doyce has served as President & CEO of the Alabama Eye Bank (AEB) (now Advancing Sight) for...

Monday Morning Quarterback Club / Crippled Children’s Foundation The Monday Morning Quarterback Club of Birmingham, AL was organized in 1939. Under the direction of Zipp...

Hartwell Davis, Jr. Mr. Hartwell Davis is Chairman of the Board of Metalplate Galvanizing, Inc., a provider of hot dip galvanizing service for the steel...

Songs for Sight was founded in October 2006 by Alie B. Gorrie, a teenager living with low vision, as a way for other children and...